[oasis-announce] Meeting Reminder and JPL Open House

[Craig E. Ward]

Buiness Meeting

The next planing meeting will be at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 20, 2006 
at the home of Bob and Paula Gounley 1738 La Paz Rd. Altadena. Plans 
to be discussed include the upcoming World Science Fiction 
Convention. We will also review the success of the 2006 ISDC.

For more information about OASIS meetings, visit the Calendar page of 
the web site:

http://www.oasis-nss.org/calendar.html


JPL Open House

On Saturday and Sunday, JPL will be having its annual open house. 
Below is the NASA press release about the event.

NASA release:

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., invites the 
public to "Explore New Worlds" without leaving Southern California. 
The laboratory will open its doors during its annual Open House on 
Saturday and Sunday, May 20 and 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visitors are invited to go behind the scenes to learn about exciting 
missions to study the solar system, the universe and our home planet. 
JPL scientists and engineers will be on hand to answer questions 
about the mysteries revealed by JPL's space missions.

Guests will have the opportunity to see new robots and learn how they 
will move and work in space. In JPL's Spacecraft Assembly Facility, 
visitors can view the clean room where spacecraft and instruments are 
built before leaving Earth.

Visitors will see exhibits, presentations, spacecraft models and 
movies highlighting the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and JPL's 
recent comet missions, Stardust and Deep Impact.

JPL Open House will offer a host of educational events to teach kids 
about science and engineering. Kids will also view the sun with 
high-powered telescopes and get rolled over by a Mars rover.

Admission is free and reservations are not required. No backpacks or 
ice chests are allowed, with the exception of small purses and diaper 
bags. Visitors, vehicles and personal belongings are subject to 
inspection. Food and beverages will be available for purchase, along 
with space souvenirs and JPL and NASA merchandise.

JPL is located at 4800 Oak Grove Drive. Exit the 210 (Foothill) 
Freeway at the Berkshire Avenue/Oak Grove Drive exit in La 
Canada-Flintridge. Parking is available near the Oak Grove Drive main 
gate and on the eastern boundary of JPL, accessible from Windsor 
Avenue via the Arroyo Boulevard exit off the 210 Freeway. Buses and 
tour guides will move people between different locations around the 
facility. Walking is required to some locations. Comfortable shoes 
are recommended.

More information is available at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/pso/oh.cfm 
or by calling

(818) 354-0112. Directions are available at 
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/about_JPL/directions.cfm

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