LIPS 2025 updates

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Jun 3, 2025, 10:28:09 AM6/3/25
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Hi all,

I have several exciting announcements for LIPS 2025. As a reminder, LIPS 2025 runs July 23 through 25, and it is being hosted at the beautiful Fiske Planetarium at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Full details are available at:
https://lipsymposium.org/2025-boulder/


1. Sponsors. LIPS 2025 already has five sponsors (listed in alphabetical order):

  • AVI, Audio Visual Imagineering

  • Digitalis Education Solutions

  • NSSTI (Eddie Goldstein's and Dimitri Klebe's awesome gravity well)

  • Seiler Instrument

  • SSIA


Only total 10 sponsor slots are available, so act fast to reserve yours. Sponsorship is $450 US, which includes one registration, 15 minutes of plenary presentation time, and table space for a promotional item.

Here is a link to the sponsor registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScIIL4e-oWZ7cNZ3mG4Zyt0k1Ct_VaW4TK2Z9Zc-GIk5pl4tQ/viewform


2. Opening keynote workshop on Wednesday, July 23. This year will feature a theater skills workshop by John Kaufmann and Dan Dennis, the forces behind the dreamy, musical astronomy adventure Starball! 

https://patch.com/washington/seattle/bring-whole-family-starball-dreamy-musical-astronomy-show

Both John and Dan are former supervisors of the Willard Smith Planetarium at Pacific Science Center (also my former home dome). Their planetarium experience makes their workshops especially applicable for teaching in a dome, with exercises chosen to enhance performance skills essential to interactive programs. 

3. Virtual session with George Desjarlais on Thursday, July 24. A reminder that George Desjarlais of the Frog Lake Cree First Nation (Edmonton, AB, Canada), will discuss how he uses his portable planetarium to share stories and teachings from his culture, helping to keep traditions and the language alive. George will also tell some Cree star stories, and he will provide advice on telling stories from different cultures in a respectful, appropriate manner. Those in attendance at LIPS 2025 will be able to interact directly with George.

4. Opportunity to watch fellow LIPS attendees in action. We will once again have guest presenters leading public shows in the Fiske Planetarium, on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 23. LIPS attendees will then give feedback on these programs. In past years, this has been seen as one of the most valuable and inspiring parts of LIPS. 

If you have any questions, shoot me an email at: karrie <AT> DigitalisEducation.com

I hope to see you in Boulder in about seven weeks,
Karrie

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