3RD ANNUAL NASA/JPL SPACE SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON OCTOBER 7 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will host the "3rd Annual JPL Comes to Washington: A Space Science Symposium for Small Businesses" in the high-tech industry. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), an operating division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), is a lead R&D center for NASA and receives an annual budget of approximately $1B dollars. Located in Pasadena, CA, the Laboratory has a wide-ranging charter for solar system exploration using robotic spacecraft. Caltech is the prime contractor managing JPL since its inception. The purpose of this one-day Symposium is to introduce high-tech small businesses to JPL that may lack the resources to market the Laboratory's high-tech requirements in Southern California. The Laboratory is committed to doing business with high-tech small busineses and seeks to expand its supplier base for present and future technical requirements. For planning purposes, a written expression of interest should be directed to JPL as soon as possible. Responses should include: (1) company name; (2) attendee(s); (3) mailing address; (4) both telephone and FAX numbers; (5) E-mail address; (6) company size (i.e., small business, minority-owned, woman-owned) and (7) a brief description of company technical capabilities. Your earliest response is required as space is limited. Further details will be posted to a website in the very near future. E-MAIL: JPL Symposium on Oct 8, maryhelen.ruiz@jpl.nasa.gov. Posted 07/16/98 (W-SN224367).

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