Mars Society President and founder Dr. Robert Zubrin is scheduled to visit Europe this month to participate in a series of public talks and panel discussions involving planning for human Mars exploration, the recent establishment of the Mars Society’s Mars Technology Institute (MTI), and the growing challenges facing humanity.
The first two public events will occur in France while the next three will take place in England and Scotland. All of the scheduled gatherings are open to the general public, with registration required. As of now, the only planned event to be livestreamed will be the BIS on January 18th.
Scheduled Events
15 January 2024
Host: Association Planète Mars
Lecture by Dr. Robert Zubrin
Location: CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales), Paris, France
Topic: The Exploration and Settlement of Mars
For registration details, please click here.
16 January 2024
Host: Association Planète Mars
Lecture by Dr. Robert Zubrin
Location: Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Cognitique, Bordeaux, France
Topic: The New World on Mars: What Can We Create on the Red Planet
For registration details, please click here.
18 January 2024
Host: British Interplanetary Society
Panel Discussion with Dr. Robert Zubrin & UK Astronomer Royal Lord Martin Rees
Location: BIS HQ, London, England and Online
Topic: How to Explore Mars
For registration details, please click here.
24 January 2024
Host: Professor Charles Cockell
Lecture by Dr. Robert Zubrin
Location: University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Topic: The New World on Mars: What Can We Create on the Red Planet
Registration info TBA.
27 January 27 2024
Host: NoRCEL Blue Earth Project 2024
Panel Discussion with Dr. Robert Zubrin, Prof. Anicia Peters, Reader Eric Persson, Prof. Daisy Onyige and Assoc. Prof. Terry Kee
Location: Leeds City College, England
Topic: Human Madness
For registration details, please click here.
Members of the media who are interested in speaking or meeting with Dr. Zubrin during his visit to Europe should contact Michael Stoltz, Mars Society Media & Public Relations Director, at: mstoltz@marssociety.org.
