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The Pacific Planetarium Association (PPA) is a non-profit organization with members mostly from planetariums in the western states of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington.
Our mission is to facilitate communication and cooperation among members of the planetarium community to help them provide the very best services to their respective communities in science literacy, arts & humanities awareness, and understanding of our universe.
Planetarium projector and M81, M82
Upcoming PPA events:
Upcoming PPA events:
2026 Planetarians' Zoom Seminars (PZSs) are usually on the last Friday of the month. They are recorded and archived on the Seminar Archive page. For connection URL, see the Seminar Connection page. See Seminar Schedule page for full descriptions.
2026 Oct 30, 11am PDT (2pm EDT, 18:00 UTC), How to give a talk. Giving an engaging talk takes more than knowing your material. Jean Creighton will outline key steps for preparing and delivering a compelling talk for a variety of audiences: how to understand your listeners, define the purpose, clarify your message with visuals and explanations, rehearse effectively, and engage your audience. These strategies will make your presentations more impactful and even enjoyable. Jean grew up in Greece and graduated with a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Waterloo in Canada. In 2007, she became the Director of the Manfred Olson Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Ever since, she presents approximately 300 shows a year and love connecting with her audiences!
Announcements:
Announcements:
PPA Officers as of January 3rd 2026: Secretary Tony Smith and Treasurer Andrew Kerr
Latest recording on the Planetarians' Zoom Seminar Archive page: 2028 Sep: CanoeView: A Tool For Indigenous Education in a Planetarium Classroom
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To become a PPA member, see the PPA Membership page.
M13 image by Rich Lohman
The Pacific Planetarium Association pay tribute to the lives and legacies of dear members who have passed on, but remain with us in memory: Don Warren (1999), Charles Hagar (2013), Lonny Baker (2015), Dale Etheridge (2019), Mike Bennett (2021), and Steve Craig (2021).
PPA is an affiliate of the International Planetarium Society. Recordings of recent IPS virtual conferences are on the IPS youtube channel.
PPA is also one of the associations in the Western Alliance Conference of Planetarium Associations (WAC—Western Alliance Conference).
PPA youtube channel: youtube.com/@ppadomes
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