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PROGRAM for the

FIRST LANDING SITE WORKSHOP FOR THE
2009 MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY
May 31st-June 2, 2006
Pasadena, CALIFORNIA

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Dear Colleague:

The first Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) landing site workshop is scheduled for May 31 through June 2 and will be held at the Pasadena Conference/Convention Center in Pasadena, California. The program and abstracts for the workshop and information about the MSL landing site selection process are now available at: http://marsoweb.nas.nasa.gov/landingsites/msl/workshops/1st_workshop/program.html. and http://webgis.wr.usgs.gov/msl/program_for_the_first_msl_workshop.htm. 

All interested persons are invited to attend and participate in the workshop. There is no registration fee; however, anyone planning to attend the workshop is asked to register ASAP at http://marsoweb.nas.nasa.gov/landingsites/ so that we can ensure adequate meeting space for the workshop. 

Attendees are responsible for their own travel arrangements; information on local hotels can be found at: http://www.pasadenacal.com/hotelmotel.htm. 

We look forward to seeing you at the workshop!

Sincerely,

John Grant and Matt Golombek
Co-chairs, Landing Site Steering Committee