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FEDERAL LAB CONSORTIUM OVERVIEW HAMPTON ROADS ROBOT/UNMANNED SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY FORUM OCTOBER 23, 2008 John Emond Innovative Partnerships Program NASA Headquarters Slide 2 BACKGROUND q FEDERAL LAB CONSORTIUM ORGANIZED IN 1974, CHARTERED BY CONGRESS THROUGH FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACT OF 1986 q MANDATE IS TO PROMOTE AND STRENGTHEN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FROM FEDERAL RESEARCH LABS TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES, STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND IN PARTICULAR THE PRIVATE SECTOR Slide 3 q FEDERAL LAB CONSORTIUM ORGANIZED INTO SIX REGIONS q MID-ATLANTIC REGION q PENNSYLVANIA q DELAWARE q MARYLAND q WASHINGTON DC q VIRGINIA q WEST VIRGINIA q HISTORICALLY, STRONG PRESENCE IN WASHINGTON METRO AREA OF FLC. EFFORT IN PAST 2 YEARS HAS BEEN TO EXPAND THE FLC INVOLVEMENT IN OTHER AREAS OF THE REGION Slide 4 APRIL 25, 2007 SEMINAR COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG Slide 5 q FOLLOW-ON FROM WILLIAMSBURG FORUM and FEB. 14, 2008 VMASC PLANNING MEETING q DEVELOP, WITH VIRGINIA ORGANIZATIONS, FOCUSED TECHNOLOGY FORUMS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE TIES BETWEEN FEDERAL LABS AND ACADEMIA, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDUSTRY AND TO FOSTER TECH TRANSFER q IN THIS OCT. 23 ROBOT TECHNOLOGY FORUM, ANOTHER KEY ELEMENT IS TO ENHANCE CLOSER TIES WITH THE FIRST RESPONDER AND HOMELAND SECURITY COMMUNITIES Slide 6 FEDERAL LABORATORY CONSORTIUM MID-ATLANTIC REGION www.flcmidatlantic.org MOJDEH BAHAR NIH OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FLC MID-ATLANTIC REGION COORDINATOR baharm@od.nihl.gov 301-435-2950 JOHN EMOND INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM NASA HEADQUARTERS John.l.emond@nasa.gov 202-358-1686