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:

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