MSNBC.NBC.com article describing a proposed set of contests to move Space Elevator technology forward.  These contests would be similar to the Ansari X Prize.

This is a zip file from the Spaceward Foundation containing the official announcement (in .pdf format) of the Space Elevator climber competition.

This is a zip file containing the announcement (in .pdf format) from the Spaceward Foundation of the formation of Elevator:2010, a project “…aimed at encouring public, academic and private sector involvement with development of the Space Elevator.”