AGATE OPEN MEETING FOR INDUSTRY ESTABLISHMENT OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT AVIONICS STANDARD DATABUS WORK GROUP DECEMBER 9, 1999 HAMPTON, VA The AGATE Alliance under a NASA Joint Sponsored Research Agreement has conducted research and experiments leading to the selection of a low cost, high speed, bi-directional databus for use in General Aviation (GA) aircraft. The Principal members of the AGATE flight systems technical council will share the intellectual property classified as AGATE databus outputs under section 203 c (5&6) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act 1,1958 amended with a newly established AGATE workpackage for the purpose of completing databus work in an open architecture, open standard environment. The meeting will address the work necessary to ensure the databus reaches FAA certification and all proprietary issues are converted in an open standard format agreeable to all principal members of the new workpackage. The AGATE Alliance is open for membership to all US companies, universities and non-profits in either Principal, Associate or Supporting member categories under the terms and conditions described in the AGATEJoint Sponsored Research Agreement (JSRA). Information on the AGATE project and a copy of the JSRA is available at http://agate.larc.nasa.gov . This open meeting will provide interested parties with information necessary to make a decision concerning the value of participating as either a principal, associate or supporting member. Principal/ associate members under the terms of the JSRA perform work, make technical contributions and have rights to AGATE proprietary data. Supporting members may have rights to data and will have significant technical knowledge of the standard for early product development. Funding for the work to be accomplished will be provided by the AGATE Alliance with minimal NASA funds also provided. NASA / industry funding to date in support of the databus AGATE outputs has been approximately $2.8 million producing a significant amount of technical data. Membership decisions and applications must be completed prior to the first Technical Council meeting to be held in late January. The details of technical work to be accomplished and business issues, to include any proprietary implementation will be made by principal members of the new Work Package not government members. AGATE outputs are exempt from FOIA for a period of 5 years unless released by vote of the TC membership. The meeting will be held December 9, 1999 at the Radisson Hotel, 700 Settlers Landing Road, Hampton VA 23669 starting at 9:00 am. Hotel telephone 757-727-9700. A limited number of rooms will be made available at the Government per deim rate. Room block until 1 Dec. Make room reservations directly with hotel. As space is limited companies are requested to provide no more than three (3) attendees. Advance Registration can be completed on-line at http://agate.larc.nasa.gov. Registration fee $10/ person on site. Additional information, the agenda and other nearby hotels also available on web site or contact AGATE Alliance at 757-766-7512 WEB: Agate Alliance Association Inc., http://agate.larc.nasa.gov. E-MAIL: Jack Sheehan, Executive Director, j.f.sheehan@larc.nasa.gov. Posted 11/12/99 (W-SN400279).

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