Lowest Industry Registration Rate for 31st Space Symposium Available Until Jan. 16

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 15, 2014) – The Space Foundation is currently offering the lowest rate that will be available for standard industry registration for its 31st Space Symposium, to be held April 13-16, 2015, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. This international space conference annually attracts thousands of the world’s leading space professionals.

The Super Savings rate on standard industry registration is available until Jan. 16 at www.SpaceSymposium.org.

The Space Symposium has been firmly established as the single most important event to link government, military and industry on both a national and international basis. Top civil and military space leaders from the U.S. and abroad are confirmed to speak, including:

• Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General, European Space Agency (ESA)
• Gen. John E. Hyten, USAF, Commander, Air Force Space Command
• The Honorable Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force
• Jean-Yves Le Gall, President, Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES)
• Ger Nieuwpoort, Ph.D., Director, Netherlands Space Office
• David Parker, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, United Kingdom Space Agency
• Dr. Marious-Ioan Piso, Chief Executive Officer, Romanian Space Agency (ROSA)
• Johann-Dietrich Wörner, Chairman of the Executive Board, German Aerospace Center (DLR)

The 31st Space Symposium will also feature the Ball Aerospace Exhibit Center and Pavilion, with more than 160 displays of the world’s latest space technology, products and services, and a separate classified Cyber 1.5 event on Monday, April 13, focusing on the evolving security challenges posed in cyberspace.

The Space Symposium provides an ideal opportunity to present the Space Foundation’s top annual awards, including the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award, which will be presented to Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), at a special luncheon during the Symposium on April 15. Reserve luncheon tickets in advance at www.spacesymposium.org/register.

Active Military/Government Rate
The Space Foundation offers reduced pricing for active military and government registrants. The active military/government rate includes admission to Symposium general sessions, exhibits, receptions, plus one ticket to each Symposium dinner and one ticket to a Symposium luncheon, such as the Space Warfighters Luncheon on April 14. This special rate does not apply to contractors who work for or with the government or military.

Register Now
Visit www.SpaceSymposium.org for secure online registration and complete conference information, or call +1.800.691.4000.

Co-sponsors
A special thank you to our co-sponsors who have already confirmed for the 31st Space Symposium: a.i. solutions; Aerojet Rocketdyne; Arianespace, Inc.; Artel LLC; Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.; Colorado Space Coalition; El Pomar Foundation; Inmarsat; Intelsat General Corporation; Lockheed Martin; Northrop Grumman; Orbital; Raytheon; Spincraft; Stellar Solutions; United Launch Alliance (ULA).

About the Space Foundation
Founded in 1983, the Space Foundation is the foremost advocate for all sectors of space. The Foundation is a global, nonprofit leader in space awareness activities, educational programs and major industry events, including the annual Space Symposium, all which support of its mission “to advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity.” Space Foundation World Headquarters, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, has a public Discovery Center, including El Pomar Space Gallery, Northrop Grumman Science Center featuring Science On a Sphere®, and the Lockheed Martin Space Education Center. The Space Foundation has field offices in Houston and Washington, D.C., the latter from which it conducts government affairs. The Foundation publishes the annual The Space Report: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity and, through its Space Certification and Space Technology Hall of Fame® programs, recognizes space-based innovations that improve life on Earth. Visit www.SpaceFoundation.org, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter and YouTube, and read our e-newsletter Space Watch.

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