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We Want You Back!
Ten years have passed since the founding convention of The Mars Society in Boulder, Colorado. In that decade thousands of people have joined our ranks to promote the goal of getting humans to Mars. However, in the last few years, we have lost a number of you. Some have simply let their membership lapse, even though they are active members in their chapters. Others have let their membership slip because they felt that we were not responsive enough to our membership. Regardless of the reasons, WE WANT YOU BACK.
We are moving forward. We are planning a whole range of new programs,
but we can’t do that without a strong, paid membership base.
We now have a more attractive membership offer than we have ever offered before: get three years of membership for the price of two years. Of course, we are happy to welcome you back for just one year too -- just for starters, we hope. Those interested in renewing their membership or joining for the first time can do so on our web site.
Mars Society Convention - Update
Register today for the 11th Annual International Mars Society Convention
Some of our convention confirmed speakers include:
In addition, we will also be featuring some special programming.
Hubble Space Telescope: Why is it worth the risk and expense to repair HST? We will have speakers to discuss the future repair mission as well as the numerous astronomical discoveries that HST has made over its lifetime.
Mars and Campaign 2008: What will the 2008 elections mean for the future of the space program? We will be holding extensive programming to discuss this topic. We also intend to invite representatives from the Democratic and Republican Presidential campaigns.
Religion and Space Exploration: What impact will space impact on religion (if any)? What would the theological implications be of finding life on another planet? What has been the history of religion and space studies? We will be discussing these topics and many more aspects of this profound topic.
Web Advocacy for Mars and Generation Y: There has been much discussion lately about why members of "Generation Y" are not excited about space exploration. We will have in depth discussions on this topic and have presentations on how best to utilize the web for space advocacy.
Mars Project Challenge: Finalists in The Mars Society Mars Project Challenge (MPC) will make presentations explaining why their proposed project should be The Mars Society’s next big project. At the conclusion of the MPC presentations, the membership of the mars Society will have an opportunity to vote for the project which they feel would best promote The Mars Society’s goals of sending humans to Mars.
You have until May 25th to send in your proposals If you think you have a great project that will advance our efforts to send humans to Mars, we want to hear from you. You can participate in the Mars Project Challenge by going to the Mars Project Challenge area of the web site. The deadline for submissions is midnight EDT on May 25, 2008.
Hotel Information is also available on the web site.
A Call for Papers: The Mars Society is now accepting abstracts for our Boulder Convention. If you would like to present a paper or give a presentation concerning the exploration and settlement of Mars, we want to hear from you. Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be sent by June 30th 2008 to: The Mars Society, PO Box 1312, Big Piney WY, 83113 or via email to Marsabstracts@aol.com (e-mail submission preferred).
If you would like to volunteer at the Convention, please email Patt Czarnik at patt@marssociety.org. Volunteers will be offered discounts on their registration based on the number of volunteer hours they donate.
We now have a more attractive membership offer than we have ever offered before: get three years of membership for the price of two years. Of course, we are happy to welcome you back for just one year too -- just for starters, we hope. Those interested in renewing their membership or joining for the first time can do so on our web site.
Mars Society Convention - Update
Register today for the 11th Annual International Mars Society Convention
Some of our convention confirmed speakers include:
- Dr. Alan Stern (Associate Administrator, NASA Science Directorate)
- Dr. S. Pete Worden (Brig. Gen., USAF, ret.; NASA Ames Research Center Director)
- Elon Musk (Founder and CEO of SpaceX)
- Dr. Jim Garvin (Chief Scientist, NASA Goddard)
- Dr. Scott Horowitz (former Associate Administrator, NASA Exploration Systems Directorate)
- Dr. Chris McKay (NASA Ames Research Center)
- Carol Stoker (NASA Ames Research Center)
- Dr. Bill Clancey (NASA Ames Research Center)
- George Whitesides (Executive Director, National Space Society)
- Dr. Robert Zubrin (President and Founder, The Mars Society; Author of The Case for Mars)
In addition, we will also be featuring some special programming.
Hubble Space Telescope: Why is it worth the risk and expense to repair HST? We will have speakers to discuss the future repair mission as well as the numerous astronomical discoveries that HST has made over its lifetime.
Mars and Campaign 2008: What will the 2008 elections mean for the future of the space program? We will be holding extensive programming to discuss this topic. We also intend to invite representatives from the Democratic and Republican Presidential campaigns.
Religion and Space Exploration: What impact will space impact on religion (if any)? What would the theological implications be of finding life on another planet? What has been the history of religion and space studies? We will be discussing these topics and many more aspects of this profound topic.
Web Advocacy for Mars and Generation Y: There has been much discussion lately about why members of "Generation Y" are not excited about space exploration. We will have in depth discussions on this topic and have presentations on how best to utilize the web for space advocacy.
Mars Project Challenge: Finalists in The Mars Society Mars Project Challenge (MPC) will make presentations explaining why their proposed project should be The Mars Society’s next big project. At the conclusion of the MPC presentations, the membership of the mars Society will have an opportunity to vote for the project which they feel would best promote The Mars Society’s goals of sending humans to Mars.
You have until May 25th to send in your proposals If you think you have a great project that will advance our efforts to send humans to Mars, we want to hear from you. You can participate in the Mars Project Challenge by going to the Mars Project Challenge area of the web site. The deadline for submissions is midnight EDT on May 25, 2008.
Hotel Information is also available on the web site.
A Call for Papers: The Mars Society is now accepting abstracts for our Boulder Convention. If you would like to present a paper or give a presentation concerning the exploration and settlement of Mars, we want to hear from you. Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be sent by June 30th 2008 to: The Mars Society, PO Box 1312, Big Piney WY, 83113 or via email to Marsabstracts@aol.com (e-mail submission preferred).
If you would like to volunteer at the Convention, please email Patt Czarnik at patt@marssociety.org. Volunteers will be offered discounts on their registration based on the number of volunteer hours they donate.
