The University and Business Technology Summit; San Juan, PR

9706158戈麦斯该奖项是举办SBIR/SI'TR会议。本次会议由美国国家科学基金会小企业创新研究（SBIR）和小企业技术转移（STTR）项目与刺激竞争性研究实验项目（EPSCOR）共同资助。会议将包括来自几个联邦机构的SBIR/STTR项目经理、来自NSF/EPSCOR和波多黎各大学EPSCOR项目的项目管理人员、波多黎各总督办公室和经济发展部、美国小企业管理局、国家实验室、波多黎各制造商协会（Fomento）和大型财富500强公司。会议有助于确保波多黎各学院和大学的个人研究人员和研究管理人员了解SBIR、STTR和EPSCOR计划的机会。会议还帮助波多黎各的小公司了解NSF的SBIR和STTR项目的资助机会，以及几个联邦机构的资助机会。预期的结果是一个更好的协调高技术小企业努力在波多黎各涉及州政府，联邦政府，大学反对小企业。会议将促进研究人员之间的交流，加强联合研究，促进合作研究和利用研究成果，并建立技术互动网络。该会议为继续努力增加小型、弱势、少数族裔和女性所有的企业参与SBIR和STTR项目奠定了基础。

9706158 Gomez This award is to conduct an SBIR/SI'TR Conference. The National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are jointly funding this conference with the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR). The conference will involve SBIR/STTR program managers from several Federal agencies, the program management from NSF/EPSCOR and University of Puerto Rico EPSCOR program, the Puerto Rican Governor's Office and Economic Development Department, the U.S. Small Business Administration, national laboratories, the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association (Fomento), and large Fortune 500 companies. The conference helps to ensure that the individual researchers and research administrators from Puerto Rican colleges and universities are informed about opportunities in the SBIR, STTR and EPSCOR programs. The conference also helps to inform small firms in Puerto Rico about grant opportunities in NSF's SBIR and STTR programs as well as funding opportunities in several Federal agencies. An expected outcome is a better coordinated high technology small business effort in Puerto involving the state government, the Federal government, the universities anti small businesses. The conference will facilitate better communication between researchers, enhance joint research, promote collaborative research and leveraging of research efforts, and develop networks for technical interactions. The conference forms the basis for continuing efforts to increase participation by small and disadvantaged and minority and female-owned firms in the SBIR and STTR programs.