Description:This conference will provide the latest and most useful information to small businesses on innovative technology and cutting edge research in Naval defense. Attendees will benefit from information on innovative products and tips on transitioning new technology into products.

Conference includes Pre-Conference Workshops, Plenary Sessions, Breakout Panels, Exhibits including Naval Technology Needs, Technology Showcase, military/industry exhibits, and a G2B/B2B Marketplace.

Opportunity for conference participants to meet one-on-one with representatives of government, industry, and the venture capital community. Forum for one-on-one sessions for industry to present their internal R&D plans to a restricted government audience.

Description:Would you like someone to pay you to develop your great new idea into a profitable product? The Small Business Administration's SBIR - Small Business Innovation Research - program can do just that: this year it's offering $1.6 billion through 10 federal agencies to help small companies bring new products, technologies, and services to the marketplace. SBIR grants are awarded in two stages, and they can total up to $1 million over 3 to 4 years.

How much would you be willing to pay someone who could teach you how to get that kind of research and development support? (Hint: To access real experts, competitive companies will pay up to $400 to $500 per hour.) However, the University of Northern Iowa and the Iowa Federal and State Partnership are covering those cost and hosting an SBIR workshop on August 5 and 6 at the University of Northern Iowa's Commons Ballroom in Cedar Falls, Iowa

UNI and IFSP have secured the Greenwood Consulting Group to facilitate the workshop. The Greenwood Consulting Group is one of those top-level consulting firms. They've been coaching small businesses to SBIR success for more than 20 years. Their staff knows the programs, knows the politics, and knows the right people to talk to. The company's founders, Jim and Gail Greenwood, will lead you through all the basics and key points, with plenty of time for questions and answers, plus a lot of hands-on resources to show you what winning SBIR applications look like, and how to create them.

Description:The Arlington Small Business Development Center (Arlington SBDC), Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology(CIT) and the Washington Emerging Technologies Center (WETC) present a special Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Informational Session. The session provides an overview of the SBIR program and information on what steps small high technology firms need to undertake in order to gain a contract or grant. A winning SBIR sample proposal will be distributed to all participants.

Description:Once again the FLC Far West and Mid-Continent Regions have partnered to present an exciting program for the 2003 annual regional meeting. This year we have partnered with the Office of Naval Research - Pearl Harbor (ONR), Pacific International Center for High Technology Research, and the State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, to create TechEnterprise 2003 event.

This unique collaboration offers the opportunity to explore Hawaii's technology programs and companies, as well as to become familiar with ONR's vast Fields of expertise and resources.

In addtion to the FLC Far West and Mid-Continent regional meeting, TechEnterprise 2003 will showcase many of Hawaii's technology successes in the federal arena and connect Hawaii with current upcoming national and regional federal opportunities.

• Introduce Hawaii Companies to Resources that Foster Economic Growth
• Promote Technology Development, Transfer and Commercialization in Hawaii
• Encourage Collaboration for Public-Private Partnerships

• Creative Partnerships between Federal Labs and Industry
• Alternate Energy/Fuel Cells Technology Opportunities
• Environmental Technology
• Homeland Security
• Small Business Innovation Research Partnerships
• Hawaii's Hydrogen Technology Roadmap

Description:The SBIR grant program can be an important source of early-stage technology company funding. Learn to prepare competitive Phase I proposals by attending our SBIR Phase I Proposal Preparation workshop August 19th at the JARI Center for Business Development in Johnstown. The cost is only $25 per person, including refreshment breaks and lunch.

This workshop will be taught by Gail and Jim Greenwood, who have been active with the SBIR program since SBIR's inception, making firms aware of SBIR and its opportunities, and teaching how to write competitive technical and cost proposals for SBIR funding. The Greenwoods have presented SBIR workshops in 41 States to thousands of persons. An evaluation of the effectiveness of their training showed that over 90% of the respondents indicated that the workshops had improved their ability to compete for SBIR.

You will also hear about a new program that may be able to help you pay for some costs related to preparing your SBIR Phase I proposal. This program is being offered through the Innovation Partnership, a collaboration of economic development agencies in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which has been developed to increase both the quantity and the quality of the statewide SBIR proposal through marketing, proposal preparation and proposal assistance.

Description:The goal of this workshop is to teach small businesses and entrepreneurs how to develop a competitive SBIR proposal.

Topics to be convered include:

• Changes in the SBIR Programs;
• An overview of the STTR Program;
• Proposal strategies and tips for preparation;
• A critique of actual proposal concepts;
• SBIR/STTR Cost Proposals
• Innovative Partnership program of proposal assistance for Pennsylvania companies.

Description:SBIR and STTR grants can be important sources of early stage technology company funding. Phase I awards are for periods of up to six months in amounts up to $100,000, and Phase II awards are for periods of up to two years in amounts up to $750,000.

