SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- DARPA's "Wait, What? A Future Technology Forum
- Notice Date
- 7/24/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Contracts Management Office, 675 North Randolph Street, Arlington, Virginia, 22203-2114, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22203-2114
- Solicitation Number
- DARPA-SN-15-66
- Archive Date
- 8/29/2015
- Point of Contact
- Ms. Stacey Loftus,
- E-Mail Address
-
DARPAwaitwhat@darpa.mil
(DARPAwaitwhat@darpa.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FUTURE TECHNOLOGY FORUM: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host a "Wait, What? A Future Technology Forum" on September 9 through 11, 2015, at the America's Center Convention Complex located at 701 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101. Meeting times, speakers and additional details are available at the Forum website below. MEETING OBJECTIVE AND DESCRIPTION: DARPA's "Wait, What? A Future Technology Forum" is an important component of DARPA's broad effort to be aware of emerging and pending technologies relevant to its mission of investing in and developing breakthrough technologies for national security. Wait, What? will feature: • Discussions about the technologies that could shape the future. • Engagement with scientists and engineers working to turn them into reality. • Consideration of the widespread implications of some of these next steps in DARPA's legacy of innovation. The purpose of the Future Technology Forum is to foster discussions among leaders on the forward edge of change-to learn from them about emerging technologies worthy of attention or support, and to inspire them to consider applying their expertise to the important and rewarding worlds of public service and national security. DARPA is bringing together forward-thinking scientists, engineers and other innovators interested in sharing ideas within and across some of the most exciting areas of research and technology today. The idea is to look beyond today's products and businesses to the next generation of emerging and pending technologies and capabilities that could reshape our world within the next decade or more from now. Presentations and demonstrations will include new ways to meld minds and machines, tame atoms and photons in real time, program microbes and more with synthetic DNA, use topology to make sense of big data, and many other topics. DARPA's goal is to engage and connect scientists and technologists not just in one field, as at most meetings, but across many fast-moving fields-to blend ideas and to inspire the attendees to focus their considerable talents on some of our Nation's most pressing challenges. This kind of engagement with the research and technical community is central to DARPA's mission of breakthrough technologies for national security. The Future Technology Forum will be unclassified. REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Details about the meeting agenda, speakers, venue and registration can be found here: www.darpawaitwhat.com. Registration is currently open and will close when capacity is reached but not later than Friday, July 31, 2015, at 11:59 PM EDT. The registration fee for the Forum is $400 per person. This announcement does not constitute a formal solicitation for proposals or proposal abstracts. Attendance is voluntary and is not required to propose to any potential subsequent Broad Agency Announcements or potential research solicitations. DARPA will not provide reimbursement for any costs incurred to participate in this Future Technology Forum.
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- Record
- SN03809836-W 20150726/150724235238-e2dee4826d99f1a09864622a3f27ced2 (fbodaily.com)
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