<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; "><p>Makers Local 256 will be presenting at a booth at the local International Space Development Conference (ISDC). The conference runs from May 18-22 at the Von Braun Center. We’ll be in the <a href="http://isdc.nss.org/2011/VBC-ES-Map.shtml" style="color: rgb(217, 2, 2); text-decoration: underline; ">Von Braun Center East Hall</a>. Come check us out!</p>
<p>The conference covers several broad areas of study related to building a spacefaring civilization, including transportation to and through space, technology needed to live and work in space, and Earth-based activities to advocate for or educate others about space development. The overall theme for ISDC 2011 is “From the Ground Up,” emphasizing the tools, resources, and social activities that must be accomplished to make a spacefaring civilization a reality. Participants are encouraged not just to describe an ideal “future state,” but to think about the technical, economic, or advocacy steps that must be accomplished to achieve a specific goal.</p>
<p>Makers Local 256 members can register for the conference at the ‘co-supporter’ discount rate regardless of his/her NSS membership status. In the registration form under ‘Section I’, select ‘Makers Local 256′ in the ‘ISDC Sponsor/Co-Sponsor’ field.</p>
<p>Registration at <a href="https://www.nss.org/cgi-bin/register/tdregister?$Origin=ISDC11" style="color: rgb(217, 2, 2); text-decoration: underline; ">ISDC 2011 Website</a>. ATTENTION: Registration prices go up after May 1st.</p>
<p>ISDC Brought to you by <a href="http://chapters.nss.org/al/HAL5/" style="color: rgb(217, 2, 2); text-decoration: underline; ">HAL5</a>, the local Huntsville, Alabama chapter of the <a href="http://www.nss.org/" style="color: rgb(217, 2, 2); text-decoration: underline; ">National Space Society</a></p>
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