TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE WEST IN SO. CALIFORNIA ON JUNE 3-5 TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE WEST, June 3-5. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory invite industry, universities, national observatories, government laboratories and other qualified institutions to participate in Technology Challenge West to be held in Oxnard, CA on June 3-5, 1998. This meeting, the follow-on to the 1st Annual NGST Technology Challenge Review, will deal with the technology challenges of NASA's Next Generation Space Telescope and the other large space optical systems that follow in the Origins Program Roadmap. The objective of this meeting is to provide a forum for technical interchange that will serve to inform and advise NASA and potential system contractors regarding existing, emerging and potentially feasible future technologies relevant to the design, development, launch and operation of large space optical systems. Technical sessions will include the following areas: (a) Ultralightweight Mirror; (b) Telescope and Interferometer Technology; (c) Science Instrument Technology; (d) Spacecraft Technology; and (e) Ground/Flight Operations Technology. Individuals and organizations responding to this announcement should indicate their desire to participate and provide: (1) a proposed title; (2) a brief presentation abstract (less than 100 words); and (3) indicate their preference for oral or poster presentation format. Final selection of presentations will be made by the Program Committee no later than May 1. The Program Committee may also elect to issue invitations separately from this solicitation. Responses are due April 15, 1998 and will only be accepted by E-mail at techwest@pop.jpl.nasa.gov. This opportunity does not include financial support. Participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging costs as well as a $100 registration fee. Additional information is available from the meeting's web page at: http://origins.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings/tcwest/ or write to: JPL, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Conference Administration Office, Mail Stop T-1200, Attn: Pat McLane, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099; Phone (818) 354-5556; FAX (818) 393-4992. WEB: Technology Challenge West, http://origins.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings/tcwest. E-MAIL: TC West, techwest@pop.jpl.nasa.gov.

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