“EXPLORING MARS – DISCOVERING EARTH”
Every year space enthusiasts around the world celebrate mankind’s greatest achievements in space from 4 to 10 October as part of World Space Week. This year we are set to celebrate the exploration of Mars and how it helps us to understand ourselves and the world in which we live.
As UK National Co-ordinators for World Space Week the British Interplanetary Society is facilitating space events all over the UK and is calling out to all space organisations to advertise your local events with us as part of World Space Week.
The national network of BIS members can offer support and assistance to your organisation, and can help to provide publicity for your events. Contact us using the link at the bottom of the page which will take us to a form.
We will place basic information about your event on our site, a link to your detailed pages, and will encourage you to create a link back to our events directory.
Help us make this the biggest World Space Week yet!
What better way to start the week than with the Mars Society UK annual conference, on Sat 5th October at the National Space Centre, Leicester?
The British Interplanetary Society South West Group together with the William Herschel Society will be holding lectures at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute.
The British Interplanetary Society will be finishing World Space Week in style by celebrating its 80th birthday on Saturday 12th October in Liverpool.
What is World Space Week?
The UN General Assembly resolution passed on 6th December 1999, declares 4 to 10 October World Space Week to celebrate each year at the international level the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition.
4 October, 1957: Launch of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1.
10 October, 1967: The signing of the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies.
World Space Week – UK Events
Please follow the links and contact the relevant organisations for details of these events, including booking policies and prices where applicable. The BIS can accept no responsibility for any errors in information on 3rd party websites:
| Event | Date | When and Where |
| Man in the Solar System: a Very British Approach | Wednesday, 02 Oct 2013 | Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute (www.brlsi.org). |
| Contact david.brain@bis-space.com as the BIS Coordinator for Bristol and Bath (BIS South West) |
| Event | Date | When and Where |
| Mars Society UK AGM & Annual Conference | Saturday, 05 Oct 2013 | 09:00 – 17:00 (including AGM), National Space Centre, Leicester. |
| http://www.facebook.com/events/145211735640307/ |
| Event | Date | When and Where |
| BIS 80th Year Celebrations | Friday 11 October 2013 and Saturday 12 October 2013 | Liverpool |
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| Event | Date | When and Where |
| Dinner with Alan Bean
Talk with Alan Bean |
Fri 11 October 2013
Sat 12 October 2013 |
Wentbridge, West Yorkshire
Pontefract, West Yorkshire |
| Special price for both (photographs and autographs available!), see http://www.space-lectures.com |
| Event | Date | When and Where |
| The Starship | Saturday, 17 Oct 2013 | Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute (www.brlsi.org). |
| Contact david.brain@bis-space.com as the BIS Coordinator for Bristol and Bath (BIS South West) |
