Rotary File - April 23, 2013

Called to order by President Pam Ehly.  Shelby Coldwell, new member was introduced by Bryan Clemons.  He said they met when he got a grassroots check for the Boy Scouts a few years a ago and they came into contact.

President Pam told us this was Rotary International Magazine month.  With that in mind she said the first magazine was published in Germany in about 1568.  Today, the AARP magazine is the most widely circulated. 

Program:  Charlie Miller was introduced  by Roger Christian.   He described his desire to establish the Iowa Space Science Center Initiative .  He travels around with a small personal planetarium with the goal of establishing a permanent planetarium in Iowa City.  He gave 8 reasons why it should be created:

1)      Popular destination

2)      Special learning environment

3)      Facilities will be solid science, not just a fad

4)      It would promote the story of James Van Allen, Iowa’s most famous scientist

5)      It would serve schools

6)      It could be the anchor for a new generation of science centers

7)      It would serve a part of the state which is underserved at this time

He was seeking financial and logistical support for the creation of a new planetarium.

Meeting adjourned at 8 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Mark Patton