International Planetarium Society

Affiliate Organizations and Representatives

The following is a listing of planetarium organizations around the world that are affiliated with the International Planetarium Society — updated 10/27/08.

Association of Brazilian Planetariums (ABP)
Alexandre Cherman
Fundação Planetário da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro
R. Vice-Gov. Rubens Berardo, 100- Gávea
22451-070 Rio de Janeiro-RJ    BRAZIL
+55 (21) 2274-0046 ext. 264
acherman@rio.rj.gov.br
http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/planetario/

Association of Dutch Speaking Planetariums (ADSP or PLANed)
Ad Los
Planetarium Ridderkerk
Museum Johannes Postschool
Rijksstraatweg, 101
2988 BB Ridderkerk-Rijsoord
The Netherlands
+ 31 180 434441 or + 31 180 437716
info@planetariumrotterdam.nl
http://www.planed.org

Association of French-Speaking Planetariums (APLF)
Prof. Agnès Acker
Observatoire de Strasbourg
11, rue de l'université
F-67000 Strasbourg    FRANCE
+33 3 90 24 24 50
+33 3 90 24 24 61 fax
ackeragnes@orange.fr
acker@astro.u-strasbg.fr
ackeragnes@aol.com
http://www.aplf-planetariums.org/

Association of Mexican Planetariums (AMPAC)
Ignacio Castro Pinal
Torres de Mixcoac, Edif. A6-702
C.P. 01490, México City D.F.   MÉXICO
+ 52 (55) 5500 0562
+ 52 (55) 5500 0583 fax
icastrop@hotmail.com
http://cosmos.astro.uson.mx/AMPAC/AMPACintro.htm

Association of Spanish Planetariums (APLE)
Javier Armentia
Planetario de Pamplona
Sancho Ramirez, 2
E-31008 Pamplona Navarra    SPAIN
+34 948 260 004
+34 948 260 056
+34 948 261 919 fax
javarm@pamplonetario.org
gestion@pamplonetario.infonegocio.com

Australasian Planetarium Society (APS)
Mark Rigby, Curator
Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium
Mt. Coot-tha Road, Toowong
Brisbane, Queensland 4066 AUSTRALIA
+61 7 3403 2578
+61 7 3403 2575 fax
mark.rigby@brisbane.qld.gov.au
http://www.aps-planetarium.org

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British Association of Planetaria (BAP)
Shaaron Leverment
Explorer Dome: Hands-on Science Outreach
Mailbox 42, 179 Whiteladies Road
Clifton, Bristol BS8 2AG
England UNITED KINGDOM
+44 117 914 1526
+44 793 035 0805
shaaron@explorerdome.co.uk
information@explorerdome.co.uk
http://www.planetarium.org.uk/

Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC)
Ian C. McLennan
#404 - 1275 Haro Street
Vancouver, B.C.  V6E 1G1 CANADA
+1-604-681-4790 Phone & fax
+1-604-240-0938 cell
ian@ianmclennan.com
ian.mclennan@gmail.com
http://www.ianmclennan.com

Council of German Planetariums (RDP)
Thomas W. Kraupe, IPS contact person
Planetarium Hamburg
Hindenburgstr.1b
D-22303 Hamburg GERMANY
+49(0)40-428 86 52-21
+49(0)40-428 86 52-99 fax
+49(0)40-4279 24-850 e-fax
+49(0)172-40 86 133 cell
thomas.kraupe@planetarium-hamburg.de
http://www.rdp-planetarium.de

European/Mediterranean Planetarium Association (EMPA)
Manos Kitsonas
387 Syngrou Ave.
17564 P.Faliro, GREECE
+30 210 946 9674
+30 210 9417372 fax
mak@eugenfound.edu.gr

Great Lakes Planetarium Association (GLPA)
Dave Weinrich
Planetarium
Minnesota State University Moorhead
1104 7th Ave. S
Moorhead, MN 56563 USA
+1 218 477-2969
+1 218 477-5864 fax
weinrich@mnstate.edu
http://www.glpaweb.org

Great Plains Planetarium Association (GPPA)
Jack Dunn
Ralph Mueller Planetarium
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
210 Morrill Hall
Lincoln, Nebraska  68588-0375 USA
+1 402 472 2641
+1 402 475 8899 fax
jdunn@spacelaser.com
http://www.spacelaser.com/gppa

Italian  Association of Planetaria (IAP)
Loris Ramponi
National Archive of Planetaria
C/o Centro Studi e Ricerche Serafino Zani
via Bosca 24, C.P. 104
I 25066 Lumezzane (Brescia) ITALY
+39 30 872 164
+39 30 872 545 fax
sirio58@alice.it
osservatorio@serafinozani.it
http://www.planetaritaliani

Japan Planetarium Association (JPA)
Kaoru Kimura
Japan Science Foundation
Kitanomaru Park, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 102-0091 JAPAN
kaoru@jsf.or.jp
http://www.shin-pla.info

 

Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society (MAPS)
Gloria A. Villalobos
Director, Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Ocean County College
College Dr., PO Box 2001
Toms River NJ 08754-2001  USA
+1 732-255-0467 fax
+1 732-255-0400  ext 2111
gvillalobos@ocean.edu
http://www.ocean.edu/planet.htm
http://www.maps-planetarium.org/

Nordic Planetarium Association (NPA)
Prof. Lars Broman
Teknoland
Stångtjärnsv 132
SE-791 74 Falun
SWEDEN
+46 2310177
lbr@teknoland.se
http://www.teknoland.se
http://www.planetarium.se/npa

Pacific Planetarium Asociation (PPA)
Gail Chaid         
Independence Planetarium
1776 Educational Park Drive
San Jose, California 95133 USA
+1 408 540 8879 cell
gchaid@gmail.com
http://sites.csn.edu/planetarium/PPA/

Planetarium Society of India (PSI)
Representative currently vacant

Rocky Mountain Planetarium Association (RMPA)
Dan Neafus
Manager, Gates Planetarium
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2001 Colorado Boulevard
Denver, Colorado  80205 USA
+1 303 370 8352
+1 303 331 6492 fax
dneafus@dmns.org
www.rmpadomes.org
http://www.rmpadomes.org

Russian Planetariums Association (RPA)
Zinaida P. Sitkova
Nizhny Novgorod Planetarium Revolutsionnja
Street, 20.
603002 Nizhny Novgorod RUSSIA
+7 831 2 30 51 51
+7 831 2 30 51 66 fax
plan_2004@mail.ru
http://www.planet.nn.ru
http://www.apr-site.nnov.ru

Southeastern Planetarium Association (SEPA)
John Hare
Ash Enterprises
3602 23rd Avenue West
Bradenton, Florida  34205 USA
+1 941 746 3522
johnhare@earthlink.net
http://www.sepadomes.org

Southwestern Association of Planetariums (SWAP)
Linda Krouse, Director
Noble Planetarium
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
1600 Gendy Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107 USA
+1 817 255 9409
+1 817 360 0082 cell
lkrouse@fwmsh.org
http://www.swapskies.org

Ukrainian Planetarium Association (UPA)
Prof. Churyumov Klim Ivanovich
Scientific and Educational Centre
Kyiv Planetarium
Str. Velyka Vasylkivska 57/3
Kyiv, 04053, UKRAINE
+380-44-287-27-81
klim.churyumov@observ.univ.kiev.ua
klivch@mail.ru
http://www.planet.org.ua

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