Vol. 40, No. 2 June 2011 Journal of the International Planetarium Society Interpreting cosmology through dance Page 36 Articles June 2011 Vol. 40 No. 2 8 Boston: Reinventing a planetarium David G. Rabkin Executive Editor 12 Found: One solution to social responsibility Sharon Shanks Irlaine de Alvarenga Ward Beecher Planetarium 14 Space Ship Planetarium: A New Marketing Frame for Youngstown State University One University Plaza Digital Planetariums Jim Sweitzer Youngstown, Ohio 44555 USA 18 Remembering Nobel Laureate S. Chandrasekhar +1 330-941-3619 Suhas B. Naik-Satam [email protected] 20 The Western Alliance Conference is “Waitin’ on you in Texas! Fred L. 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Whitt maintained by the Treasurer/Membership Chair; 45 Mobile News ............................Susan Reynolds Button contact information is on next page 16 Partycles .......................................Alex Cherman 6 President’s Message ...........................Dave Weinrich Index 51 Waxing New ..........................................Various A cumulative index of major articles that have appeared in the Planetarian from the first issue through the current issue is available online at www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/planetarian_ index.pdf Final Deadlines March: January 21 June: April 21 Index of Advertisers September: July 21 allsky.de .........................................................37 December: October 21 Astro-Tec Mfg., Inc ..............................................49 Audio Visual Imagineering .........................................19 Bob Crelin/Moon Gazers’ Wheel. 20 Associate Editors Clark Planetarium ................................................43 Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc.. 13 Book Reviews Editor-at-Large International April S. 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