This thank you goes out to everyone reading this, because without each and every one of you contributing by presenting, planning, sponsoring, being a helper during the conference, or just showing up each day with a smile, this conference wouldn’t be a success!
The Bell Museum is fortunate to have a large number of staff in the Planetarium and Statewide Engagement teams dedicated to planetarium and astronomy programming both at the museum and around the state. Many of them played a crucial role in supporting the conference, especially Kaitlin Ehret and Tad LaCoursiere who kept shows running while Darnell and Sally were planning!
Thank you Sarah Weaver of the Como Planetarium for hosting the GLIPSA workshop.
Thank you to the GLPA Conference Planning Committee:
Renae Kerrigan – Conference Planning Chair
Heidi Westrick – Development Chair
Mike Smail – Deputy Development Chair
Shannon Schmoll – Deputy Conference Planner
Geoff Holt – Registrar
Erik Johnson – Workshop Coordinator
Dan Tell – Paper/Poster Coordinator
Anna Green – Conference Photographer
Steve Crawford, John Foerch, Andrew Gardner, Scott Mitchell – Videography
Kris McCall – Door Prize Coordinator
We are especially grateful to Renae, Steve, Heidi, Shannon, and Geoff for answering so many questions we had about hosting. We wouldn’t have been able to do this without knowing they were just an email away.
All members of the Executive Committee contributed to the planning. In particular we want to thank Treasurer Katy Downing for paying the bills and President Mark Percy for ensuring safety procedures are in place at all conference locations.
We want to thank George Barnett and SSIA for hosting hospitality and Michael McConville for setting up and hosting karaoke.
Thank you for coming to the Twin Cities!
Sally Brummel
Darnell Eveleth