Mars Society Bulletin – 27 March 2001

In this Issue:

** HELP SAVE HUMAN MARS EXPLORATION FUNDING – UPDATE

** MARS SOCIETY CONVENTION UPDATE

** MARS SOCIETY CONVENTION POSTER CONTEST

** HAKLUYT PRIZE

** CONVENTION DISPLAYS AND VENDORS

** CALL FOR PAPERS

** CONVENTION HOTELS

** PRELIMINARY FLASHLINE MARS ARCTIC RESEARCH STATION 2001 CREWS

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There has been a tremendous outpouring of support over the last few
weeks for our efforts to restore the human Mars exploration funds that
were recently eliminated by NASA Administrator Dan Goldin to feed
Space Station overruns. Numerous chapters of the Mars Society have
taken up the challenge and are contacting their Congresspeople and
NASA. In addition, we have been contacted by individuals from around
the country who have declared their support for our cause, and who
have expressed their willingness to write letters, make phone calls,
and tell others to do the same.

We need to keep up this pressure. We need to show Congress and NASA
that we do not intend to let up until these programs are restored. The
United States needs a manned space program that is going somewhere,
not stuck forever in low Earth orbit. Three decades of stagnation are
enough.

Rather than shut down the tiny amount of human Mars technology
development work currently underway, such funding should be
significantly expanded. We must tell Congress that a program should be
funded at a level of at least $140 million per year (about 1% of
NASA’s current budget) within the NASA HEDS organization, to develop
the technologies necessary for human Mars exploration missions.

You can gain access to a sample letter, our briefing book, and other
resources at the Operation Congress website
http://www.marssociety.org/opcongress

ON TO MARS!

Chris Carberry

Outreach Task Force, Coordinator

ccarberry@masshist.org

(617) 646-0523

Joseph Webster

Outreach Task Force, Congressional Outreach Director

jwebster@hsdwdc.com

(202) 822-8282

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The Contest:

If you are creative, artistic and interested in the exploration of
Mars, then this is the contest for you! Design a flashy, attractive
poster advertising the Fourth International Mars Society Convention
for the chance to win a free pass to the convention at Stanford
University in California. The contest is open to people of all ages.

The Rules:

1. The poster must be in color and must be 8.5″ x 11″ in size, but
scalable to larger formats.

2. The poster should photocopy well in black and white. A separate
poster in black & white accompanying a color version of the poster
entry would be desireable.

3. The poster must contain the Mars Society logo and the following
information:

4th International Mars Society Convention

Date: August 23th-26th, 2001

Locale: Stanford University, California

Call for Papers – Deadline for 300 word abstract submissions is June
15th, 2001.

Mail abstracts to: Mars Society, Box 273, Indian Hills, CO 80454.

Or via e-mail to: MZubrin@aol.com

Email submissions preferred!

For more information, please visit the web site at
http://www.marssociety.com/convention/2001.

Convention registration fee:

$180 (US) before June 30, 2001, $240 (US) thereafter. Students: $60
(US).

On-line registration is available.

4. The entry deadline is Mayl 1st, 2001. Entries must be mailed to

Attn: Mars Society Poster Contest

Box 273, Indian Hills, CO 80454

OR emailed in PDF format to MZubrin@aol.com

Email submissions preferred.

5. You may enter a maximum of two posters into the contest.

6. Public domain photographic images of Mars may be used, but all
other artwork must be original.

7. The entrant who submitted the winning poster permits the Mars
Society broad freedom of use of the graphic image.

Judging:

Entries will be judged on how effective they are in advertising the
convention, how attractive they are and how well they reproduce as
photocopies. Entrants are encouraged to submit both a color and black
and white version of their poster.

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Once again The Mars Society will be sponsoring a contest for the best
student letter to world leaders advocating exploration of Mars. This
contest is open to students age 15 – 22. Letters must be original
compositions which have been either mailed or emailed to an identified
list of influential world leaders. Length of 1-3 pages is preferred.

The winner receives an all expense paid trip to the 4th annual
International Convention of the Mars Society, which will be held in
Stanford, CA this August 23-26th. Past winners have come from
England, Canada and Australia. In addition to the grand prize,
additional prizes are awarded to runners-up.

