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Dear Planetary Society Member,

The Planetary Society would like to invite you to
a very special event in Irvine, California:

50 Years of Space Science:
Exploring the Past, Inspiring the Future

December 1, 2007
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
National Academies of Sciences & Engineering
100 Academy
Irvine, CA

Admission is free.

The Center is located at the corner of University Drive
and California Avenue. The entrance is on Academy.
For driving directions, go to:
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/beckman/...ons_By_Car.html

"50 Years of Space Science: Exploring the Past, Inspiring
the Future" is an all day series of presentations on such
topics as:

* New Discoveries in the Search for Life
* Dark Energy: How It Could Transform the Basic Laws of Physics
* Global Climate Change: The Latest News from Space
* Robots in Space: How Far Can They Go? How Much Can They Do?

Lunch will be provided to all attendees. For the complete agenda, visit
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/ssb/IGY_Irvine_event.html

Co-hosted by the University of California at Irvine, the event
is part of an International Public Seminar Series
organized by the Space Studies Board of The National
Academies, entitled "Forging the Future of Space Science:
The Next 50 Years." The Planetary Society is a co-sponsor.

The series is sponsored by The National Academies, NASA,
Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, ATK, Ball Aerospace,
Aerospace Corporation and Orbital Sciences Corporation.
Additional co-sponsors include COSPAR, American
Astronautical Society, American Astronomical Society,
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,
International Space University, and the National Space
Society.

We hope that you will be able to attend this special event.

Best regards,

Susan Lendroth
Manager of Events and Communications