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The Inc. Fourth International Convention Stanford California, August 23 -26th, 2001

Wednesday, August 22 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Early registration and Dormitory Check-in Governor's Corner Dormitory Area Music of Mars (free concert)

Thursday, August 23 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration - Dinkelspiel Auditorium Lobby

Plenary Sessions A Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Capacity 700 9:00 a.m. Dr. Robert Zubrin - The Next Step for The Mars Society 10:00 a.m. Elon Musk - to be announced 11:00 a.m. Dr. Mike Griffin - to be announced

Track Sessions 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Track 1A – Robotic Exploration on Mars Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Capacity 700 Track 2A – Public Policy and Political Action Annenberg Auditorium, Capacity 350 Track 3A – Martian Culture, Government, Literature and Art Cubberly Auditorium, Capacity 400 Track 4A – Comp and Comm Systems/Risk Assessment Bldg 320, Room 105, Capacity 242 Track 5A – Can Life Exist on Mars/The Other Hab – MDRS Bldg 420, Room 040, Capacity 297

Special Events

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Reception - Lagunita Courtyard

8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Panel Discussion - Building an Ecosystem - Healing the Earth by Means of a Martian Genesis Dr. Robert Zubrin, Dr. Chris McKay, Sam Burbank, Kim Stanley Robinson, Gus Frederick - Moderator: Maggie Zubrin Free and Open to the Public - Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Capacity 700

Thursday, August 23, 2001 Afternoon Track Sessions

Track 1 A Track 2 A Track 3 A Track 4 A Track 5 A Robotic Public Policy and A World of its Comp and Can Life Exist on Exploration on Political Action Own: Martian Comm Systems Mars? Mars Culture, ------Government, Risk The Other Hab - Literature and Art Assessment MDRS 1:00 p.m. G. Frederick - Hirata, C. - Barriers Markley et al - Red Charania, A.C. - Bishop, J. - Invasion of the to a Human Planet: Scientific Networks on the The Mineralogy of Speleobots Exploration and Cultural Edge of Forever Mars and the Mission Encounters Search for Life 1:30 p.m. Enos, H. - Hurtak and Egan, Landis, G. - Mars McGowan, J.F. - Kuznetz and Gan - Gamma Ray Legal Implications Crossing: Very Low Bit On the Existence Spectrometer for an International Technology in Rate Video and Stability of Mission Science Fiction Liquid Water 2:00 p.m. McGown, R.D. Fisher, G. - The Schreibman, A. - Chapin, N. - Shannon, D. - Is an and A.I. - Mars Need for Government Visions of Martians What about the Inorganic Process Meteor Survey prior to going to Mars in Popular Culture Data? responsible for Formations in Mars Meteorite 2:30 p.m. Beyer, J. - A Livingston, D. - a Poss, R. – Mars in Milliun, J. - Landis, G. - Mission Plan for Code of Ethics and the Cinema, a A Leveraged Halobacteria, a Mars Standards Comparative Study Approach to Candidate for Life Development on Mars 3:00 p.m. NG, T.C. - Olson and Contursi - Mackenzie, B. - Vancil, C. - Zubrin, R. - Sampling Tools Cutting the NASA Raising the First Private Backup for Interstellar for Mars Umbilical Children on Mars Deep Space Panspermia and Network Life on Mars 3:30 p.m. Sylvan, R. - Lusignan, B. - Erickson, B. ------Shull, D. - Lunar Increased Cost Universities in the Designing the Laws Sylvan, R. - and Martian Effectiveness Age of Commercial of Mars Mathematical Paleontology using Human- Space Analysis Risk of Robotic Synergy NASA and DOD 4:00 p.m. Brown, Boyer and Schuman, D. - To McKnight, J. - Miles, R. ------Weaver - Mars through Dispute Resolution Risk-Adjusted Schubert, F. - Unmanned Aerial Washington in Martian Mission Value Design and Vehicles on Mars Settlements Construction of the Mars Desert Research Station 4:30 p.m. Sims, M. - Role Carberry, C. - Mars Schwennegen, P. - Sauer and Sarper - Sklar and Legarde of Robotics in Society Political The Frontier Thesis Successful - Scouting the Human Workshop and Ideology Landing Southwest - a Settlement Probabilities Team Approach 5:00 p.m. Whitehead, J. - Political Workshop Poss, R. – Open Zubrin, M.and Mars Ascent continues Rethinking the Colgan, M. - the Propulsion for “New World” Mars Desert Robotic Missions Hypothesis Research Station at Kennedy Space Center 5:30 p.m. Open Political Workshop Open Open Open continues

