Celebrating the Silver Anniversary of the SBIR Program and 50 Years of NASA Space Exploration
   
 
 



Draft Agenda at a Glance
(as of 5/20/2008)

 
Pre-Conference Schedule
  Saturday 24 May
  11:30 am Golf Outing Tee Time (additional fee)
  Sunday 25 May
  1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Registration Open
  9:30 am Golf Outing Tee Time (additional fee)
  8:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibitor, One-on-One Area and SBIR Winners' Showcase Set-Up
  Monday 26 May (Memorial Day)
  1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Registration Open
  9:30 am Golf Outing Tee Time (additional fee)
  9:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibitor, One-on-One Area and SBIR Winners' Showcase Set-Up
  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Memorial Day BBQ
(by Invitation Only - Sponsors, State Representatives, Program Managers, Speakers and Conference Staff)
   
 
Full Conference Proceedings Convene
  Tuesday 27 May
  8:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Open
  8:00 am - Noon Exhibitor, One-on-One Area and SBIR Winners' Showcase Set-Up
  8:00 am - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast
  Sessions Begin 9:00 am
  9:00 am - Noon Phase I SBIR/STTR Proposal Development Workshop
(Part 1) (additional fee)
  9:00 am - Noon State Representatives Meeting
(by Invitation Only--Program Managers Invited)
  10:30 am Break
  Noon - 5:00 pm
Exhibit Area Open
    One-on-One Area Set-Up
(no appointments scheduled on Tuesday)
    SBIR Winners' Showcase Open
(no showcase presentations on Tuesday)
  Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch and Welcoming by Host Sponsors
Self-Introductions by SBIR Agency and State Representations in Attendance
  1:30 - 4:00 pm Phase I SBIR/STTR Proposal Development Workshop
(Part 2) (additional fee)
  1:45 - 3:00 pm Opening Session
SBIR Basics: Accelerating the Path to Phase II
General program overview of the basics of the SBIR Programs and general information that applies to all agencies.

STTR Basics
General program overview of the basics of the STTR Programs and general information that applies to all agencies.
   
  3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Break
  3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Agency Overviews “8 Minute Lighting Rounds”… They’ll Have to Talk Real Fast, So You Have to Listen Real Fast!
All Agency Description: DHS, DoD, DOE, NASA, NIH, NSF, DOC, DOT, EPA, USDA
  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Welcoming Reception
  Wednesday 28 May
  7:00 am - 3:00 pm Registration Open
  7:00 am - 8:45 am Networking Breakfast
  9:00 am - 10:00 am 50 Years of NASA Space Exploration Celebration
Keynote Speaker: Charles H. Scales, NASA Associate Deputy Administrator
  10:00 am - 10:15 am Break
  10:00 am - 3:00 pm Exhibit Area Open
    One-on-One Area Open
    SBIR Winners' Showcase Open
  10:15 am - 11:45 am Concurrent Breakout Sessions
    Track 1-A:
Agency Overviews - DHS, DoD, DOE, NASA, NIH
    Track 1-B:
Agency Overviews - DOT, EPA, USDA, NSF, DOC
  10:15 am - 11:00 am Track 1-C:
Agency Presentation - NIST
  11:00 am - 11:45 am Track 1-C:
Agency Presentation - TBD
  10:15 am - 11:45 am Track 2:
Business Development: Phase III Commercialization -
Venture Capital Panel Discussion
  10:15 am - 11:45 am

Track 3:
SBIR Winners' Showcase Participants

  Noon - 1:30 pm Networking Lunch
Overview SBIR/STTR Funding Reauthorization
  1:30 pm - 2:15 pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions
    Track 1-A:
SBIR Agency Presentations - Army
    Track 1-B:
SBIR Agency Presentations - Navy
    Track 1-C:
SBIR Agency Presentations - DHS
  1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Track 2:
Business Development: Phase III Commercialization -
Business Partnering and Contracting Opportunities - Doing Business with the Government and Primes
  1:30 pm - 2:15 pm Track 3:
SBIR Winners' Showcase Participants
  2:15 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions
    Track 1-A:
SBIR Agency Presentations - DARPA
    Track 1-B:
SBIR Agency Presentations - NIH
    Track 1-C:
SBIR Agency Presentations - DoD-OSD
    Track 2:
Business Development: Phase III Commercialization
    Track 3:
SBIR Winners' Showcase Participants
  3:15 pm - 3:30 pm Break
  3:30 pm - 6:30 pm

NASA Symposium - What’s Next for the Space Program? How Small Business can participate.

