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For each technology area there are three distinct sections:
the White Paper, Forum Data, and four or more Problem Statements. A
description of each section follows.
White Papers include information
on unmet customer needs, market information, business opportunities,
and technology state-of-the-practice for products now in the market.
White Papers compliment the Industry Profile. The White Papers were provided
to all participants prior to the Forum in order to establish a common
knowledge base. Forum Data is a summary of the statements obtained from
group participants.
Forum Data includes: priority customer needs; technology
"state-of-the-practice"
for products currently in the marketplace; requirements and performance
specifications for sought-after technology and barriers that might prevent
the development or transfer of the sought-after technology. Forum Data
was derived from group transcripts, observer notes, and group summaries
developed by the participants. Comments are logically grouped and paraphrased.
Care has been taken to avoid distortion while providing information
in a format that is clear, concise and unambiguous. A more complete
description of Forum Protocols can be found in the Pre-Forum section
of these Proceedings.
Problem Statements provide a brief introduction
to the market and customer needs, the state-of-the-practice for technology
in the marketplace and technology requirements. Technology requirements
are disseminated to technology developers in the public (Federal Laboratories,
Research Universities) and private (advanced technology manufacturers)
sectors. Dissemination vehicles include: the T2RERC website
(http://cosmos.buffalo.edu/aac/),
Federal Laboratory Locator Service, Federal Laboratory website (http://www.federallabs.org),
Federal Laboratory newsletter (FLC NEWSLink) and NASA Technical Briefs
(Readers Forum).
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