Lunar Program Session at the ISDC

Next year's International Space Development Conference has asked the Moon Society to sponsor the programming sessions about the moon.

If you can do a presentation or are willing to participate on a panel discussion about the moon at this conference, please contact Greg Bennett via email to grb@asi.org. Send plain-text email only; no HTML!

In your note, please include:

Your name

Email address and other contact information

Brief bio

Title of your talk (or subjects you can speak about)

Brief abstract of your talk

URL for related material on the web, especially if you would like us to publicize it in the on-line plans for the conference

About the ISDC

The ISDC is the annual conference of the National Space Society. Presentations at the ISDC are typically geared toward a more general, tech-savvy audience of NSS members. Past ISDC attendance ranges from several hundred to more than a thousand people. The audience includes people from all areas related to outer space, both professionals and lay enthusiasts, representing the broad interests and demographics of the National Space Society.

Conference Theme and Suggested Topics for Papers

The theme for the conference is "Settling the Solar System." Presentations related to the development and settlement of Luna would be most appropriate.

Some suggestions for topics we need to address:

• Architecture and design of lunar settlements
• Economics of lunar settlements
• Mining the moon: equipment, technical details, markets
• Lunar tourism
• Lunar power
• Transportation systems on the moon
• Cislunar transportation systems
• How Luna can support outbound missions
• Property issues
• Political motivations for developing lunar settlements
• Life styles on the lunar settlers
• Public interest in lunar settlement and tourism
• What we can do to prepare for and bring about lunar settlement
• Projects for the Moon Society, and how to make them happen

The moon programming session is scheduled for Saturday, May 25, 2002, from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM, with a break from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM.

Programming is fairly fast-paced with talks scheduled every half hour. Generally they like to do a 15-minute presentation, allowing 10 minutes for discussion and a 5-minute break between presentations.

I haven't yet divided up the day into specific sessions because I want to stay flexible about how we organize the program until we have a good idea of what you want to say to the members of the National Space Society.

Conference Administrivia

International Space Development Conference
May 23-27, 2002
Tech Center Marriott Hotel
Denver, Colorado, USA
http://www.isdc2002.org/

The Moon Society is one of the sponsors of the conference, so Moon Society members can register for the conference at the special $50 rate. For non-members, the current rate is $75, increasing to $90 on January 1, 2002.

To register for the conference, send a check for the registration fee to:

National Space Society
ISDC 2002 Registrations
600 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Suite 201
Washington, DC 20003

Artemis Society International's ISDC Mailing List

Conference attendees, and especially speakers, are welcome to join the mailing list for the ISDC. To do that, send email to with the body of your message containing:

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