The deadline for submissions is June 1, 2001. Send or email a copy of
your letter along with the list of recipients to:

Maggie Zubrin – mzubrin@aol.com

The Mars Society

P.O. Box 273

Indian Hills, CO 80454

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We will have a limited amount of space available for displays and
vendors, but it will be top quality space with high traffic.

Individuals or organizations may rent space at the rate of $1000 per
table or $500 for half. All private displays and vendors must be
preapproved for appropriate content. Corporate donors – your donation
of $5000 to support the convention entitles you to a full table plus
up to 5 conference admissions.

There is no charge for chapters or task force groups wishing to erect
a display at the convention. However, due to space constraints,
chapters wishing to vend merchandise will need to share the HQ table.
Chapters must provide staff to sell their items and sales must be
segregated from HQ sales. We will try to display as many items as we
can with equanimity.

Please book your space no later than July 1. Request should be sent
to mzubrin@aol.com

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It’s time to start sending your abstracts in. As in prior years, we
will strive to accept as many abstracts as possible, providing content
is relative to Mars exploration and fairly logical in nature.
Absences of scheduled speakers have caused some dissatisfaction in the
past, so this year, due to popular demand, we will be adding a
confirmation of attendance process for the presenters.

The preferred method of receiving abstracts is via email. If you are
not using a windows system, pasting the content into your email works
fine.

Send your 300 word abstract to:

Maggie Zubrin – mzubrin@aol.com

The Mars Society

P.O. Box 273

Indian Hills, CO 80454

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Unlike many parts of California, the Stanford/Silicon Valley area
enjoys a relatively mild climate in August. Located on a broad
peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay, the
area is cooled somewhat by the ocean. Temperatures in August range
from the mid-70’s to the mid-80’s and generally dry.

The campus is laid back, lovely and comfortable. Come prepared for
some modest walking.

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The Mars Society 4th Annual International Convention

Stanford, CA August 23 – 26th , 2001

In addition to the low cost dorm rooms available on campus the
following hotels are within a short distance of Stanford:

Creekside Inn

3400 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Creek side setting, non-smoking only

$169 – $259

650/493-2411

Crown Plaza

4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Full Service Hotel, Free Shuttle

$239 – $500

650/ 857-0787

Dinah’s Garden Hotel

4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Luxury Hotel, garden setting, 2 pools

$245 – $550

800/227-8220

Hyatt Rickeys

4219 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Resort style hotel with pools and gardens

$250 – $324

800/233-1234

Howard Johnson

3901 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Newly renovated, continental breakfast

$135 – $175

650/493-2760

Quality Inn

3945 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Continental breakfast

$129 – $169

800/900-0524

Days Inn

4238 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Continental breakfast

$128 – $138

800/325-2525

Travel Lodge

3255 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Pool, continental breakfast

$157 – $175

800/578-7878

Sheraton

625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301

1 Block from Stanford, Full Service Hotel

800/74-3516

$249 – $269

Stanford Terrace Inn

531 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301

1 block, free shuttle, pool, breakfast

$185 – $300

800/729-0332

Westin Hotel

675 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301

1 block from Stanford, luxury hotel

$329 – $369

800/228-3000

Stanford Park

100 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Pool and Health Facilities, walking Distance $330 – $435

800/368-2468

Best Western Riviera

15 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Pool, continental breakfast

$150-$200

800/632-7255

Coronet Motel

2455 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Pool

$100-$150

650/ 326-1081

Hidden Villa Hostel

26870 Moody Rd., Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

dormitory style rooms, further from campus

under $100

650/949-8648

Mermaid Inn

727 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Pool, continental breakfast, close to Stanford

call for rates

800/237-4622

Super 8 Motel

3200 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Pool, continental breakfast