The Mars Society Inc. Fourth International Convention Stanford California, August 23 -26th, 2001

Friday, August 24 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration - Dinkelspiel Auditorium Lobby

Plenary Sessions B Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Capacity 700 9:00 a.m. Albert Haldemann - The Mars Exploration Rover Project 10:00 a.m. Dr. Imre Friedmann – Fossil Traces of Life in the Martian Meteorite ALH84001 11:00 a.m. Kim Stanley Robinson - to be announced

Track Sessions 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Track 1B – FMARS Second Field Season Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Capacity 700 Track 2B – Terraforming/Spacesuit Design Annenberg Auditorium, Capacity 350 Track 3B – Biomedical Issues affecting Mars Exploration Cubberly Auditorium, Capacity 400 Track 4B – Mars and Education Bldg 320, Room 105, Capacity 242 Track 5B – Innovative Technologies for Mars Exploration Bldg 420, Room 040, Capacity 297

Special Events

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Plenary Panel Presentation - 2001 Field Season at the FMARS, a Video Journal by Sam Burbank 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Panel Discussion - A Novel Approach - Mars Novelists Read from and Discuss their Works (book signing by authors) Greg Benford, Geoff Landis, Kim Stanley Robinson, Robert Zubrin Dinkelspiel Auditorium, capacity 700

Friday, August 24, 2001 Afternoon Track Sessions

Track 1 B Track 2 B Track 3 B Track 4 B Track 5 B FMARS Second Terraforming - Biomedical Issues Mars and Notes from the Field Season Creating an Affecting Mars Education Underground – Ecosystem on Mars Exploration Innovative ------Technologies for Spacesuit Design Mars Exploration 1:00 p.m. Bos, B. and Frederick, G. - Hill, T. - Tethered Scott, D. - Lewis Allen, M. - Smith, P. - Mars Martian Light Levels Experiment for and Clark's Corp The Mars Cameras on Mars Operations of Discovery as a Environment Devon Island Model for Mars Observer Exploration Scout Mission 1:30 p.m. Quinn, K. - Fogg, M. - A Swanson, G. - A Mandell, H. - Stoker, C. - Remote Sensing Mathematical Model Model for Involving Non- Robotics for Human of Terraforming Mars Minimizing Risk of Traditional Exploration Sudden Death Customers in the during Exercise Grand Adventure 2:00 p.m. Cockell, C. and Warren-Rhodes, K. - Cuttino, M. - Dodds, E. - McKay, C. - Lee, P. – Mars Human Impact on the Medical Teaching Space in AMEBA Scout Analog Habitats Environment: Emergencies on a Public School Concept in an Impact Applications to Mars Mars Classroom Crater 2:30 p.m. Osinski, Lee, et al Hoffman, N. - Stenberg, W. - Sari, M. - Zubrin, R. - TBA Impact-induced Volatile Inventories Tooth Loss: an Martians in the Hydrothermal on a Frozen "White Unavoidable Arctic Activity Mars" Occupational Health Risk? 3:00 p.m. Clancey, W. - Palermo, E. - Dust Savin, C. - Dental Kuznetz, L. - Lemke, L. - TBA Exploration vs Steaks or Water Maintenance and More than Problem-Solving Stains, a Martian Emergency Protocol Mars...Much More Enigma 3:30 p.m. Lim, D. - High ------Coles, D. - Frederick, G. - TBA Arctic Lake Anderson, D. - The New Human Welcome to Pele Sediments, a Tool Design and Being Base for Planning for Construction of Mars Exploration Analog Suits for FMARS 2001 4:00 p.m. Cockell, C. – Barker et al - The Open Estefan, J. et al - Open Martian Polar Mars Suit External Mars Latin Rover: Expeditions Audio System Educational Program 4:30 p.m. Jayarajah, C. - Gorguinpour and Open Salotti, M. - Open Chemical LeClaire - Berkeley Marsbase, an Analysis of the Design Educational Haughton Crater Team Simulation Game 5:00 p.m. Open Mohanty, S. - Mars Open Hussain, D. - The Open Extreme Gear Design NASA Academy 5:30 p.m. Open Open Open Rshaid, G. - Mars Open Mission Simulator

