THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM WILL BE HOLDING ITS 1999 NATIONAL MEETING ON NOVEMBER 15-17 IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. The Advanced Technology Program will be holding its 1999 National Meeting on November 15-17 in San Jose, California. The conference will feature in-depth workshops along six technology and economic tracks including: biotechnology, chemistry, information technology, electronics, materials and manufacturing, and economic assessment. A description of each of the five technical tracks will be published in the CBD daily. The third track summary is Information Technology. This track will highlight much of the leading-edge research being pursued in the information technology sector. Each workshop, summarized below, will focus on the ongoing ATP-funded research as well as the technical barriers and challenges that still face the industry. These workshops will also discuss promising research areas and explore future collaboration opportunities. The workshops include: Technologies for the Integration of Manufacturing Applications (TIMA) -- (topics: affordable software applications; intelligent systems Integrated Collaborative Systems; infrastructure protocols; internet commerce) Digital Video -- (topics: HDTV broadcast technology; studio resource and content management; digital transmitter; encoder and studio technology; compressed processing; system integration; advanced video processing) Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Initiative (IMTI) -- (topics: information systems for manufacturing enterprises; modeling & simulation; manufacturing processes & equipment; intelligent controls; enterprise integration) Initiatives in Healthcare Informatics -- (topics: health care computing and the Next Generation Internet; on line health services; national medical knowledge bank; data mining; speech-to-forms translator) Adaptive Learning Systems (ALS) -- (topics: computer-based curricula; superior search and retrieval capabilities; delivery of instructional information via general networked distribution channels; interactive educational environments) The ATP 1999 National Meeting will be hostedby the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel. For more information and to track schedule updates, visit the meeting website at http://www.atp.nist.gov/nationalmeeting/ Meeting registration is on-line at https://sales.nist.gov/conf/secure/CONF87/conf_register.htm or call Lori Phillips, (301) 975-4513, fax: (301) 948-2067. Media Contact: Michael Baum (301) 975-2763 michael.baum@nist.gov WEB: Advanced Technology Program, http://www.atp.nist.gov. E-MAIL: Advanced Technology Program, atp@nist.gov. Posted 11/03/99 (W-SN397474).

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