LONG ISLAND CONFERENCES ON COMMERCIALIZATION OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY Contact Point, Margaret Cahill, 202-482-3795. To facilitate the process of technology transfer and commercialization for mid-Atlantic firms, the DOC's Economic Development Administration and Bureau of Export Administration and the SBA are sponsoring a conference designed to help small-and medium-sized businesses take advantage of emerging and existing technologies. Speakers and presentations will cover a wide range of topics, including private sector success stories, technology transfer, the latest news on SBIRs, STTRs, the ATP, and the CRADA process, partnering effectively with federal and state agencies, procurement opportunities, accessing various sources of capital and financing, achieving increased competitiveness and profitability through networking, identifying international markets and understanding patent and intellectual property rights issues. The forum will include presentations and exhibits by representatives from the NASA Regional Technology Transfer Centers, the Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Laboratory Consortium, the Electronic Commerce Resource Center, and DOE Defense Laboratories, as well as Empire State Development, the Long Island Development Corporation, and the New York State Science and Technology Foundation. The day-long conference will be held at the Huntington Hilton, Rt. 110 at 598 Broadhollow Road, Long Island, NY, on October 24, 1996.

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