International Lunar Observatory Association News
Volume 2, Issue 2–March 2007–Hawai‘i Island
International Lunar Observatory Association Seeks Investments, Contributions, Global Endorsements in Prelude to November Founders Meeting
The International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA), now operating with a growing number of Acting Directors, financial resources and global endorsements, is currently soliciting minimum US$1 million contributions and investments (or identification of same) from institutes, individuals and enterprises interested in and dedicated to realizing the ILO – a pioneering multifunction astrophysical observatory to be placed on the lunar surface as early as 2009.
These hopeful investments and contributions, accepted in the form of cash and/or in-kind goods and services, will be directly applied to the $50 million required to realize the first mission. Investors and contributors will be guaranteed ILOA accreditation, lifetime membership, and Directorship consideration. In addition, they will receive a customized package of benefits that include ILO ownership, operational involvement and their name on the Moon.
The ILOA Founders Meeting, to be held from 4-8 November on Hawai‘i Island, will serve to advance the organizational, financial and technical challenges of the ILO and its follow-on missions. Fellow Endorsers, Contributors, Members and Directors are invited to discuss and strategize ILO matters at the Founders Meeting in Hawai‘i and/or at a planned Preliminary Founders Meeting at the International Astronautical Congress in Hyderabad, India from 24-28 September. A working agenda for both events is expected by the end of April, and US$775 Early Registration for the Hawai‘i Founders Meeting will be available through 15 May.
With the desire to outreach and support Hawaii-based astronomy (most notably the OHANA project), as well as to pioneer an ILO analog site, the ILOA also is currently seeking to establish a bureau on the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawai‘i Island. Operating in a remote and extreme environment similar to that of the Moon, this bureau office aspires to take its preparatory steps towards lunar operations while supporting and engaging with the astronomy observatories currently established on the summit.The ILOA continues its outreach for global endorsements, requesting any interested institutions, individuals and enterprises to publicly declare their support for the ILOA. This universal opportunity for each and every individual is highly valued and offers anyone the distinction, opportunity and reward of a unique and innovative space mission.
Over the next several months, the ILOA will be processing its 501(c)(3) non-profit status. Also being released within the next few weeks will be the much-anticipated ILOA website, www.iloa.org. Aloha.
For more information on the ILOA, including contributing, investing and endorsing, please respond to this email or contact us, in care of Space Age Publishing Company at news@spaceagepub.com:
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