$100 – $150

800/800-8000

Townhouse Inn

4164 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Continental breakfast

$100-$150

800/458-8696

Sky Ranch Motel

4234 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 94306

Continental breakfast

$100-$150

650/493-7221

Holiday Inn Express

93 W. El Camino Real, Mt. View, CA 94040

Pool, fitness center, continental breakfast, 5 miles

$150 – $275

800/445-7774

Pacific Hotel

1984 El Camino Real, Mt. View, CA 94040

Continental breakfast, high speed internet

$138 – $179

650/967-6901

Tropicana Lodge

1720 El Camino Real W., Mt. View, CA 94040

Pool, continental breakfast, further from campus

$95 – $105

888/961-0502

Comfort Inn

1561 W El Camino Real, Mt. View, CA 94040

Pool, continental breakfast

$95 – $180

650/967-7888

Motel 6

4301 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Pool, 4 miles

$70

650/949-0833

Marriott Residence Inn

1854 El Camino Real W., Mt. View, CA 94040

All suites with full kitchen, breakfast, pool

$170 – $350

650/940-1300

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Rotation 1 June 28-July 7

• Pascal Lee (commander), Geologist SETI Institute, French
  
• Charles Cockell, Biologist, British Antarctic Survey, UK
  
• Steve Braham, Physicist, Simon Fraser Univ., UK
  
• George Martin, MD, USAF, US
  
• Frank Schubert, Architect, Largeart, US
  
• Marc Boucher (6/28-7/4), Internet Engineer, aTerra Corp., Canadian
  
• Sam Burbank (7/5-7/7), Filmmaker, Independent, US
  

Rotation 2 July 8-July 17

• Robert Zubrin (commander), Engineer, Pioneer Astronautics, US
  
• Charles Cockell, Biologist, British Antarctic Survey, UK
  
• Steve Braham, Physicist, Simon Fraser Univ., UK
  
• Katy Quinn, Geologist, MIT, US born in Australia
  
• Vladimir Pletser, Physicist, ESA, Belgian
  
• Bill Clancey, Computer Scientist, NASA Ames, US
  

Rotation 3 July 18-July 27

• Robert Zubrin (commander), Engineer, Pioneer Astronautics, US
  
• Christine Jayarajah, Chemist, Univ. of Toronto, Canadian born in Sri
  Lanka
  
• Steve Braham, Physicist, Simon Fraser Univ., UK
  
• Cathrine Frandsen, Physicist, Niels Bohr Institute, Denmark
  
• Charles Frankel, Geologist, Planete Mars, French/US
  
• Brent Bos, Optical Science, Univ. of Arizona, US
  

Rotation 4 July 28-Aug 2

• Pascal Lee (commander), Geologist, SETI Institute, French
  
• Darlene Lim, Biologist, Univ. of Toronto, Canadian
  
• Steve Braham, Physicist, Simon Fraser Univ., UK
  
• John Blitch, Roboticist, DARPA, US
  
• Carol Stoker, Engineer, NASA Ames, US
  
• Larry Lemke, Engineer, NASA Ames, US
  

Rotation 5 Aug 2-Aug 9

• Pascal Lee (commander), Geologist, SETI Institute, French
  
• Charles Cockell, Biologist, British Antarctic Survey, UK
  
• Steve Braham, Physicist, Simon Fraser Univ., UK
  
• Jeff Jones, MD, NASA JSC, US
  
• Kelly Snook, Engineer, NASA Ames, US
  
• Jaret Matthews, Engineer, Purdue, US
  

Rotation 6 Aug 10-Aug 17

• Pascal Lee (commander), Geologist, SETI Institute, French
  
• Charles Cockell, Biologist, British Antarctic Survey, UK
  
• Steve Braham, Physicist, Simon Fraser Univ., UK
  
• Chris Shank, Engineer, USAF, US
  
• Rocky Persaud, Geologist, Univ. of Toronto, Canadian
  
• George James, Engineer, NASA JSC, US
  

Join the Mars Society:

https://commerce.maplesquare.com/marssociety/

Join us at our annual convention August 23 – 26 at Stanford
Univeristy in Palo Alto, California:

http://www.marssociety.org/convention/2001/

Learn more about the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station

http://arctic.marssociety.org/

Get involved, join a chapter:

http://www.marssociety.org/about/chapters.html