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A -- PUBLIC MEETING SOL Q- DUE 112096 POC Tammie Grice (301) 975-3883, Barbara Cuthill (301) 975-3273, Michael Nowak (301) 975-5196, Customer Representative 1-800-287-3863 ATP PUBLIC MEETING: Component-Based Software (CBS). December 11- 12, 1996, Sheraton at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, CA. About the Advanced Technology Program: The NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP) provides competitive, cost-shared awards for industry to develop high-risk, enabling technologies with broad-based economic benefit. The ATP seeks to help industry fill the gap between basic research and product development, and to invest in technology that wouldn't be developed in a competitive time-frame without government cost-sharing. Along with general competitions which are open to proposals from all technical areas, the ATP is also funding a series of ''focused programs'' with specific business and technical goals. Background: Since 1994, ATP has supported a focused program in Component-Based Software (CBS). The purpose of this multi-year, cost-shared ATP focused program is to accelerate the development of high-tech, enabling technologies that will foster the development of tools and infrastructure supporting a commerce in software components. The goals of this program are to develop technology supporting the development and automated composition of semantic-based software components and thereby extending the capabilities of customized software development to new groups of users. ATP expects the achievement of the technical goals to lead to substantial increases in software developer and user productivity. Funded projects support the emergence of CBS as an important new paradigm for the next century. Since ATP elected to fund this focused program, the software market has evolved dramatically with the emergence of the world wide web as a major force in the software industry; the appearance of applets, ''plug-ins'' and other software customization tools; and the development of visual programming and other software development tools. These are only a few examples of changes in the last two years which affect the emergence of markets in component-based software critical to the ultimate ATP projects' technical and commercialization efforts. This meeting will provide a forum for the participants to discuss these business and technical trends within the software industry and how the software industry might evolve in the next five years. Meeting Goals and Agenda: The goals of this workshop are to: discuss and communicate basic concepts and methodologies for valuation of technologies, markets and companies, discuss financing options for next stage corporate development with fellow entrepreneurs, financial experts, and potential investors, = discuss intellectual property protection strategies for software, especially for licensing and export, = generate discussion and analysis of trends potentially impacting the technical infrastructure and ultimate commercial markets for the component-based software projects, and = provide an opportunity for networking among CBS awardees and the wider software industry. Location: The Sheraton at Fisherman's Wharf, 2500 Mason Street, San Francisco, California. Registration: The registration fee is $195 per person and includes coffee breaks, lunches, a reception on December 11, and meeting materials. For your name to appear on the preliminary participants' list, registration must be received no later than Wednesday, November 20, 1996. Requests for refund or cancellation must also be received, in writing, by November 20. Accommodations: A block of rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton at Fisherman's Wharf, (415) 362-5500. The special rate is $114, single or double, plus 14% tax. To register for a room, please call the hotel no later than November 10, 1996, and mention that you are attending the ''NIST/ATP Component-Based Software Meeting''. After that date, the rooms will be released for general sale at the prevailing rates of the hotel. Social Event: In order to provide an opportunity for informal interaction, a cash bar reception with hors d'oeuvres will be held on Wednesday evening, December 11. Transportation: Super Shuttle, (415) 871-7800, provides transportation from the San Francisco International Airport to the hotel. They are located on the upper level, please call for reservations. If you plan to drive from the airport: take Hwy. 101 North towards San Francisco. Follow Hwy. 101 until it merges with Hwy. 80 East. Follow Hwy. 80 East to the 7th Street Exit, stay in the far right lane onto Bryant Street. Follow Bryant Street to the end and turn left onto Embarcadero Street. Drive about 1.5 miles and turn left onto Northpoint Street, follow 3 blocks and the Sheraton is located on the right. From Marin County: Follow the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco. Exit Hwy. 101 North onto Lombard Street, drive about 1.5 miles. Turn left onto Van Ness Avenue, follow 4 blocks and turn right onto Northpoint Street. Follow 7 blocks to Mason Street, the hotel is on the corner. From East Bay: Follow the Bay Bridge into San Francisco. As the Bay Bridge enters the city, take the left side exit marked Harrison Street/Embarcadero. Immediately turn right onto Harrison Street and follow to the end. Turn left onto The Embarcadero Street and drive about 1.5 miles. Turn left onto Northpoint Street, follow 3 blocks and the Sheraton is located on the right. Registration Information: Tammie Grice, NIST, Telephone: (301) 975-3883; Fax: (301) 948-2067; e-mail: tammie.grice@nist.gov. Technical Information: Barbara Cuthill, NIST, Telephone: (301) 975-3273; Fax: (301) 926-9524; e-mail: barbara.cuthill@nist.gov, Michael Nowak, NIST, Telephone: (301) 975-5196; Fax: (301) 921-6319; e-mail: michael.nowak@nist.gov. For general ATP information, or to add your name to the ATP mailing list, contact the ATP Office: Telephone: (800) ATP-FUND or (800) 287-3863; Fax: (301) 926-9524; e-mail: atp@nist.gov. (0302)

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