The 28th Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference will be held in Houston, Texas, on March 17-21, 1997.
Sessions will be held at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC)
and the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI). The oral presentation
sessions will be held at the JSC Gilruth Center beginning on Monday,
March 17 at 8:30 a.m., and ending on Friday, March 21, at noon.
Technical sessions will be held at the JSC Gilruth Center and
LPI. Poster sessions will be held at the LPI on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. A fee of $50 ($30 for students)
will be assessed each participant to cover conference services.
The chili cookoff and barbecue dinner will be held on Wednesday,
March 19, from 6:00 to 9:30 p.m. at the Landolt Pavilion. Guest
tickets for the barbecue dinner will be available at the registration
desk for $15 per person. For further information, call the LPI
Publications and Program Services Department (for information
on conference logistics, call 281-486-2158; for information on
registration, call 281-486-2142).