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"The Earth is the Cradle of Mankind,
but one does not live in the cradle forever."

-- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, 1895



TMS-SD MEETING NOTES FOR 13 JANUARY 2006



This meeting was attended by Dave Rankin, Jeff Berkwits, Buddy the Mars Dog, and Gerry Williams.


- PAST EVENTS -

Saturday 12-10 -- Special "Serenity" movie screening

Thursday 12-15 -- Miller Elementary Outreach #2

Friday 12-16 -- Mars Movie Night - "Project Shadowchaser 3000"

Friday 12-30 -- Mars Movie Night - "Star Trek Enterprise" Goes to Mars

Sunday 1-01 -- MDRS Crew 41, Shannon Rupert commanding & TMS-SD Mission Support

Wednesday 1-04 -- Stars in the Park

Friday 1-13 -- TMS-SD Meeting


- UPCOMING EVENTS THIS MONTH -

Saturday 1-14 -- Wrap MDRS Crew 41 - Shannon & Mission Support

Sat 1-14 -- SDAM Rover Run

Fri 1-20 -- Mars Movie Night-Martians Go Home

Mon 1-23 -- TLC Academy Outreach

Wed Feb 1 -- Stars in the Park

Wed 2-8 -- Rosa Parks ElementaryOutreach

Thu 2-9 -- Chabad Hebrew Academy Outreach


- OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS -

Sun 2-12 -- Sally Ride Festival at UCSD

Sat 2-25 -- TMS-SD Annual Banquet -- name changed to Annual Pizza Party

3-17/20 -- RHFSC Robot Competition

Wed 4-12 -- Yuri's Night World Space Party

Sat 4-15 -- RHFSC Mars Recon! JPL/NASA spies on the red planet - outreach support

Sat 5-6 -- RHFSC Astronomy Day

7-1/7-4 -- ConZilla/WesterCon 59

7-19/7-23 -- Comic-Con

7-31/8-4 -- RHFSC Robot Summer Camp


- PROJECT STATUS REPORTS -

Mars Lander Project: CAP Cadets/Colleges; Naming, Evaluation & Planning Meeting.

Mars Rover RC Model: Rebuild Status, Improvements & Fidelity.

Mars Suit Taskforce: Completion Work - helmet, backpack, etc.

Public Relations: Discussed advertising & Meet-up Boards.

New Display: Jesse's designs & structure; Gerry's Board; Two 450-lumen Video Projectors donated.

Website Updates: Up to date. Mail Group Status: Yahoo Group - 138 members (+0); This Week in San Diego - 347 members (+22).


- OTHER ACTIVITIES AND ITEMS -

2006 Overview: Meeting Make-Over - brainstorming; increasing active membership.

Special Mars documentary screening: set date?

MS San Diego Mail List: E-mail & snail-mail addresses & notifications; invite to Pizza Party

Treasury & Finance: Done

Hartmann Mars Book Sales: None

MS Political activities: None

TMS-SD Podcasting: Plan for February meeting -- nuts & bolts; plan it out for long term.

TMS-SD "social night" (no movie)?

Outside Mars Movie Nights during summer?

Personal Projects: None

New TMS-SD Events & Activities: SUmmer MarsCamp, w/Low-tech Suits; SDAM/RHFSC possible hosts


- OPEN DISCUSSIONS -

TMS-SD "social night" (no movie)

Outside Mars Movie Nights during summer?

Comic-Con: Do we want to do it again this year? Late programming, bad display table locations, short on crew. No table, just panel?


- WRAP UP ACTIVITIES -

Latest MER Photos

Videos & Movie Trailers



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