The International Living With a Star program was founded ten years ago, and we are coming together to toast the successes of the past and plan for the future.

The delegates of the International Living With a Star program are hosting a special ILWS Tenth Anniversary Symposium and Celebration, and we will be joined by many special guests and supporters. We will take the opportunity to look back at the accomplishments of the past ten years and discuss future activities and partnerships.

Location:    L'Enfant Plaza Hotel   480 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington DC 20024   Phone: +1.202.484.1000

Date:   The symposium will be held Tuesday, September 25, 2012 from 1:30pm - 6:00pm. The reception and celebration will commence after the symposium closing statements. (The location of the reception is still being determined.)

Special hotel room rates are available for attendees. Please mention that you are with ILWS and use discount code LWS923 to receive the discounted rate.

We thank you for your role in making the first ten years of ILWS a success, and we look forward to seeing you in September.

Sincerely,

Symposium Host:	Dr. Madhulika GUHATHAKURTA NASA Headquarters
Symposium Convener:	Prof. Hermann OPGENOORTH Swedish Institute of Space Physics
ILWS Steering Committee Chair:	Dr. WU Ji National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
ILWS Steering Committee Vice-Chair:	Dr. Philippe ESCOUBET European Space Agency