This workshop will be taught by Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc. Greenwood Consulting has made firms aware of the SBIR/STTR and associated opportunities and have taught how to write competitive technical and cost proposals for SBIR/STTR funding. Greenwood Consulting has presented workshops in 41 States to thousands of persons. An evaluation of the effectiveness of their training showed that over 90% of the respondents indicated the workshops had improved their ability to compete for SBIR and STTR.

Information concerning a new program that may be able to help pay for some costs related to preparing the SBIR/STTR Phase I proposal will also be presented. This program is being offered through the Innovation Partnership, a collaboration of economic dvelopment to increase both the quantity and quality of the statewide SBIR/STTR proposals through marketing, proposal preparation, and proposal assistance.

This workshop is hosted by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Small Business Development Center at Lehigh University, and is sponsored by the Innovation Partnership.

You must register no later than Thursday, August 14th.

Description:This is the highly- acclaimed "business development" workshop that trains attendees "how to win funding" not just "how to write a proposal". Learn how to conduct pre-application marketing activities, choose a winnable topic, plan a bid strategy, research needed bid information and package it into winning technical and cost proposals for all 10 SBIR/STTR agencies. Instructor & workbooks are provided by the SBIR Resource CenterTM, the nation's leading supplier of commercial SBIR/STTR resources since 1994.

Seating is limited to 25 persons -- pre registration is required. Details and an e-commerce registration facility can be found at http://www.win-sbir.com/course.html

Description:A conference designed to help Virginia's small businesses to increase their chances of winning SBIR award funding to develop and commercialize their technologies in collaboration with universities, federal research and development centers and non profit institutions.
Hear what's new in the SBIR program, learn the fundamentals of applying for SBIR and STTR awards and talk face-to-face with SBIR Program Managers who will provide insight into working with their respective agencies.
Preceding the educational program is a networking reception at the hotel, on September 15.

Description:SWIFT IV is an eight-day multi-State bus tour, which aims to fuel technology across growth and development across the Northwest by promoting awareness of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. This federal initiative offers more than $1.6 billion annually to U.S. small technology companies and research institutions. Program managers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other Federal agencies participate in state-sponsored small business conferences and meet one- on-one with business owners, entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers that include teachers and educators, agriculture and healthcare professionals, medical practitioners, and engineers to offer insight on how to tap into the $1.6 billion SBIR and STTR funding earmarked for their successful research advancements.

Conference attendees in each city can participate in one-on-one meetings and informative seminars with research and development (R&D) program managers from Department of Health and Human Services (NIH), National Science Foundation, Department of Education, Department of Defense (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Special Operations Command, national Imagery and Mapping Agency, Departments of Army, Navy, and Air Force), Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Department of Energy. For specific agency participation, contact conference sponsors.

Description:SWIFT IV is an eight-day multi-State bus tour, which aims to fuel technology across growth and development across the Northwest by promoting awareness of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. This federal initiative offers more than $1.6 billion annually to U.S. small technology companies and research institutions. Program managers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other Federal agencies participate in state-sponsored small business conferences and meet one- on-one with business owners, entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers that include teachers and educators, agriculture and healthcare professionals, medical practitioners, and engineers to offer insight on how to tap into the $1.6 billion SBIR and STTR funding earmarked for their successful research advancements.

Conference attendees in each city can participate in one-on-one meetings and informative seminars with research and development (R&D) program managers from Department of Health and Human Services (NIH), National Science Foundation, Department of Education, Department of Defense (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Special Operations Command, national Imagery and Mapping Agency, Departments of Army, Navy, and Air Force), Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Department of Energy. For specific agency participation, contact conference sponsors.

Description:SWIFT IV is an eight-day multi-State bus tour, which aims to fuel technology across growth and development across the Northwest by promoting awareness of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. This federal initiative offers more than $1.6 billion annually to U.S. small technology companies and research institutions. Program managers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other Federal agencies participate in state-sponsored small business conferences and meet one- on-one with business owners, entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers that include teachers and educators, agriculture and healthcare professionals, medical practitioners, and engineers to offer insight on how to tap into the $1.6 billion SBIR and STTR funding earmarked for their successful research advancements.

Conference attendees in each city can participate in one-on-one meetings and informative seminars with research and development (R&D) program managers from Department of Health and Human Services (NIH), National Science Foundation, Department of Education, Department of Defense (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Special Operations Command, national Imagery and Mapping Agency, Departments of Army, Navy, and Air Force), Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Department of Energy. For specific agency participation, contact conference sponsors.

Description:SWIFT IV is an eight-day multi-State bus tour, which aims to fuel technology across growth and development across the Northwest by promoting awareness of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. This federal initiative offers more than $1.6 billion annually to U.S. small technology companies and research institutions. Program managers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other Federal agencies participate in state-sponsored small business conferences and meet one- on-one with business owners, entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers that include teachers and educators, agriculture and healthcare professionals, medical practitioners, and engineers to offer insight on how to tap into the $1.6 billion SBIR and STTR funding earmarked for their successful research advancements.

