SPONSORED BY CONVENERS LEAG ORGANIZING ILEWG SPACE AGENCIES ILEWG ASSOCIATES SRR ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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MEETING LOCATION AND DATE |
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The annual meetings of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG), International Lunar Conference 2008, the ICEUM ILEWG Conference on Exploration and Utilization of the Moon, and the Space Resources Roundtable (SRR X) will be combined and held October 28–31, 2008, at the Radisson Resort at the Port, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. |
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PURPOSE AND SCOPE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The renewed focus on the Moon and the ambitious vision for the next era of lunar exploration requires careful integration of scientific, engineering, international, and commercial interests to facilitate a sustainable program. This joint meeting brings these interests together to address key questions regarding roles of the various stakeholders in establishing sustainable lunar exploration that will ultimately lead to humans learning to live and work off planet. The joint conference will also build upon the topics from previous ILEWG/ ICEUM conferences discussing new results and worldwide lunar activities. The meeting report and the ILEWG declaration will capture the presentations and ensuing discussions. |
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MEETING FORMAT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The meeting will begin with a registration reception Monday, October 27, at 7:00 p.m. in the pavilion. Technical sessions will begin Tuesday, October 28, at 8:00 a.m. in Convention Center Salon I. Daily sessions will begin in plenary then move to concurrent sessions comprising both invited and contributed talks. Each session will focus on questions pertinent to lunar exploration and will address the three themes of this joint meeting: Sustainable Moon, International Moon, and Productive Moon. A poster session reflecting these themes will be held on the evening of October 29. A group dinner will be held immediately following the afternoon technical sessions on Thursday, October 30. The preliminary program and abstracts are now available. Author notification letters will not be sent out, so authors will need to check the program index provided to see where their abstract has been scheduled. |
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SPECIAL EVENING TECHNICAL SESSIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
There will be two special evening technical sessions. On the evening of Monday, October 28, there will be presentations about the current lunar missions: Kaguya, Chang’e-1, Chandrayaan-1, and LRO/LCROSS. A special session on Space Law will follow the group dinner on Thursday, October 30. |
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Invited and contributed presentations are scheduled to allow 15 minutes for speaking and 5 minutes for questions. Audio-visual equipment available will include an LCD projector and a PC laptop. All electronic presentations must follow workshop guidelines as detailed in the instructions for electronic presentations. With authors’ consent, presentations will be made available as PDF files on the LEAG web site after the meeting. |
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POSTER PRESENTATIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Authors must be present to discuss their posters at the poster session on Wednesday, October 29, from 7:00–9:00 p.m. Each poster display space is 44" x 44". Posters should be designed to attach to the panel with push pins, which will be provided. Posters will remain on display throughout the workshop. |
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REGISTRATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A fee of $400.00 for professionals and $325.00 for students will be assessed each participant to cover workshop services including a welcome reception Monday evening, a poster session reception Wednesday evening, a conference dinner Thursday evening, daily morning and afternoon coffee breaks, and a program and abstract volume. A CD-ROM of the abstracts will also be provided. Lunches will not be provided. Online registration will be available until October 9. After October 9, participants may register at the meeting. Cancellations with requests for refunds will be accepted through October 13. A $25.00 processing fee will be charged on all cancellations. |
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TRAVEL INFORMATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Melbourne International Airport (MLB) both offer convenient access to Cape Canaveral, and are about 48 miles and 25 miles from the hotel, respectively. |
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HOTEL INFORMATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A block of 160 standard deluxe rooms has been reserved for meeting participants at the Radisson Resort at the Port at a special workshop rate of $105.00 per night plus 11% tax. Participants can reserve hotel rooms in two ways:
* NOTE * YOU MUST MAKE YOUR RESERVATION BY OCTOBER 11, 2008, TO QUALIFY FOR THE SPECIAL RATE. Cancellations made within 72 hours of arrival date will be assessed one night’s room charge plus tax. As a courtesy to meeting participants, the Radisson Resort at the Port will honor the $105.00 rate for up to three days before and after the meeting dates. |
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YOUNG LUNAR EXPLORERS AND OUTREACH EVENTS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
There will be a series of inspiring events for students both at the meeting and before it, with special sessions at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida, on October 26–27, 2008. The Florida Institute of Technology is about 27 miles (a 40-minute drive) from Cape Canaveral. The special session at Florida Institute of Technology will include tutorial sessions, young lunar explorers’ brainstorming sessions, presentations, exhibits for university students, and high school lunar projects. Lunar and sky observations from the Florida Tech Observatory will be held on October 26, 2008. The observatory boasts the largest telescope in Florida. |
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CONTACTS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
For further information regarding the format and scientific objectives of the meeting, contact
For further information regarding meeting logistics and announcements, please contact
For further information regarding registration, please contact
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