Crew members of the Mars Society's Mars on Earth missons will be in attendence at this year's International Mars Society Convention:
A special session to discuss crew experience in the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) and Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS) will be held at the 6th International Mars Society Convention, August 14-17, Eugene, OR.At this time, some 150 individuals from 20 countries and numerous scientific and engineering disciplines have participated as crew members in either the MDRS or FMARS, with total mission activity now exceeding 1800 person-days. The collective experience of these crew members now represents the largest mass of data of human extraterrestrial exploration operations research of any program ever conducted. Accordingly, to start to gather the insights generated by this activity, the Mars Society is holding a special session at the convention in which crew members will relate their experiences, both in the form of individual papers and as members of panels. Some 30 former MDRS and FMARS crewmembers are expected to participate.
If you are a veteran of FMARS or MDRS, you are invited to speak at this special session. The abstract deadline for those wishing to present papers is June 30, 2003. Send abstracts of no more than 300 words to .The special session will be open to the public. Registration for the Mars Society convention is now open at www.marssociety.org. Reduced rates are available for those who register before June 30, 2003.
To find out more about the Mars society, visit our website at www.marssociety.org.
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