From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Technology 2002
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Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 04:38:29 GMT

Barbara E. Selby
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.              November 9, 1992
(Phone:  703/358-1983)


RELEASE:  92-199

TECHNOLOGY 2002 WILL SPOTLIGHT NATIONAL CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES

       This December, the nation's top technology managers
will gather in Baltimore to explore a gold mine of innovative
ideas that can be used to solve engineering problems, create
new products and help U.S. industry use cutting-edge
technology to gain a competitive edge in the global
marketplace.

       TECHNOLOGY 2002, the third national technology
transfer conference and exposition, will take place Dec. 1-3,
at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore.  The event,
sponsored by NASA, "NASA Tech Briefs" magazine and the
Technology Utilization Foundation, will spotlight leading-
edge technologies from NASA and other federal agencies which
U.S. industry can use to develop new or improved products and
processes.

       "A wealth of technology is available from within NASA
and other federal research and development agencies," said
Daniel S. Goldin, NASA Administrator.  "TECHNOLOGY 2002 is a
premier forum for promoting the transfer of this technology
to non-aerospace businesses."

       Keynote speakers for the conference are Maryland
Senator Barbara Mikulski (opening session on Dec. 1) and Sam
F. Iacobellis, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer, Rockwell International (Dec. 2).  Other participants
will include speakers from NASA, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, the Environmental Protection
Agency, and the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce,
Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services, Interior,
Transportation and Veterans Affairs.

       TECHNOLOGY 2002 will feature more than 120
presentations highlighting inventions with commercial promise
in areas identified as national critical technologies, such
as manufacturing, advanced materials, computing,
communications, microelectronics, biotechnology, energy and
the environment.

       Additionally, special hands-on workshops will address
the "ins and outs" of patent licensing, cooperative research
and development and Small Business Innovation Research
grants.

       Since its inception 3 years ago, the symposium has
more than tripled in size and participation.  Some 6,000
engineers and business managers across U.S. industry are
expected to attend TECHNOLOGY 2002, which will showcase over
60,000 square feet of exhibits from all nine NASA field
centers, other government agencies, universities, government
research centers and a diverse array of high-tech companies.

       TECHNOLOGY 2002 will open National Technology Transfer
Week, Nov. 30 through Dec. 5, 1992.  Two other technology
transfer conferences -- the President's National Technology
Initiative (NTI) and the MIT Entrepreneurial Technology
Transfer Conference -- are planned during the week.  The NTI
will be held concurrently with TECHNOLOGY 2002's Dec. 1
sessions at the Baltimore Convention Center.  The MIT
conference will take place on Dec. 3-5 at the Baltimore Hyatt
Regency Hotel.

       The NTI will focus on opportunities for partnerships
between government, academia and U.S. companies to translate
new technologies into marketable goods and services.  Top-
level officials from the Departments of Commerce, Energy,
Transportation, NASA and other federal agencies will discuss
three critical elements for U.S. competitiveness --
technology, capital and manufacturing.

       The MIT Conference, sponsored by the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum, is designed to
provide the skills and tools needed to commercialize emerging
technologies and capitalize on partnership opportunities such
as those featured at TECHNOLOGY 2002 and the NTI.  In more
than 25 "how to" sessions and interactive tutorials, leading
entrepreneurs, technology licensing officers, research
managers and investors will help attendees formulate
technology transfer strategies and techniques.

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EDITORS NOTE:  News media may attend TECHNOLOGY 2002 and the
National Technology Initiative free of charge and are invited
to the pre-show reception on Monday, Nov. 30.

     To pre-register, affix a business card or copy of your
media identification to the attached form and mail or FAX by
Nov. 20 to Technology Util______  Tuesday, December 1
    _______  Wednesday, December 2
    _______  Thursday, December 3
    _______  I also plan to attend the opening reception on
             Monday, November 30 (6:00-8:00 p.m.).


MAIL OR FAX TO:
     Technology Utilization Foundation
     41 East 42nd Street - Suite 921
     New York, N.Y. 10017

     FAX 212/986-7864
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