TMS-SD Title How to Have a Great Mars Society Chapter.

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


• Locations:

– Local Library Series

– Host & Sponsor Lectures

– Planetariums

– Museums

– Colleges/Universities


• 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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• 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


• 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

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The Mars Society • San

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a presentation of

The Mars Society • San

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http://MarsSanDiego.orghttp://MarsSanDiego.org

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