The current members of the International Steering Committee are:
Dr. Dietrich Henckel, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Dr. Franz Hölker, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
Ms. Bettymaya Foott, The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Dr. Christopher Kyba (chair), Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ, Potsdam, Germany
Mr. Fernando Jáuregui, Planetario de Pamplona - NICDO
Dr. Martin Morgan-Taylor, Leicester De Montfort Law School, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Dr. Salvador J. Ribas, Parc Astronòmic Montsec - Consell Comarcal de la Noguera & Universitat de Barcelona
Dr. Johanne Roby, Département de chimie, Cégep de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Dr. Sibylle Schroer, Representive STARS4ALL
Dr. Richard Stevens, Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut Health, USA
Former members:
Dr. Dorin Beu, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania (ALAN 2016)
Dr. Maurice Donners, Philips Lighting, The Netherlands (ALAN 2014-2016)
Dr. Annette Krop-Benesch, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany (ALAN 2013)
This group works together with the local organizing committee to identify and invite plenary speakers, to review the submitted abstracts, and to publicize the conference.
The steering committee is also tasked with the responsibility of identifying sites for future conferences. The conference has taken place three times in Europe (Berlin, Leisecter, and Cluj-Napoca), and twice in North America (Sherbrooke and Salt Lake City (Snowbird)). The steering committee aims for the sixth conference to be held outside of North America in 2020. Instructions for making a bid to host ALAN 2022 is available here.
ALAN 2020- Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.
Current local organisers:
Dr. Salvador J. Ribas (chair) and Mr Hector Linares, Parc Astronòmic Montsec - Consell Comarcal de la Noguera & Universitat de Barcelona
Mr. Ramon Canal-Domingo, Ms. Marta Cañellas, Ms. Mireia Carrera, Ms. Montse Cucó, Ms. Anna Paüls and Mr. Carlos Sancho, Parc Astronòmic Montsec - Consell Comarcal de la Noguera
Ms. Nieves Gordón and Mr. Fernando Jáuregui, Planetario de Pamplona - NICDO
Dr. Eduard Masana, Universitat de Barcelona
ALAN 2018- Salt Lake City (Snowbird), Utah, USA. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Ms Bettymaya Foott, The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Dr Stephen Goldsmith, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Dr Dave Kieda, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Ms Janet Muir, The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Ms Kathrine Skollingsberg, The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
ALAN 2016- Cluj, Napoca, Romania. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr Dorin Beu, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Dr Catalin Daniel Galatanu, “Gheorge Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi
ALAN 2015 - Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr Johanne Roby, Cégep de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Dr Martin Aubé, Cégep de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
M. Olivier Domingue, Cégep de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
ALAN 2014: Leicester, United Kingdom. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr Martin Morgan-Taylor, Leicester De Montfort Law School, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Ms Katie Scott, Leicester De Montfort Law School, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
ALAN 2013: Berlin, Germany. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr Annette Krop-Benesch, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
Dr Franz Hölker, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
Dr Christopher Kyba, Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ, Germany
Dr. Dietrich Henckel, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Dr. Franz Hölker, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
Ms. Bettymaya Foott, The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Dr. Christopher Kyba (chair), Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ, Potsdam, Germany
Mr. Fernando Jáuregui, Planetario de Pamplona - NICDO
Dr. Martin Morgan-Taylor, Leicester De Montfort Law School, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Dr. Salvador J. Ribas, Parc Astronòmic Montsec - Consell Comarcal de la Noguera & Universitat de Barcelona
Dr. Johanne Roby, Département de chimie, Cégep de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Dr. Sibylle Schroer, Representive STARS4ALL
Dr. Richard Stevens, Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut Health, USA
Former members:
Dr. Dorin Beu, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania (ALAN 2016)
Dr. Maurice Donners, Philips Lighting, The Netherlands (ALAN 2014-2016)
Dr. Annette Krop-Benesch, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany (ALAN 2013)
This group works together with the local organizing committee to identify and invite plenary speakers, to review the submitted abstracts, and to publicize the conference.
The steering committee is also tasked with the responsibility of identifying sites for future conferences. The conference has taken place three times in Europe (Berlin, Leisecter, and Cluj-Napoca), and twice in North America (Sherbrooke and Salt Lake City (Snowbird)). The steering committee aims for the sixth conference to be held outside of North America in 2020. Instructions for making a bid to host ALAN 2022 is available here.
ALAN 2020- Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.
Current local organisers:
Dr. Salvador J. Ribas (chair) and Mr Hector Linares, Parc Astronòmic Montsec - Consell Comarcal de la Noguera & Universitat de Barcelona
Mr. Ramon Canal-Domingo, Ms. Marta Cañellas, Ms. Mireia Carrera, Ms. Montse Cucó, Ms. Anna Paüls and Mr. Carlos Sancho, Parc Astronòmic Montsec - Consell Comarcal de la Noguera
Ms. Nieves Gordón and Mr. Fernando Jáuregui, Planetario de Pamplona - NICDO
Dr. Eduard Masana, Universitat de Barcelona
ALAN 2018- Salt Lake City (Snowbird), Utah, USA. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Ms Bettymaya Foott, The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Dr Stephen Goldsmith, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Dr Dave Kieda, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Ms Janet Muir, The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Ms Kathrine Skollingsberg, The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
ALAN 2016- Cluj, Napoca, Romania. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr Dorin Beu, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Dr Catalin Daniel Galatanu, “Gheorge Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi
ALAN 2015 - Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr Johanne Roby, Cégep de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Dr Martin Aubé, Cégep de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
M. Olivier Domingue, Cégep de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
ALAN 2014: Leicester, United Kingdom. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr Martin Morgan-Taylor, Leicester De Montfort Law School, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Ms Katie Scott, Leicester De Montfort Law School, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
ALAN 2013: Berlin, Germany. The local organizing committee was composed of:
Dr Annette Krop-Benesch, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
Dr Franz Hölker, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
Dr Christopher Kyba, Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ, Germany