Updated: December 2, 1996

"We are, in a way, a whole Nation of inventors and explorers... We believe in technology and we are determined to pursue it in all its manifestations... I do believe that the 21st century can be a Golden Age for all Americans."

President William J. Clinton, 1995 National Medal of Technology Ceremony

To facilitate the process of technology transfer and commercialization, the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) and Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) are sponsoring the sixth of six conferences designed to help small- and medium-sized businesses take advantage of emerging and existing technologies.

This conference will focus on these and other advanced technologies:

• Construction Technology
• Energy and Environmental Remediation
• Information and Communications
• Manufacturing

SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS

• Department of Commerce: EDA, BXA, Patent and Trademark Office, Technology Administration and Minority Business Development Agency
• Small Business Administration: Office of Veterans Affairs, DELTA Program, and Small Business Development Centers
• South Carolina Department of Commerce
• Southeast Regional Technology Transfer Center, NASA
• Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, US Army
• Great Lakes Composites Consortium
• South Carolina Federal Laboratory Consortium
• Southeast Manufacturing Technology Center
• Charleston Redevelopment Authority
• Federal Laboratory Consortium
• Army Research Laboratory
• Manufacturing Extension Center
• Electronic Commerce Resource Center
• Office of Naval Research
• Department of the Air Force
• Department of Energy Defense Laboratories
• Navy Best Manufacturing Practices (BMP)
• Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO)
• American Electronics Association (AEA)
• Technology Transfer Business

• How to access federal laboratories: their technologies, facilities and scientists and engineers.
• Overview of the technologies available for commercialization from various featured organizations
• Information on business development outreach programs from federal, state and regional economic agencies.
• Overview of the SBIR, STTR and ATP programs with an up-to-the-minute review of where the programs are heading.
• Procedures for teaming with federal laboratories for joint R&D projects and CRADAs.
• Navy BMP - Best Manufacturing Practices - An effort to document best practices and share them with industry. Free software tools will be demonstrated and distributed.
• The Electronic Commerce Resource Center (ECRC) will assist you in understanding and implementing electronic commerce practices.
• BMDO - Learn about the cutting-edge defense technologies developed by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) and now made available to U.S. industry for use in the commercial marketplace.
• Listen to success stories from businesses who have made the transition from defense to commercial markets.
• The Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) brings together federal laboratories and potential users of government- developed technologies. The FLC will show you how to access the vast technology resources and expertise of more than 400 federal R&D laboratories.
• Meet representatives from local business incubators
• Meet with Venture Capitalists looking for promising companies and technologies in which to invest.
• Meet with SBA and SBDC financing specialists seeking to help companies structure their businesses for diversification and expansion.
• Learn how to protect your intellectual property and technology.
• Needs Assessment Survey - The Needs Assessment Survey will match the diversification and competitiveness needs of your business with the resources of more than sixty federal and state agencies nationwide.
• Current market information on defense, dual-use, and commercial business opportunities in the Pacific Rim, Europe, Middle East, and Western Hemisphere.
• Meet other participants for networking and business opportunities. Bring 50 copies of your company brochure and we will display them

Each attendee will be given a copy of the newly released President's Report, "Technology in the National Interest," a catalog of technologies available for licensing from DOE Defense Laboratories, a set of briefing documents, information on other Government resources available, and a participants list. Attendees will also be able to meet one-on-one with speakers and exhibitors following each presentation.

