Calendar of Events for 2024

1. The Deupree House, January 10 (Wednesday, 2 PM) Location: The Deupree House, 3939 Erie Ave, Hyde Park, OH 45208. The Deupree House is a retirement community, and the event will be held in their Event Center. Jerry Black will present a talk titled “SpaceX and the Starship”. This talk is free and open to the public.

2. TechFest, February 17 (Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM) & February 18 (Sunday 11 AM to 5 PM). Location: Sinclair Community College, David Ponitz Center (Building 12), 301 West Fourth Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402. TechFest is a family event with many organizations participating that is aimed at inspiring K – 12 grade students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM). The Mars Society will have a display at this event. Volunteers are needed to help staff our display table.

3. Springboro STEMfest, March 18 (Monday 5:30 PM to 8 PM). Location: Springboro High School, 1675 S Main St, Springboro, OH 45066. STEMfest is a family event with many organizations participating that is aimed at inspiring K – 12 grade students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM). The Mars Society will have a display at this event. Volunteers are needed to help staff our display table.

4. The Metallic Club, May 3 (Friday 10 to 11:30 AM). Location: Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church, 5950 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. The Metallic Club is a retired men’s club. Jerry Black will present a talk titled “SpaceX and the Starship”. This event is open to the public (both men and women). Members pay a $3 fee per meeting, but guests are free. Tell them you are a guest of Jerry Black when you check in.

5. Twin Lakes, August 6 (Tuesday, 7 PM) Location: Twin Lakes, 9840 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242. Twin Lakes is a retirement community, and this event will be held in their welcome center. Jerry Black will present a talk titled “SpaceX and the Starship”. This talk is free and open to the public.

6. 27^th Annual International Mars Society Convention, August 8 (Thursday) through August 11 (Sunday). Location: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Includes both plenary and track sessions with excellent speakers. See www.marssociety.org for more information.