The Mars Society Inc. Fourth International Convention Stanford California, August 23 -26th, 2001

Saturday, August 25

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration - Dinkelspiel Auditorium Lobby

Plenary Sessions C Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Capacity 700 9:00 a.m. Shuttle Commander and Astronaut Eileen Collins 9:45 a.m. Dr. Pascal Lee - to be announced 10:45 a.m. Panel Discussion with the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station Crew 11:45 a.m. (to 12:30 p.m.) Anna Paulson - The Michigan Mars Society Rover Project

Track Sessions 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Track 1C – Mars Analog Rover Design Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Capacity 700 Track 2C – Advanced Concepts in Propulsion and Launch Options Annenberg Auditorium, Capacity 350 Track 3C – Human Factors and Crew Selection Cubberly Auditorium, Capacity 400 Track 4C – Methods of Public Outreach Bldg 320, Room 105, Capacity 242 Track 5C – Power Production, In-Situ Utilization, and Bldg 420, Room 040, Capacity 297 Mars Base Concepts

Special Events

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Space Camp Goes to Mars - a Youth Discovery Day Free and Open to kids ages 8 - 18 Memorial Auditorium

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Mars Society Steering Committee Meeting Open to Conference Attendees Bldg 300, Room 300, Capacity 100

6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Annual Mars Society Banquet 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Mars Society Open-microphone Membership Meeting Lagunita Courtyard, seating limited to 500

Saturday, August 25, 2001 Afternoon Track Sessions

Track 1 C Track 2 C Track 3 C Track 4 C Track 5 C Mars Analog Rover Advanced Human Factors and Methods of Public Power Production, Design Concepts in Crew Selection Outreach In-situ Utilization, Propulsion and and Mars Base Launch Options Concepts 1:00 p.m. Cairns, B. - The Muscatello, A. - Fiore, S. et al - Murphy, G. - From Frankie, B. - Dry Project Marsupial Synthesis of Low- Shared Mental the Red Centre to Reforming: A HOP (Australia) hydrogen Model Theory and the Red Planet Unique Flow sheet Aromatic Fuels for Group Dynamics for Fuel Production Mars in Extreme Environs 1:30 p.m. TBA Ohlandt, C. - Seedhouse, E. - Hilton, M. - Chamitoff, G. et al Gasdynamic Micro Early Polar Listening to - Identification, (Toronto) Fusion Space Exploration and its Earthlings Talk Display and Propulsion using Implications for about Mars Optimization of Advanced Fuels Crew Selection Resources 2:00 p.m. Fijalkowski, B., Onik, G. - The Funaro, J. - Crew Hidalgo, L. - Yuri's Schneider and Articulated Triad GBG Heavy Lift Composition for Night Bruckner - Water Martian Roving Orbital Launch Mars Missions Vapor Absorption Vehicle (Poland) System in a Zeolite Molecular Sieve 2:30 p.m. Burns, J. - Cruising Dowd, M. - Outline Stabb, S. et al - Davis, S. - Poston, B. - Mars with Big Horns of an Integrated What's New in Simulating a Kites for Human Space Program Choosing Who: Martian Settlement Habitation Team Assessment on a Computer and Selection 3:00 p.m. Paulson, A. - Wynter, J. - Self- Putman, J. - EEG Jacobson, B. - Mackenzie, B. - Volunteers and Launching Biofeedback and Bringing Mars to One Way to Mars, Corporations Payloads: a Novel Maintaining Children and Other an Early Permanent Cooperate Approach to LEO Functional Integrity Audiences Settlement 3:30 p.m. Ohlandt, C. - A Nordley, G. - Open Dooley, C. - Schubert, F. - review of Power Access to Mars by Lessons Learned by Infrastructures for Source Options Rotating Tethers the Louisiana the First Base on Chapter Mars 4:00 p.m. Strong, W. - Pelizzari, M. - Non- Open Becker, F. - A Brown, J. - Communications propulsive Access Child Once Dreamt Technologies to and Computer to the Martian of Space Settle Mars this Systems Surface Decade 4:30 p.m. Strong, W. - Gaviraghi - The Open Mackenzie, B. - Braham, S. - Maximizing Living Pianeta Marte Mars Analog Technical Task Space Affordable Mars Settlement, Force Workshop Mission Research and Education Center 5:00 p.m. Strong, W. - Lusignan, B. - Open Bell, L. - Chapter Technical Task Telemetry and Single STEP to Projects Workshop Force Workshop Remote Orbit, the only way continued Teleoperation to Mars 5:30 p.m. Open Zubrin et al - Open Chapter Projects Technical Task Progress in Mars Workshop Force Workshop Exploration continued continued Technologies

