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PROGRAM

Welcome
Welcome to Baltimore and to "Engaging the EPO Community: Best Practices, New Approaches." On behalf of the Board of Directors, the staff, and the members of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), I want to thank you for participating in this important international gathering of astronomy and space science education and outreach professionals. As you may know, the ASP has been holding annual meetings for 118 years. Since our founding in 1888 by Edward Holden, the first director of Lick Observatory, our mission hasn't really changed. The ASP was founded then and exists now to improve the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of astronomy. By sticking to that vision, the ASP has long since grown beyond its regional origins to become what it is today -- widely recognized as one of the world's leading organizations dedicated to astronomy education and outreach, while continuing to serve the needs of professional astronomers. Working with, supporting, and serving the community of astronomy/space science EPO professionals is a perfect example of how the ASP can forge collaborations to help advance the cause of astronomy education in particular and science literacy in general. In fact, our next conference for this audience is already scheduled for September 5-7, 2007 in Chicago, to be hosted by the Adler Planetarium. In closing, I want to express the ASP's gratitude to our co-hosts Space Telescope Science Institute, our key supporters, The Maryland Science Center, Maryland Space Grant Consortium, National Space Grant Foundation, and Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Goddard Space Flight Center, as well as the many committee members and volunteers -- both in Baltimore and around the country -- who have planned, organized, and conducted this conference. Elsewhere in this program they are acknowledged individually, but I want to take this opportunity to thank them again. A meeting like this is a huge undertaking and there is no way the ASP could have done it on our own. Enjoy the conference!

Dennis Schatz VP for Education, Pacific Science Center President, Astronomical Society of the Pacific

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Table of Contents
Welcome Letter from Dennis Schatz, ASP President .................................................................................................. 2 Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 General Daily Schedule ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Conference Map ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 Detailed Schedule by Day ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Exhibits ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Special Events .............................................................................................................................................................. 12 Plenary Speakers ......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Full Conference Program ........................................................................................................................................... 17 Author Index ............................................................................................................................................................... 58

Save the Date!

The ASP 119th Annual Meeting
September 5-7, 2007

Chicago
Co-hosted with the Adler Planetarium
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Acknowledgements
The ASP thanks the following individuals and institutions for their generous support. Our conference would not be possible without their time and dedication.

Steering Committee
Mike Bennett, Executive Director, ASP Jim Manning, Head, Office of Public Outreach, STScI Jim O'Leary, Maryland Space Science Center Jeff Rosendahl, NASA - retired

Organizing Committee
Mike Bennett, ASP Joycelin Craig, ASP Marilyn Delgado, ASP Bonnie Eisenhamer, STScI Cinndy Hart, Hart Event Marketing Stratis Kakadelis, STScI Cheryl Schmidt, STScI

Program Committee
Denise Smith, STScI, co-chair Bonnie Eisenhamer, STScI, co-chair Andy Fraknoi, ASP, co-chair Lindsay Bartolone, Adler Planetarium Mike Bennett, ASP Leonard David, space.com Grace Deming, U. Maryland Susana Deustua, AAS Edna DeVore, SETI Institute Mary Dussault, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA Katy Garmany, NOAO Anita Krishnamurthi, GSFC Phil Sakimoto, Notre Dame Dennis Schatz, Pacific Science Center, ex-officio, ASP Tim Slater, U. Arizona April Whitt, Fernbank Science Center

ASP Staff
Mike Bennett, Executive Director Marni Berendsen, Education Project Coordinator Suzy Chippindale, Astronomy Education Manager Joycelin Craig, Director of Operations & Marketing Marilyn Delgado, Assistant Andy Fraknoi, Education Consultant Michael Gibbs, Chief Advancement Officer Anna Hurst, Astronomy Educator Dan Zevin, National Project Manager

Support and Sponsorship
The following organizations have contributed to the success of this conference

GSFC

Cambridge University Press · Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing · You Can Do Astronomy

