Mirror Technology SBIR/STTR Workshop June 16th to 18th, 2009 Hilton Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM
About Tech Days 2009 Tech Days annually summarizes the USA Government's investment strategies and activities in developing technology for any application (such as telescopes, imaging systems, seeker/trackers, high-energy laser systems, solar energy, etc.) which requires optical components.Tech Days covers technology investment efforts in:optical materials; substrate design & manufacture; optical fabrication and metrology technology; optical coatings; wavefront sensing and control via adaptive optics; nano-technology imaging technologies; etc.
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION See the click-through at the right. HOTEL RESERVATIONS We encourage you to make your hotel reservations (click-throughs at the right) as soon as you can. We only have a small block of rooms reserved at these prices. Our Hilton Hotel rate is $90/nite commercial and $80/nite government. The Hilton Albuquerque is located at 1901 University Blvd., NE, phone 505-884 2500. WiFi is included, parking is free.
EXHIBITS AND SPONSORS For those interested in doing business with the Government and/or its suppliers this conference is a MUST-DO. nmOptics invites those interested in exhibiting and/or sponsoring to contact Ed Spivak, at ed@nmoia.org or 505-280-5280. Use the click-through at the right for Exhbitor Information and Agreement.
REGISTRATION CLICK to register for this event. The conference rate is $360 until June 3, when it will increase to $425. We also offer a one (1) day rate of $160 until June 3 when it will increase to $175. We encourage you to preregister, but we will also take registrations at the door.
Tuesday, June 16 RECEPTION Don't miss this! We will have tasty food, lots of exhibits, student poster session (see below) and a key note speaker. Reception is hosted by the New Mexico Optics Industry Assn and will start immediately after the close of the Tech Days session and end at 7P.
Tuesday, June 16 and Wednesday June 17 The Southwest Student Optics Conference will be held at the Hilton Hotel. The SPIE and OSA chapters at the University of New Mexico are inviting chapter members in AZ, TX and CO to attend. Purpose is to talk about their Ph.D. dissertations. Tech Days attendees have been invited to attend the student session. The students will provide a poster session at the June 16 Tech Days reception. Student resumes available.
Thursday, June 18 Tour selected local Companies--details to follow.
MIRROR TECH DAYS 2009AGENDA
Monday, June 15 Registration will be available at 5PM
Tuesday, June 16 (Public session) Registration & cont. Breakfast 7:30A, sessions begin 8:30A and close at 4:30P. There will be a reception immediatley following the last presentation and will last until 7PM. We will have a reception key note speaker.
Wednesday, June 17 (Public session) Registration & cont. breakfast 7:30A, sessions begin at 8:00A and close at 4:50P.
Thursday, June 18 (Public and EXPORT CONTROL SESSION) Registration & cont. breakfast 7:30A, seesions begin at 8:00A. Export Control session begins at 9:20A and close at 1:20P. Attendees MUST bring passports or file a VISIT REQEST FORM (info below).
See agenda for more information, agenda subject to change!
Are you attending Thursday's Export Control/ITAR OR the US Government Agencies and Contractors session?
All conference attendees planning to attend the export control/ITAR session must complete a visit request form verifying U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent resident status. A PDF copy of the visit request form is posted on this webpage along with an example completed form. Multiple attendees may be certified on one form. The clearance and social security number sections of the form are not required and should not be completed. Once the form is filled out, the company facility security office or a corporate officer (president, vice president, etc. when no facility security officer is present) must sign verifying U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent resident status. U.S. permanent residents must also provide a copy of their permanent resident card. The completed and signed form shall be faxed to (505) 846-7877. Completed forms must be received by COB 11 June. At the conference, each attendee must present a valid government issued picture identification card to gain access to the session. Valid U.S. passports may also be presented at the conference to gain entrance to the session and in this case, no visit request form is required. The visit request form verification method is preferred.
We have added a US Government Agencies and Contractors session to the MTD agenda in addition to the standard ITAR/Export Control closed session. Attendees for the "US Government Agencies and Contractors" session must modify the VISIT REQEST form, see example and add the words US GOVERNMENT or GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR in the FROM block at the top of the VISIT REQUEST form. Therefore the person signing is certifying citizenship and government/contractor status. Those qualified to attend the US Government Agencies and Contractors session may also attend the ITAR/Export Control Session.
In summary, there are two choices for attending the June 18, ITAR/Export Control sessions:
1.Fill out the version for the ITAR/Export Control if they are US Citizens/US Permanent Residents but NOT US Government/Contractors
2.Fill out the version for ITAR/Export Control/US Government/US Contractor if they are both US Citizens/US Permanent Residents and US Government/Contractors
