DRAFT AGENDA

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Tuesday, April 22, 2003 -- Program and Agency Introduction
8:30 - 8:50 National SBIR Spring Conference Welcome and Opening
8:50 - 10:10 SBIR/STTR 101: Overview and general information of Agency Programs.
Lee Eiden - Education
Jo Anne Goodnight - HHS/NIH
10:10 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:40 Panel: SBIR Agency Overviews
11:40 - 12:00 SBIR/STTR Program Updates
Maurice Swinton - SBA
12:00 - 1:30 Luncheon Speaker:
Brian Joseph, Touchstone Research
Navy SBIR Success Company
1:30 - 2:00 Grand Opening of One-on-Ones and Networking Opportunity (one-on-ones open from 1:30-6:00)
  Agency Presentations
2:00 - 2:25 NIMA HHS/NIH
2:25 - 2:50 Army and CBD ED
2:50 - 3:15 Navy USDA
3:15 - 3:30 Air Force DOE
3:30 - 3:55 MDA EPA
3:55 - 4:20 Break
4:20 - 4:45 DTRA NSF
4:45 - 5:10 SOCOM NASA
5:10 - 5:35 OSD DOT
5:35 - 6:00 Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Richard Sparks
DOC/NOAA/NIST
6:00 - 8:00 Networking Reception

Wednesday, April 23, 2003 -- Technology Transfer/Product Development Focus
8:00 - 5:00 One-on-Ones open
8:00 - 9:15 Acquisition Category (ACAT I)/Program Manager (PM) Program Element Office (PEO) Panel Discussion:
Moderator: MAJ Janice Baker - Army
Panelists: Jim Jordan - Army
Steve Lose - Navy VA Class Submarines
Multidisciplinary Research
Moderator: Jo Anne Goodnight - NIHLTC
Rodger K. Martin - Deputy Director, Research Plans and Programs
US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
Richard Crowe- PlasmaSol (EPA SBIR Company)
Jason Geng- Genex Technologies Inc (SBIR Company)
Raj Singh - Diversified Scientific Inc. (SBIR Company)
PH III: Getting Follow-on Government Contracts
Moderator: Jere Glover- SBTC
Dave Metzger -Rich Caroll - DSR
Dr. Alan Friedman - Planning Systems, Inc.
Ed Wenger - Prospective Computer Analysts, Inc.
9:15 - 10:30 Working with Defense Prime Contractors
Moderator: John Williams - Navy
Rich Hendel - Boeing Company
Kimberly Welch - GRAY CARY
Gary Sannicandro - Raytheon
Working with Big Business
Moderator: Carl Ray - NASA
John Fischer - 3M Corporation
Gabrielle Walker- GRAY CARY
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00 PH I Proposal Preparation
Mark Henry - PBC, Inc.
Oliver Murphy - Lynntech Inc.
Business Planning & Market Research
Jenny Servo - Dawnbreaker
12:00 - 1:30 Luncheon Speaker:
Dr. Ron Rosemeier
Brimrose Corporation of America - SBIR Success Story
1:30 - 2:15 Dedicated Exhibit, One-on-One, and Networking Opportunity
2:15 - 3:30 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program/PEO
Moderator: Carol Van Wyk - Naval Air Systems Command
Dr. James Alper - Naval Air Systems Command
Marvin Gale - Air Force Materials & Manufacturing
Steve Mozes - Air Force JSF PEO Representative
Homeland Security and DOJ
Moderator: Steve Guilfoos - Air Force
Wayne Barte - Office of Law Enforcement Technology Commercialization (OLETC)
Dr. David Boyd - Department of Homeland Security
3:30 - 3:45 Break
3:45 - 5:00 Using the Electronic Submission Systems
DoD Electronic Systems
NSF Electronic Systems
NASA Electronic Systems
DOT Electronic Systems
PH II Proposal Preparation
Gail & Jim Greenwood - Greenwood Consulting
**2:00 - 5:00 FAST Workshop - By Invitation Only**

Thursday, April 24, 2003 - SBIR Fundamentals and Resources
8:00 - 12:00 One-on-Ones open
8:00 - 9:15 Accounting Requirements and Audits
Moderator: Frank Rucky, MDA
Ruth Bishop - NIH
Leanne Robey - NIH
Michael Gitlen CPA - FARaero Government Accounting Services
Commercialization Planning for Success
Dave Speser - Foresight Science & Technology, Inc.
9:15 - 10:30 Introduction to Intellectual Property (Patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, etc.)
Philip Lane - McGuire Woods
Inside the Proposal Evaluation Process
Moderator: Joe Henebury, DOT
Panelists from NSF, DOT, ED, and Air Force
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00 Protecting Intellectual Property
Jim Wray - Law Offices of James Wray
State Resources for Small Businesses
Moderator: Lee Eiden, Education and Maurice Swinton, SBA
Morgan Allyn - Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)
Patrick Martin - Marine Technology Institute
Scott Daugherty - SBTDC North Carolina
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:15 Effective Utilization of the SBIR Program
Russ Farmer - PBC, Inc.
Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
Teresa Hainsworth - DCAA
Barbara Elliott - DCAA
2:30 - 5:00 Doing Your Homework: Before Writing Your Proposal
John Davis - SBIR Resource Center TM
Leveraging Effective SBIR Participation into Important New Business Opportunities
Moderator: Ann Eskesen - Innovation Development Institute
Dr. Allen Atkins - Boeing Phantom Works
David P. Metzger - Holland & Knight LLP
Oliver J. Murphy - Lynntech, Inc.
Jay Boyce - Foster-Miller, Inc.