Exploring and Privateering Space Conference

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a public gathering of space leaders and enthusiasts sponsored by the Huntsville Alabama L5 Society chapter of the National Space Society

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(Last updated on November 8, 2004)

(see also the Tours page)

Special Event	Date	Time	Price
Conference Welcome Reception	Friday, Nov. 12	6:00 to 8:00 PM	Free event hosted by Barnhard Associates and HAL5
Huntsville Library Star Trek Night	Friday, Nov. 12	6:00 to 9:00 PM	$ 3 for shuttle bus (event is free)
Space Jeopardy	Friday, Nov. 12	9:00 PM to 11:00 PM	Free event
Project HALO Party	Friday, Nov. 12	9:00 PM to Midnight	Free event hosted by HAL5
Marianne Dyson Book Signing	Saturday, Nov. 13	11:00 AM to 1:00 PM	Free and Open to General Public
Dennis Wingo Book Signing	Saturday, Nov. 13	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (TBD)	Free and Open to General Public
ISDC 2005 Party	Saturday, Nov. 13	9:00 PM to Midnight	Free event hosted by ISDC 2005
Post-Conference Party	Sunday, Nov. 14	6:00 to 9:00 PM	Free event hosted by HAL5

Conference Welcome Reception

Friday, November 12, 2004 -- 6:00 to 8:00 PM -- free

2nd Floor -- Decatur Room

Hosted by Barnhard Associates and HAL5

The Reception will be primarily a social event with a cash bar and some hors d’oeuvres (possibly enough to replace/delay dinner). There will also be short welcome speeches by people including:

Ronnie Lajoie, Conference Chairman
Greg Allison, HAL5 President and NSS "CEC"
George Whitesides, NSS Executive Director
Gary Barnhard, Barnhard Associates LLC

(More information to come soon)

Huntsville Library Star Trek Night

Friday, November 12, 2004 -- 6:00 to 9:00 PM -- $ 3
(Price for shuttle bus. The event itself is free.)

Lockheed Martin, Research Park, 4800 Bradford Drive, Huntsville
(northwest corner of Bradford and Sparkman Drives)

Special guests to include:
Lee Shackleford, screenwriter for
Star Trek: The Next Generation; and
Dr. Chip Meegan, NASA Astrophysicist

Activities to include:
Audience reading of an original Star Trek screenplay
Ten Forward free food with an "alien" twist
Door Prize Drawings
Merchandise Vendors
Star Trek Book Fair
Local Fan Clubs

Space Jeopardy

Friday, November 12, 2004 -- 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM -- free

2nd Floor -- Decatur Room

Play a space version of the popular TV gameshow Jeopardy. Contestants will be chosen from the audience and will play for fun, knowledge, and possible prizes.

Project HALO Party

Friday, November 12, 2004 -- 9:00 PM to Midnight -- free

6th Floor -- Hospitality Suite 625

Room party hosted by HAL5 to promote Project HALO.

Marianne Dyson Book Signing

Saturday, November 13, 2004 -- 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM -- free

1st Floor -- Executive Lobby (near Barnes & Noble)

Space author and NSS Director Marianne Dyson will be signing copies of her latest book Home on the Moon: Living on a Space Frontier. No conference registration will be required in order to get a book signed.

Dennis Wingo Book Signing

Saturday, November 13, 2004 -- 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (TBD) -- free

1st Floor -- Executive Lobby (near Barnes & Noble)

Space entrepreneur and author Dennis Wingo will be signing copies of his new book Moonrush: Improving Life on Earth with the Moon’s Resources. No conference registration will be required in order to get a book signed.

ISDC 2005 Party

Friday, November 12, 2004 -- 9:00 PM to Midnight -- free

6th Floor -- Hospitality Suite 625

Room party hosted by DC-L5 to promote ISDC 2005.

Post-Conference Party

Sunday, November 13, 2004 -- 6:00 to 9:00 PM -- free

6th Floor -- Hospitality Suite 625

Room party hosted by HAL5 to thank all conference volunteers. The party will begin once all other function space is cleared out.

Last updated on Monday, 08-Nov-2004 22:16:20 EST