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Elon Musk to Speak at the 11th Annual International Mars Society Convention
We are pleased to announce that SpaceX founder Elon Musk will be speaking at the 11th Annual International Mars Society Convention which will be taking place from August 14-17, 2008 in Boulder, Colorado. A longtime supporter of the Mars Society, Musk founded SpaceX in 2002. SpaceX is part of NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program, for which it is designing and building the Falcon 9 human-rated launch vehicle and Dragon spaceship to transport cargo and then astronauts to the International Space Station. Musk will provide a full update on his progress at the Convention and how his efforts may help us to get humans to Mars.
SpaceX is the third company founded by Mr. Musk. Prior to SpaceX, he
co-founded PayPal, as well as Zip2 Corporation. In addition, Musk also
is the Chairman of Tesla Motors, an innovative company developing high
performance electric cars. Elon has a physics degree from the
University of Pennsylvania, a business degree from Wharton and
originally came to California to pursue graduate studies in high energy
density capacitor physics & materials science at Stanford.
REGISTER NOW FOR A SPECTACULAR CONVENTION!
WHERE: Back to where it all began in 1998: University Memorial Center, University Of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.
WHEN: August 14-17, 2008
REGISTRATION: Available Online
HOTEL INFORMATION: Details Online
SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT: Do you want to give a talk? Please submit an abstract of no more than 300 words to marsabstracts@aol.com.
SPEAKERS: We have an impressive list of knowledgeable, inspiring speakers already scheduled. Check the website for updates.
Some of our other confirmed speakers and programming include:
REGISTER NOW FOR A SPECTACULAR CONVENTION!
WHERE: Back to where it all began in 1998: University Memorial Center, University Of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.
WHEN: August 14-17, 2008
REGISTRATION: Available Online
HOTEL INFORMATION: Details Online
SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT: Do you want to give a talk? Please submit an abstract of no more than 300 words to marsabstracts@aol.com.
SPEAKERS: We have an impressive list of knowledgeable, inspiring speakers already scheduled. Check the website for updates.
Some of our other confirmed speakers and programming include:
- Dr. Alan Stern (former Associate Administrator, NASA Science Directorate)
- Dr. S. Pete Worden (Brig. Gen., USAF, ret.; NASA Ames Research Center Director)
- Dr. Jim Garvin (Chief Scientist, NASA Goddard)
- Dr. Carolyn Porco (Cassini Imaging Team Leader)
- Dr. Chris McKay (NASA Ames Research Center)
- Dr. Carol Stoker (NASA Ames Research Center)
- Dr. Bill Clancey (NASA Ames Research Center)
- Dr, Matt Mountain (Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute)
- Dr. Michael Simpson (International Space University)
- Dr. Robert Braun (Georgia Tech)
- George Whitesides (Executive Director, National Space Society)
- Dr. Robert Zubrin (President and Founder, The Mars Society; Author of The Case for Mars)
- Dr. Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11 fame is also tentatively scheduled to speak.
- Brother Guy Consolmagno (Vatican Observatory; Curator, Vatican Meteorite Collection; author of Brother Astronomer)
- Rt. Rev. James Heiser, Diocesan Bishop The Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America
- Dr. Ted Peters (Co-Editor: Theology and Science; The CTNS Journal of Science and Religion)
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