NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FOR FOCUSED COMPETITIONS; 98-04, DIGITAL VIDEO & 98-09, ADAPTIVE LEARNING SYSTEMS Department of Commerce Technology Administration National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Technology Program Administration Building 101, Rm. A407 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING: The NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP) is announcing a public meeting (Proposers' Conference) for all interested parties related to the following two ATP focused program competitions previously announced for fiscal year 1998: 98-04, Digital Video in Information Networks; and 98-09, Adaptive Learning Systems. The public meeting for potential proposers and other interested parties will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 1998, at the Infomart, Room 5006, 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas, 75207. The conference is being coordinated by the Center for Advanced Electronic Imaging (CAEI), and the contact point is B. Thomas, (phone: 214-746-4666; fax: 214-757-7998; e-mail: Bithomas@swbell.net). The conference will begin at 9:30 a.m. local time and end at approximately 3:00 p.m. This meeting will provide general information regarding the ATP, tips on preparing good proposals, and an opportunity for audience questions on the scope, technical, and business goals of each of the two focused program competitions noted above. Attendance at this public meeting is not required. No registration fee will be charged. To register for this public meeting contact the CAEI coordinator identified above. ATP previously announced in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) specific information on each of these two focused program competitions. This information included the program scope, due dates of pre-proposals and full proposals, instructions for proposal submission, where to submit proposals, how to obtain the ATP Proposal Preparation Kit dated December 1997 and the focused program booklets, etc. This information is also available on the ATP World Wide Web site http://www.atp.nist.gov. Information may also be obtained by contacting ATP by phone: 1-800-ATP-FUND; fax: 301-926-9524 or 301-590-3053; e-mail: atp@nist.gov; or letter. Advanced Technology Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration Building 101, Rm. A407, Quince Orchard & Clopper Roads, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. WEB: Advanced Technology Program, atp.nist.gov. E-MAIL: atp@nist.gov, atp@nist.gov.

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