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Matt Mountain to Speak at 11th Annual International Mars Society Convention
Matt Mountain, the Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, will be speaking at the 11th Annual International Mars Society Convention in Boulder. Dr. Mountain will be part of a special program at the Convention focusing on the Hubble Space Telescope. The timing of this program couldn't be any better. The HST servicing mission will be taking place just weeks after the convention.
Prior to his current position, Dr. Mountain was the Director of the
Gemini Observatory, which is based in Hilo, Hawaii. He is also the
Telescope Scientist for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, a member of
the Webb Science Working Group, and a Visiting Professor at the
University of Oxford (UK). Dr. Mountain has worked extensively on
projects related to star formation in galaxies (including our own),
advanced infrared instrumentation, and the capabilities of advanced
telescopes.
If you've never been to a Mars Society Convention or if it has been a long time since you've been to one, this is the year to attend. The Mars Society is on the move again, and we are planning a tremendous program this year.
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
SPEAKERS: We have an impressive list of knowledgeable, inspiring speakers already scheduled. Check the website for updates.
If you've never been to a Mars Society Convention or if it has been a long time since you've been to one, this is the year to attend. The Mars Society is on the move again, and we are planning a tremendous program this year.
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
SPEAKERS: We have an impressive list of knowledgeable, inspiring speakers already scheduled. Check the website for updates.
- Dr. S. Pete Worden (Brig. Gen., USAF, ret.; NASA Ames Research Center Director)
- Elon Musk (Founder and CEO of SpaceX)
- Dr. Alan Stern (former Associate Administrator, NASA Science Directorate)
- Dr. Jim Garvin (Chief Scientist, NASA Goddard)
- Brother Guy Consolmagno (Vatican Astronomer, Curator, Vatican Meteorite Collection)
- Dr. Carolyn Porco (Cassini Imaging Team Leader)
- Dr. Chris McKay (NASA Ames Research Center)
- Dr. Carol Stoker (NASA Ames Research Center; Co-Investigator Phoenix Mars Mission)
- Dr. Bill Clancey (NASA Ames Research Center)
- Dr. Robert Braun (Professor of Space Technology, Georgia Tech)
- George Whitesides (Executive Director, National Space Society)
- Dr. Robert Zubrin (President and Founder, The Mars Society)
- Dr. Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11 fame is also tentatively scheduled to speak
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