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General Daily Schedule
7:30 a.m. 7:45 a.m. 7:45 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9:45 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:10 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Conference Registration Desk Opens Foyer F Light Continental Breakfast Served Harborview Exhibit Hall Opens and Poster Hall Opens Harborview & Atrium Morning Plenary Session in Constellation B Interactive Poster Presentations (1 minute talks) in Constellation B Morning Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall and Poster Hall Parallel Sessions: 30-Minute Professional Development Clinics Lunch (on your own) Parallel Sessions: 90-Minute Interactive Workshops & Panels Afternoon Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall and Poster Hall Parallel Sessions: 30-Minute Professional Development Clinics Afternoon Plenary Session in Constellation B Adjourn for the Day and Day's Posters Removed, Exhibit Hall closed

Special Events and Alterations to General Daily Conference Schedule
Friday, September 15, 2006 12:00 7:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:30 9:30 p.m. Meeting registration desk open Foyer F Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Goddard Space Flight Center (pre-purchased ticket required for this event) Welcome Reception with light refreshments and no-host bar at the Maryland Science Center

Saturday, September 16, 2006 6:30 9:30 p.m. A Science Evening at the Space Telescope Science Institute (conference registration & reservations required for this event)

Sunday, September 17, 2006 6:00 10:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2006 ASP Awards Banquet (pre-purchased ticket required for this event, ASP membership not required) Reception Dinner

Monday, September 18, 2006 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 4:30 5:30 p.m. Registration Closes Exhibit Hall Closes ASP members meeting replaces the last afternoon Plenary Session and is located in the Baltimore Room
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Conference Map

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DETAILED SCHEDULE BY DAY
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2006 · SESSIONS LISTED BY SENIOR PRESENTER · SEE PROGRAM FOR OTHER LISTINGS & DETAILS
PRATT/CALVERT 7:30 7:45 8:30 7:45 5:15 8:30 9:45 Welcome & Invited Talk Paul Coleman: Bringing Diverse Cultures to Modern Science 1-minute Poster Descriptions (Daily Posters) 9:45 10:30 CONSTELLATION B CONSTELLATION C CONSTELLATION D CONSTELLATION E CONSTELLATION F FREDERICK

COLUMBIA

OTHER

Registration Desk Open Foyer F

Continental Breakfast Atrium Lobby/Harborview

Exhibits & Posters Atrium Lobby/Harborview

10:30 11:00 11:00 11:30 30-minute Clinics Harrus: Arts in Science/Science in Arts Gay: Digital Dialogues Build Analogue Communities Bartolone: Expanding Technology Choices = Expanding Audiences Sadler: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Educational Programs in Astronomy Manning: All the News That's Fit to Teach: Leveraging PAO to Serve EPO Grice: The SEE (Space Exploration Experience for the Blind and Visually Impaired) Project

Coffee Break Atrium Lobby/Harborview

11:30 1:30 1:30 3:00 90-minute Workshops & Panels Radnofsky: Contextualizing Astronomy with Interdisciplinary Materials and Strategies Fraknoi: Intelligent Design, Astrology, Fake Moon Landings: Dealing with Astronomical Pseudo-science Christian: Visualizing the Sky and the National Virtual Observatory: Enabling Education and Public Outreachthrough Large Astronomical Data Sets and Archives Pompea: Hands-On Optics Activities for Informal Astronomy Education Partnerships Reiff: Is the Using Teach The Medium Message... the Senses to Space

Lunch on Your Own

Gutbezahl: Building Bridges Across Cultural, Social, and Racial Lines: A Participatory Workshop on Partnerships

3:00 3:30 3:30 4:00 30-minute Clinics Steel: Everyone In! Black Hole Experiences for Special Needs Audiences Wagner: Exploring Best Practices in Formal Education Ross: Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network: Keeping Education in the Dark Viotti: A Museum Alliance Interactive Panel Discussion: Strengthening Dialogue Between the Museum Community and NASA Iris Weiss: Professional Developoment for Science Teachers Knappenberger: Meeting the Needs of a Diverse Audience Through Effective Instructional Design van der Veen: Teaching Inquiry : Can You Walk the Talk?

