RE: Speaking at an AAAP meeting?
From: "Glenn A.
Walsh" < gawalsh@planetarium.cc
>
To: "AAAP Vice
President" < vicepresident@3ap.org
>
Cc: "Glenn A.
Walsh" < gawalsh@planetarium.cc
>
To: Craig
Lang
From: Glenn A. Walsh
Thank you very much for your message. Such a message comes as a surprise, to
say the least!!!
I must assume that you are a rather new member of the AAAP and are not aware of
the unfortunate events of 2002.
At that time, when I was still a member of the club, there was a huge
controversy within the AAAP regarding the future of the historic equipment and
artifacts of the original Buhl Planetarium and
https://buhlplanetarium4.tripod.com/friendsofthezeiss/correspondence/AAAPwarningletter.htm
https://buhlplanetarium4.tripod.com/friendsofthezeiss/correspondence/AAAPexpulsionletter.htm
His letters referred to the response of Friends of the Zeiss to a City of
Pittsburgh RFP, regarding the future of four major artifacts of the original
Buhl Planetarium, including the very historic Zeiss II Planetarium Projector:
https://buhlplanetarium4.tripod.com/friendsofthezeiss/RFP-Title_Page.htm
I found Mr. McHenry's letters to be arrogant and seeking to abridge the
free-speech rights of American citizens who happen to be members of the AAAP. I
have no interest in belonging to an organization which seeks to violate the
First Amendment rights of its members. Hence, I provided no reply to either
letter.
Now, regarding your request. Under normal
circumstances, I would be more than happy to make a presentation to interested
amateur astronomers, regarding the very historic Buhl Planetarium and
However, there may be members of the AAAP Executive Committee who would not
want me to make such a presentation. It would serve no ones interest for me to
make a presentation before a hostile audience.
My suggestion is that you take this request to the next meeting of the
AAAP Executive Committee. If the AAAP Executive Committee is amenable to a
presentation by me before the club, then I would seriously consider your kind
request.
gaw
Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director,
Friends of the Zeiss < http://friendsofthezeiss.org
>
Electronic Mail - < gawalsh@planetarium.cc >
SPACE & SCIENCE NEWS, ASTRONOMICAL CALENDAR:
< http://buhlplanetarium.tripod.com/#news
>
Author of History Web Sites on the Internet --
* Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh:
< http://buhlplanetarium.tripod.com
>
* Adler Planetarium, Chicago:
< http://adlerplanetarium.tripod.com
>
* Astronomer, Educator, Optician John A. Brashear:
< http://johnbrashear.tripod.com
>
* Andrew Carnegie
& Carnegie Libraries:
< http://andrewcarnegie.tripod.com
>
* Duquesne Incline
cable-car railway, Pittsburgh:
< http://incline.pghfree.net
>
* Public Transit:
< http://andrewcarnegie2.tripod.com/transit
>
--- On Sat, 6/12/10, AAAP Vice President < vicepresident@3ap.org
> wrote:
> From: AAAP Vice President < vicepresident@3ap.org
>
> Subject: Speaking at an AAAP meeting?
> To: gawalsh@planetarium.cc
> Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 2:47 PM
> Hello there Mr. Walsh!
>
> My name is Craig Lang and I am the Vice President of the
> Amateur
> Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh. We are one of
> the oldest and
> largest astronomy clubs in the
> two two
> observatories, Wagman Observatory and
> Observatory,
> and are currently 390 plus members of all different
> levels of activity in astronomy. More details on our
> organization can
> be found at www.3ap.org
>
> I discovered your website in a search on the old Zeiss
> projector at
> the Buhl. After reviewing your website there and your
> credentials I
> thought I might ask if you would be interested in speaking
> at one of
> our organization's monthly meetings. Your work on the
> saving/restoration of the Zeiss is something that we would
> love to
> have you present to our group.
>
> The monthly meetings fall on the second Friday of the month
> for
> September through May and are held at the Carnegie Science
> Center in
> downtown
> honorarium of
> $150 and would help plan any travel details.
>
> If your schedule/duties do not allow you the ability do
> such
> presentations, we would be greatful if you are
aware of
> others that
> might be interested and would not mind referring us.
> We're always
> looking to hear about anything new relating, or even
> remotely
> relating, to astronomy.
>
> Thanks so much for your time and feel free to contact me
> via email or
> any of the methods listed below in my signature.
>
> Take care and keep looking up....
> Craig
>
> --
> Craig Lang, Vice President
> Amateur
Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh
> email: vicepresident@3ap.org
>