Editing Space elevator (section)

==International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC)==
The International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC) is a US Non-Profit [[501(c)(3) organization|501(c)(3)]] Corporation<ref>{{Cite web|title=ISEC IRS filing |url=https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/displayAll.do?dispatchMethod=displayAllInfo&Id=4984679&ein=800302896&country=US&deductibility=all&dispatchMethod=searchAll&isDescending=false&city=&ein1=80-0302896&postDateFrom=&exemptTypeCode=al&submitName=Search&sortColumn=orgName&totalResults=1&names=&resultsPerPage=25&indexOfFirstRow=0&postDateTo=&state=IL|website=apps.irs.gov |access-date=9 February 2019}}</ref> formed to promote the development, construction, and operation of a space elevator as "a revolutionary and efficient way to space for all humanity".<ref name="isec">{{cite web |url=http://www.isec.org/index.php/what-is-isec |work=ISEC |title=What is ISEC? : About Us |access-date=2 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707201835/http://www.isec.org/index.php/what-is-isec |archive-date=7 July 2012}}</ref> It was formed after the Space Elevator Conference in [[Redmond, Washington]] in July 2008 and became an affiliate organization with the [[National Space Society]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=NSS Affiliates|website=www.nss.org |url=http://www.nss.org/about/affiliates.html|access-date=30 August 2015|archive-date=16 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016040656/http://www.nss.org/about/affiliates.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> in August 2013.<ref name="isec" /> ISEC hosts an annual Space Elevator conference at the [[Seattle Museum of Flight]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.space.com/27225-space-elevator-technology.html|title=Space Elevator Advocates Take Lofty Look at Innovative Concepts |first=Leonard |last=David |date=22 September 2014 |website=Space.com |language=en|access-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://space.nss.org/the-international-space-elevator-consortium-isec-2017-space-elevator-conference/ |title=The International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC) 2017 Space Elevator Conference |date=14 August 2017|publisher=National Space Society |language=en-US|access-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://spaceref.com/newspace-and-tech/annual-space-elevator-conference-set-for-august-25-27/ |title=Annual Space Elevator Conference Set for August 25–27 |website=SpaceRef |first=Marc |last=Boucher |date=17 July 2012 |access-date=13 February 2019 }}</ref>

ISEC coordinates with the two other major societies focusing on space elevators: the Japanese Space Elevator Association<ref>{{Cite web|title = Japan Space Elevator Association|url = http://www.jsea.jp/links/|script-website = ja:一般｜JSEA 一般社団法人 宇宙エレベーター協会|access-date = 30 August 2015}}</ref> and EuroSpaceward.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.eurospaceward.org/|title = Eurospaceward|date = 30 August 2015|access-date = 30 August 2015|website = Eurospaceward}}</ref> ISEC supports symposia and presentations at the International Academy of Astronautics<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://iaaweb.org/content/view/624/823/|title = Homepage of the Study Group 3.24, Road to Space Elevator Era|date = 2 October 2014|access-date = 30 August 2015|website = The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)|last = Akira|first = Tsuchida}}</ref> and the International Astronautical Federation Congress<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.iafastro.org/events/iac/iac-2014/meetings/|title = IAC 2014 Meeting Schedule|access-date = 30 August 2015|website = International Astronautical Federation|archive-date = 24 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924032203/http://www.iafastro.org/events/iac/iac-2014/meetings/|url-status = dead}}</ref> each year.