Good news! I've asked for and received an extension on the deadline for abstracts. They are now due June 30th.

The Suited for Mars: An Advanced Spacesuits Symposium will take place Friday the 12th of August 1 PM to 5 PM as part of the 8th International Mars Society convention, that will be held at the University of Colorado, Boulder, August 11-14, 2005:

Deadlines: 30 June 05 (abstract) / 12 August 05 (full paper):

Many notable experts will be attending.

Please send abstracts to clvancil@aol.com and MSAbstracts@aol.com.

The Mars Society is a nonprofit our front-page is here: http://www.marssociety.org/. In past years we have had such notable people as Dr. Michael Griffin, Admiral Craig Steidle, Dr. John Grunsfeld, and Dr. William Clancey.

--Chris Vancil
Symposium Coordinator