Coffee Break Atrium Lobby/Harborview

Price: An Integrated Approach to Outreach with New Media Technologies

4:10 5:10 Invited Talk

6:30 9:30

A Science Evening at the Space Telescope Science Institute (Conference Registration & Reservations Required for this Event)

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CONSTELLATION C CONSTELLATION D CONSTELLATION E CONSTELLATION F FREDERICK CAMDEN/LOMBARD OTHER Registration Desk Open Foyer F Continental Breakfast Atrium Lobby/ Harborview Exhibits & Posters Atrium Lobby/ Harborview Coffee Break Atrium Lobby/Harborview Berendsen: Amateur Astronomers: Not Just Telescope Operators! Benyo: From the Planetarium to the Pub -- Using NOVA to Engage the Public through Science Cafes Villard: Visualizing Astronomical Discoveries for the Public Mitchell: Spreading the Word: Online Tools and Techniques for Communicating Current Events Prather: Shouldn't We Start Choosing to Help Students Learn Rather Than Simply Providing Edutainment? Frattare: Calculating and Recording Coordinate Metadata on Press Release Astronomical Images Lunch on Your Own Davis: NASA + Parks -- Creating Innovative E/PO Partnerships with National and State Parks Klug: Their Classroom -- Your Data: Effective Classroom Inquiry Using Professional Science Data Raddick: Data Discovery in Education: A Discussion Dussault: Evaluating EPO Evaluations: Lessons Learned and Shared Begay: Ways of Knowing From the Sky : Indigenous and Western Astronomies -- Collaboration with Integrity Zevin: Translating Research Into Education: Weird Tales & Lessons Learned from the Project ASTRO National Network Coffee Break Atrium Lobby/Harborview Connolly: Using CuttingEdge Scientific Visualizations in Astronomy Education Ng: The Sun-Earth Day Model -- Bringing NASA Studies of the Sun and Its Impact on Earth to Formal and Informal Audiences Internationally Eisenhamer: The Scientist-Educator Partnership in EPO Sumners: International Toys in Space: Discover How Familiar Miniature Mechanical Systems Behave in Microgravity Larsen: Inquiring Minds Want to Know : Integrating Best Practices in Inquirybased Instruction into Astronomy EPO Experiences Heatherly: Project Quiet Skies: Introducing Radio Astronomy Through an Inquiry-based Activity to Measure RFI 2006 ASP Awards Banquet Constellation D/E/F (Pre-Purchased Ticket Required)

DETAILED SCHEDULE BY DAY

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2006 · SESSIONS LISTED BY SENIOR PRESENTER · SEE PROGRAM FOR OTHER LISTINGS & DETAILS

CONSTELLATION B

7:30

7:45 8:30

7:45 5:15

8:30 9:45 Welcome & Invited Talk

Terry Devitt: Lost in Time and Space: Channeling Popular Science in the Information Age

9:45 10:30

1-minute Poster Descriptions (Daily Posters)

10:30 11:00

11:00 11:30 30-minute Clinics

11:30 1:30

1:30 3:00 90-minute Workshops & Panels

3:00 3:30

3:30 4:00 30-minute Clinics

4:10 5:10 Invited Talk

Paula Apsell: NOVA: A Case Study in Presenting Science Via the Mass Media

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6:00 10:00

DETAILED SCHEDULE BY DAY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 · SESSIONS LISTED BY SENIOR PRESENTER · SEE PROGRAM FOR OTHER LISTINGS & DETAILS
BALTIMORE 7:30 7:45 8:30 7:45 1:30 7:45 4:30 8:30 9:45 Welcome & Invited Talk James Stofan: Gazing at Tomorrow 's Stars: Preparing NASA and the Nation's Future Workforce 1-minute Poster Descriptions (Daily Posters) Hartman: "What Can Science Do for Me?" Strategies to Engage High-School-Age Youth in Out-ofSchool Time Runyon: CSI: Moon and Mars; Chromatic Science Investigations Reveal Planetary Compositions Brissenden: CAE: An Effective Model for Linking Mission Science to Effective Instruction Teays: How to Conduct a Student Balloon Payload Program Alonso: A Research Experience for High School Students at the Arecibo Observatory Stoke: ViewSpace: Lessons Learned in the Development of a Network of Continuallyupdated Astronomy Displays CONSTELLATION B CONSTELLATION C CONSTELLATION D FREDERICK COLUMBIA ANNAPOLIS

