Officers, as well as Board Members who are
nominated and
elected by geographical region, make up the IPS Board. More than
20 regional and national planetarium associations from around the world are affiliated with IPS and act as an advisory council along with a Director of Operations, Committees, Working Groups, and more to complete the
IPS Governance Structure.
Officers
Board Members
The Board consists of the Officers and up to three board members from each of six geographic zones: Africa, North America, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
AFRICA
Susan Murabana Owen The Travelling Telescope's Nairobi Planetarium 105 Riverside Lane off Riverside Drive Nairobi, Kenya +254 722 218 267 email Susan
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ASIA
Jin Zhu Honorary Director, Beijing Planetarium 138 Xiwaidajie Street Xicheng District Beijing 100044 China +86-10-51583002 +86-13-601369613 +86-10-51583312 fax
email Dr. Zhualternate email
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ASIA
Sumito Hirota Curator of Astronomy, Kawasaki Science Museum Masugata 7-1-2, Tamaku Kawasaki, Kanagawa 2140032 JAPAN +81-44-922-4731 email Sumito
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OCEANIA
Oana Jones
Christchurch
Canterbury, New Zealand
+64 212362962
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EUROPE
Björn Voss LWL-Planetarium Münster Sentruper Str. 285, 48161 Münster, Germany +49 251 591 6026 email Björn
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EUROPE
Anna Green
Stiftung Planetarium Berlin
(Berlin Planetarium Foundation)
Berlin, Germany
email Anna
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LATIN AMERICA
Milagros Varguez Director Planetario de Cancún en Consejo Cancun, Mexico email Milagros
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NORTH AMERICA
Patty Seaton Howard B. Owens Science Center 9601 Greenbelt Road Lanham, MD 20706 +1 301-918-8750 email Patty
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 NORTH AMERICA
Michele
Wistisen
4060 East 14th Casper, Wyoming 82601 USA +1 307-258-6739 email Michele
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With date of affiliation. See a detailed listing of Affiliate Representatives for contact information.
African Planetarium Association (APA) (2019)
Arab Planetarium Society (APS) (2020)
Association of Brazilian Planetariums (ABP) (2007)
Association of Dutch Speaking Planetariums (ADSP) (2002)
Association of French Speaking Planetariums
(APLF) (1993)
Association of Mexican Planetariums (AMPAC) (1984)
Association of South American Planetariums (ASAP) (2020)
Association of Spanish Planetariums (APLE) (2001)
Australasian Planetarium Society (APS) (1999)
British Association of Planetaria (BAP) (1978)
Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC) (1996)
Chinese Planetarium Society (CPS) (2011)
European/Mediterranean Planetarium Association (EMPA) (1978)
Great Lakes Planetarium
Association (GLPA)
Great Plains Planetarium Association (GPPA)
Italian Association of Planetaria (IAP) (1992)
Japan Planetarium Association (JPA) (1993) (2007)
Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society (MAPS)
Nordic Planetarium
Association (NPA) (1986)
Pacific Planetarium Association (PPA)
Rocky Mountain Planetarium Association (RMPA)
Russian Planetariums Association (RPA) (1994)
Society of German-Speaking Planetariums (GDP) (1994)
Southeastern Planetarium Association (SEPA)
Southwestern Association of Planetariums (SWAP)
Officers, affiliate representatives, and committee chairs at IPS 2018 in Toulouse, France. From left, Alan Gould, Javier Armentia, Susan Button, Martin George, Ann Bragg, Aase Roland Jacobsen, Frank Florian, Jeanne Bishop, Lee Pullen, Mark SubbaRao, Derek Demeter, Yarosla Gubchenko, Kevin Williams, Björn Voss, Loris Ramponi, Levent Gurdemir,
Shawn Laatsch, Joanne Young, Mike Smail, Jaap Vreeling, Charlie Morrow, Manos Kitsonas, John Hare, Michele Wistisen, Jack Northrup, Milene Wèndling, Benjamin Mendelsohn, Sumito Hirota. Photo by Dale Smith.
