Joomla "Announcing" 2019-04-07 00:54:18

* Less than 2 weeks.
* Hotel extend to April 10.
* Schedule updated 4/5/19; minor tweaks may happen.

jm-mainbody/announcing.frag.html

@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@
 <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
 <h2><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Conference Background</strong></span></h2>
 <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong> Space Access 2019</strong> will be the next round of <a style="color: #009;" href="http://space-access.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Space Access Society</strong></a>'s conference on the <strong>technology, business, and politics of radically cheaper space transportation</strong>, brought to you this year by the Bay Area's own <a style="color: #009;" href="https://www.erps.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society</strong></a> in cooperation with SAS.</span></p>
-<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>And it's coming up fast!</strong> In less than three weeks <strong>SA2019 gets underway</strong>. The Marriott is ten miles from the San Jose Airport, 24 from Oakland - <strong>book your flights soon before fares go up</strong>. Our $130 room rate is no longer available, but there are still affordable rooms at the Marriott and nearby</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">. If you need a room and haven't done so yet,</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <a style="color: #009;" href="#hotelrooms"><strong>book your room</strong></a> soon! <strong>Conference registration</strong> for Regular attendees is now $220. <a style="color: #009;" href="#conferenceregistration"><strong>Register now</strong></a>, avoid the At-Door Registration line, and join us!</span></p>
+<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>And it's coming up fast!</strong> In less than two weeks <strong>SA2019 gets underway</strong>. The Marriott is 10 miles from the San Jose Airport, 24 from Oakland - <strong>book your flights soon before fares go higher</strong>.</span></p>
+<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a style="color: #009;" href="#hotelrooms"><strong>Book your room soon!</strong></a> <strong>Our $130 Marriott discount room rate is once again available</strong> while rooms last, for booking now through Wednesday, April 10th.</span></p>
+<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a style="color: #009;" href="#conferenceregistration"><strong>Register for the conference now!</strong></a> <strong>Conference registration</strong> for Regular attendees is now $220. Register now and avoid the At-Door Registration line.</span></p>
 <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Also, we've run into local <strong>budget problems</strong> with putting on our traditional <strong>Hospitality suite spread</strong> - <a style="color: #009;" href="#HospitalityDonation"><strong>Learn How You Can Help!</strong></a></span></p>
 <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">SA2019 will feature a <strong>cross-section of the growing cheap access community</strong>, talking about <strong>what's going on now and what happens next</strong>, in an intensive informal atmosphere, single-track throughout so you don't have to miss anything. <strong>Space Access</strong> has been described as a <strong>"Hackers" conference for rocket people</strong>, with better content than other space conferences costing many times more. <strong>It's three days of total immersion in making the future happen.</strong></span></p>
 <p> </p>
-<h2><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>SA2019 Conference Program - Presentations Schedule </strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>updated 3/10/19</strong></span></h2>
-<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a style="color: #009;" href="http://space-access.org/updates/sa2019schedule.html" target="_schedule"><strong> This presentations schedule</strong></a> represents 90% of the final <a style="color: #009;" href="http://space-access.org/updates/sa2019schedule.html" target="_schedule"><strong>SA2019 three-day program</strong></a>. Things have evolved toward our having <strong>three major focus areas</strong> over the three days of the program: </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">On <strong>Thursday</strong>, we feature the current <strong>Entrepreneurial Revolution in Smallsat Launch</strong>. On <strong>Friday</strong>, the near-future transition to <strong>Reusable-Rocket Transport Networks in Earth-Moon Space</strong>. And on <strong>Saturday</strong>, the eventual transition to <strong>Getting There Faster: Advanced High-Energy Space Propulsion</strong>. Stay tuned for minor schedule tweaks, more detail on presentations start-time &amp; duration, and a few final program additions in the coming weeks. </span></p>
+<h2><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>SA2019 Conference Program - Presentations Schedule </strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>updated 4/5/19</strong></span></h2>
+<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a style="color: #009;" href="http://space-access.org/updates/sa2019schedule.html" target="_schedule"><strong> This presentations schedule</strong></a> now has detailed start-times and durations. There are now <strong>three major focus areas</strong> over the three days of the program: </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">On <strong>Thursday</strong>, we feature the current <strong>Entrepreneurial Revolution in Smallsat Launch</strong>. On <strong>Friday</strong>, the near-future transition to <strong>Reusable-Rocket Transport Networks in Earth-Moon Space</strong>. And on <strong>Saturday</strong>, the eventual transition to <strong>Getting There Faster: Advanced High-Energy Space Propulsion</strong>. Minor schedule tweaks may still happen as we try to accommodate all our excellent speakers.</span></p>
 <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We're still interested in <strong>Student Space Project Presentations</strong> - we have just a few short (5-10 minute) timeslots left in the main program track for student/amateur presentations on interesting (not necessarily directly access-related) space projects. Contact <a style="color: #009;" href="mailto:space.access@mindspring.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">space.access@mindspring.com</a></span></p>
 <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Keep up on the latest overall conference info at <a style="color: #009;" href="http://space-access.org/updates/sa2019info.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>SA2019 Info</strong></a>.</span></p>
 <p> </p>
