[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22530-22531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11179]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Advanced Technology Program; Announcement of a Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
invites interested parties to attend the Advanced Technology Program 
(ATP) National Meeting, ``Technologies at the Crossroads: Frontiers of 
the Future''. ATP provides a mechanism for industry to extend its 
technological reach and improve the quality of life and acts as a 
facilitator to encourage companies, universities, and research 
organizations to work jointly and creatively to develop new, 
synergistic technologies that will benefit the nation.

DATES: The National Meeting will be held on June 3, 2001, from 5:00 
p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Meeting will continue on June 4, 2001, from 8:00 
a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on June 5, 2001, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wyndham Baltimore Inner 
Harbor Hotel, 101 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. The 
hotel can be reached at (410) 752-1100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Engelmeier at (301) 975-6026 or 
e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ATP statute originated in the Omnibus 
Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-418) and was 
amended by the American Technology Preeminence Act of 1991 (Public Law 
102-245). This law is codified at 15 U.S.C. 278n. The ATP implementing 
regulations are published at CFR part 295, as amended. The ATP is a 
competitive cost-sharing program designed for the Federal government to 
work in partnership with industry, universities, and states to 
accelerate the development and broad dissemination of challenging, 
high-risk technologies that offer the potential for significant 
commercial payoffs and widespread benefits for the nation.
    The National Meeting will feature keynote and futurist speakers who 
will provide insights into the ``Frontiers of the Future''. Meeting 
sessions are designed to stimulate and encourage attendees to pursue 
research leading to path-breaking, innovative technologies that will 
make a difference in people's lives and focus on the technology 
crossroads that will lead us from today

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to the frontiers of tomorrow. Highlights of the meeting include eight 
forums featuring national and international experts in various 
technology fields; an opportunity to meet with NIST scientists at 
Poster Sessions demonstrating advances in the chemical, physical, and 
biological areas of science that have direct impact on advances in all 
technologies; an ATP/Industry Showcase, featuring quality projects that 
have received ATP funding assistance; a Venture Capital forum to hear 
how venture capital firms decide which technologies to fund out of an 
expanding universe of emerging technologies; and interactive networking 
opportunities with leaders in ``cutting edge'' technologies and ATP 
program managers and business experts. Information on the meeting 
agenda and the registration requirements can be found at the ATP 
website at www.atp.nist.gov. There is a registration fee of $525.

    Dated: April 30, 2001.
Karen H. Brown,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 01-11179 Filed 5-3-01; 8:45 am]
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