Founder and coordinator of Italian planetaria's friends association (since 1986) and of the astronomical association of Brescia (since 1975).
Coordinator of public activities of the Natural Science Museum of Brescia, editor of the monthly program of the Museum and founder of the teaching laboratory (from 1982 to 1994).
Coordinator of the activities of the Astronomical Observatory Specola Cidnea (from 1986), the first observatory in Italy specifically for the public. Promotor of the knowledge of scientific instruments and paintings of Art and History Museums in Brescia.

     Collaborator of the Study and research Center Serafino Zani in the organization of public and school scientific activities. These activities include the management of the Lumezzane Planetarium and the Astronomical Observatory Serafino Zani.
 
     Since 1990, among the activities of the Italian planetaria's friends association, promotor of the "Day of planetaria" that from 1995 involved different countries in Europe.

In 1991 Universitary degree for planetarium operators at the University Louis Pasteur of Strasbourg (France).

Since 1993 organizer of the annual National course for public observatory and planetarium operators.

     Organizer and speaker during the annual national meeting of Italian planetaria (since 1986), presented communications during the conferences of the International Planetarium Society, during the Colloquium of European Planetaria and during the annual meetings of the Association of French-Speaking Planetariums.
Representative of the Italian planetaria's Friends association in the Council of the International Planetarium Society.

 

List of publications and international meeting communications

- Activities of Italian planetaria. The Boundless planetarium proceedings, Borlange, Sweden, 1990: 53-56

- Il cielo in una stanza. L'affascinante mondo dei planetari. Comune di Brescia, Associazione amici dei planetari, 1991.

- Fare astronomia con il planetario. Guida per insegnanti ed educatori. Comune di Brescia, Associazione amici dei planetari, 1991.

- The diffusion of astronomy in Italy. Experience in the field of planetaria. Proceedings of the 3rd Colloquium of European Planetaria, European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany, 1992: 51-53.

- Planetarium teaching philosophy and promotional activities outside the dome. International Planetarium Society Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 1992. In: Annuario della Specola Cidnea per l'anno 1993: 86-90.

- A l'interieur et à l'exterieur de la coupole. Experiences et idées entre les planétariums des Etas Unis et de l'Italie. VIII Rencontre de l'Association des planétariums de langue francaise, Saint Etienne, France, 1993: 1-7

- Catastrophes cosmiques. Une production de l'Hansen Planetarium. - Autres usages des spectacles en dehors des planétariums. Planétariums 1 - 1995, Actes du colloque "Planétarium, education et Pédagogie", IX Rencontre de l'Association des planétariums de langue francaise, Poitiers, France, 1994: 36-39.

- Sites and non-traditional programs for small and itinerant planetariums. - The itinerant planetarium Cosmodissée. Proceedings of the International Planetarium Society Conference, Cocoa, Florida, USA, 1994: 169-173.

- Italian experiences in the field of the popularisation of astronomy - Brescia public observatory experiences from "A" to "Z" - Two new sky simulators from France: the big planetarium SN 88 II and the itinerant inflatable planetarium Cosmodissée. Proceedings of the Meeting on popularization of astronomy, Observatory and Planetarium in Presov, Slovakia, 1994: 19-28.

- Programmes interdisciplinaires et outils pédagogiques pour activités pratiques - Le meeting des planétariums de l'Est à Presov Planétariums 2 - 1996, Actes du X Rencontre de l'Association des planétariums de langue francaise, Le Val d'Oule, La Motte-Chalancon, France, 1995: 58-60; 63-64.

- Petits ou mobiles: les planétariums adaptes aux écoles, Planétariums 3 - 1997, XI Rencontre de l'Association des Planétariums de langue francaise, Reims, 1996: 33-38.

- Public Observatories and Planetaria: the best connection to diffuse astronomy, International Planetarium Society, 1996 Conference, Osaka, Japan: 102-105.

- Ramponi L., Reynolds S., Torbjorn U., I.D.E.A.S., Interactive/Interdisciplinary Didactic Experiences with Advanced Starlab, International Planetarium Society, 1996 Conference, Osaka, Japan: 222-225.

- Ramponi L., Reynolds S., First European Meeting for itinerant and small planetaria, International Planetarium Society, 1996 Conference, Osaka, Japan: 11-13.

- Art et Astronomie, XII Rencontre de l'Association des Planétariums de langue française, Marseille, 1997, Planétariums 1998: 22-24.

- The wonderfull world of shadows under the dome, International Planetarium Society, 1998 Conference, London: 21-22.

- Magic Walls and other new experiences using Starlab, International Planetarium Society, 1998 Conference, London: 55-58.

- Perspectives of itinerant planetaria. Italy: a study case, II European Meeting of itinerant planetaria, Strasbourg, 1999, Planétariums 2000: 45-47.

- The list does not contain the communications presented during the national meeting of planetaria (since 1986 to today every year).

- APLF/Portrait, Michel Dumas et Jean-Michel Faidit, Rencontre avec Loris Ramponi, Planetariums 3, 1997, 52-53.

- Bricoler avec les étoiles, Rencontre de l'Association des Planétariums de langue française, Toulouse, 2000.

- Planetarium: Museum of constellations, International Planetarium Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2000.

- Ramponi L. and Reynolds Button S., Discovery rooms and science shows with "Magic Starlab": new 'I.D.E.A.S' for museums and planetariums, International Planetarium Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2000.