OTHER

Registration Desk Open Foyer F

Continental Breakfast Atrium Lobby/ Harborview

Exhibits Harborview

Posters Atrium Lobby

9:45 10:30

10:30 11:00 11:00 11:30 30-minute Clinics

Coffee Break Atrium Lobby/Harborview

11:30 1:30 1:30 3:00 90-minute Workshops & Panels Grier: Building Awareness: Needs, Opportunities, and Best Practices in Pre-Service Teacher Education Cline: Educational Technology: Integrating Today's Science into Today's Classroom Ruberg: Transforming Scientific Discoveries into Exciting Inquiry Activities Using the Virtual Design Center Willard: Designing Exemplary Instructional Materials Morrow: Perspectives on Creating "Culturally Relevant" EPO Products Lowes: Strategies for Adapting Formal Education Materials in Space Science for After-school Settings

Lunch on Your Own

Summers: Astronomy Visualization for the Big Screen Special Note: This Session Will Be Held at the Maryland Science Center Davis Planetarium

3:00 3:30 3:30 4:00 30-minute Clinics McKibben: Bringing the HiRISE Mars Camera Down To Earth With Hands-On Activities Scalice: NASA and the Navajo Nation... Bringing Astrobiology to a Native American Community Lochner: Opening the Doors of Research to Highschool Students

Coffee Break Atrium Lobby/Harborview

4:30 5:30

ASP Annual Members Business Meeting

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Exhibits Harborview Room
The following will be exhibiting during the conference in the Harborview Room, 2nd Floor. Please be sure to stop by during exhibit hours.

Exhibit Hours:
Saturday, September 16 Sunday, September 17 Monday, September 18 7:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. 7:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. 7:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Apogee Instruments, Inc
www.ccd.com

Astronomical Society of the Pacific
The ASP provides programs, publications, conferences, resources, and product for both formal and informal educators, EPO professionals, amateur astronomers, and research astronomers. Come visit us to learn about our latest education programs, find out how you can get involved and purchase some of our best-selling products. www.astrosociety.org

Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc
The DigitariumTM Alpha 2 portable digital planetarium system makes teaching astronomy easy, fun, and exciting. Set up the DigitariumTM system and a Digitalis inflatable dome in a gym for an instant planetarium that engages students of all ages. You can show the sky from any point on Earth or from other planets or moons, demonstrate annual motion, zoom in on or label any object in the sky, show constellations from several cultures, demonstrate the effects of precession, create your own prerecorded segments or shows using the scripting feature, display images or videos from a DVD or USB pen drive, play third-party fulldome video shows with 5.1 channel surround sound support, and much more. Portable, affordable, and flexible, the DigitariumTM Alpha 2 will revolutionize your astronomy teaching! http://digitaliseducation.com

Learning Technologies
For the past 30 years, Learning Technologies, Inc (LTI) has produced and marketed the STARLAB Portable Planetarium, the world's best-selling planetarium with an opto-mechanical projection system, the STARLAB FiberArc. We are now pleased to offer a newly created all-in-one digital planetarium system, Digital STARLAB, driven by Starry Night Small DomeTM software. Featuring a custom fisheye lens, this projection system has superior contrast and accurate, bright stars right down to the horizon. Digital STARLAB and the STARLAB FiberArc can be used in schools and for outreach programs using our portable dome, or a small, fixed dome. Interactive teaching materials for all grade levels, training and support are included with either system. In addition to the STARLAB, LTI offers many astronomical products including the Sunspotter, the safer solar telescope, Project STAR Hands-on Science Materials, software, games, books, posters, and more. www.starlab.com

Maryland Space Grant Consortium
Space Grants provide NASA funding for space-related research, education, and public service projects through a national network of 52 university-based Space Grant Consortia.They promote a strong science, mathematics and technology education base from elementary through post-graduate levels. A particular emphasis is placed on recruiting and training underrepresented and/or underserved constituents for careers in aerospace science and technology. The Lead Institution for the Maryland Space Grant Consortium is The Johns Hopkins University. Other members of the Maryland Space Grant Consortium are: Hagerstown Community College, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Morgan State University, Space Telescope Science Institute, Towson University, US Naval Academy, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and University of Maryland College Park. www.mdspacegrant.org

