Chicago Society for Space Studies Speakers Bureau
As a part of our educational mission, the Chicago Society for Space Studies has established a Speakers Bureau. The purpose of this speakers bureau is to provide educational presentations and programs about space exploration and space science to groups and facilities in the Chicago area. Our speakers have provided space science and space exploration related presentations to youth groups, astronomy clubs, libraries, museums, senior citizen groups, and schools in Chicago and its suburbs. For a more detailed overview of venues and localities, please scroll down to the bottom of this page.
Topics on which our speakers have made presentations have included:
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All arrangements for presentations are made directly between the group and the individual speaker. Following is a list of our current speakers. Please contact the individual directly. Clicking on the speaker's name will take you to a page with biographical and contact information for that person.
For a partial listing of upcoming presentations by members of our Speakers Bureau, visit our Coming Events page.
CSSS Speakers
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CSSS Speakers - Subject Matrix
The following matrix is provided to facilitate identification of a speaker based on subject area.
| Subject Area | Topic \ Speaker | Larry Boyle | Jim Kovac | Kent Nebergall | Jim Plaxco | |
| Astronomy | Hubble Space Telescope | Yes | ||||
| Astronomy | The Universe | Yes | Yes | |||
| Planetary Exploration | Cassini - Saturn | Yes | ||||
| Planetary Exploration | Earth Polar Exploration | Yes | ||||
| Planetary Exploration | Mars | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Planetary Exploration | Solar System | Yes | Yes | |||
| Planetary Exploration | Solar System in 3D | Yes | ||||
| Planetary Exploration | Unmanned probes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Planetary Exploration | Titan | Yes | ||||
| Space Commerce | NewSpace/Commercial Space | Yes | ||||
| Space History | Space Program History | Yes | Yes | |||
| Space History | Apollo Moon Program | Yes | Yes | |||
| Space History | Foreign Space programs | Yes | ||||
| Space History | Military space programs | Yes | ||||
| Space History | Space Year in Review | Yes | ||||
| Space Settlement | Interstellar Flight | Yes | ||||
| Space Settlement | Solar Power Satellites | Yes | ||||
| Space Settlement | Lunar Solar Power | Yes | ||||
| Space Settlement | Lunar Helium-3 Fusion | Yes | ||||
| Space Settlement | Human Missions to Mars | Yes | Yes |
Area communities in which CSSS speakers have given presentations include:
| Antioch Arlington Heights Bartlett Batavia Bloomingdale Blue Island Chicago Crystal Lake Deerfield Elgin Elk Grove Evanston | Glenview Highland Park Hoffman Estates Lake Zurich Lincolnwood Morton Grove Mundelein Naperville Niles Northbrook Palatine | Park Ridge River Forest River Grove Riverwoods Rolling Meadows Rosemont Schaumburg Skokie Volo Wauconda Wheeling |
Venues for presentations have included:
MuseumsAdler PlanetariumMuseum of Science and Industry Cernan Space Center PSF Henize Science Center |
SchoolsAntioch Upper Grade SchoolCampanelli Public School Eisenhower Junior High School Elgin Community College Willard Elementary School Sunnydale Elementary School | |
LibrariesBartlett Public LibraryBatavia Public Library Bloomingdale Library Blue Island Library Deerfield Public Library Ela Area Public Libraryy Elk Grove Public Library Evanston Library Glenview Library Highland Park Library Indian Trails Library Morton Grove Public Library Niles Public Library Park Ridge Public Library Poplar Creek Library Rolling Meadows Library Schaumburg Library Skokie Public Library Wauconda Library |
OtherBoys Scout Troop 67Capricon Science Fiction Convention Duckon Science Fiction Convention ED/CAS/SSC Societies of IEEE Friendship Village Mens Club Harper College Astronomy Day International Space Development Conference Lake County Astronomical Society Northwest Surburban Astronomers Pixel Camera Club Skokie Valley Astronomers ToBe Continued Convention Windycon Science Fiction Convention |
A PDF flyer describing the CSSS Speakers Bureau is also available. To download the flyer, right click on the following link: CSSS Speakers Bureau Flyer and choose your browser's "Save As" option to save the PDF to your PC.
To find out how you can help the Chicago Society for Space Studies promote space exploration in the Chicago area, please check out our Membership page.
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