Another interesting film event in Beijing 

The landing of the Curiosity rover has given new impetus to the idea of human flight to Mars.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/human-mission-to-mars-is-no-longer-just-a-sci-fi-dream/2013/04/29/43269ad0-ab5f-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_story.html

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H2M Summit to be Webcasted

H2M Summit Webcast: Explore Mars is pleased to announce that the H2M Summit will be webcasted. We hope that as many people as possible will come to the conference. However, for those who can’t be there in person, this webcasting will allow everyone to view the conference from anywhere in the world.

For those interested to viewing the H2M Summit online, please visit the LiveStream link at –http://www.livestream.com/exploremars More details regarding the webcast will be made available later this week.

REGISTER TODAY: Register today for the Humans to Mars Summit – h2m.exploremars.org/register . You don’t want to miss this event. As you can see, we have a very interesting program with speakers covering all walks of space life – h2m.exploremars.org/agenda 

Also – see the full speakers list at the bottom of this email.

MARS DAY ON THE HILL: On May 9th, we will be sending a delegation up to Capitol Hill in support of Mars exploration. Help us explain to members of Congress why they should support human missions to Mars. Register today at h2m.exploremars.org/register.

VINT CERF LUNCH: Secondary Registration ($60) will get you a plate and a spot at the Vint Cerf lunch. This lunch will take place at Noon on May 7, 2013 in the City View Room at George Washington University. Mr. Cerf will be discussing the prospects of Interplanetary Internet.
To register for this lunch, please go to the registration page at h2m.exploremars.org/register . Seats are limited, so reserve soon.
NOTE: This lunch is not included with your general registration.

TEACHING MARS: Are you a K-12 educator? Explore Mars is offering a limited number of admission grants for K-12 educators to attend the Humans to Mars Summit (H2M).
We also have an educator workshop called “Teaching Mars” on the afternoon of May 7th. Please register today at – h2m.exploremars.org/register .

