International Space Elevator Consortium
Who We Are …
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ISEC ORGANIZATION
ISEC is registered in the USA as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN 80-0302896), with a board of directors and a series of officers; President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.
ISEC is closely associated with the conference preparation team and other volunteer members.
Contact email : info@isec.org
ISEC has Partners and Sponsors (organisations, businesses or individuals).
The ISEC Team
| Team Member | Position |
|---|---|
| Dennis Wright Ph.D | Director and President |
| Larry Bartoszek | Director and Vice President, Chair for Design |
| Sandee Schaeffer | Director and Treasurer |
| Martin Lades Ph.D | Director and Secretary, European Liaison |
| John Knapman Ph.D | Director, Chair for Research |
| Peter Swan Ph.D | Director, Chief Architect |
| Dan Gleeson | Director |
| Karyn Gleeson | Director, Chair for On-line Events |
| Adrian Nixon | Director, Chair for Tether |
| Paul Phister Ph.D | Director, Chair of Studies |
| Jason Arnold | Director, Director of Education |
| Michael Schaeffer | Director, Director of IT |
| ------------ | ------------ |
| Ted Semon | President Emeritus |
| Peter Swan Ph.D | President Emeritus |
| Jerry Eddy Ph.D | Director Emeritus |
| Bryan Laubscher Ph.D | Director Emeritus |
| David Horn | Director Emeritus |
| ------------ | ------------ |
| David Brandt-Erichsen | Ex-Officio Director, Lead for Website |
| David Dotson Ph.D | Computational Scientist |
| Matthew Farrell | Chair for History Committee |
| Vern Hall | Earth Port Harbor Master |
| Souvik Mukherjee | Indian Liaison Representative |
| David Raitt Ph.D | Chief Historian |
| Peter Robinson | Engineer |
| Prathamesh Barapatre | ISEC India Representative |
| ------------ | ------------ |
| Martin Lades, Dan Gleeson, Michael Schaeffer, Peter Robinson, Dennis Wright | Web Development Team |
Each year ISEC accepts applications from students in their third or fourth years of university to participate in space elevator research as Interns. Follow this link for their details.