[oasis-announce] ISDC Registration Price Increase Coming

[Craig E. Ward]

The International Space Development Conference is coming to Los 
Angeles! The ISDC is the annual meeting of the National Space Society 
and an opportunity to meet and interact with the world-wide space 
community. The 2006 ISDC is co-sponsored with the Planetary Society. 
It promises to be a major event.

The dates for the ISDC are May 4-7 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel near 
LAX. However, the discounted, early bird registration ends this 
coming Wednesday, March 15. On Thursday, the price goes up! Register 
at http://isdc.nss.org/2006/register.html.

Featured speakers and presenters include:
o Buzz Aldrin, Apollo astronaut
o Shana Dale, Deputy Administrator, NASA
o Burt Rutan, Designer, X Prize winning SpaceShipOne
o Bill Nye, The original 'Science Guy'
o Elon Musk, President, Space Exploration Technologies
o Peter Diamandis, Founder and Chairman, X PRIZE Foundation
o Rusty Schweickart, Apollo astronaut
o Dennis Tito, The first space tourist
o Gregory Olsen, 3rd private citizen to visit ISS
o Charles Elachi, Director, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
o Kim Stanley Robinson, Author, Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars

Find out more information on speakers, tours, and other conference 
features at the ISDC web site, http://isdc.nss.org/2006/.

Los Angeles has not had a local ISDC since 1990. This is almost a 
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Hope to see many of you there!

Ad Astra!

Craig Ward
President, OASIS chapter
ISDC 2006 Volunteer Coordinator


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