- ID
- event-mars-society-convention-2026
- Slug
- mars-society-convention-2026
- Name
- Mars Society Convention 2026
- Start Date
- 2026-10-22
- End Date
- 2026-10-24
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States
- Focus
- Mission architecture, life support, ISRU, settlement, ethics, and advocacy
- Founder Action
- Evaluate virtual or in-person attendance only after format, current price, accessibility, program fit, and the venture's non-expansion alternatives framing are reviewed; consider an abstract only if a distinct, completed analog-habitat contribution justifies it after the Venice decision.
- Deadline
- 2026-08-16
- Deadline Label
- Presentation submission
- Access Notes
- Registration is open for October 22–24 at USC. Abstracts are limited to 300 words and close August 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM Mountain Time. The occurrence page still labels displayed prices as early-bird after its published June 30 cutoff, so confirm the current charge. The submission page says all talks are in person with no virtual presentation option, while official society news describes virtual attendance; attendee format requires confirmation. Accessibility, recording, travel, and session fit remain unverified.
- Eligibility
- The call welcomes researchers, engineers, students, and advocates across disciplines and experience levels, with students encouraged. Scientific talks are stated to be in person. Current registration and any virtual-attendance rules must be confirmed; no abstract or registration has been made.
- Action Status
- proposed; not undertaken
- Status
- monitor
- Verified At
- 2026-07-26
- Conflicts
- Publisher intends to explore a commercial venture based on some GShips work; no event registration, submission, sponsorship, attendance commitment, or organizer relationship exists.
- Evidence Boundary
- The organizer pages support the occurrence, USC venue, open registration path, abstract limit, deadline, and in-person presentation rule. They retain an expired early-bird label and differ on virtual attendance, and therefore do not establish the current payable rate or exact remote-access terms; nor do they establish acceptance, program quality, GShips fit, accessibility, recording terms, travel feasibility, or capacity.
- What Would Change
- An organizer deadline extension, submission-rule change, program update, registration opening or closure, or access statement would change this profile.