Lunar and Planetary Institute







40th LPSC
Media Advisory #2

March 2009

Contact:  Mary Cloud
281-486-2143
cloud@lpi.usra.edu

Members of the working press and news media are encouraged to attend the following newsworthy events, to be held in association with the 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC):

Monday, March 23, 1:30 p.m.
Waterway Ballroom 4            Masursky Lecture featuring Dr. S. Alan Stern:
                                                   Planet Categorization and Planetary Science:  Coming of Age in the 21st Century

Monday, March 23, 5:30 p.m.
Waterway Ballroom 4             NASA Headquarters Briefing featuring Dr. James Green,
                                                    Director of the Planetary Science Division of NASA’s Science Missions Directorate

Tuesday, March 24, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Waterway Ballroom 4             Community Forum on Future Lunar Missions

Wednesday, March 25, 12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
Waterway Ballroom 1             Community Forum on Decadal Survey for Planetary Sciences


For more detailed information about the conference, please read the final announcement.

To schedule interviews with presenters, contact Mary Cloud at cloud@lpi.usra.edu.