Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington, DC                   October 25, 1999
(Phone: 202/358-1979)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N99-54

NASA CONFERENCE EXPLORES THE CUTTING EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY 

    This November NASA is holding its premier technology showcase, 
Technology 2009, in the Southeast for the first time.

    From Nov. 1 to 3 NASA will display the best new inventions 
from America's chief research and development laboratories at the 
Miami Beach Fontainebleau Hilton.  The inventions provide a wealth 
of new business ideas and ready-made solutions to companies 
experiencing engineering problems.

    NASA is also presenting the first-ever forum on emerging 
commercial opportunities in aerospace and aviation.  At the 
opening session on Nov. 1, Gen. Spence Armstrong, NASA's Associate 
Administrator for Aero-Space Technology, will discuss NASA's 
strategic plan and technologies.  Dr. Robert Norwood, Director of 
Commercial Technology, will give an overview of NASA's commercial 
technology network and doing business with NASA.

    Also on Nov.1, a panel of engineers and physicians will 
discuss the contributions NASA has made to medicine.  NASA 
research and development programs have offered the medical 
industry opportunities to develop new, innovative health care 
products, such as heart pace makers, artificial hearts, computer-
aided tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scanners.  

    More information can be found on the Internet at:  

                    http://www.techeast.net     and

             http://nctn.hq.nasa.gov/success/index.html

     Press credentials can be obtained by registering at:

                  http://www.techeast.net/media/

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