Volume 10, Number 1 • January/February 2002 • Moving Forward

On March 6 and 7, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California will host the 14th Annual High-Tech Conference for Small Business at the Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel. The two-day conference will focus on subcontracting and marketing opportunities for small, minority, women-owned and veteran-owned businesses in high-tech industries. A registration fee of $100 per person is due no later than February 18, 2002. Pre-registration is advised, as this event is well attended. To obtain a registration form, please visit the conference Web site at http://acquisition.jpl.nasa.gov/boo/. For further details, send an e-mail to Andrea.R.Salazar@ jpl.nasa.gov or call 818/393-5963. For hotel accommodations, contact the Westin at 310/216-5858.

In conjunction with the High-Tech Conference for Small Business, JPL will hold the 7th Annual NASA/JPL Space Science Symposium on March 5. The symposium is an interactive and informative session highlighting the agency’s space science and Earth science programs to potential high-tech, small business suppliers. This event is free, and pre-registration is highly recommended, as space is limited. To pre-register, please e-mail maryhelen.ruiz@ jpl.nasa.gov by February 28.

Strategies and Models for Improving Safety and Quality will be held March 4–5, 2002 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This conference has been facilitated to promote direct interaction and to openly discuss high-visibility topics affecting the quality of products and services. The conference will allow individuals to learn and benchmark from the successes of some of the industry’s leading companies and organizations. Government and industry leaders, such as NASA’s Johnson Space Center, will give presentations. For more information or to register, go to http://www.asdnet.org

Reminder: The 2002 IEEE Conference will be held March 9–16, 2002. Top areas will include aerospace systems, their underlying science and technology, and their applications to government and commercial endeavors. Additional information can be obtained at http://www.aeroconf.org Q