Barbara E.

Selby
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
November 15, 1991
(Phone: 703/557-5609)

RELEASE: 91-191

NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CONFERENCE EXPANDED IN 1991

TECHNOLOGY 2001, the second national technology transfer

conference and exposition will take place Dec. 3-5, 1991, at
the San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, Calif.

Sponsored by NASA, "NASA Tech Briefs" magazine and the

Technology Utilization Foundation, TECHNOLOGY 2001 will
showcase leading-edge technologies from the space agency and
other federal agencies and their contractors, which U.S.
industry can use to develop new or improved products and
processes.

Building on the success of the 1990 TECHNOLOGY 2000, the

event has been expanded from 2 to 3 days and will include
participation from 10 other federal agencies: the
Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation,
and the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy,
Health and Human Services, Interior, Transportation and
Veterans Affairs.

Created to increase the level of technology transfer to

non-aerospace firms, the conference will feature experts who
will discuss 120 technical advances with commercial
applications in 15 critical technology areas -- advanced
manufacturing, artificial intelligence, biotechnology,
communications, computer graphics and simulation, data and
information management, electronics, electro-optics,
environmental technology, life sciences, materials science,
medical technology, robotics, software engineering, and test
and measurement.

In government-industry workshops, federal agencies will

brief attendees on their research and development initiatives
and technology transfer mechanisms, spotlighting opportunities
for industry to work with the government to commercialize
technology. These highly interactive sessions will cover
patent licensing, cooperative research and development
agreements and Small Business Innovation Research contracts.
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 Additionally, TECHNOLOGY 2001 will triple the number of
exhibits from last year. Exhibitors will include all nine
NASA field centers, other government agencies, universities,
government research centers and a diverse array of high-tech
companies.

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EDITORS NOTE: Members of the news media may attend

TECHNOLOGY 2001 free of charge and are invited to a pre-show
reception Monday, Dec. 2, from 6-8 p.m. in the exhibit hall.
Please return this form by Nov. 22 to ensure preregistration.
Badges may be picked up in the Press Room located on the
concourse level of the San Jose Convention Center. Attach a
business card or copy of your media identification and mail or
FAX the form to:

Technology Utilization Foundation

41 East 42nd Street - Suite 921
New York, NY 10017

FAX 1-212/986-7864 For further information call:

800/944-NASA.
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Media Preregistration Form

TECHNOLOGY 2001
December 3-5, 1991
San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, Calif.

Please print or type:

NAME: __________________________________________________

AFFILIATION: _____________________________________________

ADDRESS: ________________________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP CODE: _____________________________________

COUNTRY: _______________________________________________

TELEPHONE: _____________________________________________

I plan to attend the conference on:

Tuesday, December 3 _______
Wednesday, December 4 _______
Thursday, December 5 _______
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