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From the Regional Coordinator’s Desk Mr. Kurt Buehler - Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center, Port Hueneme, CA Far West Bulletin - Spring 2004 Issue
Spring is here, and the FLC Far West Region is ramping up to spread the word about federal laboratory opportunities and successful transfers of technology.
In addition to the recent success NFESC has had with our Barrier Technology (see adjoining article), I am also pleased to share the many successes of our other Far West Laboratories. The FLC is awarding 24 Excellence in Technology Transfer Awards for 2004. The Far West Region's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is receiving 3 of these awards, which makes them one of the most honored laboratories by the FLC, with a total of 57 FLC awards since the program began in 1984. The Idaho National Environmental Engineering Laboratory (INEEL) has recently licensed its Hazmat Cam, which is being sold by View Systems of Baltimore MD. The FLC Far West Region is also active in Technology Transfer Outreach. We will be exhibiting at the National SBIR Conference in Atlanta, GA April 26-29, where over 700 small businesses from around the country are expected to attend. This event is combined with a Small Business Tech Expo which is supported by NASA. Our Region will be making a presentation in Reno, NV March 29, at the national meeting of the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC). We will be discussing working with Federal Laboratories, SBIR/STTR, and state intermediaries. There are 92 PTAC centers across the country. The expected attendance is 300. The FLC National Meeting will be held in San Diego, CA May 3-7, 2004. This meeting will also include the elections for the Far West Region. If you are a bona fide laboratory representative, please make sure you have responded to the FLC MSO's request for the 2004 Annual Certification of Lab Reps and Alternates. If you have not, you can contact Julie Evans at the MSO via email at jevans@utrsmail.com, or by phone at 856-667-7727 Ext. 137. The Far West region will have our regional business meeting at the San Diego event May 4 from 3 to 5pm. The Far West will join the Mid-Continent region for our regional meeting September 7-10, 2004, in South Padre Island, Texas. The meeting will begin with an evening reception on September 7th, two full days on the 8th and 9th, and a half day on the 10th. Additional details will be available soon. I hope to see you in San Diego in May for our national meeting. Kurt Buehler |
