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About
Our First Regional Meeting . . .
The
Advanced Technology Program's (ATP) first regional meeting
will be of interest to (1) high-tech companies seeking
funds for high-risk research, (2) companies looking
for research partners, (3) Universities seeking
research partners, (4) technology councils and
associations, and (5) State Economic Development
Offices.
This event will provide opportunities to network and
meet one-on-one with ATP STAFF. There will also be
opportunities to network with other research companies and
representatives from universities. On the afternoon of the first day of this two-day conference,
ATP will conduct a Proposers' Conference detailing the proposal
submission process. Following this session, attendees will
have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with ATP staff.
The second day's session will include:
- Funding
for R&D in other "grant" Federal agencies. In
this session, representatives from DoD, DoE, NIH,
and NSF will discuss various funding opportunities,
and the SBIR/STTR programs.
- State Economic Development Offices and Universities will
participate in discussions about new opportunities with
ATP.
- ATP
awardees will review their experience in obtaining
awards. This session will include an "open microphone" session
to allow attendees to actively participate in discussions.
- Biotechnology and Nanotechnology will be discussed as
hot research issues in separate concurrent sessions.
- Venture Capitalists will discuss their funding selection
process.
- "One-On-One" sessions
with ATP's Program Mangers will be available
throughout the day to discuss ATP and its proposal
submission process. There will also be opportunities
to network with research companies, universities,
and State representatives.
Reviewed/Updated:
September 15, 2000 |
