ANNOUNCEMENT
— April 2005 —
CONVENERS
SPONSORED BY
G. Jeffrey Taylor (Chair, Lunar Exploration Analysis Group and President, Space Resources Roundtable, Inc.),
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Stephen Mackwell,
Lunar and Planetary Institute
James Garvin,
NASA Chief Scientist
Lunar and Planetary Institute;
National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
Space Resources Roundtable, Inc.;
NASA Lunar Exploration Analysis Group
| PURPOSE | |
| The purpose of this conference is to bring together scientists, engineers, and business people to help mold the lunar exploration program into a coherent, integrated, exciting, and productive program. It will be an opportunity for experts from diverse fields to share ideas and form collaborations. | |
| LOCATION | |
| The Space Resources Roundtable VII will be held October 25–28, 2005, at the South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center, 2500 South Shore Boulevard, League City, Texas 77573 (phone: 281-334-1000 or 800-442-5005). | |
| MEETING FORMAT | |
| Sessions will be organized by central topics in lunar exploration (see below). Each topic
will include a keynote talk and a small number of contributed talks. Numerous
contributions will be presented as posters.
A substantial amount of time will be devoted to discussions in breakout groups. An appropriate member of the community represented by the topic, assisted by a note-taker, will lead the breakout sessions. Each breakout group will consider a single topic, with focus given by the discussion leader and a prepared list of key discussion topics and questions. During each breakout session, more than one group may consider a specific topic. Each group will report to the plenary about their major conclusions. These reports will form the basis for a written version of the findings of the discussions. Discussion leaders and note-takers will be asked to stay an extra half-day to synthesize the reports for each topic. The reports, along with the abstracts and list of organizers and participants, will be included in a hardcopy volume to be published by the LPI.
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| CENTRAL TOPICS | |
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| ORGANIZING COMMITTEE | |
| The organizing committee will include representatives from science, ISRU, exploration
systems, and business. The organizing committee will form the core group that will
organize the sessions, identify speakers, define discussion topics for the breakout
sessions, identify discussion leaders and scribes, and help write the syntheses of the
discussions.
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| NOTE ABOUT THE SPONSORS | |
| The Space Resources Roundtable, Inc., is a not-for-profit private organization devoted to
the development of space resources for the benefit of people on Earth. The Lunar and
Planetary Institute (LPI) was created to foster lunar and planetary science and the
exploration of the solar system. The Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG) is a
community-based interdisciplinary forum that analyzes scientific, engineering,
technology, and operational issues associated with lunar exploration to support the Vision
for Space Exploration; it reports its findings and analyses to the Science Mission
Directorate and the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, through the NASA Chief
Scientist.
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| INDICATION OF INTEREST | |
| To subscribe to a mailing list to receive electronic reminders and special
announcements relating to the meeting via e-mail, please submit an electronic Indication
of Interest form.
Please submit the Indication of Interest form even if you do not care about electronic notification of future announcements. The number of interest forms received will facilitate the planning of the meeting.
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| CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| For more information about the workshop scientific program, contact
JEFFREY TAYLOR For more information about workshop logistics, contact
MARY CLOUD
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