[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 59744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16822]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Announcement of a Meeting for the Proposed Autonomous Guided 
Vehicle Consortia

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 a meeting on November 1, 2006, at 
9:30 a.m. at the NIST main campus in Gaithersburg, MD to discuss 
collaboration, between NIST and industry, in the Autonomous Guided 
Vehicle (AGV) Consortium. The objective of this meeting will be to 
briefly explain the proposed consortium tasks and to solicit interested 
AGV companies to join the consortium. The consortium is open to members 
joining prior to November 17, 2006. Beyond this date, joining the 
collaboration will not be allowed. The consortium will research 
advanced 3D imaging techniques for AGVs over a three phase effort.

DATES: The meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 1, 2006, at 
9:30 a.m. Interested parties who wish to attend and participate in the 
meeting must inform NIST at the contact information shown below at 
least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 
20899, Shops Building 304 Conference Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger Bostelman, Intelligent Systems 
Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 
Bureau Drive MS 8230, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Telephone (301) 975-3426; 
e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any program undertaken will be within the 
scope and confines of The Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (Pub.
    L. 99-502, 15 U.S.C. 3710a), which provides federal laboratories 
including NIST, with the authority to enter into cooperative research 
agreements with qualified parties. Under this law, NIST may contribute 
personnel, equipment, and facilities but no funds to the cooperative 
research program. This is not a grant program.

    Dated: October 3, 2006.
James E. Hill,
Acting Deputy Director.
 [FR Doc. E6-16822 Filed 10-10-06; 8:45 am]
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