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Exhibits Salon E
Project CLEA Observational Astronomy Simulations in the Instructional Laboratory
Though the value of hands-on learning has long been recognized by educators, it is difficult to design laboratories in astronomy classes that present realistic astrophysical techniques to undergraduate students. Unlike most other sciences, astronomy is largely observational, not experimental, and making useful observations involves expensive equipment over time scales inconvenient for pedagogy. In recent years, however, astronomy has gone almost completely digital, and the advent of large on-line databases and fast personal computers has made it possible to realistically simulate the experience of research astrophysics in the laboratory. Since 1992, Project CLEA (Contemporary Laboratory Experiences in Astronomy) has been developing such computerbased exercises aimed primarily at the introductory astronomy laboratory. These exercises simulate important techniques of astronomical research using digital data and Windows-based software. Each of the 12 exercises developed to date consists of software, technical guides for teachers, and student manuals for the exercises the complete package. Project CLEA is supported by grants from Gettysburg College and the National Science Foundation and is distributed free to the educational community. http://www3.gettysburg.edu/~marschal/clea/CLEAhome.html

SOFIA/USRA
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) will be a remarkable EPO tool, with on-board facilities designed to support educators, journalists and other guests on research flights in close proximity to science as it really happens. Visit our booth to find out more about the program and to see a model of the SOFIA aircraft. www.sofia.usra.edu

SLOOH.COM A New Way to Explore Space LIVE
Slooh delivers live broadband astronomy to the masses as a new way to discover the universe. Our interface makes it simple to see spectacular celestial objects, streamed real-time to your computer from our powerful observatories. Located high on a mountain in the Canary Islands, the Slooh Telescopes avoid light pollution and reveal excellent images in full color. Slooh also gives intrepid stargazers the ability to command the telescopes and take their own astrophotos. Our membership is diverse from over 60 countries. Slooh works for both beginners and those looking to discover a supernova. Our team of "SkyGuides" -- including David Levy & Bob Berman, enhance the telescope views by answering member questions and narrating the cosmos live every night. Slooh endeavors to be the ultimate online astronomy experience, a global star party for anyone who wants to look up. www.slooh.com

Space Telescope Science Institute
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is home to the planning, scheduling, and public outreach activities for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Data archive and distribution services for the HST and other missions are also provided by STScI. Additionally, STScI has been selected to develop and manage the science and operations center for the James Webb Space Telescope ( JWST). STScI provides support for all aspects of missions and other facilities including calls for proposals, conducting peer review, facilitating planning and scheduling of observations, data processing and analysis, live archives and education and public outreach. Our expertise and long experience with the Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories allows us to adapt our tools to a wide variety of mission contexts. STScI currently supports various facets of Kepler, GALEX, FUSE, Spitzer Space Telescope, Chandra, EUVE, ASCA, RXTE, SOFIA, and the VLT, Subaru, and Gemini Observatories www.sofia.usra.edu

Watermark Resources Printing and Graphic Services
Watermark Resources opened in Tucson, Arizona in February of 1998 with the unusual business philosophy of providing our customers with unparalleled high quality service in the printing and manufacturing industry. Since 1998, our company's growth has taken us coast to coast with over 50 extremely diversified manufactures nation wide. A short list of our customers in the Astronomy and Planetary Sciences community are AURA, N.O.A.O., N.S.O., Kitt Peak National Observatory, LPL, LSST, The Phoenix Mars Lander 2007 project, The Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, Steward Observatory and The Smithsonian Institute. Our offerings include Commercial Printing -- One to Six Color Process printing with printing capabilities as large as 52 x 74 inches. Custom Labels and Tags -- over 100 different materials and adhesives including Metals, Plastics, Vinyl, Polyester and Polypropylene from One to Four Color Process printing and up to 200 Line Screen. Custom Embroider y and Silk Screen. For information please contact Bruce A. Wolpa at 520-977-5450, e-mail: bawolpa@theriver.com
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Special Events
The ASP has lined up some very exciting events during our conference. Here are some reminders for those of you who have purchased tickets or signed up in advance and information if you wish to pass along your ticket to someone else.

