Military Invites Industry to Meet at OAI

    CLEVELAND, Aug. 20 OAI, the Society of Automotive
Engineers (SAE), and the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
will host the second Industry Day Workshop on September 27 at 22800 Cedar
Point Road in Cleveland.  Industry representatives from the Midwest are
encouraged to attend the one-day workshop to gain an understanding of how to
collaborate on shared-risk/shared-benefits projects within the Air Force Dual
Use Science and Technology (DUS&T) program.
    Implemented in 1997, DUS&T has initiated 122 projects with a total value
of $338 million.  The program was developed so that industry executives,
technical managers, engineers, and universities could network with Air Force
scientists and engineers on aerospace-related technologies needed for military
and commercial use.
    Currently, DUS&T has identified 11 presolicitation focus areas for its
fiscal year 2003 funding.  The technology areas to be explored at OAI include
turbine engine technology, information technology, space vehicles, power
technology, and composite fabrication and design.  The Industry Day Workshop
will provide attendees with one-on-one opportunities to meet with AFRL
representatives in these areas of mutual interest.  Participants will be able
to assess their potential for subsequent competitive proposal submissions and
funding for March 2003.
    "The workshop will serve as a catalyst for initiating discussions that
would otherwise be more time-consuming by industry representatives outside the
United States government," says Wally Rakowski, Director, Collaborative
Research, OAI.  "OAI's role is to help facilitate teaming and identify mutual
interests among the military and industry so that they can work together to
develop technologies that meet commercial and defense needs," adds Rakowski.
    The workshop's morning session will begin with a DUS&T overview by Dan
Petonito, Office of Secretary of Defense, and a panel discussion of both
industry and government participants in awarded DUS&T projects.  A question
and answer session will follow.  The afternoon is designed for one-on-one
discussions with AFRL scientists and engineers on technology focus areas of
interest to AFRL.
    Prior Industry Day participants include The Goodrich Corporation, Smiths
Aerospace, Rolls-Royce Corporation/AADC (Allison Advanced Development
Corporation), Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation, Lubrizol Corporation, and
MTL Systems.
    The Industry Day Workshop includes breakfast, lunch, and materials.
Registration is $25 for attendees before September 14 and $35 thereafter.  For
more information on the AF DUS&T program, please visit the Air Force Research
Lab website: http://www.afrl.af.mil/dualuse .  To register for the workshop visit
OAI's website: http://www.oai.org/events .
    Founded in 1989, OAI brings industry, academia, and government together in
collaborative efforts to develop market-driven technology solutions.  These
partnerships have generated more than 100 collaborative activities generating
more than $140 million in funding.

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