The Only Government-wide Forum for Technology Transfer WELCOME MID-ATLANTIC REGION 2006 ANNUAL CONFERENCE September 19-21
FLC MID-ATLANTIC REGION q John Emond, Region Coordinator q Mrs. Lorraine Flanders, Deputy Region Coordinator q Dr. J. Scott Deiter, Former Region Coordinator q Ms. Dorothy Vincent, Former Deputy Region Coordinator
FEDERAL LABORATORY CONSORTIUM CHARTER q Established by Congress and the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 q FLC created to foster through the Nation’s federal laboratories and research organizations the transfer of technology to the private and other public sectors
FLC MID-ATLANTIC REGION q PENNSYLVANIA q DELAWARE q MARYLAND q DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA q VIRGINIA q WEST VIRGINIA
Mid-Atlantic Region Agencies and Organizations Department of Commerce Army Navy Other DOD EPA Energy Homeland Security Interior Labor HHS NASA NSF USDA State/Local Government Economic Development Organizations ~70 Labs/Agencies In Mid-Atlantic Region Including: Information and web sites are found on We are actively seeking private sector participation in the FLC as well
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS q DIVERSE AND ROBUST RANGE OF TOPICS, AGENCIES & ORGANIZATIONS q SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS q AWARDS IN RECOGNITION OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
CONFERENCE GOALS q NETWORKING q INDUSTRY/GOVERNMENT/ACADEMIA PARTNERSHIPS q ENHANCED REGIONAL INTERACTION q BROADENED TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION q TECH TRANSFER TOOLS AND PROCESSES BROADENED APPLICATION INTO NEW AREAS: MEDICINE, ENVIRONMENT, SECURITY, ENERGY, EDUCATION, INTERNATIONAL, AGRICULTURE, EXPLORATION, ETC. q CATALYST FOR NEW PRODUCTS, PROCESSES AND PARTNERSHIPS
FLC MID-ATLANTIC REGION SPONSORS q Conference Sponsors q TEDCO/Maryland Technology Development Corporation q MONTCO/Montgomery County Department of Economic Development q TreMonti Consulting LLC q Exhibit Table Sponsors q National Institutes of Health q USDA Agricultural Research Service q Office of Naval Research q WizPatent q Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development q Henry M. Jackson Foundation