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Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space Hearing: Mars Exploration Program

2:30 PM

CONTACT 2004: The Challenge of Mars: Past, Present, Future

For centuries Mars has captured our attention, fired our imagination and beckoned us to a frontier unlike any that humanity has yet encountered. Across time and cultures Mars has been part of our science, religion, literature and art. Join us at CONTACT 2004 for up-to-the-minute presentations from project scientists on the Mars Exploration Rover mission. Explore with us the fact, fiction, myth and history... the art and science... the past, present and future of the red planet.

Conference runs 03/12/04 - 03/14/04

Vernadsky-Brown Microsymposium 39: Geological Evidence for Climate Change in Mars History and Models for Climate Evolution

This year the Microsymposium will focus on Mars and the topics of geological evidence for climate change throughout its history and models for climate evolution. Recent results from Mars Global Surveyor and Odyssey missions have provided abundant evidence for Amazonian climate change and a range of surficial deposits that may reflect this change. In addition, these same data are now providing clues as to where water might be sequestered, both mineralogically bound and as buried deposits. Combinations of altimetry, images, and physical, chemical and mineralogical properties are now being used to address ancient Hesperian and Noachian-aged climates on Mars.

Public Hearing: President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond

Third public hearing for Moon, Mars, and Beyond Commission.

Event runs 03/24/04 - 03/25/04

20th National Space Symposium

The space industry will be seeing stars at the upcoming 20th National Space Symposium, as the superstars of civil, commercial and national security space converge in Colorado Springs to address topics ranging from "The Moon, Mars and Beyond" to "50 Years of Space & Missiles - From the Past to the Future." From the titans of the commercial space industry to the explorers of deep space to the commanders of U.S. military space, they all come together for the Space Foundation's signature event March 29 - April 1, 2004, at The Broadmoor.

Event runs March 29 - April 1

Association of Mars Explorers Dinner

Astrobiologist Penny Boston, Ph.D. will speak at the Association of Mars Explorers dinner on the subject of 'Exploring Martian Caves'. Penny Boston is a veteran of the Mars exploration community. As a founder of the Mars Underground, she has had a long term interest in the exploration of the surface of Mars. Her scientific interests have been focused on subsurface life and the exploration of the caves of Earth as analogs for extraterrestrial habitats for subsurface life.

The Association dinner will be held at the Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, California (170 South Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113) on MARCH 30, 2004. A bar will be available at 6:30pm. Dinner (three courses) will start at 7:30pm. Guests of members welcome. The dinner is informal - Dress casual/smart. Cost is $30 per person payable on the night. The dinner is subsidized by the outgoing President.

TO BOOK : Send an email to dinner@mars-club.org with the expected number or reply to this email with confirmation of attendance. Please inform the club if this number changes. Please inform us of any dietary requirements (vegetarian etc.)

For further information go to www.mars-club.org under 'Events'

DINNER EVENTS :

Dinner Talk by Penny Boston, Ph.D.
'Exploring Martian Caves'
Brief hand over from the outgoing (Charles Cockell, Ph.D.) to the new President - Andrew C. Schuerger, Ph.D.

The dinner will be held during the NASA Astrobiology Conference at the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, just five minutes drive from Mountain View, providing an extra reason for attendees of the dinner to visit the area. The web site of the conference is at: http://abscicon.arc.nasa.gov

Just one hour drive from San Francisco, San Jose is an ideal location to visit the other attractions of Northern California, including the wine growing regions of the Napa Valley, the Monterey Aquarium and the Golden Gate Bridge. A good place to look at tourism possibilities is: http://www.northerncalifornia.worldweb.com/

Contact: Charles Cockell (charles.cockell@btinternet.com)

MarsWeek 2004

April 9th-11th

MarsWeek is a three-day conference dedicated to new developments in human and robotic exploration of Mars. MarsWeek 2004 is the 5th annual conference to be held at MIT. Each year, selected speakers come from around the globe to talk about research and activities related to current and future space exploration. This conference is a great opportunity for students and professionals to come together and connect with those at the forefront of aerospace and planetary research.

Public Hearing: President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond

Fourth public meeting for Moon-Mars Commmission.

Event runs 04/15/04 - 04/16/04

Space Day 2004 at Penn State

A FREE event for all ages!

Saturday, April 17, 2004
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Penn State University Park Campus in the HUB-Robeson Center

Public Hearing: President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond

Fifth public meeting for Moon-Mars Commission.

Event runs 05/03/04 - 05/04/04

MARS DAY!

MARS DAY! is an annual NASM event that celebrates the Red Planet with a variety of educational and fun family activities. In 2004 MARS DAY! will be held on Friday, July 16. Scientists active in Mars research will be on hand to answer questions and describe current and future missions. Visitors will:

Learn about the mission of the new HiRISE instrument that will provide detailed images of Mars from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.
See a real meteorite that came from Mars.
View the latest images just arrived from the Mars Odyssey mission.
See a full-scale model of the Mars Exploration Rovers currently on Mars.
View the surface of Mars in 3-D with red/blue glasses.
Play the Red Planet Quiz Show.
Learn about the latest missions and discoveries.

And much more!

Mars Society 7th International Conference

The 2004 Conference location is currently planned for The Palmer House Hilton hotel, in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The Conference this year will be jointly hosted by the Illnois and Michigan Chapters of the Mars Society.

A PDF flier is available at http://www.marssociety.org/convention/2004/04flyer.pdf

Event runs August 19-22.

International Space Exploration Meetup Day

International Space Exploration Meetup Day is September 7th, and groups are forming up across the country to meet & discuss Moon-Mars.

September 7, 2004

International Mars Conference

This International Mars Conference will be held in the Island of Ischia. Ischia is a beautiful island, located in the Gulf of Napoli, with important natural hot springs that aretestimony of the secondary volcanic activity of the near Vesuvio volcano. The conference will last all the third week of September and will be focused on the results of 2004 Mars Exploration campaign and implication for future planning. The Italian Space Agency intends to offer to the international community, involved in the on going Martian missions, the occasion for an extensive presentation of the first results, but also the possibility of a round table confrontation of ideas and perspective for the next future of the scientific exploration of Mars.

September 19-23, 2004

The 4th European Mars Conference

The Mars Society UK is hosting the 4th European Mars Conference, and warmly invites all space advocates to join us on the weekend of the 8th-10th October 2004, in Milton Keynes.

- Guest Speaker Talks
- Panel Discussions
- Presentations
- Evening social activities

Featuring: Dr. Andrew Ball; Dr. Loredana Bessone (ESA Aurora); Dr. Alex Ellery; Dr. Richard Fisackerly (ESA Aurora); Dr. Kevin Fong (Space Biomedical Research); Dr. David Parker (PPARC); Prof. David Southwood (ESA Director of Science); Dr. Robert Zubrin (the Mars Society)

October 8th-10th, 2004