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Jon Elvert Associate Editors 16 Recognizing the achievements of outstanding Book Reviews April S. Whitt IPS members Manos Kitsonas Calendar Loris Ramponi Cartoons Alexandre Cherman 20 Why should we look at the sky? Alina Sabyr Classroom Education Mark Percy and the 26 Gandhiji’s keys to the universe Nandivada Rathnasree Classdome Cadre Data to Dome Mark SubbaRao 30 A science center in a new dimension Kenan Bromann, Education Committee Shannon Schmoll Johan Gysenbergs Humor April S. Whitt Ron Walker 32 Software enables fulldome in your home(dome) Immersive Media Carolyn Collins Petersen Ruth Coalson International News Lars Petersen Live Interactive Programs Karrie Berglund Mobile News Susan Reynolds Button Planetarium Design/Operations Tim Barry Sound Advice Jeff Bowen contents continue on next page Southern Hemisphere Haritina Mogoșanu History/Years ago Tom Callen Ron Walker On the Cover Faces from around the world: IPS members met virtually instead of in Index of Advertisers person at the 2020 IPS Virtual conference American Museum of Natural History ......53 on August 3, 5, and 7. More than 40 live Ash Enterprises ............................................... 52 paper and panel sessions were presented. Audio Visual Imagineering .......................... 65 For more, go to www.ips-planetarium. Bays Mountain Productions ......................... 51 org/page/ips2020. 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