Function: To help planetarium professionals and those interested in developing planetariums gain the knowledge and backgrounds necessary to manage a professional operation.
This
committee will be responsible for:
researching profiles of planetarium jobs...
following and documenting the history and statistics of planetarium
jobs...
being available to give recommendations to candidates and
institutions regarding profiles and applications...
collecting job-offers from a variety of sources (including the
Internet)...
notifying members who look for jobs quickly (via email and a webpage
linked to the IPS website)...
supporting courses, training programs, internships and
workshops/seminaries for students and planetarians...
finding possible sources for funding of such training programs on an
international level...
presenting results for discussion at IPS conferences, in our Journal
(and perhaps even in separate Special Publications)...
outlining the general aspects of planetarium management and a business approach to planetarium operation.
providing guidance to individuals interested in becoming involved in the planetarium field.
Members:
Mike Murray, Chair
Clark Planetarium
110 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 USA
(1) 801 456 4949
(1) 801 456 4928 fax David
H. Menke, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Document - March 2009: PLANETARIUM OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT By Mike Murray, IPS Professional Services Committee Chair.
Subcommittee:Job Information Service Function: To maintain a list of job openings and to
distribute this information as requested to members. Members: 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
Subcommittee:Planetarium Partnerships Subcommittee Function: To investigate and develop ideas/methods to accomplish mutually beneficial relationships between planetaria. Members: Shawn
Laatsch, East Carolina University, Greenville, N. Carolina USA Loris
Ramponi, Brescia, ITALY Carole
Helper, Macon, Georgia USA Robin
Symonds, Boston, Massachusetts USA Kris
McCall, Nashville, Tennessee USA
