FIRST-EVER NASA BUSINESS FORUM The National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) will be presenting the first-ever forum on emerging commercial opportunities in aerospace and aviation, November 1-3, 1999 in the Miami Beach Fontainebleau Hilton. The event is designed to foster new partnerships and technology transfers between government and industry. Topic areas will include: Spaceports for future "Spaceliners"; technology needs for 21st century space travel; major new R&D initiatives in general aviation; and medical benefits from the space program. Plenary sessions will offer primers on how to do business with NASA and other federal agencies. At the opening session on Nov. 1, Gen. Spence Armstrong, NASA's Associate Administrator for Aero-Space Technology, will discuss NASA's strategic plan and technologies. Dr. Robert Norwood, Director of Commercial Technology, will provide an overview of NASA's Commercial Technology Network, industy's gateway into the Space Agency and its multi-billion dollar R&D budget. The NASA Business Forum is part of Tech East '99, America's premier showcase of new technology available for commercial development. Tech East '99 features hundreds of free exhibits demonstrating the best new inventions from government labs, universities, and high-tech companies...a wealth of new product ideas and ready-made engineering solutions. For more information about the NASA Business Forum and Tech East '99, visit www.techeast.net or call 1-(800)258-0201. WEB: Click here for more information about the NASA Business, http://www.techeast.net. E-MAIL: Click here to contact show management., joe@abptuf.org. Posted 10/26/99 (W-SN395201).

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