Look for me and introduce yourself at these venues for transit-related happenings, like workshops, papers, posters and talks:

• May 18-20, Michiana Star Party; Dr. T.K. Lawless Park, Cassopolis, MI;
  hosted by Michiana Astronomical Society
  
  
• May 24, Thursday Lecture Series at the PHM Digital Video Theater, Mishawaka, IN
  Experience the Transit of Venus
  
  
• See other TROVE events at www.transitofvenus.org/trove.
  

Regular contributions on the Transit of Venus Project blog and the Transit of Venus Group on Facebook.

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Recent events...

• May 12, sungazing and activities at St. Patrick's County Park, South Bend, IN
  
• May 2, at Yerkes Observatory for two program for educators (fee), Williams Bay, WI;
• May 1, speaker at monthly program of the Naperville Astronomical Association, Naperville, IL;
• April 28, South Bend, IN;
  AstroFest and TROVE Treasure Hunt; South Bend, IN
  
• April 25 at 7:30 PM, speaker at Gunderson Auditorium, Achatz Hall of Science, University of Saint Francis, Ft Wayne, IN
  Transit of Venus: An Astronomical Alignment with Meaning
  
• April 21, speaker by teleconference for Yerkes Observatory teacher workshop, Williams Bay, WI
  
• April 16 at noon, speaker at Mishawaka Rotary Club at Riverview Terrace, 426 Lincolnway East, Mishawaka
• April 13, speaker at monthly program of the Kalamazoo Astronomical Society, Kalamazoo, MI
  Great Lakes Treasure: TROVE
• March 27-30, National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
  • Wednesday, March 28, ~9:00 a.m.
    Project IDEA Cornerstone Event (closed)
  • Thursday, March 29, 1:00–5:00 PM
    SC-4: Saving Energy, Saving Our Night Sky
    Omni Severin, Fisher Ballroom B
    Presenter(s): Constance E. Walker (National Optical Astronomy Observatory: Tucson, AZ); Robert T. Sparks (National Optical Astronomy Observatory: Tucson, AZ); Chuck Bueter (Nightwise.org: Granger, IN)
  • Friday, March 30, 5:00–6:00 PM
    NASA Sun-Earth Day: The Transit of Venus
    Indiana Convention Center, 207
    SESSION 9 (Phys) (Informal Education)
    Presenters: Troy Cline ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Chuck Bueter (Nightwise.org: Granger, IN)
    http://www.nsta.org/conferences/2012ind/

• March 1, Cleveland Astronomical Society, Cleveland, OH; All Aboard the Transit of Venus; Abstract
• February 25, presenter at The Forum at University of Notre Dame; Notre Dame, IN; a program for regional educators.
  
• February 23, TROVE meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Notre Dame Digital Visualization Theater (DVT) in Jordan Hall of Science
  
• February 13, speaker at monthly program of the Calumet Astronomical Society, 7:30 pm, at  Lake Central High School ( about 7 miles south of I 80 on US 41)
• January 19, Sharing the Transit of Venus; NASA Night Sky Network Teleconference, 6:00 p.m. PST
• January 18, Rotary Club of South Bend, Wednesday Luncheon; Century Center, South Bend, IN.
  Midwest Treasure: TROVE
  
• January 11, TROVE meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the PHM Digital Video Theater, Mishawaka, IN.
• January 8, American Astronomical Society (AAS) History of Astronomy Division, Austin, TX.
  Special Session: HAD 1: Transits of Venus: Looking Forward, Looking Back
  Transit of Venus Culture: A Celestial Phenomenon Intrigues the Public (Abstract)
• November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Prairie Vista University, an after-school program for grades 4-5; Granger, IN.
• October 19-22, Great Lakes Planetarium Association (GLPA) Annual Conference, Champaign, IL.
• August 2, Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
• July 29, University of Notre Dame Astro Institute, South Bend, IN.