Updated: October 14, 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 fourth 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:

• Manufacturing
• Medical
• Information and Communications
• Aeronautics

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
• Empire State Development
• Federal Laboratory Consortium
• NYS Science and Technology Foundation
• Long Island Development Corporation
• Long Island Forum for Technology
• Dowling College
• Army Research Laboratory
• NASA Technology Transfer Centers
• Long Island Research Institute
• Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Manufacturing Extension Center
• Electronic Commerce Resource Center
• Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence
• Office of Naval Research
• Department of the Air Force
• Department of Energy Defense Laboratories
• Navy Best Manufacturing Practices (BMP)
• Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO)
• State University of New York at Stonybrook
• North Shore University Hospital
• And more!

• 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 Charles A. Gargano, Chairman, Empire State Development (invited)
8:40am	STATE OF NEW YORK PERSPECTIVE
		Theresa Walker Ph.D., Manager, Science & Technology Foundation, Empire State Development
9am	KEYNOTE ADDRESS
		Phillip Lader, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration (invited)
9:20am	WHAT'S OUT THERE? TECHNOLOGIES READY TO GO.
		Department of Energy Defense Laboratories Robert Dundervill, Director, Washington Operations, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization Dorry Tooker , Brookhaven National Lab/Federal Lab Consortium State University of New York at Stoneybrook Dr. Robert Pergolizzi , North Shore University Hospital
10:30am	REFRESHMENT BREAK ~ NETWORKING AND EXHIBITS
10:45am	WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE?
		Gordon Corlew, VP of Engineering and Manufacturing, AIL Systems John Lucido, President, Environmental Solutions Rob Kelly, Ph D, Computer Associates International, Inc. Jerome Schwartz. CEO, Symbol Technologies (invited) Jim Hayward, Ph D , President, Collaborative Laboratories, Inc. Richard Ash, CTC, NASA
12 noon	LUNCH (NETWORKING & EXHIBITS)
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
1:00pm	Session Ia	Session Ib
	CREATIVE FINANCING TECHNIQUES	MARKETING/NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES EVERYWHERE
	Joseph Magno, NYS Science and Technology Foundation Roslyn Goldmacher, Long Island Development Corporation Judy MacEvoy, Small Business Administration, DELTA Loan Program Frank Guarino, Small Business Administration. Jeffrey Bass , Long Island Venture Capital	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 Conrad Walsh, Systems Engineer, Scranton Electronic Commerce Resource Center
2:30pm	REFRESHMENT BREAK ~ NETWORKING AND EXHIBITS
2:45pm	Session IIa	Session IIb
	UTILIZING LONG ISLAND TECHNOLOGY ASSETS	HOW TO MAKE THE TECHNOLOGY YOURS - LEGAL ISSUES
	Phil Palmeto, Long Island Research Institute Walter Mickle, Executive Director, Long Island Forum for Technology Yacov Shamash, Ph. D, Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence National Aviation and Transportation Center, Dowling College	Louis Falasco , Project Leader, Chemical Eng. Operations, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Charles Guttman, Ph. D, Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein, Wolf & Schliffer
4:30pm	WRAP UP AND FINAL REMARKS
5:00pm	PROGRAM ENDS

HUNTINGTON HILTON, Rt110 at 598 Broadhollow Road, Long Island, New York. Tel: 516 845 1000 Fax: 516 845 1223 Cut off date October 16. $115 single/double + 11% hotel tax. Reservations after this date will be honored on a space and rate available basis. The hotel has plenty of 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 Margaret Cahill at (202) 482 3795 and Brad Botwin at (202) 482 4060; or Bill Truitt in SBA's Office of Veterans' Affairs at (202) 205 7279.

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)

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