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Twelfth International Mars Society Convention

by Jean Lagarde last modified 2009-07-28 20:29

University of Maryland, College Park 

 

 Official Poster
Who: Hundreds of Mars Experts and Enthusiasts
What: Twelfth Annual International Mars Society Convention
When: July 30 - August 2, 2009
Where: University of Maryland, College Park
Lodging info is now available.
Why:
Your chance to hear the latest news and research from Mars, and to join us in advancing the cause of human space exploration!
Register:
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Connect:
With other attendees on Facebook

NEW! Learn more about Michael Carroll's original artwork, which will be auctioned at the Saturday evening banquet!

Quick Links:
The 2009 Great Mars BlitzPreliminary Schedule (Updated 28 July) Tours
Convention Speakers
Convention Logistics (incl. parking, transportation from airports, etc.)

 

Sponsors:

The Mars Society would like to thank its convention sponsors

The University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering

 

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Programs

 

In addition to updates on current the Phoenix Mars Lander, Spirit, Opportunity, Mars Express, and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter missions now exploring the Red Planet as well as Mars Society programs, we will also be featuring some special programming. All are guaranteed to be informative and exciting! 

 

Exploration:  An Historical Perspective
We will examine the history of exploration on Earth and discuss how historical lessons might be able to be applied to space exploration.

The Second Great Mars Blitz!
We will be sending over 100 conference participants to Capitol Hill to talk to Congressional offices about why they should support human missions to Mars.

The Art of Space   
We will have  panel of artists discuss the importance of he arts to promote and document space exploration.
Media and Space
Panel discussion on the role of media in space exploration.

NASA Goddard Tour
A tour of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, which is near to our conference site, will be held on July 29 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. There will be a $10 fee to cover transportation costs to the Mars Society.


Photo of the Day
Crew 89: 02/08/2010
POTD full-sized image  EVA Report #2:
When pulling it back up, the rope broke. They couldn`t see it at first so they went back to quad and then collected all the parts of the broken CRV. Then they learned what happened.
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