Well I am not in Washington DC, but maybe you are.
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9th International Mars Society Conference, Washington DC

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http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/#0608
# Aug 03-04 - Desert Meteorites Workshop, Casablanca, Morocco # Aug 03-06 - 9th International Mars Society Conference, Washington DC
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Some information about it.
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http://www.marssociety.org/conference/2006/index.asp
The 9th International Mars Society Conference
Conference Volunteers Needed!
Updated 7/24 Ride Share and Room Share Page

The 9th International Mars Society Conference will be held August 3-6, 2006 at L`Enfant Plaza Hotel, Washington DC.

Highlights of the conference will feature numerous prominent speakers, including Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator, Scott Horowitz, NASA Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems, and Elon Musk, Founder and CEO of SpaceX. Additionally, conference attendees will be able to participate in the 2006 Mars Blitz, learn more about the upcoming 2007 4-month mission at the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station, attend the 2nd Annual Advanced Spacesuit Symposium and a special track session on Risk and Exploration, and view a special screening of the documentary The Mars Underground.

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As noted above, Michael Griffin is one of the speakers.
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-- Remarks by Michael Griffin to the Mars Society
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.nl.html?pid=21597

"NASA's stakeholders at the White House and Congress have provided clear direction on the policies and programs that the Agency must carry out. And so, while some of you might wish it to be otherwise, NASA's strategic goals are neither solely nor initially focused upon Mars. We are charged with carrying out a broad portfolio of missions in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research. With the resources projected to be available to NASA over the next five years, properly balanced with our other national priorities of Earth and space science as well as aeronautics research, NASA is on course to complete the International Space Station by 2010 and to bring the CEV on-line no later than 2014."

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It just happened that I watched a PBS.org presentation about Mars and the Quest for Life. Some links below. http://www.pbs.org/
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Thanks for looking up with me.


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http://www.pbs.org/

If you enter the words 'mars' and 'life' into the top search box you get a number of links to PBS shows that relate to those terms. (807 for me) http://www.pbs.org/search/search_results.html?q=mars+life&btnG.x=7&btnG.y=7&neighborhood=none


Exploring Space: The Quest for Life
The possibility of life beyond Earth is discussed by scientists. Included:
computer-animated imagery; developments in astrobiology.
http://www.pbs.org/exploringspace/


Have fun selecting the different icons and viewing info on -

METEORITES & LIFE
http://www.pbs.org/exploringspace/meteorites/index.html
THE SEARCH FOR ALIENS
http://www.pbs.org/exploringspace/aliens/index.html
THE MARS PROSPECT
http://www.pbs.org/exploringspace/mars/index.html
ESSAYS
http://www.pbs.org/exploringspace/essays/index.html
THE PROGRAM
http://www.pbs.org/exploringspace/program/index.html


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WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK

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