The Mars Society Inc. Fourth International Convention Stanford California, August 23 -26th, 2001

Sunday, August 26

8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Registration - Dinkelspiel Auditorium Lobby

12:00 noon - dormitory checkout deadline

Plenary Sessions D Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Capacity 700 9:00 a.m. Hannes Griebel, Dr. Michael Bosch and others - The Mars Society Balloon Mission: a Low-cost Mars Super-Pressure Balloon Mission 10:00 a.m. Dr. Chris McKay - to be announced 11:00 a.m. A Panel Discussion with the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station Mission Support Team

Track Sessions 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Track 1D – Analog Studies Relevant to Mars Exploration Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Capacity 700 Track 2D – Human Missions to Mars and Robotic Synergy Annenberg Auditorium, Capacity 350 Track 3D – The Long Haul – Mobility on Mars Cubberly Auditorium, Capacity 400 Track 4D – Financing Options/Mars Society Planning Bldg 320, Room 105, Capacity 242 Track 5D – Life Support Technology Bldg 420, Room 040, Capacity 297

Special Events

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Closing Plenary - Dr. Robert Zubrin Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Capacity 700

Sunday, August 26, 2001 Afternoon Track Sessions

Track 1 D Track 2 D Track 3 D Track 4 D Track 5 D Analog Studies and Human Missions The Long Haul - Financing Options Life Support Their Relevance to to Mars and Mobility on Mars for Mars Missions Technology Mars Exploration Robotic Synergy ------Mars Society Planning 1:00 p.m. James et al - Betts, B. et al - Jones, J. - Inflatable McKnight, J. - Crocker, J. - A Exercising Martian Planetary Society's Tumbleweeds for Publicly and Methanogen Resource Utilization Mars Outposts Mars Privately Financed Based Bio- Technologies at Proposal Polar Exploration Regenerative Life Analog Sites Panel Discussion Support System 1:30 p.m. Strizzi et al - Sun Planetary Society Sims et al - Long Livingston, D. - Gormly, S. - Mars Libration Panel Discussion Day's Drive: Long Space Tourism after Distributive Life Points and Mars continued Range Rover Dennis Tito: Mars Support Testing Mission Simulations Exploration of the and Space Tourism Martian Arctic 2:00 p.m. Lusignan, B. - Life Brown et al - Mars Landis and Linne - Pioneer, J. - Calahan, D. - Algal on the High Deserts Scheme IV: Mars Hopper for 3 COM Mars - a Turf Scrubbers for of Earth and Dry TMS/Caltech Robotic Exploration Coca Cola Bottling Mars Valleys of Mars Human Exploration Company Endeavor 2:30 p.m. Burns, J. Burleson and File, D. - Martian Schreibman, A. - Frederick, G. Operational Mackenzie - Solo to Aircraft and For Adventure and Controlled Research on a Mars Exploration Profit: the Trading Ecological Mouse Manned Concepts Company Model Support System 3:00 p.m. McKay, C. - Analog Mickler, S. - Joslyn, T. - Zubrin, M. - Staying Worthington, E. - Studies Workshop Junkyard Mars: Mountaineering on Aloft: Fundraising Detection of P- Humans to Mars Mars for Mars Society Cymene by Use of using the Clarke Projects a Bioluminescent Orbit Junkyard Biosensor 3:30 p.m. Analog Studies Brandenburg et al - Feconda et al - Mars Fisher, G. - The Coles, D. - Astro Workshop Solaris MET: Low Scarab Explorer Mars Society Farming continued Cost Human Mars Architecture Measure of Mission Readiness 4:00 p.m. Analog Studies Seedhouse, E. - Open Vancil, C. - Mars Kotliar and Workshop Fast-Track using the Balloon Group Prokopov - Fire continued Theta-Pinch Safety System Thruster based on Ignition Suppression 4:30 p.m. Analog Studies Brown & Hirata - Open Mackenzie, B. - Kotliar and Workshop Mars Scheme IV: Mars Society Prokopov - continued Trajectory Analysis Steering Committee Hypoxic Artificial and Member Input Atmosphere for Spaceships

Vendors and Displays Annenberg Auditorium Foyer