In case you haven¿t heard, the Mars Millennium Project is continuing for a second year. There¿s still time to get your project on the microchip for launch on a future NASA mission. The second year project submission deadline is June 1, 2001.
Participation guides can be downloaded from the Web site www.mars2030.net or can be ordered with the NEA Windows on Mars video from Ed Pubs by calling 1-800-USA-LEARN (1-800-872-5327).
If you live in Hawaii, Utah, Wyoming, Houston or the District of Columbia on Mars, and would like to participate in the Mars Millennium Project, we want to hear from you.
Whether your project is finished, in progress or about to get off the ground, let us know who you are and what you¿re doing. We want to showcase your projects at events nationwide.
We are interested in projects completed in the first year, as well as ongoing or completed projects from the current year. Please provide a short overview of your project, including grade level of participants, number of participants and length and scope of the project to Mark Sierak by November 1, 2000 at [email protected].
There are currently more than 500 completed projects in the Virtual Gallery from the first year, and we look forward to seeing more of these inspired creations now that we¿re in our second year. Newly completed projects will be posted in the Virtual Gallery soon. Yours should be too.
Upcoming Opportunities
There are several exciting Mars Millennium Project opportunities in the coming months:
Showcase events –The Mars Millennium Project is working with cooperating organizations, project sponsors and the media to create showcase events for projects nationwide. Let us know about your plans.
Community Involvement Board — For more information on what organizations and communities in your area are doing with the project, go to the Community Involvement Board on the Web site.
Online Chats — Again this fall, there will be asynchronous chats with the artists featured in Windows on Mars. These chats will help expand on project ideas and answer participant questions regarding the integration of the arts on Mars. For more information on the chats, please visit the Web site at www.mars2030.net
Conferences ¿ Look for the Mars Millennium Project traveling display at the U.S. Department of Education¿s "Improving America¿s Schools" conferences in Louisville and Washington, D.C. and at the Partners in Education conference in Houston.
Thank you for your continued enthusiasm for the Mars Millennium Project. As year two of the project proceeds, we look forward to working with you and providing information and resources to make the creation of your Mars Millennium Community an exciting process!
