| ACTIVITY | DATE/TIME | EVENT | TRACK THEME |
| Conference | Saturday 13 July | ||
| 8.00am | Registration Opens | ||
| 8.55am | Conference Opening | ||
| Opening Session | Dr Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17 Astronaut, Adjunct Professor, School of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Field Geology: Its Role on the Moon and Mars |
Understanding Mars - Lessons Learned from the Past | |
| 9.30am |
Emeritus Professor Ross Taylor (Department of Geology, ANU) Formation and crustal evolution of Mars: A solar system perspective |
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| 9.50am |
Professor David Green (Department of Geology, ANU) Martian Volcanism: gateway to the deep interior. |
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| Announcement of winner of Undergraduate Prize | 10.10am |
Presentation by Dr. Harrison Schmitt | |
| Panel Discussion | 10.15am | Panel Discussion - Lessons for Mars Missions from Project Apollo. Facilitator: Dr. Jonathan Clarke Department of Geology, ANU |
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| 10.45am | Morning Tea | ||
| 11.10am |
Dr. Everett Gibson (Johnson Space Center) Life on Mars: Where do we stand after six years of investigations? |
Advancing Exploration of the Red Planet | |
| 11.50pm | Michael West (Mars Society Australia) Overview of Mars Society Australia, Goals, Technical Program |
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| 12.10pm |
Guy Murphy (President, Mars Society Australia) Overview of International Mars Society Research |
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| 12.30pm |
Winner of Undergraduate Student Prize | ||
| 12.50pm | Lunch | ||
| 1.40pm |
Dr. Jonathan Clarke (Department of Geology, ANU) Mars Lander Designs: A Background to MARS-OZ |
Building a Mars Analogue Base | |
| 2.00pm | Dr. Jonathan Clarke (Department of Geology, ANU) & Dr. Graham Mann (School of Information Technology, Murdoch University) Jarntimarra-1: Selecting an Australian Mars Analogue Research Site |
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| 2.20pm | Dr. Jonathan Clarke MARS-OZ: A Technical Description |
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| 2.40pm |
Jennifer Laing (School of Tourism & Hospitality, La Trobe University) Using MARS-OZ as a Tourism, Outreach and Education Tool |
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| 3.00pm | Afternoon Tea | ||
| 3.20pm |
Rev. Dr. Mark Worthing (Dean of Studies and Lecturer in Theology, Tabor College, Adelaide) |
Social/Religious Implications of Mars Exploration | |
| 3.45pm |
Professor Rod Boswell (Space Plasma & Plasma Processing, Plasma Research Laboratory, ANU) To Mars and Beyond: Plasma Thrusting into the Future |
Getting to Mars | |
| 4.30pm |
A/Prof. Dr. Pavel Trivailo (Department of Aerospace Engineering, RMIT University) Assessment of the Use of Tether Technology in the Future Exploration of Mars |
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| Observatory Visit | 6.30pm-8pm | Visit to Sydney Observatory | |
| Banquet | 8.15pm |
Conference Banquet at the Rocks (sponsored by the Astronomical Society of Australia) | |
| ACTIVITY | DATE/TIME | EVENT | THEME |
| Conference | Sunday 14 July | ||
| Keynote Address | 9.00am |
Nigel Henbest & Heather Couper U.K. authors of the recent book Mars: The Inside Story of the Red Planet |
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| 9.30am |
Sean Wilson (University of Melbourne) Martian Public Relations: Science Fiction Promoting Mars Exploration |
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| 9.50am | Dr. Rob Hart (Department of Medical Imaging Science, Curtin University of Technology) The Consequences Of Musculoskeletal Deconditioning And Injury: Martian Medicine En-Route And On Site |
Mars: The Human Dimension | |
| 10.10am |
Dr. Steve Dawson (Neuropsychology Department, Canberra Hospital) Human Factors in Mars Research: An Overview |
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| 10.30am |
Dr. Steve Dawson Human Factors Projects for Mars Analogue Research |
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| 10.50pm |
Morning Tea | ||
| 11.10pm | James Waldie (Department of Aerospace Engineering, RMIT University) Flexible Spacesuits for the Exploration of Mars |
Suiting Up For Mars | |
| 11.30pm |
James Waldie Marsskin: A Mechanical Counter Pressure Mars Analogue Space Suit |
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| 11.50pm |
Students from the Faculty of Engineering, Sydney University Mars Analogue Helmet System |
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| 12.00pm | Professor Simon Carlile (School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Sydney) Spatial Hearing and Virtual Auditory Space |
Human Interface Support for Information Technology for Mars Research Missions | |
| 12.20pm |
Dr. Craig Jin (School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Sydney) Augmented Reality and Spatial Audio: Applications to Mars Analogue Research |
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| 12.40pm |
Teewoon Tan (School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Sydney, & Tanad Pty Ltd) Image Recognition During Analogue EVA’s |
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| 1.00pm | Lunch | ||
| 1.40pm | Michael West (Mars Society Australia) Overview of Project SAFMARS (Store and Forward Mars Analogue Messaging System) |
Communications Issues | |
| 2.00pm | Dr. Maurice Castro (Software Engineering Research Centre, RMIT University) Information Technology Support for Mars Research Missions |
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| 2.20pm | Dr. Graham Mann (School of Information Technology, Murdoch University) Design, Construction, And Operations Plan For The Marsupial Rover |
Robotics and Engineering Challenges on Mars | |
| 2.40pm | Dr. Steven Scheding (Australian Centre for Field Robotics, Sydney University) Terrain Aided Navigation in Unstructured and Unknown Environments |
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| 3.00pm | Afternoon Tea | ||
| Discussion session | 3.15pm | Terraforming Mars: Do the Ends Justify the Means? Facilitator:Rev. Dr. Mark Worthing Dean of Studies and Lecturer in Theology, Tabor College, Adelaide |
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| Workshops |
3.45pm (sessions run concurrently) |
Workshop A: Education and Outreach Opportunities for Mars Society Australia. Led by David Cooper, Mars Society Australia Workshop B: Staging Operation Red Centre. Led by Dr. Jonathan Clarke, Department of Geology, Australian National University and Dr. Steve Dawson, Neuropsychology Department, Canberra Hospital Workshop C: Technological Challenges of Mars Analogue Research. Led by Michael West, Mars Society Australia and James Waldie, Department of Aerospace Engineering, RMIT University. |
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| 4.25pm | Feedback from Workshops (each group to present an 8 minute overview) |
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| Closing Remarks | 4.50pm | Close by Guy Murphy (Mars Society Australia President) |
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