[MarsHome] International Space Development Conf. Dallas, Mars Encyclopedia

[Bruce Mackenzie gm]

>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.

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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

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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
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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
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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.
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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.

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