Vol. 36, No. 1 March 2007 Journal of the International Planetarium Society Live action in fulldome .. .. .. Page 6 China,, Egypt or France for IPS 2010? March 2007 Vol. 36 No.1 Articles 6 Live Action Film Footage in an Astronomy Fulldome Show . .Ka Chun Yu, Matthew Brownell, Joslyn Schoemer, Executive Editor . .Daniel Neafus, Thomas Lucas, Zachary Zager Sharon Shanks 18 Bakersfield College: A first person adventure in planetarium upgrades . Ward Beecher Planetarium . Nick Strobel Youngstown State University 21 The Planetariums in Taiwan . .Chilong Lin One University Plaza 23 What’s SLOOH With You? . .Michael J. Narlock Youngstown, Ohio 44555 USA (1) 330-941-3619 daytime phone Special IPS Section [email protected] 27 2007 IPS/Eugenides Foundation Scriptwriting Competition . .Steve Tidey 28 In Touch With Ancient Observatory and Modern Planetarium in Beijing: Advertising Coordinator IPS 2010 . .Jin Zhu Chuck Bueter 31 IPS 2010: Back to Alexandria . .Omar Fikry, Mona El Madany 15893 Ashville Lane 34 The Place of Planetariums in the Cultural Policies of Our Cities: Saint- Granger, Indiana 46530 USA Etienne for IPS 2010 . .Jacques Cuarinos, Robert Karulak (1) 574-271-3150 38 IPS Publications Archive Now Digitized . .Dale W. Smith [email protected] 39 Minutes of the IPS Council Meeting . .Lee Ann Henning http://www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/ ratesheet.htm 55 A Week in Italy: Final Report . .Carolyn R. Kaichi 58 A Simply Scintillating Demonstration . .Russell D. Sampson Membership 91 Helmut K. Wimmer: 1925-2006 . .Kenneth L. Franklin Individual: $50 one year; $90 two years Institutional: $200 first year; Columns $100 annual renewal 4 In Front of the Console . .Sharon Shanks Library Subscriptions: $36 one year 46 Forum: Can slides and digital coexist? . Steve Tidey Direct membership requests and changes of 54 Mobile News . Susan Reynolds Button address to the Treasurer/Membership Chairman 60 Digital Frontiers . Ed Lantz 63 NASA News . .Anita M. Sohus Back Issues of the Planetarian 66 Reviews . April S. Whitt IPS Back Publications Repository 69 General Counsel: The Disabilities Act . .Christopher S. Reed maintained by the Treasurer/Membership 72 President’s Message . Susan Reynolds Button Chairman; contact information is on next page 74 Past President’s Message . .Martin George 77 International News . Lars Broman Index 87 Planetarian’s Calendar of Events . .Loris Ramponi A cumulative index of major articles that have 88 Gibbous Gazette . James Hughes appeared in the Planetarian from the first issue 92 Last Light . April S. Whitt through the current issue is available online at http://www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/ planetarian_index.pdf Index of Advertisers allsky.de...................................................................................................................................17 Final Deadlines Astro-Tec Mfg., Inc. ...........................................................................................................26 March: January 21 Calgary Science Centre ....................................................................................................62 June: April 21 Clark Planetarium ..............................................................................................................76 September: July 21 Evans & Sutherland ........................................................................... outside back cover December: October 21 GOTO INC ........................................................................................................................... 65 Konica Minolta Planetarium Co. 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