8am	REGISTRATION
8:30am	WELCOME
	Chester J. Straub, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary For Program Operations, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
8:40am	KEYNOTE ADDRESS
	Senator Ernest Hollings, D-SC (invited)
9:10am	SOUTH CAROLINA PERSPECTIVE
	Doug McKay, South Carolina Department of Commerce Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., Mayor of Charleston, SC
9:30am	REFRESHMENT BREAK ~ NETWORKING AND EXHIBITS
9:45am	WHAT'S OUT THERE? TECHNOLOGIES READY TO GO.
	Danny White, Technical Assistance Program Manager, Oak Ridge Center for Manufacturing Technology - DoE Small Business Initiatives Guy Hammer, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization Paul Friday, Concurrent Technologies Corporation Dr. Richard Rein, Head, ORTA, Naval Research Laboratory Bill Tumblin, Manager, Technology Applications, Enterprise Development, Inc. of South Carolina Jim Greenfield, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, U.S. ARDEC LTC. Kenneth L. Jones, PhD, Technical Integration Manager, US Army - STTR James Mahood, Director of Business Development, Great Lakes Composites Consortium
11:15am	REFRESHMENT BREAK ~ NETWORKING AND EXHIBITS
11:30am	WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE?
	Jerry Jones, South Carolina Federal Laboratory Consortium & ORTA. Air Force Wright Laboratory, Armament Directorate Belford E. Cross, Executive Southeast Manufacturing Technology Center Jeff Bullington, President, AMMPEC James H. Winger, Business Liaison, NIST
12:20pm	LUNCH (NETWORKING & EXHIBITS)
1:30pm	THE CHARLESTON SHIPYARD REDEVELOPMENT
	Jack Sprott, Executive Director, Charleston Redevelopment Authority Byron Waldman, President & CEO, FUTREX, Inc.
2:00pm	MARKETING/NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES EVERYWHERE
	Brad Botwin & John Isbell, Bureau of Export Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce Jim Lavery - Office of Economic Conversion Information - Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce Elliott Cooper, District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration Merry S. Boone, Charleston Area Manager, USC Small Business Development Center David Kuhlmeier, Director, District Export Assistance Center, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
3:00pm	ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ISSUES
	Mike Phillips, Electronic Commerce Resource Center (ECRC)
3:30pm	REFRESHMENT BREAK ~ NETWORKING AND EXHIBITS
3:45pm	HOW TO MAKE THE TECHNOLOGY YOURS - LEGAL ISSUES
	Louis Falasco, Project Leader, Chemical Eng. Operations, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Michael Mann, Michael A. Mann PA
4:15pm	CREATIVE FINANCING TECHNIQUES
	Greg Diercks, Director, DELTA Program, U.S. Small Business Administration Bill Tumblin, Manager, Technology Applications, Enterprise Development, Inc. of South Carolina Certified Development Corporation
5:00pm	PROGRAM ENDS
* Members of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation will attend as schedule permits

The Francis Marion Hotel, 387 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403 Tel: 800 433 3733 or 803 722 0600 Fax: 803 723 4633. The hotel is attached to the Lightsey Center by a covered walkway. A room block has been established under "Commercialization Conference" with a rate of $66.00 single plus 12% tax. Additional occupants are $10 each. The cut off date for the block is November 18th, 1996. Reservations after this date will be honored on a space and rate available basis. The hotel has plenty of pay parking space.

The names, agencies, exhibitors and technologies are those available at the time of publication. Additional information will be available from the organizers closer to the event date. Please contact DOC's Bureau of Export Administration's Liam McMenamin at (202) 482 2233, Margaret Cahill at (202) 482 3795 and Brad Botwin at (202) 482 4060; Bill Truitt in SBA's Office of Veterans' Affairs at (202) 205 7279 or Liz Taylor, SBA at (803) 765 5298.

Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact IDEEA, Inc. 6233 Nelway Drive, McLean, VA 22101-3141, (703) 760-0762.

In events of this nature views and opinions that are not necessarily those of the cosponsors may be expressed. SBA cooperation does not constitute or imply its endorsement of any opinions, products and/or services. All SBA programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. SBA Auth. 94-54-1374260-4.

Cost: $75 per person which includes coffee breaks, lunch, handouts and proceedings. ($95 at the door)

I am planning to attend the COMMERCIALIZATION OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY Conference at the Lightsey Conference Center at the College of Charleston . I understand there will be a $20 cancellation fee. I also understand that there are no refunds after NOVEMBER 28th, 1996.

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