1. FLC Far West Region Ida Shum, Regional Coordinator Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Capital Hilton, Washington, DC October 27-28, 2009

2. The Far West Region About 46 Laboratories with 85 Facilities in 8 Western States 15 DoD, 11 DOE, 3 NASA, 3 USDA, 1 DHHS, 13 DOI, 1 EPA 25 Active Lab Reps 3 National Advisors Richard Jacobsen – U of Idaho Gib Marguth – CH2M HILL, Inc. Thomas Gisler, Jr. – FTC

3. Far West Laboratories

4. Relationships/Partnerships PIAs – FTC, Techlink, Springboard (Alaska), TREND, APTAC State/Local – All 8 State SBDC & SBTDC Offices, Washington Tech Council, Arizona Tech Council, ASU Technopolis, California Innovation Corridor, California Space Authority, East County EDC (San Diego), HTDC Hawaii, Oregon ECDD, Idaho TechConnect, San Diego DEFCOMM, LARTA, SARTA Professional Organizations – AUTM, LES, SRA Prime Contractors – Boeing, Raytheon Missile Systems The Far West Region

5. Presentations & Training Included: ENERGY: Greenspace Initiatives Advances in Concentrating Photovoltaics (CPV) through CRADAs Low Energy Nuclear Reaction (Cold-Fusion) SOFTWARE LICENSING Innovative Ways of Doing Software Deals Verifying Authorship Implications of “Open Source" on Licensing 2009 FW/MC Regional Meeting San Francisco Bay Area Aug 31 – Sept. 2, 2009

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7. Presentations & Training (Continued) FUNDING PROGRAMS/ISSUES: How The Economic Recovery Act is Effecting the Labs/Agencies Venture Funds - NASVF Entrepreneur in Readiness Program Proposed Changes in SBIR Effecting Federal Labs SBIR-TT, Using SBIR $$$ to Market Lab Technologies Technology Innovation Program (TIP) 2009 FW/MC Regional Meeting San Francisco Bay Area Aug 31 – Sept. 2, 2009

8. Presentations & Training (Continued) EXPORT CONTROL Why Export Controls Technology Transfer and Export Control Concepts Effective Export Control System Enforcement STEM Robotics Alliance Project Tinkering with Science Workforce Development Update 2009 FW/MC Regional Meeting San Francisco Bay Area Aug 31 – Sept. 2, 2009

9. Promotion of STEM Activities

10. 2009 Far West Regional Awards Categories Included: Outstanding Technology Development (5) Outstanding Partnership (3) Outstanding Commercialization Success (6) 2009 Lab Representative of the Year (1)

11. Promote Federal Laboratory Opportunities Participation at High Tech Innovation Conferences: Exhibits, Session Planning, Speaking Engagements, Targeted Presentations & Handouts, Locator Services Participation with State & Local Gov Outreach: Training, Session Planning, Speakers Bureau, Event Sponsorships and/or Promotion, Work with Partnership Intermediaries and EPSCoR, Promote and Assist FLC Locator Service Marketing Laboratory Technologies: Newsletters, Web Site, Podcasts, Exhibits, Press Releases, Awards Program Far West Goals & Objectives

12. Promote/Enhance Technology Transfer Training: Mechanisms for CRADAs, Licensing, User Facilities, Work for Others, Partnering SBIR/STTR, and Changes in Programs and Procedures Awards Program: Highlight and Acknowledge the Success of each Sector and Participant of the T2 Story, Help Provide Support and Give Credit to the Technology Transfer Facilitator Bring T2 and SBIR/STTR Worlds Closer Together: Set Examples of how they can leverage each others resources, and give the Private Sector access to World Class Facilities Far West Goals & Objectives

13. Promoting Federal Labs Innovation 2009 R&D 100 Awards Federal Labs: 50 All Others: 50

14. Nov 2008 National SBIR Conference, Hartford, CT – 800 attendees Nov 2008 SBA Federal & State Technology Network – 35 States Jan 2009 Mid-Continent SBIR Conference, St. Louis Apr 2009 Indiana SBIR/STTR Tech Conference, Indianapolis June 2009 Navy/NASA Opportunity Commercialization Forum, Washington, D.C. – 1200 Attendees July 2009 Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition Conference, Seattle, WA Sep 2009 FLC Far West / Mid-Continent Regional Meeting, San Francisco, CA Sep 2009 NASVF National Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK Sep 2009 DoD/NASA/DOE Beyond Phase II Conference, Orlando, FL Far West Outreach Activities FY-2009 Many of the events were either cost shared with Mid-Con or free to the region

15. Nov. 2009 National SBIR Conference, Reno, NV Dec. 2009 Mid-Atlantic SBIR/STTR Outreach Conference, Morgantown, WV Jan. 2009 Mid-Continent SBIR Conference, St. Louis Far West Outreach Activities FY-2010

16. Regional Coordinator Far West Contacts Ida Shum Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 925-423-9724 Deputy Coordinator Steve Lieberman SPAWAR SSC Pacific 619-553-2778 Support Office Rick Shindell 360-582-9106