“Dome Dialogues” e-Conference #7. Originally aired April 17, 2020, with start time of noon EDT.

e-Conference Agenda:
1:05 — Introductions & Announcements
3:14 — “Professional Development for Part-Time Presenters”: Steve Crawford (Kalamazoo Valley Museum)
33:17 — GLPA Annual Conference Update: GLPA Executive & host Steve Crawford
48:02 — IPS Membership Update: Mike Murray (Delta College)
1:01:59 — IPS Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Committee Update: Dani LeBlanc (MoS Boston) & Dayna Thompson (Ball State University)
1:41:40 — Best Parts of the Week

“Dome Dialogues” e-Conference #6. Originally aired April 15, 2020, with start time of noon EDT.

e-Conference Agenda:
0:50 — Introductions & Announcements
6:33 — “Ancient Wisdom: Sharing the Skies of Indigenous Peoples,” Patty Seaton (PGC Public Schools, MD)
36:48 — “Virtual Star Parties,” Derek Demeter (Buehler Planetarium at Seminole State College)
1:05:50 — Long German Words of the Week, with Anna Green (Stiftung Planetarium Berlin)
1:14:45 — Totally Board, with Justin Bartel (Science Museum of Virginia)
1:23:29 — The Record Shop, with Mike Smail
1:36:35 — Pandemic Primo Podcast Party for’ya Planetarian, with Mary Holt
1:41:40 — Open Forum

e-Conference Agenda
9 a.m. – Introductions
9:10 a.m. – “Galaxy Cruise at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan”: Kumino Usada (NAOJ)
9:35 a.m. – “The Lunar Caravan Project”: Julieta Aguilera Rodríguez (please note: this presentation was not live-streamed)
10:05 a.m. – “Dragonfly Mission to Titan”: Ken Brandt (Robeson, NC)
10:30 a.m. – The Record Shop, with Mike Smail (Adler Planetarium)
10:45 a.m. – Open Forum

“Dome Dialogues” e-Conference #4. Originally aired April 3, 2020, with start time of noon EDT.

e-Conference Agenda:
1:18 — Introductions
5:59 — “Dome Configurations & Interactivity,” Karrie Berglund (Digitalis)
1:02:20 — Upcoming e-conference events
1:04:40 — Open Forum
1:07:47 — Best Parts of the Week

Session 1 Syllabus:

1. Introductions and session overview
2. Overview of Zoom features
   • Input and output matrix
   • Streaming to…
3. Overview of OBS and OBS VirtualCam
   • Main window
   • Creating scenes and using sources
   • Controlling transitions
4. Examples of streaming programming
   • Stellarium
   • OpenSpace
   • Starry Night
   • Other computers and external capture
5. Utilizing advanced Zoom features
   • Screen sharing
   • Annotations
   • Polling
6. Open forum

“Dome Dialogues” e-Conference #3. Originally aired April 1, 2020, with start time of noon EDT.

e-Conference Agenda:
1:35 — Introductions
6:22 — “Super Simple Graphics Design and Image Editing for the Planetarian,” Katherine Hunt (Ingram Planetarium)
27:30 — “Virtual Moon Phases: Lessons Learned…,” Brian Koehler (Treworgy Planetarium)
54:35 — “Mars Perseverance,” Ken Brandt (Robeson, NC)
1:16:50 — The Record Shop, with Mike Smail (Adler Planetarium)
1:30:28 — Pandemic Primo Podcast Party for’ya Planetarian, with Mary Holt (California Academy of Sciences)
1:38:15 — Open Forum

e-Conference Agenda
1:39 — Introductions
6:31 — “‘Big Astronomy’ Update,” Renae Kerrigan, Shannon Schmoll, & Tiffany Stone Wolbrecht
29:17 — “Tips for Creating and Managing Student-run Programs in School Planetariums,” Steven Bradley (SUNY Oneonta)
48:20 — “Using Free Resources to Deliver Virtual Content,” Paulette Epstein (Michigan Science Center) 1:20:00 — “Mahatma Gandhi’s Writings on Astronomy,” Nandivada Rathnasree (Nehru Planetarium) 1:41:29 — Upcoming Streaming Event Announcements
1:50:47 — Open Forum