8A - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility Needs in Planetariums

Friday, August 23, 2024

1:55 PM – 2:45 PM US PDT

Lead Presenter(s)

Rosemary Walling (she/her/hers)

Marie Drake Planetarium
Juneau, Alaska, United States

Presentation Slides Handouts

Panelist(s)

Mary Holt (she/her/hers)

Lawrence Hall of Scence
Berkeley, California, United States
Noreen Grice (she/her/hers)

President of Mid Atlantic Planetarium Society and Owner of You Can Do Astronomy LLC
Michele Wistisen (she/her/hers)

President of the Rocky Mountain Planetarium Association
CASPER, Wyoming, United States
DL

Dani LeBlanc

IPS EDI Committee Chair and Director of the Charles Hayden Planetarium at Museum of Science Boston

Co-Author(s)

TS

Tony Smith

Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), California, United States

Abstract: In recent years, some planetarium associations have created committees to address Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility. Representatives of the US regional planetarium associations will share what they are currently working on and will facilitate a discussion with session attendees to hear what the community needs are. Outcomes of the discussion will inform future committee work.