Southeastern Planetarium Association sepadomes.org

2012 Conference

Pennington Planetarium
Louisiana Arts and Science Center
Baton Rouge, LA
July 21, 2012
(Short meeting prior to IPS 2012)

History of SEPA Conferences

  • 2011 - Young Harris, GA Rollins Planetarium - Young Harris College - Steve Morgan
  • 2010 - Kingsport, TN Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium - Adam Thanz
  • 2009 - Nashville, TN Sudekum Planetarium - Adventure Science Center - Kris McCall
  • 2008 - Lafayette, LA Lafayette Planetarium - Lafayette Natural History Museum - David Hostetter
  • 2007 - Wheeling, WV Benedum Planetarium - Oglebay Resort and Converence Center - Steve Mitch
    (Triple Conjunction - joint SEPA/GLPA/MAPS conference)
  • 2006 - Cocoa, FL Astronaut Memorial Planetarium - Brevard Community College - Mark Howard
  • 2005 - Atlanta, GA Fernbank Science Center - David Dundee
  • 2004 - Richmond, VA Ethyl Universe Planetarium - Science Museum of Virginia - Eric Melenbrink
  • 2003 - Baton Rouge, LA Pennington Planetarium - Louisiana Arts and Science Center - Phil Groce
  • 2002 No conference - SEPA business meeting held during IPS conference in Wichita, KS - Dave Maness presiding
  • 2001 - Richmond, KY Hummel Planetarium - Eastern Kentucky University - Jack Fletcher
    (joint SEPA/GLPA conference)
  • 2000 - Winston-Salem, NC SciWorks - Duke Johnson
  • 1999 - Jacksonville FL Alexander Brest Planetarium - Museum of Science and History - Pat McQuillen
  • 1998 - Roanoke VA Hopkins Planetarium - Science Museum of Western Virginia - Gary Close
  • 1997 - Pensacola FL Pensacola Junior College - Clint Hatchett
  • 1996 - Nashville TN Sudekum Planetarium - Cumberland Science Museum (Now Adventure Science Center) - Kris McCall
  • 1995 - Macon, GA Mark Smith Planetarium - Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences - Carole Helper
  • 1994 - Charlotte NC Kelly Space Voyager Planetarium - Discovery Place - Sue Griswold
  • 1993 - Bradenton FL Bishop Planetarium - South Florida Museum - John Hare
  • 1992 - Greenville SC Hooper Planetarium - Roper Mountain Science Center - Rick Greenawald
  • 1991 - Atlanta GA Cherry Planetarium - Fernbank Science Center - Dave Dundee
  • 1990 - Richmond KY Hummel Planetarium - Eastern Kentucky University - Jack Fletcher
  • 1989 - Lafayette LA Lafayette Natural History Museum Planetarium - Dave Hostetter
  • 1988 - Richmond VA Ethyl Universe Planetarium - Science Museum of Virginia - Ken Wilson (Joint IPS/SEPA)
  • 1987 - Cocoa FL Astronaut Memorial Hall - Brevard Community College - Mike Hutton
  • 1986 - Chapel Hill NC Morehead Planetarium - University of North Carolina - Lee Shapiro
  • 1985 - Golden Pond KY Land Between the Lakes Planetarium - Doug Gegen
  • 1984 - Bradenton FL Bishop Planetarium - South Florida Museum - John Hare
  • 1983 - Richmond VA Ethyl Universe Planetarium - Science Museum of Virginia - Charles Smith
  • 1982 - Kingsport TN Bays Mountain Nature Center and Planetarium - Mike Chesman
  • 1981 - Memphis TN Pink Palace Museum Planetarium - Ray Shubinski
  • 1980 - Jackson MS Russell C. Davis Planetarium - Dick Knapp
  • 1979 - Cocoa FL Astronaut Memorial Hall - Brevard Community College - Mike Hutton
  • 1978 - Bowling Green KY Hardin Planetarium - Western Kentucky University - Paul Campbell
  • 1977 - Atlanta GA Cherry Planetarium - Fernbank Science Center - John Burgess
  • 1976 - Charlotte NC Kelly Planetarium - Charlotte Nature Museum - Jim Seebach
  • 1975 - Miami FL Miami Space Transit Planetarium - Jack Horkheimer
  • 1974 - Hampton VA NASA Langley Research Center - Jack Fletcher (Joint SEPA/MAPS)
  • 1973 - Miami FL Miami Space Transit Planetarium - Jack Horkheimer
  • 1972 - Atlanta GA Cherry Planetarium - Fernbank Science Center - John Burgess
  • 1971 - Atlanta GA Cherry Planetarium - Fernbank Science Center - Julius Staal (1st official conference)
  • 1970 - Atlanta GA Cherry Planetarium - Fernbank Science Center - Andrew Olson (organizational meeting in June)
  • 1970 - Lumberton NC Robeson Planetarium - Jim Hooks (informal get-together)