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TMS-SD Title
How to Have How to Have a Greata Great
Mars Society Mars Society ChapterChapter
In the Beginning …In the Beginning …
2000 MS Conference – Maggie Requests a San Diego Chapter2001 Feb 28 1st Meeting at IHOP
Yahoo Group FormedApril 122nd Meeting – (Yuri's Night)
July 9 TMS-SD Website EstablishedJuly 20 Comic-Con – Table & PanelOct 1 MDRS Mission Support MeetingOct 24 RHFSC/Mars Odyssey InsertionNov 15 First Mars Movie NightDec 5 First Stars in the Park
Chapter Bonding and Chapter Bonding and MembershipMembership
• Core Group Composition
– 6 Co-founders, 8-10 regular members
• Facts of life:
People move on — live with it
• Regular Meetings
• Agendas
• Consistent Meeting Location to Work In
Web Presence & Web Presence & CommunicationsCommunications
• Website• Yahoo Mailgroup• Core Yahoo Mailgroup• E-mail Addresses
Weekly “This Week in San Diego” mailings• AllSpace - space advocacy coordination• Blogging• Reliable Communications• Flyers & Business Cards
Goal OrientedGoal Oriented
• Outreach Activities gelled around Comic-Con 2001– Display Table & Panel
• Find Something to Do with Whatever Skills You've Got in Your Area
• Group Projects: Just do Something - Anything!• Display Board • Gravity Bricks• Mars Rovers: Lego & RC Rover
Goal OrientedGoal Oriented
• Regular Events– General Meetings (Business)– Mars Movie Nights (Social)– Summer BBQs– Annual Banquet (with awards)
• Individual Projects & Delegation
– Shannon's RST
– Patrick’s MERover– Joel's Walking Robot
Summer Barbecue Summer Barbecue MeetingMeeting
Chapter OrientationChapter Orientation
• Focus on:
– Public Outreach
– Analog Research & Participation
• Expanding to Technical & Construction
– Gadgetry & Other Areas
• Appeal to a Variety of Potential Members
• Chapter Branding
Public Relations, Outreach Public Relations, Outreach & Education& Education
• Think Tie-ins:– Space News and Event– Sci-Fi Conventions– Mars Week & Mayoral Proclamation– Yuri's Night World Space Party– Astronomy Tie-ins (Mars Oppositions)– Rover Landings, Orbital Insertions– Other Mars- & Space-related Events
Science Fiction Science Fiction ConventionsConventions
Mayoral ProclamationMayoral Proclamation
Public Relations, Outreach Public Relations, Outreach & Education& Education
• Locations:
– Local Library Series
– Host & Sponsor Lectures
– Planetariums
– Museums
– Colleges/Universities
Public Relations, Outreach Public Relations, Outreach & Education& Education
• Media:– Professional News Releases
TV, Radio & Newspapers– Public Service Announcements– Publicity (free)– Community Calendars– Cable TV– Mayoral Proclamation– Podcasting
Local TV NewsLocal TV News
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Public Relations, Outreach Public Relations, Outreach & Education& Education
• Educational Outreach:– Project Astro– Sally Ride Science Festivals & TOYchallenge– Teacher Conferences– Classroom Visits– Model Rocket Launches– Make Your Presence Known at Many Events
Be in the Public Eye– Where the Tourists Are
Public Relations, Outreach Public Relations, Outreach & Education& Education
• Interactive & Hands-on Displays:
– Gravity Comparison Bricks
– Rovers & Models
– Mars Globes
– PowerPoint Presentations
– Mars Surface Suits
– Video Presentations
Mars Society Display TableMars Society Display Table
Display Board DetailsDisplay Board Details
Mars Exploration Rover Mars Exploration Rover ModelModel
Technical StuffTechnical Stuff
• MDRS/FMARS Crew Members
• MDRS/FMARS Mission Support Staff
• Off-season crews to MDRS
• Mars Exploration Rover Models
• Mars Suits for Outreach
• New Mars Vehicle Simulator Project
MDRS Mission CrewingMDRS Mission Crewing
San Diego Members to MDRSSan Diego Goes to Mars!San Diego Goes to Mars!
Shannon Rupert-RoblesShannon Rupert-RoblesBiologistBiologist
MDRS Crews 4/14/21/36MDRS Crews 4/14/21/36FMARS Crew 9FMARS Crew 9
Mars-OZ Expedition 2Mars-OZ Expedition 2
Gerry WilliamsGerry WilliamsFilmmakerFilmmaker
MDRS Crew 2MDRS Crew 2MDRS Maintenance CrewMDRS Maintenance Crew
Jonathan ButlerJonathan ButlerBiologistBiologist
MDRS Crew 14MDRS Crew 14
Dave RankinDave RankinLawyerLawyer
MDRS Maintenance CrewMDRS Maintenance Crew
John StoneJohn StoneElectrical EngineerElectrical Engineer
MDRS Maintenance CrewMDRS Maintenance Crew
Analog Mars Suits for Analog Mars Suits for OutreachOutreach
Mars Machine Lander Mars Machine Lander ProjectProject
Field Trips for Crew-Field Trips for Crew-BuildingBuilding
• Annual JPL Open House
• SpaceShipOne & X-Prize Events
• Malin Space Science Systems Tour
• SpaceDev Tour
• Movies
• Lectures
Malin Space Science Malin Space Science SystemsSystems
MER-B LandingMER-B Landing
SpaceShipOne FlightSpaceShipOne Flight
Video Production at MDRSVideo Production at MDRS
TMS-SD’s Future PlansTMS-SD’s Future Plans
• Getting Grants:– Incorporation / 501c3?– dba Mars San Diego– Insurance & Liability Coverage
• Kids-related activities:– 1-day Mars Camp
• University/College Involvement• Mars Lander Simulator• Space Science Affiliations
Think Think InterplanetInterplanet
ary,ary, Act Locally Act Locally
Presentation of TMS-SDa presentation of
The Mars Society • San
Diego
a presentation of
The Mars Society • San
Diego
http://MarsSanDiego.orghttp://MarsSanDiego.org