Just two more days to save on Symposium Registration

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 14, 2003) — Save up to $225 by registering for the 19th National Space Symposium before Friday, January 17. This year’s event, scheduled April 7-10, 2003 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, promises to be even bigger and better with more than 4,000 total participants expected. The early bird registration rate of $625 includes admission to general sessions, exhibits and receptions. Register on-line at www.spacesymposium.org or by calling the Space Foundation at 1-800-691-4000. A special government/educator/non-profit rate of $570 includes admission to general sessions, exhibits and receptions and one ticket to each dining event. Widely regarded as the premier conference for space professionals anywhere in the world today, the National Space Symposium is the only space-related conference to fully integrate all sectors of space – commercial, civil and national security – while attracting the most important and influential speakers and the national leadership of the space industry. The Space Foundation hosts the four-day event. National Space Symposium highlights include a spectacular opening ceremony with the presentation of three Space Foundation awards; the sold-out Boeing Exhibit Center; keynote speeches and panel sessions; Corporate Partnership Dinner; the Gen. James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award Luncheon; and Space Career Fair for College Students. The symposium concludes with the 15th Anniversary Space Technology Hall of Fame Awards Dinner. Visit www.spacesymposium.org or call 1-800-691-4000 for more information. The 19th National Space Symposium’s opening ceremony is co-sponsored by Northrop Grumman Corporation; the exhibit center is sponsored by The Boeing Company; the media center and Career Fair Luncheon are both sponsored by Lockheed Martin Corporation; the 15th Anniversary Space Technology Hall of Fame Awards Dinner is co-sponsored by Northrop Grumman Space Technology; the Corporate Partnership Dinner is co-sponsored by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation; and the Cyberspace Center is sponsored by Oracle Corporation. Additional sponsors include Analytical Graphics, Inc., BAE Systems, Computer Sciences Corporation, Eastman Kodak Company, General Dynamics, Harris Corporation, Holland and Hart, Infinite Links, ITT Industries, MicroSat Systems, Inc., Penwal Industries, Space News/SPACE.com, SpaceVest and Veridian. The Space Foundation is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to vigorously advance and support civil, commercial and national security space endeavors and educational excellence. In addition to the National Space Symposium, the Foundation and its partnering organizations will conduct the Space at the Crossroads Conference, Feb. 19, 2003, at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, DC; the American Space Showcase at the Paris Air Show, June 15-22, 2003; and the International Space Symposium, Oct. 28-30, 2003, at the Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, DC.