Humans to Mars Summit Speakers List

Buzz Aldrin (Astronaut: Apollo XI, Gemini XII)
Grant Anderson (Paragon Space Development Corp:Co-Founder and Chief Engineer)
Jeff Bingham (U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Senior Adviser)
General Charles Bolden (NASA: Administrator)
Penelope Boston Boston (New Mexico Tech: Director, Cave and Karst Studies Program
Professor and Associate Chair, Earth & Environmental Sciences Dept.
New Mexico Tech (NM Institute of Mining and Technology; Associate Director
National Cave and Karst Research Institute)
Robert Braun (Georgia Tech; former NASA Chief Technologist)
Kendall Brown (NASA: MSFC)
Christian Carpenter (Aerojet)
John Carrico (Applied Defense Solutions: Vice President of Space Systems)
Joe Cassady (Aerojet: Executive Director, Advanced Concepts Engineering)
Darlene Cavalier (Science Cheerleader: Founder)
Vint Cerf (Google: Chief Internet Evangelist)
Jonathan Clark (Inspiration Mars: Chief Medical Officer: Center for Space Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine)
Anjan Contractor (Systems and Materials Research Corp.: Senior Engineer)
Doug Cooke (Cooke Concepts and Solutions; former NASA associate administrator of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate)
David F. Dinges (University Of Pennsylvania: Director, Unit for Experimental Psychiatry; Chief, Division of Sleep & Chronobiology; Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs & Professional Development, Department of Psychiatry)
Bret Drake (NASA: Human Mars Architecture Lead, Johnson Space Center)
Pascale Ehrenfreund (George Washington University: Research Professor)
Frank Eichstadt (Oceaneering: Senior Project Engineer)
Erickson, Kristen (NASA: Assistant Director, Planetary Science for Strategic Communication and Integration)
Robert J. Ferl (University of Florida: Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research)
James Garvin (NASA: Chief Scientist Goddard Space Flight Center)
Michele Gates (NASA: Senior Technical Advisor, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate)
Michael Gazarik (NASA: Associate Administrator for Space Technology)
Greg Gentry (Boeing: International Space Station ECLS Technical Lead)
William Gerstenmaier (NASA: Associate Administrator – Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate)
Farnaz Ghadaki (Strategic Marketing & Management Consultant; IAF, Administrative Committee on Workforce Development and Young Professionals)
Vanesa Gomez (International Space University)
James Green (NASA: Acting Director, Mars Exploration Program; Director, Planetary Science Division)
John Grunsfeld (NASA: Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate)
G. Scott Hubbard (Professor at Stanford University; former Director, NASA Ames Research Center; former Mars Program Director)
Jennifer Heldmann (NASA Ames)
Josh Hopkins (Lockheed Martin: Space Exploration Architect)
Vlad Hruby (Busek: President)
Bernhard Hufenbach (ESA)
Bruce Jakosky (University of Colorado: Principal Investigator MAVEN; Professor of Geological Sciences Associate Director for Science! Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics)
John Karcz (NASA Ames)
Manabu Kato (JAXA)
Marc Kaufman (National Geographic; The Washington Post)
Rebecca Keiser (NASA: Associate Deputy Administrator for Strategy and Policy)
Mark Kinnersley (EADS-Astrium) – invited
John Langford (Aurora Flight Sciences: CEO)
Bas Lansdorp (MarsOne Foundation: Co-Founder and General Director)
Kris Lehnhardt (George Washington University: Attending Physician and Ass’t Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Gilbert V. Levin (Arizona State University; Viking lander mission)
Joel Levine (The College of William and Mary: Research Professor, Department of Applied Science)
John Logsdon (Space Policy Institute: Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs)
Taber MacCallum (Paragon SDC: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder)
Paul Mahaffy (NASA: PI Sample Analysis at Mars Instrument Suite, Mars Science Laboratory)
Saralyn Mark (Innovative Health Applications, Physician Consultant/Advisor; NASA Chief Health and Medical Office)
Jim Masciarelli (Ball Aerospace and Technology Corp.)
Todd May (NASA: Program Manager Space Launch Systems)
Doug McCuistion (Consultant, Stinger, Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc. (SGT); former Director of NASA Mars Exploration Program)
Steve McDaniel (Reactive Surfaces)
Meredith M. McKay (NASA: Deputy Director, Human Exploration and Operations Division Office of International and Interagency Relations)
M. Brett McMickell (Honeywell: Technical Manager of Human Space Advanced Development)
Michael Meyer (NASA: Lead Scientist, Mars Exploration Program)
Michael Moloney (Space Studies Board and Aeronautical and Space Engineering Board, National Research Council of the National Academies)
Kathy Nado (NASA: Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate)
Miles O’Brien (PBS News Hour; Frontline; NOVA)
Alain Ouellet (CSA)
Scott Pace (Space Policy Institute: Director)
Richard J. Phillips (Phillips and Co: President)
D. Marshall Porterfield (NASA: Division Director, Life and Physical Sciences, HEOMD)
Mike Raftery (Boeing: Director, ISS Utilization and Exploration)
James Reuther (NASA: Office of the Chief Technologist)
Luis Sentis (University of Texas at Austin: Director of the Human-Centered Robotics Lab Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Sam Scimemi (NASA: Director, International Space Station)
Nantel Suzuki (NASA)
Andrew Steele (Carnegie Institution for Science, Geophysical Laboratory)
Adam Steltzner (NASA: JPL)
Szymon Stuglik (International Space University)
Dennis Tito (Inspiration Mars Foundation: Executive Director)
Rick Tumlinson (Deep Space Industries: Co-Founder and Chairman)
Artemis Westenberg (Explore Mars, Inc.: President)
Richard S. Williams (NASA: Chief Health and Medical Officer)
Thomas Wilson (International Space University)
Richard Zurek (NASA: Mars Chief Scientist, JPL)