From Paul van Susante,

: I would like to call your attention to the following:

: STAIF 2008: Call for papers open now: deadline for initial
: abstracs: June 15th

: This conference has lots of opportunities to present your most
: recent lunar (or other space) work. Please consider submitting an
: abstract soon. The following conferences are combined in STAIF 2008:

: 12th Conference on Thermophysics Applications in Microgravity
: (A-Conference)
: 1st Symposium on Space Resource Utilization (B-Conference)
: 25th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion
: 6th Conference on Human/Robotic Technology and the Vision for Space
: Exploration (D-Conference)
: 6th Conference on Space Colonization (E-Conference) AVAILABLE
: April 27th
: 5th Symposium on New Frontiers and Future Concepts (F-Conference)

: http://www.unm.edu/~isnps/callforpapers/call.html

: Government, aerospace industry and universities are invited to
: exhibit and present papers at this conference. Questions can be
: directed to UNM-ISNPS by: isnps@..., phone: (505) 277-0446,
: fax: (505) 277-2814, or by consulting the ISNPS home page at:
: http://www.unm.edu/~isnps. The Forum Technical & Publication Chair
: is Regents' Professor Mohamed S. El-Genk, Director of the Institute
: for Space and Nuclear Power Studies at the University of New Mexico.

: I hope to see you all there:

: Sincerely

: Paul van Susante,
: Chair of Session E04. Space Bases on the Moon (see below)

: E04. Space Bases on the Moon: How and Why?
: Chair: Paul van Susante, Colorado School of Mines, Golden CO,
: 720-272-8892, paulvans@...

: Co-Chair: Rob Mueller, NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL, 321-867-2557,
: rob.mueller@...

: A "Space Base" will be defined as a permanent facility on the Moon's
: surface, that includes habitable elements in which humans can live
: for extended periods without re-supply. The definition here also
: includes first stage outposts extending all the way to a lunar
: colony and how to develop from one to the other. Priority will be
: given to papers exhibiting original concepts, innovative solutions
: to known environmental risk factors, lunar operations and depth of
: analysis of technologies and functionalities.

: Abstract and paper submissions should contain enough detail for the
: program committee to evaluate the technical content of the final
: presentation and paper

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: Paul van Susante
: PhD candidate, Division of Engineering
: Colorado School of Mines
: 1610 Illinois Street
: Golden, CO 80401
: tel. +1-(303)-384-2040
: Cell. +1-(720)-272-8892
: e-mail : paulvans@...

Mark Reiff