Conference attendees in each city can participate in one-on-one meetings and informative seminars with research and development (R&D) program managers from Department of Health and Human Services (NIH), National Science Foundation, Department of Education, Department of Defense (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Special Operations Command, national Imagery and Mapping Agency, Departments of Army, Navy, and Air Force), Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Department of Energy. For specific agency participation, contact conference sponsors.

Description:SWIFT IV is an eight-day multi-State bus tour, which aims to fuel technology across growth and development across the Northwest by promoting awareness of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. This federal initiative offers more than $1.6 billion annually to U.S. small technology companies and research institutions. Program managers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other Federal agencies participate in state-sponsored small business conferences and meet one- on-one with business owners, entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers that include teachers and educators, agriculture and healthcare professionals, medical practitioners, and engineers to offer insight on how to tap into the $1.6 billion SBIR and STTR funding earmarked for their successful research advancements.

Conference attendees in each city can participate in one-on-one meetings and informative seminars with research and development (R&D) program managers from Department of Health and Human Services (NIH), National Science Foundation, Department of Education, Department of Defense (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Special Operations Command, national Imagery and Mapping Agency, Departments of Army, Navy, and Air Force), Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Department of Energy. For specific agency participation, contact conference sponsors.

Description:SWIFT IV is an eight-day multi- State bus tour, which aims to fuel technology across growth and development across the Northwest by promoting awareness of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. This federal initiative offers more than $1.6 billion annually to U.S. small technology companies and research institutions. Program managers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other Federal agencies participate in state-sponsored small business conferences and meet one- on-one with business owners, entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers that include teachers and educators, agriculture and healthcare professionals, medical practitioners, and engineers to offer insight on how to tap into the $1.6 billion SBIR and STTR funding earmarked for their successful research advancements.

Conference attendees in each city can participate in one-on-one meetings and informative seminars with research and development (R&D) program managers from Department of Health and Human Services (NIH), National Science Foundation, Department of Education, Department of Defense (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Special Operations Command, national Imagery and Mapping Agency, Departments of Army, Navy, and Air Force), Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Department of Energy. For specific agency participation, contact conference sponsors.

Description:The Small Business Research (SBIR) Program offers over $1.6 Billion a year in grant and contract funding to research-based small businesses.

Learn how to tap into this important resource.

There is no charge for attendance, but pre- registered is suggested as seating is limited -- Register at: http://www.sbtdc.org/sbir/workshop/i ndex.html

Description:This one-day conference is designed to address the new possibilities for technology and entrepreneurship in the twenty-first century. It ill be held at Indiana University Kokomo in the Kelley Student Center. For additional information, contact Indiana University Kokomo at the number below.

Description:A workshop that helps Virginia's small businesses learn about and increase their chances of winning federal SBIR and STTR funding.

Topics to be covered include:

Description:A workshop that provides a comprehensive understanding of the components necessary for a competitive Phase II SBIR/STTR proposal - including skillful management of Phase I effort. Phase II writing samples will be actively critiqued by the presenter.

Topics to be covered include:

Description:SSTI's seventh annual conference offer the best opportunity for practitioners and policymakers in techonolgy-based economic development to asses where we've been, where we want to be, and the best strategies to get there.

The event includes a blend of more that 25 sessions, exploring best practices in TBED, policy sessions to chart new courses for the field, and roundtable discussions among peers who are tackling similar challenges.

It's simple. The communities, universities, regions and states leading the next economic boom will be there.

Description:The first day of the workshop provides a basic understanding of the SBIR and STTR program as well as a strategy for participating in these programs. The second day of the workshop provides intermediate level knowledge including instruction on government cost accounting and a logical process for developing a competitive proposal. These workshops are presented by Vicke Adams from the Meridian Technology Center for Business Development.

Participants attending these workshops will be able to:

• Describe the eligibility requirements to obtain SBIR/STTR funding
• Describe the SBIR/STTR program objectives, phases, and limitations
• Identify the agencies that participant in the SBIR/STTR program
• Obtain registration numbers needed to apply for funding
• Locate agency solicitations and find specific topics
• Find and apply for OCAST programs that support SBIR/STTR
• Carry out proposal planning
• Develop objectives and a work plan
• Prepare a proposal budget
• Write a competitive proposal
• Write a comprehensive abstract
• Develop an indirect rate structure
• Identify and understand the mission of government agencies that regulate contractors
• Understand government accounting requirement and necessary internal controls

Description:For complete conference details, please visit the conference website at: https://sbirworld.com/OH

The National Science Foundation, in association with the Department of Defense and the Small Business Administration, and all 10 SBIR agencies is sponsoring this 2003 National Fall SBIR/STTR Conference. Program Managers and representatives from all participating agencies will provide insight into how to work with their respective agencies and answer your own special questions during the one-on- one opportunities.

Description:The National Science Foundation, in association with the Department of Defense and the Small Business Administration, and all 10 SBIR agencies is sponsoring this 2004 National SBIR/STTR Conference. Program Managers and representatives from all participating agencies will provide insight into how to work with their respective agencies and answer your own special questions during the one-on- one opportunities.