The Second Landing Site Workshop for the Mars 2020 Rover will be held August 4-6, 2015 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Monrovia, CA.

A room block has been made available at GSA rate ($138/night + taxes and fees) and that includes full-American breakfast buffet, for the duration of the meeting and 2 days before and after. To make a reservation, call the hotel direct at 626-357-1900 or toll-free at 877-361-5743, and mention the group name “Mars 2020 Landing Site Workshop”. Alternatively, make a reservation via the personalized group web page:

http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/L/LAXMVDT-MLW-0150801/index.jhtml

This rate will expire July 21, 2015.

Also, a reminder that this workshop has been designated a conference, so civil servants, JPLers, and those whose travel funds will be run through a NASA center must forecast. The 90-day cut-off for forecasting is May 4, 2015.

If you have any questions about the Workshop logistics, please email  Dr. Serina Diniega ([email protected]), Mars Program Office.

For more information about this workshop and future announcements,  see:
http://marsnext.jpl.nasa.gov/