Isdc
Isdc
28 March 2019
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Hugh Downs, Chairman
Mr. Karan Balakumar
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Mark Albrecht no.26,vishnoo ram apartments
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Buzz Aldrin T NAGAR
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Eric Anderson CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu 600 017
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Norman R. Augustine INDIA
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Lance Bass
KARAN BALAKUMAR:
Dear [NAME_ON_PASSPORT]
Howard Bloom
Ben Bova As a qualifying participant in this year’s Space Settlement Contest, the National Space Society
Bruce Boxleitner (NSS) is pleased to invite you along with teachers, administrators, and parents to attend the 2019
Dan Brandenstein International Space Development Conference® (ISDC®). This year’s ISDC® will be held at the
Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. The street address is 900 South Orme
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Street Arlington, VA 22204. The ISDC® will be held from Thursday, June 6 to Sunday, June 9,
George Dietrich 2019. More details about ISDC®, as well as registration information, including the purchase of
K. Eric Drexler tickets for meals and tours, are located at the ISDC® 2019 website found at:
Arthur M. Dula https: //isdc2019.nss.o rg .
Freeman Dyson
Your successful submission status entitles you to present a Formal Scientific Poster at the ISDC®
Don Fuqua Space Settlement Student Contest Poster Session. The Poster Presentation should highlight the
Newt Gingrich space settlement project based on the materials submitted to the annual NSS Space Settlement
Jeff Greason Contest (https://space.nss.org/settlement/nasa/Contest/); it will need to be in a “scientific poster-
style” display format. Poster dimensions and other details can be found at the ISDC® contest
Harry Hamlin website (see below). Models, booklets, and brochures may also be displayed. Students will be
Tom Hanks asked to spend two (2) hours at their poster to present details of their project to visitors outside of
Tanya Harrison the planned presentation time.
Barbara Marx Hubbard
In addition to the Poster Session, you are invited to attend the Student Awards Event to receive
Janet Ivey-Duensing an ISDC® 2019 recognition certificate. You are also invited to attend the Saturday Gala &
Mark Jannot Awards Dinner, where the Grand Prize award will be presented to the winning team. Details will
Karlton Johnson be posted on the ISDC® 2019 website. All teams are invited to attend the Formal Oral
Presentation Sessions throughout the conference. If your team is one of the highest-ranking
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winners attending the ISDC®, you will be asked to present your project during these Formal Oral
Lon Levin Presentations to an audience of scientists, businessmen, students, teachers, and other ISDC®
John S. Lewis attendees. Finally, you may look forward to the various conference lectures, panels, and activities as
James Lovell posted on the ISDC® 2019 website. Students will need to provide permission and medical forms to
NSS headquarters. See the ISDC® website at https://isdc2019.nss.org for details.
Kenneth Money
Nichelle Nichols The NSS is looking forward to seeing you in Arlington, Virginia, USA. Please direct all ISDC®
Geoffrey Notkin related questions to [email protected]. For announcements and updates, please visit the
Glenn Reynolds ISDC® contest website at: https://isdc2019.nss.org/students/settlement.
Henk Rogers
Sincerely,
Harrison Schmitt
Michael Simpson
Anthony Tether
Maria von Braun _________________________________
Greg Autry Mark Hopkins
Gordon Woodcock
ISDC® 2019 Conference Chair Chair, NSS Executive Committee
Simon “Pete” Worden
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