http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D Site Events daily 1 2005-11-18T21:45:23Z http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/Members/jlagarde/mars-phoenix-lander-parties On May 25, 2008 at 11:36 UTC, the Mars Phoenix lander is scheduled to descend to the Martian polar surface to begin an historic search for water and indications that Mars may have been suitable for life (landing time subject to change). This landing could not have been better timed. If all goes well, we are positioned to bring Mars exploration to center stage with parties and other events in the heart of the 2008 Presidential elections. jlagarde Mission 2008-05-04T22:25:38Z Event http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/c/urc/2008-university-rover-challenge Nine teams of college students from 3 countries are preparing to prove that they have what it takes to build the next generation of Mars rovers at the 2008 Mars Society University Rover Challenge (URC). The contest, to be held June 5-7, 2008 at the Mars Desert Research Station near Hanksville, Utah, will be sponsored by Raytheon. The 2008 URC will require the students to place their robotic creations through a series of four difficult tasks that will feature capabilities expected of future Mars rovers. kfsloan Competition 2008-05-05T04:16:20Z Event http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/Members/Artemis/AMEC2008 Presentations over this exciting two-day event will cover a range of issues concerned with forging, nurturing and developing the pioneering culture and methods required to explore Mars. Artemis Conference 2008-03-16T23:26:00Z Event http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/Members/jlagarde/science-and-technology-of-privately-funded-space-missions-2008 On behalf of the Mars Society Deutschland e.V., the Institute of Space Technology at the University of the Federal Armed Forces of Germany in Munich and the organizers of ECIT2008, I am pleased to invite you to a special session on space science and engineering at the 5th European Conference on Intelligent Systems and Technologies. hgriebel Conference 2008-04-04T16:26:53Z Event http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/c/Conventions/2008/convention-2008-event The Society goes back to its origin this year, holding the convention at the University Memorial Center, University of Colorado at Boulder. jlagarde Conference Hot Convention 2007-12-21T04:34:17Z Event http://www.marssociety.org/portal%22+accesskey%3D/Members/Artemis/emc8 The conference web site is not up yet. This event will be updated when it is. Artemis Conference 2008-03-21T18:05:13Z Event