@@ -71,15 +73,15 @@
 <p> </p>
 <h2 id="hotelrooms"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Hotel Rooms</strong></span></h2>
 <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Conference Hotel</strong> is the <a style="color: #009;" href="https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sjcfm-fremont-marriott-silicon-valley/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Fremont Marriott Silicon Valley</strong></a>, 46100 Landing Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538.</span></p>
-<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Our <strong>SA2019 $130 per night discount Marriott room rate has been extended</strong> and is available for booking now through Friday</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, April 5th. Rooms remaining in our discount block are limited, so book soon! Call (510) 413-3700, hit "1" for Reservations, and mention "Space Access 2019" to get the $130 rate.</span></p>
+<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Our <strong>SA2019 $130 per night discount Marriott room rate has been extended</strong> and is available for booking now through Wednesday</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, April 10th. Rooms remaining in our discount block are limited, so book soon! Call (510) 413-3700, hit "1" for Reservations, and mention "Space Access 2019" to get the $130 rate.</span></p>
 <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Hotel Note:</strong> Rooms are for the moment available at our rates for all nights of the conference, including a very limited number for Wednesday night 4/17. If they are again out of discount Wednesday rooms when you call, you may find an affordable Wednesday 4/17/19 rate nearby at <a style="color: #009;" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fremont+Marriott+Silicon+Valley/@37.486441,-121.9466955,15z/data=!4m15!1m6!2m5!1sHotels!5m3!5m2!1s2019-04-17!3i1!3m7!1s0x808fc6532e9a97cb:0xabf3c1776d5cb81c!5m2!1s2019-04-17!3i1!8m2!3d37.4891868!4d-121.9460776"><strong>this link</strong></a>. Even if you need to stay elsewhere for a night we would appreciate your booking at the Marriott the rest of your stay, for your added convenience and to <strong>help us meet our contractual room-nights obligation</strong>.</span></p>
 <p> </p>
 <h2 id="exhibits"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Exhibits/Hospitality</strong></span></h2>
-<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We will have a combined Hospitality space and <strong>Exhibitor Room</strong> in the Fremont mini-ballroom, right across the foyer from the main SA2019 Presentations Ballroom. <strong>Exhibitor membership</strong> will get you one Regular membership, an 8' display table, and two chairs. Space is limited and will be assigned on a first come first served basis. When space is filled we will create a waitlist. Register at the <strong>$400 Exhibitor Rate</strong> at <a style="color: #009;" href="reg/reg.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>SA2019 online registration</strong></a>.</span></p>
+<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We will have a combined Hospitality space and <strong>Exhibitor Room</strong> in the Fremont mini-ballroom, right across the foyer from the main SA2019 Presentations Ballroom. <strong>Exhibitor membership</strong> will get you one Regular membership, an 8' display table, and two chairs. Space is limited and will be assigned on a first come first served basis. When space is filled we will create a waitlist. Register at the <strong>$400 Exhibitor Rate</strong> at <a style="color: #009;" href="reg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>SA2019 online registration</strong></a>.</span></p>
 <p id="HospitalityDonation" style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>"Help Make Our Hospitality Hospitable!"</strong></span></p>
 <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Previous Space Access conferences have been known for their lavish Hospitality spreads. We've been able to do that on our customary shoestring budgets only because we were able to bring in our own food &amp; beverage rather than pay typical ten-times higher Hotel f&amp;b prices. </span></p>
 <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Unfortunately, this Marriott is serious about allowing only their own food &amp; beverage in hotel function spaces. And our hotel bill this year is already impressively steep, the Bay Area being what it is. On available budget our Hospitality area this year would be a sparse and spartan experience (aside from the reliably sparkling company there you all so generously provide.) </span></p>
-<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Unless, that is, you <a style="color: #009;" href="reg/special.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Donate To The SA2019 Hospitality Fund!</strong></a> <span style="font-size: 9pt;">(Fully tax-deductible as ERPS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.)</span> Any size donation gratefully accepted, but you can be a listed Hospitality <strong>co-sponsor</strong> for a day for $500, and a <strong>full sponsor</strong> for a day for $1000. <span style="font-size: 9pt;">(Any donations in excess of our final Hospitality food&amp;beverage bill will be applied toward the rest of our large Marriott tab for function space etc. Any donations in excess of <em>that</em> will go towards other ERPS 501(c)(3) compatible activities in development and promulgation of liquid fuel rocket technology.)</span></span></p>
+<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Unless, that is, you <a style="color: #009;" href="reg/special.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Donate To The SA2019 Hospitality Fund!</strong></a> (Fully tax-deductible as ERPS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.) Any size donation gratefully accepted, but you can be a listed Hospitality <strong>co-sponsor</strong> for a day for $500, and a <strong>full sponsor</strong> for a day for $1000. (Any donations in excess of our final Hospitality food &amp; beverage bill will be applied toward the rest of our large Marriott tab for function space etc. Any donations in excess of <em>that</em> will go towards other ERPS 501(c)(3) compatible activities in development and promulgation of liquid fuel rocket technology.)</span></p>
 <p style="padding-left: 30px;"> </p>
 <h2><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Live Stream</strong></span></h2>
 <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">As with past years, we will be providing a live stream of the video and audio of the Presentations to the Exhibits Room and Hospitality. We hope to record the presentations for posterity.</span></p>