Tentative Schedule, SEPA 2008

(events in parentheses are regularly scheduled public planetarium programs)

Tuesday, July 22

Noon: registration begins, near vendor area, hotel
late afternoon: executive meeting, meeting room, hotel
4:00 p.m.: (public planetarium program in planetarium)
5:00 p.m.: new member meeting, meeting room, hotel
5:45 p.m.: travel to Museum & Planetarium on your own
6:00 p.m.: reception begins, Lafayette Natural History Museum & Planetarium
7:00 p.m.: planetarium program, "Secrets of the Summer Sky," planetarium
8:00 p.m.: planetarium program, "Secrets of the Summer Sky," planetarium
9:00 p.m.: dome crawl
9:30 p.m.: Astropardy + dome crawl continues
midnight: reception ends, Lafayette Natural History Museum & Planetarium

Wednesday, July 23

(11 a.m. and 4 p.m. public planetarium programs cancelled)

8:00 a.m.: breakfast, hotel; registration continues, hotel
8:30 a.m.: travel to planetarium on your own
9:00 a.m.: greeting & announcements, auditorium, museum
9:30 a.m.: concurrent paper/workshop session 1, planetarium & classroom
11:00 a.m.: group photo
11:30 a.m.: lunch on your own
12:00 p.m.: (public solar sidewalk astronomy outside Museum, weather permitting)
1:00 p.m.: concurrent paper/workshop session 2, planetarium & classroom
2:30 p.m.: break
2:45 p.m.: concurrent paper/workshop session 3, planetarium & classroom
4:15 p.m.: return to hotel on your own
4:30 p.m.: break before busses depart
5:00 p.m.: busses leave hotel for St. George Observatory
7:00 p.m.: busses arrive St. George Observatory
7:30 p.m.: dinner begins
8:15 p.m.: speaker: Dr. Paulette Hebert, Oklahoma State University, topic of light pollution
9:00 p.m.: observatory opens
10:00 p.m.: 1st bus leaves for hotel; Messier Shootout begins, weather permitting
11:00 p.m.: 2nd bus leaves for hotel
midnight: 1st bus arrives at hotel

Thursday, July 24

(11 a.m. and 4 p.m. public planetarium programs cancelled)

1:00 a.m.: 2nd bus arrives at hotel
7:00 a.m.: breakfast, hotel + registration continues, hotel
8:00 a.m.: travel to planetarium on your own
8:30 a.m.: concurrent paper/workshop session 4, planetarium & classroom
10:00 a.m.: break, museum
10:15 a.m.: pre-business meeting, auditorium, museum
11:30 p.m.: lunch, & speaker, auditorium, museum
1:00 p.m.: concurrent paper/workshop session 5, planetarium & classroom
2:30 p.m.: break, museum
2:45 p.m.: concurrent paper/workshop session 6, planetarium & classroom
4:15 p.m.: return on your own to hotel
5:00 p.m.: busses leave hotel for Mulate's Cajun Restaurant
5:30 p.m.: arrive at Mulate's Cajun Restaurant
8:00 p.m.: busses depart Mulate's for hotel
8:30 p.m.: busses arrive hotel
9:00 p.m.: hospitality suite begins, hotel
10:00 p.m.: (Optional) traditional planetarium programs and observatory imaging, planetarium (travel on own)
midnight: (Optional) traditional planetarium programs and observatory imaging end (return to hotel on own)

Friday, July 25

8:00 a.m.: breakfast, hotel
9:00 a.m.: paper/workshop session 7, meeting room, hotel
10:30 a.m.: break, vendor area, hotel
10:45 a.m.: SEPA business meeting, meeting room, hotel
11:00 a.m.: (public program in planetarium)
12:00 p.m.: lunch and speaker, hotel
1:30 p.m.: paper/workshop session 8, meeting room, hotel
3:00 p.m.: break, vendor area, hotel
3:15 p.m.: paper/workshop session 9, meeting room, hotel
4:00 p.m.: (public program in planetarium)
4:45 p.m.: end of paper session
6:00 p.m.: SEPA silent auction begins, hotel
7:00 p.m.: banquet & speaker: Dr. John J. Caldwell, York University, Kepler Mission
9:30 p.m.: hospitality suite begins, hotel

