The NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP) is soliciting proposals under the following focused program competition and announces a public meeting (Proposers' Conference) for all interested parties:

On March 18, Program Managers from the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be at Infomart facilities in Dallas, TX to present details to potential bidders for ATP's R&D dollars. The session will include an overview of the ATP program and detailed suggestions on how to write a competitive proposal. A breakout session will follow on these two ATP focused program competitions.

The Adaptive Learning Systems Focused Program (new for 1998) seeks comprehensive solutions which recognize that, in order to properly address learner requirements, instructional technologies must be more flexible and scalable with respect to net-centric, Web-based instruction. Research funded through this program is expected to yield significant advances in authoring systems, multi-sensory interfaces, search technology, instructional system frameworks, and network middleware (including software reusability and interoperability) as applied to support diverse training and education tasks. For detailed information on this program contact Richard Morris at (301) 975-4695. Full proposals are due on May 13th.

This year, the Digital Video in Information Networks program increases the emphasis on technologies to exploit the emerging infrastructure for digital video. Topics of particular interest this year include advanced compression technologies (such as MPEG-4 technologies and compressed domain effects), advanced interactive authoring tools and technologies to extend digital video's applicability. For detailed information on this program, including additional technical topics, call David Hermreck at (301) 975-4328. Full proposals are due on April 22nd.

The conference will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 1998 and is to begin at 9:30 a.m. local time at Infomart, Room 5006, 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas, 75207. The conference is being coordinated by the Center for Advanced Electronic Imaging, contact person B. Thomas; tel: 214-746-4666; fax: 214-757-7998; e-mail: Bithomas@swbell.net.

This meeting will provide general information regarding the ATP, tips on preparing good proposals, and an opportunity for audience questions on the scope, technical, and business goals of the 98-04 and 98-09 focused programs.

Attendance at these public meetings is not required. No registration fee will be charged, however, pre-registration is encouraged in order to assure participants of adequate space. Those wishing to pre-register should contact the conference coordinator CAEI, contact person B. Thomas; tel: 1-214-746-4666; fax: 214-757-7998; e-mail: Bithomas@swbell.net not later than 14 March 1998.

For general information about ATP or NIST, contact the Advanced Technology Program at NIST, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001; tel:1-800-ATP-FUND; fax: 301-926-9524; e-mail: atp@nist.gov.

Date created: January 13, 1997
Last updated: April 29, 2003