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$250 to $700+ is WAY too expensive for any conference I've ever
attended. Or plan to attend. Ridiculous. This is money that is
better used to study propulsion or other matters.<br>
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David Merchant<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Jerry Isdale wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:C9B6E318-FD57-4F28-BA62-542DEED5AB27@gmail.com"
type="cite">The 100Year StarShip Organization is the organization
that was selected and funded by DARPA under the BAA our
Hackerspace Space team originally proposed to last fall. They are
having their first public meeting under the contract Sept 13-16th
in Houston Texas.
<div> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://symposium.100yss.org/">http://symposium.100yss.org/</a></div>
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<div>I have decided to attend to find out how their program is
shaping up, and to meet a number of people supporting such a
long term development. It is not clear how Open this 100YSS org
is (open to others, doing open source, etc.) but there are
definitely going to be a good number of interested/interesting
people attending. There is a strong probability that I may
actually get a few minutes of podium time to talk about
hackerspaces too.</div>
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<div>The symposium itself is not that expensive as tech
conferences go ($250). There are some 'special events' like
friday and saturday dinners, that are extra cost and IMHO too
expensive ($150, $300 respectively).</div>
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<div>One interesting connection is Joe Ritter, the Track Chair for
Destinations and Habitats. Joe is not a member of the 100YSS
organization but is a very strong proponent of Open Source --
indeed he is on the advisory board of the Open Source Starship
Alliance (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.StarshipAlliance.org">www.StarshipAlliance.org</a>).
He is also Lab Director of the Hawaii Institute for Astronomy,
which is located about 10 miles from my home here on Maui.</div>
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<div>Jerry Isdale</div>
<div><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:isdale@gmail.com">isdale@gmail.com</a></div>
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