From BMackenzie at alum.mit.edu Wed May 16 17:11:48 2007 From: BMackenzie at alum.mit.edu (Bruce Mackenzie gm) Date: Wed May 16 17:15:13 2007 Subject: [MarsHome] International Space Development Conf. Dallas, Mars Encyclopedia Message-ID: >From the Mars Foundation and Mars Homestead Project: 1. Join us at the International Space Development Conference (ISDC), Dallas, Texas on May 25-28. Possible discount now. See below. 2. Mars Encyclopedia ? help build an Encyclopedia (Wiki) about Mars, past, present & future. (see below) 3. Internships, volunteer or stipend, write to Info (at) MarsHome.org 4. Donations welcome, including materials, usable laptops, see below. - - - - - - Details 1. Join us at The International Space Development Conference (ISDC). This annual meeting of the National Space Society will take place in Dallas, Texas on May 25-28. Speakers include: John Carmack of Armadillo Aerospace; astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Rusty Schweickart, and Shannon Lucid; Steve Squyers, Ben Bova, Robert Zubrin and many more. See several technical tracks, exhibits, space hardware and interact with the top leaders of the space community. For additional information and to register visit: http://isdc.NSS.org/2007 (I've been told the discounted registration fee 'might' be held open on the web, today.) The Mars Foundation is an affiliate of ISDC. Drop by our table about the Mars Foundation / Mars Homestead during breaks, and say hi. If you would like to help at the table, describing Mars Settlement plans, write to Info (at) MarsHome.org - - - - - - - - 2. Mars Encyclopedia ? MarsPedia Help build "MarsPedia" (tm ) an on-line Encyclopedia (similar to WikiPedia), but about Mars, past, present & future (especially future). We are building an on-line 'encyclopedia' of reference information related to Mars, especially plans for future exploration & settlement, but also geology, science, fiction, legend, and history. In conjunction with other organizations, the Mars Society, NSS, Moon Society, and Mike and James and other individuals who initiated LunarPedia. It is NOT ready for browsing, but please fill in a paragraph or whole article on some topic you know about. Do NOT post copyrighted material. See MarsPedia.info - - - - - - 3. Internships, volunteer or limited stipend: Especially for college students interested in: writing, tech. writing, graphics, funding, mechanical / civil / chemical / aero engineering, architecture, web. Can be from home or in Boston (great place to spend the summer, ask). No need for more then a sentence or 3 in a cover letter, paste resume in message or attach as .rtf or plain text. Specify clearly if you are volunteering, or can only accept paid work. We will contact you with more info after May 29. Write to Info (at) MarsHome.org - - - - - - 4. Donations always welcome, consider donating to help a student work toward Settlement of Space, or to publicize the advantages of 'opening a new world'. For this summer we especially need donations of usable laptops for 2 volunteers. Tax deductible (501(C )(3) http://www.marshome.org/about/donations.html To designate a contribution for a specific project, make a large donation, or to donate materials or supplies, please send an e-mail to: "Info at MarsHome.org" or call (781)944-7027. - - - - - - The Mars Foundation is a non-profit organization, devoted to education on Mars and the settlement of Mars and beyond http://MarsHome.org "Mars Foundation", "Mars Homestead", "Mars Homestead Project" are Trademarks of the Mars Foundation, a 501( c)(3) organization. To Not receive these infrequent announcements. Go to http://www.MarsHome.org/mailman/options/announce click 'unsubscribe' & reply to confirmation; no password needed. More info on the Mars Homestead project and the Mars Foundation is at www.MarsHome.com or e-mail to Info at MarsHome.org