Much of the work of the International
Planetarium Society is accomplished through the very significant
efforts of volunteers serving on committees that work on various
projects and initiatives for the benefit of the membership. This
is the status of IPS committees as of January, 2007. IPS members
interested in joining committees and participating in their work
should contact the committee chairs.
Standing Committees
These are the committees either listed in the
By-laws, listed in the Standing Rules as Standing Committees, or
both. Awards Committee Conference Committee Elections Committee Finance Committee Membership Committee Publications Committee
IPS Membership Committee Shawn Laatsch, Chair
Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii
600 Imiloa Place
Hilo, HI 96720 USA
+1(808) 969 9735
+1(808) 969-9748 fax slaatsch@imiloahawaii.org
IPS Elections Committee Martin George, Chair
Launceston Planetarium
Queen Victoria Museum
Wellington Street
Launceston Tasmania 7250 AUSTRALIA
+61 3 6323 3777
+61 3 6323 3776 fax martin.george@qvmag.tas.gov.au
IPS Publications Committee Dr. Dale W. Smith, Chair
BGSU Planetarium, 104 Overman Hall
Physics &Astronomy Dept
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403 USA
+1 419 372 8666
+1 419 372 9938 fax dsmith@newton.bgsu.edu
IPS Conference Committee President Dr Tom Mason, Chair
Armagh Planetarium, College Hill
Armagh N Ireland BT61 9DB
UNITED KINGDOM
+44 (0)2837 524725
+44 (0)2837 526187 fax
+44 (0)771 0013453 cell tom@armaghplanet.com http://www.armaghplanet.com
IPS Conference Host- 2010 Omar Fikry
Head of Shows & Programs Unit
Planetarium Science Center
The Library of Alexandria
P.O. Box 138
E1 Shatby, Alexandria 21526, EGYPT
+20 3 483 9999 ext. 1881
+20 3 482 4988 fax omar.fikry@bibalex.org htt;://www.biblaex.org
IPS Conference Host- 2012 Jon Elvert, Chair
Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
Louisiana Art & Science Museum
100 South River Road
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 USA
+1 225 344 5272
+1 225 214 4027 fax jelvert@lasm.org
IPS Finance Committee- President, Past President, President-Elect, Treasurer, Secretary
IPS Education Committee Jack L. Northrup
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Planetarium
King Science and Technology Magnet Center
3720 Florence Blvd.
Omaha, NE 68110 USA
+1 402 557 4494 jlnorthrup@fbx.com
IPS Fulldome Committee Ryan Wyatt, Chair
Director, Morrison Planetarium & Science Visualization
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118 USA
+1 415 321-8156 rwyatt@calacademy.org ryan@ryanwyatt.net
IPS History Committee John Hare, Chair, IPS Historian
Ash Enterprises
3602 23rd Avenue West
Bradenton, Florida 34205 USA
+1 941 746 3522 johnhare@earthlink.net
IPS International Relations Committee Martin George, Chair
Launceston Planetarium
Queen Victoria Museum
Wellington Street
Launceston Tasmania 7250 AUSTRALIA
+61 3 6323 3777
+61 3 6323 3776 fax martin.george@qvmag.tas.gov.au
IPS Job Information Service Subcommittee (Professional Services Committee)
Steve Fentress, Chair
Strasenburgh Planetarium
Rochester Museum & Science Center
657 East Avenue
Rochester, New York 14607 USA
+1 585 271 4552 ext. 409
+1 585 271 7146 fax steve_fentress@rmsc.org
IPS Publicity Coordinator (Publications Committee)
Jacques Guarinos
Astronef – Planetarium de Saint-Etienne
28 rue Ponchardier
F-42100 Saint-Etienne, FRANCE
+33 (0)4 77 34 40 85 guarinos.ips.pub@astronef.fr
IPS Outreach Committee Jon Elvert, Chair
Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
Louisiana Art & Science Museum
100 South River Road
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 USA
+1 225 344 5272
+1 225 214 4027 fax jelvert@lasm.org
IPS Planetarium Development Group Ken Wilson, Chair
9346 Drawbridge Rd.,
Mechanicsville, VA 23116 USA kdw23116@netscape.com
IPS Portable Planetarium Committee Susan Reynolds Button, Chair
Quarks to Clusters
8793 Horseshoe Lane
Chittenango, New York 13037 USA
+1 315 687 5371
+1 315 432 4523 fax sbuttonq2c@twcny.rr.com sbuttonq2c@att.net
IPS Professional Services Committee Mike Murray, Chair
Clark Planetarium
110 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 USA
+1 801 456 4949
+1 801 456 4928 fax mmurray@slco.org
IPS Strategic Planning Committee Dr Tom Mason, Chair
Armagh Planetarium, College Hill
Armagh N Ireland BT61 9DB
UNITED KINGDOM
+44 (0)2837 524725
+44 (0)2837 526187 fax
+44 (0)771 0013453 cell tom@armaghplanet.com http://www.armaghplanet.com
IPS Technology Committee
Jack Dunn, Chair
Mueller Planetarium
210 Morrill Hall
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0375 USA
1-402-472-2641 jdunn@spacelaser.com
IPS WEB Committee Alan Gould, Chair
Holt Planetarium
Lawrence Hall of Science
University of California
Berkeley, California 94720-5200 USA
+1 510 643 5082
+1 510 642 1055 fax
