2015
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 15-025
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Lambert, Aguilar, Balmer, Baumgardner, Carroll,
       Cooke, Crowder, Donovan, Garcia, Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Hill,
       Hodge, Holbert, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Lundberg, Marble,
       Martinez Humenik, Merrifield, Neville T., Newell, Roberts, Scheffel,
       Scott, Sonnenberg, Steadman, Todd, Ulibarri, Woods, Cadman;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Carver, Arndt, Becker J., Becker K.,
       Brown, Buck, Buckner, Conti, Coram, Court, Danielson, DelGrosso,
       Dore, Duran, Esgar, Everett, Fields, Foote, Garnett, Hamner, Humphrey,
       Joshi, Kagan, Keyser, Klingenschmitt, Kraft-Tharp, Landgraf, Lawrence,
       Lebsock, Lee, Lontine, Lundeen, McCann, Melton, Mitsch Bush,
       Moreno, Navarro, Neville P., Nordberg, Pabon, Pettersen, Primavera,
       Priola, Rankin, Ransom, Rosenthal, Roupe, Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Sias,
       Singer, Tate, Thurlow, Tyler, Van Winkle, Vigil, Willett, Williams,
       Wilson, Windholz, Winter, Young, Hullinghorst.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE RECOGNITION OF THE 31ST SPACE
       SYMPOSIUM AND CELEBRATING THE PREMIER U.S. SPACE
       POLICY AND PROGRAM FORUM.
       
       
          WHEREAS, The Space Foundation is a global nonprofit leader in
       space awareness activities, educational programs, and major industry
       events; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Space Foundation was founded in 1983 with a
       mission to "advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable, and
       propel humanity" and has its world headquarters in Colorado Springs; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado is home to the United States Air Force Space
       Command and more than 300 aerospace companies and suppliers that
       develop products and systems for commercial, military, and civil space
       activities; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Space Foundation's Space Symposium, held at the
       Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, annually brings together civil,
       commercial, and national security space leaders from around the world to
       discuss, address, and plan for the future of space; and
       
          WHEREAS, The inaugural Space Symposium in 1984 was attended
       by approximately 250 space enthusiasts, and participant numbers in recent
       years have surpassed 11,000; and
       
          WHEREAS, The annual Space Symposium results in approximately
       $30 million in economic impact to the local economy; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Space Symposium has become widely known as the
       premier space policy and program forum in the world; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventieth General Assembly of the
       State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          (1)  That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly,
       recognize that April 13 marks the opening of the 31st Space Symposium
       and its position as the premier U.S. space policy and program forum;
       
          (2)  That we recognize the important contributions of the space
       industry to the economy of our state and the welfare of our citizens; and
       
          (3)  That we welcome the attendees from all sectors of the space
       community and from all parts of the world to our beautiful state.
       
          Be it Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       Governor John Hickenlooper; Mr. Elliot Pulham, Chief Executive
       Officer, Space Foundation; and the members of Colorado's Congressional
       delegation.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Bill L. Cadman               Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi L. Markwell                     Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES