Conventions

The 22nd Annual International Mars Society Convention

The Mars Society is pleased to announce that the 22nd Annual International Mars Society Convention will be convened Thursday-Sunday, October 17-20, 2019 at Fertitta Hall on the campus of the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. The four-day event is being held in concert with the Southern California Commercial Spaceflight… Read More

The 21st Annual International Mars Society Convention

Pasadena Convention Center 300 E Green St Pasadena, CA 91101 August 23-26, 2018 The four-day International Mars Society Convention brings together leading scientists, engineers, aerospace industry representatives, government policymakers and journalists to talk about the latest scientific discoveries, technological advances and political-economic developments that could… Read More

The 20th Annual International Mars Society Convention

University of California, Irvine A311 Student Center Irvine, CA 92697 September 7 - 10, 2017 The four-day International Mars Society Convention brings together leading scientists, engineers, aerospace industry representatives, government policymakers and journalists to talk about the latest scientific discoveries,… Read More

The 19th Annual International Mars Society Convention

The Mars Society convened the 19th Annual International Mars Society Convention on the beautiful tree-lined campus of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. September 22 – 25, 2016, with main conference events taking place at the Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center. The four-day space conference brought together… Read More

The 18th Annual International Mars Society Convention

The Mars Society convened the 18th Annual International Mars Society Convention at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. from August 13 - 16, 2015. All conference sessions were held in the Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center (better known as "The Pryz") on the Catholic U. campus. The… Read More

The 17th Annual International Mars Society Convention

The Mars Society convened the 17th Annual International Mars Society Convention at the South Shore Harbour Resort in League City, Texas from August 7-10, 2014. The four-day event brought together key experts, scientists, policymakers and journalists to discuss the latest news on Mars exploration and efforts to promote a human… Read More

The 16th Annual International Mars Society Convention

The Mars Society convened the 16th Annual International Mars Society Convention on the campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder from August 15-18, 2013.  The annual four-day event convened key experts, scientists, journalists and policymakers to discuss the latest news on Mars exploration and efforts to promote a humans-to-Mars mission in… Read More

The 15th Annual International Mars Society Convention

The Mars Society convened the 15th Annual International Mars Society Convention at the Pasadena Convention Center on August 3 - 5, 2012 in Pasadena, California.  The annual event convened key experts, scientists and policymakers to discuss the latest news regarding Mars exploration and efforts to promote a humans-to-Mars mission in… Read More

The 14th Annual International Mars Society Convention

The 14th Annual International Mars Society Convention was held in Dallas, TX in August 2011. Here are some of the materials from the convention: Mars Papers Archive Visit the MarsPapers.org website for abstracts and full text search of all papers submitted to the Mars Society conventions. Read More

The 13th Annual International Mars Society Convention

The 13th Annual International Mars Society Convention was held in Dayton, Ohio in August 2010. Here are some of the materials from the convention: Mars Papers Archive Visit the MarsPapers.org website for abstracts and full text search of all papers submitted to the Mars Society conventions. Read More