Saturday, July 26

9:00 a.m.: brunch/door prizes
11:00 a.m.: conference ends


About SEPA Membership Conference Journal Fellowship Award Council By-Laws Member Web Sites History Links	Tentative Schedule, SEPA 2008 (events in parentheses are regularly scheduled public planetarium programs) Tuesday, July 22 Noon: registration begins, near vendor area, hotel late afternoon: executive meeting, meeting room, hotel 4:00 p.m.: (public planetarium program in planetarium) 5:00 p.m.: new member meeting, meeting room, hotel 5:45 p.m.: travel to Museum & Planetarium on your own 6:00 p.m.: reception begins, Lafayette Natural History Museum & Planetarium 7:00 p.m.: planetarium program, "Secrets of the Summer Sky," planetarium 8:00 p.m.: planetarium program, "Secrets of the Summer Sky," planetarium 9:00 p.m.: dome crawl 9:30 p.m.: Astropardy + dome crawl continues midnight: reception ends, Lafayette Natural History Museum & Planetarium Wednesday, July 23 (11 a.m. and 4 p.m. public planetarium programs cancelled) 8:00 a.m.: breakfast, hotel; registration continues, hotel 8:30 a.m.: travel to planetarium on your own 9:00 a.m.: greeting & announcements, auditorium, museum 9:30 a.m.: concurrent paper/workshop session 1, planetarium & classroom 11:00 a.m.: group photo 11:30 a.m.: lunch on your own 12:00 p.m.: (public solar sidewalk astronomy outside Museum, weather permitting) 1:00 p.m.: concurrent paper/workshop session 2, planetarium & classroom 2:30 p.m.: break 2:45 p.m.: concurrent paper/workshop session 3, planetarium & classroom 4:15 p.m.: return to hotel on your own 4:30 p.m.: break before busses depart 5:00 p.m.: busses leave hotel for St. George Observatory 7:00 p.m.: busses arrive St. George Observatory 7:30 p.m.: dinner begins 8:15 p.m.: speaker: Dr. Paulette Hebert, Oklahoma State University, topic of light pollution 9:00 p.m.: observatory opens 10:00 p.m.: 1st bus leaves for hotel; Messier Shootout begins, weather permitting 11:00 p.m.: 2nd bus leaves for hotel midnight: 1st bus arrives at hotel Thursday, July 24 (11 a.m. and 4 p.m. public planetarium programs cancelled) 1:00 a.m.: 2nd bus arrives at hotel 7:00 a.m.: breakfast, hotel + registration continues, hotel 8:00 a.m.: travel to planetarium on your own 8:30 a.m.: concurrent paper/workshop session 4, planetarium & classroom 10:00 a.m.: break, museum 10:15 a.m.: pre-business meeting, auditorium, museum 11:30 p.m.: lunch, & speaker, auditorium, museum 1:00 p.m.: concurrent paper/workshop session 5, planetarium & classroom 2:30 p.m.: break, museum 2:45 p.m.: concurrent paper/workshop session 6, planetarium & classroom 4:15 p.m.: return on your own to hotel 5:00 p.m.: busses leave hotel for Mulate's Cajun Restaurant 5:30 p.m.: arrive at Mulate's Cajun Restaurant 8:00 p.m.: busses depart Mulate's for hotel 8:30 p.m.: busses arrive hotel 9:00 p.m.: hospitality suite begins, hotel 10:00 p.m.: (Optional) traditional planetarium programs and observatory imaging, planetarium (travel on own) midnight: (Optional) traditional planetarium programs and observatory imaging end (return to hotel on own) Friday, July 25 8:00 a.m.: breakfast, hotel 9:00 a.m.: paper/workshop session 7, meeting room, hotel 10:30 a.m.: break, vendor area, hotel 10:45 a.m.: SEPA business meeting, meeting room, hotel 11:00 a.m.: (public program in planetarium) 12:00 p.m.: lunch and speaker, hotel 1:30 p.m.: paper/workshop session 8, meeting room, hotel 3:00 p.m.: break, vendor area, hotel 3:15 p.m.: paper/workshop session 9, meeting room, hotel 4:00 p.m.: (public program in planetarium) 4:45 p.m.: end of paper session 6:00 p.m.: SEPA silent auction begins, hotel 7:00 p.m.: banquet & speaker: Dr. John J. Caldwell, York University, Kepler Mission 9:30 p.m.: hospitality suite begins, hotel Saturday, July 26 9:00 a.m.: brunch/door prizes 11:00 a.m.: conference ends