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 fifth track summary is Materials and Manufacturing. This track will feature an in-depth look at recent developments in materials and manufacturing with a view towards future investments. These technology areas are representative of future needs as supported by information from past workshops and submitted proposals, and will be examined in the context of the ATP criteria. Challenges which must be overcome to meet the technology goals of the future will be identified. The process of commercialization and realization of broad-based benefits resulting from successful technology development will also be examined. Workshop topics include: Engineered Surfaces (topics: extreme reliability and predictability; manufacturing and analytical process tools (e.g. in-line process control and non-destructive evaluation); life/performance prediction (e.g. innovative modeling and simulation); and equipment design and development) Large-Scale Intelligent Composite Systems (topics: surface transportation; offshore oil production, civil infrastructure; low-cost manufacturing, durability of materials/systems, reliability-based design methodology, joining technology, system integrity and performance lifetimes, and recyclability) Condition-Based Maintenance (topics: capabilities to predict, and to continuously refine the prediction of, remaining useful life of equipment; sensor technologies; continuous monitoring; and expert systems for maintenance related knowledge and advice) Submicron Machining (topics cross-cutting, enabling technologies for microsystem and nanosystem manufacturing, low-volume, high-cost applications, essentially laboratory prototypes, to mass producible devices) Innovative Forming Techniques (topics: rapid prototyping/solid freeform fabrication; the aspects of metals (and metal matrix composites) forming; and next generation technologies for ceramics and ceramic matrix composites forming) Advanced Construction Materials and Processes (topics: new classes of construction materials and related processes that can better meet the needs of infrastructure repair, renewal, and upgrade and more carefully utilize increasingly limited raw materials) The ATP 1999 National Meeting will be hosted by 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 11/05/99 (W-SN398486).

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