Regional Workshops on Aquaculture and Regional Technology Needs

	NIST Advanced Technology Program and the National Atmospheric and Oceanographic Administration Regional Workshops on AQUACULTURE & REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
October 19-20, 2000	Mississippi/Alabama Sea Grant Organization Biloxi Mississippi
October 23-24, 2000	National Marine Fisheries Laboratory Seattle, Washington
November 9-10, 2000	Sea Grant/College Program, MIT Boston, Massachusetts

The Advanced Technology Program (ATP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in conjunction with the National Atmospheric and Oceanographic Administration (NOAA) are sponsoring three (3) regional workshops on Aquaculture and Regional Technology Needs to provide guidance to the aquaculture and other regional industries on the criteria to compete for ATP funding of research with high technical risk and broad economic benefits to the nation. The workshops will provide attendees with guidelines on preparing an ATP proposal and address how various companies can participate in ATP through collaboration with others in industry and academia. A key element of discussion will be how new and high-risk technologies can help the regional industries, as well as aquaculture to improve competitiveness. ATP is open to all types of technologies and industries. Finding industrial or academic partners to overcome technical challenges is often a key to applying for ATP funding. These meetings will provide local networking opportunities to benefit the technology needs of each region.

Each program will feature speakers from the aquaculture industry, a regional technology leader representing other industry trends and technology needs, and the ATP. Presentations by ATP will include an overview of ATP and a discussion of the technical and business criteria for the proposal. The industry presentations will highlight the high risk technology needs of aquaculture and other regional industries. Finally, there will be time for group interactions between attendees, open discussion with ATP speakers, and one-on-one question and answer opportunities with the representatives of ATP, as time allows.

There is no charge for any of the workshops.

ATP and NOAA Points of Contact

NIST/ATP Contact:	Dr. Richard (Dick) Palmer Advanced Technology Program National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4730 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 Tel: 301-975-2160 Fax: 301-548-1087 E-mail: richard.palmer@nist.gov
NOAA/OAR Contact:	Dr. Jim McVey National Atmospheric and Oceanographic Administration Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research National Sea Grant College Program Office 1315 East West Highway, Room 11838 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Tel: 301-713-2451, ext 160 Fax: 301-713-0799 E-mail: jim.mcvey@noaa.gov

Workshop Dates and Schedule

October 19-20, 2000: Biloxi, Mississippi
Sponsor: Mississippi/Alabama Sea Grant Organization

A University Consortium
Director: Dr. Barry Costa-Pierce
Telephone: 228-875-9368

October 23-24, 2000: Seattle, Washington
Sponsor: National Marine Fisheries Laboratory, Manchester, Washington

Director: Dr. Conrad Mahnken
Telephone: 206-553-0633

November 9-10, 2000: Boston, Massachusetts
Sponsors: Sea Grant/College Program
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Boston

Director: Cliff Goudey
Telephone: 617-253-7079

ATP/NOAA Workshop on
Aquaculture & Regional Technology Needs

DAY 1:	ATP and host sponsor meet with regional aquaculture operations.
DAY 2:	All invited
8:00 a.m.	-- COFFEE --
8:15 a.m.	The state of Regional Technology and Future Technological Needs/Direction as seen by the State High Tech Council
9:00 a.m.	Overview of the NIST Advanced Technology Program
9:15 a.m.	Presentation: Regional Industry
9:45 a.m.	-- BREAK --
10:00 a.m.	Presentation: Regional Industry
10:30 a.m.	Open Discussion
10:45 a.m.	The ATP Proposal Technical Criteria Business Criteria
11:45 a.m.	Questions & Answers
12:00 p.m.	-- LUNCH --
1:00 p.m.	Breakout Group discussions: Regional thought: Industry/Sectors/Technologies/Markets, etc. (based on attendance) Synergy between industries as partners to prepare an ATP proposal. High Tech Councils and the ATP Venture Capital Firms and the ATP.
2:00 p.m.	General Session and Feedback from Breakout groups and Q&A's
2:30 p.m.	-- BREAK --
2:45 p.m.	One-on-One interaction between specific companies/groups of companies with ATP representatives.

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Date created: September 26, 2000
Last updated: April 29, 2003

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