Friday September 15
Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Goddard Space Flight Center (advance ticket purchase required) 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Early arrivals to the conference will be joining us for an exclusive day tour of Goddard Space Flight Center in nearby Greenbelt, Maryland, one of the premier NASA Centers responsible for a variety of NASA missions and projects. You will tour the Hubble Clean Room, the Center's integrated test facilities, the mission operations area, and the Visitor Center featuring an exhibit on the HST. The tour includes bus transportation from the conference hotel to and from the Center. Lunch is on your own at the Center's cafeteria at the end of the tour. Welcome Reception at the Mar yland Science Center (all attendees welcome) 6:30 9:30 p.m. Conference attendees are invited to our conference opening reception to be held at the Maryland Science Center, a twoblock walk from the Hyatt Regency along Baltimore's celebrated Inner Harbor. This exclusive evening will include light appetizers, various exhibits, an IMAX movie and the opportunity to meet and greet your EPO colleagues. Please bring your meeting badge for entry. Registration opens 12 noon in Foyer F on Friday September 15.

Saturday September 16
A Science Night at the Space Telescope Science Institute (Reservations in advance and conference registration are required) 6:30 9:30 p.m. Buses depart at the Hyatt back entrance on Charles St. starting at 6:15 Join conference co-host STScI at the Institute on Saturday evening, September 16, for an open house, reception, socializing, and a series of short talks on current Hubble-related science results presented by senior scientist Mario Livio and principal investigators and scientists involved in observations. We can't tell you exactly what you'll hear about--because it may not have been discovered yet! The event is free to conference attendees. Transportation: Buses will leave the Hyatt Regency at 6:15 sharp and will return at about 10 p.m. Street parking at STScI is limited and tour participants are strongly urged to use the tour bus. The event will run from 6:30 until about 9:30. Instructions to be provided with your registration packet at the conference.

Sunday September 17
2006 ASP Awards Banquet Constellation Ballroom, Hyatt Regency 6:00 p.m. Reception followed by a Banquet at 7:00 p.m. The ASP will present this year's awards at the Society's Annual Meeting Awards Banquet at the Hyatt Regency Sunday, September 17, 2006. The annual ASP awards recognize meritorious work by professional and amateur astronomers, science educators, and those who engage in public outreach. Advance purchased tickets are required to attend this event. Your ticket is included with your registration packet. If your pre-purchased ticket is not in your packet, please visit the Registration Desk. If you wish to transfer your ticket to another registrant, you can use the message board to post your announcement. The ASP cannot accept any refunds to this event.

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Special Events
2006 ASP Award Winners

Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal
Awarded since 1889 for a lifetime of outstanding research in astronomy

Thomas J. Brennan Award
For exceptional achievement related to the teaching of astronomy at the high school level

Frank J. Low Amateur Achievement Award
For significant observational or technical achievements by an amateur astronomer

Thomas Morin Klumpke-Roberts Award
For outstanding contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy

Kamil Hornoch
Mr. Hornoch received his award at the IAU XXVI General Assembly in Prague on August 17, 2006

Jeffrey Rosendhal Robert J. Trumpler Award
For a recent Ph.D. thesis considered unusually important to astronomy

Richard H. Emmons Award
For excellence in college astronomy teaching

Leo Connolly Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award
For outstanding outreach by an amateur astronomer to children and the public

Steven Furlanetto Maria and Eric Muhlmann Award
For important research results based upon development of groundbreaking instruments and techniques

Asghar Kabiri

Michael Skrutskie, University of Virginia and The 2MASS team

Monday September 18
ASP Members Meeting Baltimore Room, Hyatt Regency 4:30 5:30 p.m. Free to all ASP Members. No registration to the ASP Conference is necessary.
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Plenary Speakers
Paula Apsell
Senior Executive Producer, NOVA WGBH Public Television NOVA: A Case Study in Presenting Science via the Mass Media Sunday September 17, 4:10 p.m.
Paula S. Apsell got her start in broadcasting at WGBH Boston, where she was hired fresh out of Brandeis University to type the public broadcaster's daily television program logs -- a job that Apsell notes is now, mercifully, automated. Within a year, she found her way to WGBH Radio, where she developed the award-winning children's drama series The Spider's Web, and later became a radio news producer. But her real interest lay in television and science. In 1975, she joined NOVA, a fledgling WGBH-produced national series that would set the standard for science programming on television. Apsell produced a number of critically acclaimed NOVA episodes before joining Dr. Timothy Johnson at WCVB, the ABC affiliate in Boston, as senior producer for medical programming. In 1983, she spent a year studying at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Knight Fellow, then called the Vannevar Bush Fellowship in the Public Understanding of Science. She returned to WGBH in 1984 to become executive producer of