{"id":3962,"date":"2013-08-14T20:58:18","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T20:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3962"},"modified":"2013-08-14T20:58:18","modified_gmt":"2013-08-14T20:58:18","slug":"mars-society-conference-starts-friday-inspiration-mars-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3962","title":{"rendered":"Mars Society Conference starts Friday + Inspiration Mars contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marssociety.org\/\" target=\"_d\">Mars Society<\/a> is holding the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marssociety.org\/conventions\/2013\" target=\"_d\">16th Annual International Mars Society Convention<\/a>, August 15-18 at the University of Colorado, Boulder.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t see a program on line yet but here is the list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marssociety.org\/conventions\/2013\/speakers\" target=\"_d\">Plenary Speakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The presentations will be webcast on line at <a href=\"http:\/\/new.livestream.com\/accounts\/4950775\/events\/2308259\" target=\"_d\">16th Annual International Mars Society Convention on Livestream<\/a> between Thursday, Aug 15, 2013 11:00am EDT and Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 6:00pm EDT<\/p>\n<p>===<\/p>\n<p>Here is a message I got about an announcement to be made on Friday at the conference:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Mars Society to announce Inspiration Mars contest<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>WHAT:<i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/b>Officials with the Mars Society will make an announcement and share details regarding a contest related to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/inspirationmars.org\/\" target=\"_d\">Inspiration Mars<\/a> mission.<\/p>\n<p><b>WHEN:<br \/>\n<\/b>Friday, Aug. 16, 2013 at 1 p.m. (MST)<\/p>\n<p><b>WHERE:<\/b><br \/>\n16<sup>th<\/sup> Annual International Mars Society Convention<br \/>\nThe University of Colorado, Boulder<br \/>\nUMC, Glenn Miller Ballroom<br \/>\nBoulder, Colorado 80309<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO<\/strong>:\u00a0 Spokespeople include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Robert Zubrin, president, Mars Society<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Dennis Tito, executive director, Inspiration Mars<\/li>\n<li>Taber MacCallum, program manager, Inspiration Mars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mars Society is holding the 16th Annual International Mars Society Convention, August 15-18 at the University of Colorado, Boulder. I don&#8217;t see a program on line yet but here is the list of Plenary Speakers. 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