Doug Comstock, Moderator
Minoo Dastoor, NASA Technology Landscape
Jim Norman, NASA Project Constellation
Wayne Hale, NASA Space Operations
George Komar, NASA Earth & Space Science
Jay Dryer, NASA Aeronautics
  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Reception
  Thursday 29 May
  7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Open
  10:00 am - 3:30 pm Exhibit Area Open
    One-on-One Area Open
    SBIR Winners' Showcase Open
  7:00 am - 10:00 am
Breakfast
  8:00 am - 10:00 am Special DOE Plenary Panel on Alternative and Renewable Energy
Dr Terry Payne, DOE Hydrogen Program (Moderator)
Sam Tagore, DOE SBIR/STTR Biomass Program Manager
Dr. Stan Bull, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dr. Debbie Sheely, Interim Deputy Administrator, CSREES, USDA
Chuck Wade, DOE Office of Nuclear Energy
Speaker TBD, Army SBIR Program
  10:00 am - 10:15 am Break
  10:15 am - 11:00 am Concurrent Breakout Sessions
    Track 1-A:
SBIR Agency Presentations - USDA
    Track 1-B:
SBIR Agency Presentations - EPA
    Track 1-C:
SBIR Agency Presentations - NASA
    Track 2:
Business Development: Phase III Commercialization -
Part I - Alternative Debt Financing Options for Business Growth - Florida Financial Network
    Track 3:
SBIR Winners' Showcase Participants
  11:00 am - 11:45 am Concurrent Breakout Sessions
    Track 1-A:
SBIR Agency Presentations - Air Force
    Track 1-B:
SBIR Agency Presentations - NSF
    Track 1-C:
SBIR Agency Presentations - NIST
    Track 2:
Business Development: Phase III Commercialization -
Part II - Alternative Debt Financing Options for Business Growth - Florida Financial Network
    Track 3:
SBIR Winners' Showcase Participants
  Noon - 2:00 pm Luncheon and Keynote Speaker
  2:30 pm - 4:45 pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions
  2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Track 1-A:
SBIR Agency Presentations - MDA
  2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Track 1-B:
SBIR Agency Presentations - TBD
  2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Track 1-C:
SBIR Agency Presentations - DOE
  2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Track 2:
Business Development: Phase III Commercialization -
Where SBIR Companies Go For Help: University and FLC Collaborations: R&D Assistance-Tech Transfer Opportunities
  2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Track 3:
SBIR Winners' Showcase Presentations
  3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions
  3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Track 1-A:
SBIR Agency Presentations - DOT
  3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Track 1-B:
SBIR Agency Presentations - SOCOM
  3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Track 1-C:
SBIR Agency Presentations - CBD
  4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Track 1-A:
SBIR Agency Presentations - TBD
  4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Track 1-B:
SBIR Agency Presentations - TBD
  4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Track 1-C:
SBIR Agency Presentations - TBD
  4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Track 2:
Business Development: Phase III Commercialization -
Building the Business Case
  3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Track 3:
SBIR Winners' Showcase Presentations
  3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Exhibitor, One-on-One Area and SBIR Winners' Showcase Breakdown
  Evening on Your Own
  Friday 30 May
  8:00 am - Noon Registration Open
  8:00 am - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast
  9:00 am - Noon Phase II SBIR/STTR Proposal Development Workshop (additional fee)
  9:00 am - 9:45 am Track 2:
Business Development: Phase III Commercialization -
Part II Due Diligence Process - More on VC and Angel Financing

Where SBIR companies go for help to expand their business
Proposed Topics:
  • Current Trends in Due Diligence
  • Financing Alternatives:  Angel-Venture Capital-Secondary Market and Traditional Lenders
  • State and Local Support:  Incentives-Incubators-Grants-SBDCs-Facilities
  • University and FLC Collaborations:  R&D assistance-Tech Transfer Opportunities
  • Business Service Providers: IP Protection-Audit/Accounting-Marketing
  • Strategic Partnerships: Prime Contractors and SBIR award winners discuss joint ventures
  • Company Valuation
  9:00 am - 9:45 am Agency Sessions
    Track 1-A:
SBIR Agency Presentations - AF Logistics Centers
    Track 1-B:
SBIR Agency Presentations - Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
    Track 1-C:
SBIR Agency Presentations - TBD
  9:45 am - 10:30 am Repeated Agency Sessions
    Track 1-A:
SBIR Agency Presentations - TBD
    Track 1-B:
SBIR Agency Presentations - TBD
    Track 1-C:
SBIR Agency Presentations - TBD
    Track 2:
Business Development: Phase III Commercialization -
Part II Due Diligence Process - More on VC and Angel Financing

Where SBIR companies go for help to expand their business
Proposed Topics:
  • Current Trends in Due Diligence
  • Financing Alternatives:  Angel-Venture Capital-Secondary Market and Traditional Lenders
  • State and Local Support:  Incentives-Incubators-Grants-SBDCs-Facilities
  • University and FLC Collaborations:  R&D assistance-Tech Transfer Opportunities
  • Business Service Providers: IP Protection-Audit/Accounting-Marketing
  • Strategic Partnerships: Prime Contractors and SBIR award winners discuss joint ventures
  • Company Valuation
  10:30 am - 10:45 am Break
  10:45 am - 11:30 am Agency Sessions
    Track 1-A:
SBIR Agency Presentations - TBD
    Track 1-B:
SBIR Agency Presentations - TBD
    Track 1-C:
SBIR Agency Presentations - TBD
    Track 2:
Business Development: Phase III Commercialization -
Part II Due Diligence Process - More on VC and Angel Financing

Where SBIR companies go for help to expand their business
Proposed Topics:
  • Current Trends in Due Diligence
  • Financing Alternatives:  Angel-Venture Capital-Secondary Market and Traditional Lenders
  • State and Local Support:  Incentives-Incubators-Grants-SBDCs-Facilities
  • University and FLC Collaborations:  R&D assistance-Tech Transfer Opportunities
  • Business Service Providers: IP Protection-Audit/Accounting-Marketing
  • Strategic Partnerships: Prime Contractors and SBIR award winners discuss joint ventures
  • Company Valuation
  Noon - 2:00 pm Luncheon VC and Angel Panel Q&A
  • Current Trends in Due Diligence
  • Financing Alternatives:  Angel-Venture Capital-Secondary Market and Traditional Lenders
  • State and Local Support:  Incentives-Incubators-Grants-SBDCs-Facilities
  • University and FLC Collaborations:  R&D assistance-Tech Transfer Opportunities
  • Business Service Providers: IP Protection-Audit/Accounting-Marketing
  • Strategic Partnerships: Prime Contractors and SBIR award winners discuss joint ventures
  • Company Valuation
  2:00 pm Conference Adjourns