A Review of the New Initiatives at the NASA Ames Research Center : Summary of a Workshop

Overview and summary of the workshop -- Introduction -- Proceedings -- Welcome / Henry McDoanld -- Opening remarks / Zoe Lofgren -- Panel I: Technology vision for NASA / Edward Penhoet NASA's technology strategy / Sam Venneri Ames' technology strategy / Henry McDonald -- Panel II: Research parks: concept, history, and metrics / David B. Audretsch, presenter Michael I. Luger, discussant Susan Hackwood -- Panel III: The Ames Research Park: goals and metrics / Patrick Windham The Ames Strategic Plan / William Berry Partnering with the University of California at Santa Cruz / M.R.C. Greenwood The role of Carnegie Mellon / Duane Adams, James Morris discussants Robert Wilson, Edward Penhoet, and Chron Corporation -- Panel IV: SBIR initiatives and mission objectives / Burton McMurtry In-Q-Tel: a "nonprofit venture capital fund" / Gilman G. Louie An "Enterprise Fund" for NASA / Robert L. Norwood A venture capital perspective on research parks / Kathy Behrens -- Panel V: Ames as an entrepreneurial center: opportunities and challenges / Mark Myers Commercializing technology / Carolina Blake The experience of one start-up company / Elizabeth Downing, discussant Jim Turner -- Concluding remarks / Henry McDonald -- Science and technology parks at the millennium: concept, history, and metrics / Michael I. Luger -- The prospects for a technology park at Ames: a new economy model for industry-government partnership? / David B. Audretsch.

NASA Ames Research Center, in the heart of Silicon Valley, is embarking on a program to develop a science and technology park bringing together leading companies and universities to capitalize on Ames& exceptional mission and location. Other initiatives under consideration include the integration of SBIR grants with a planned on-site incubator, virtual collaboration, and possibly a new public venture capital program. The STEP Board was asked by the NASA Administrator to hold a one-day symposium to review these initiatives. This report includes commissioned research papers and a summary of the proceedings of the symposium organized in response to the NASA request.

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The April 2000 workshop reviewed the NASA Ames Research Center's plans to develop a science and technology park in Moffett Field, California. This book summarizes 12 presentations and panel discussions on issues related to objectives for the park, the development of evaluation metrics, and the encouragement of entrepreneurial activity. Two commissioned papers analyze similar park developments and the prospects of the Ames park. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

NASA Ames Research Center, in the heart of Silicon Valley, is embarking on a program to develop a science and technology park bringing together leading companies and universities to capitalize on Amesa (TM) exceptional mission and location. Other initiatives under consideration include the integration of SBIR grants with a planned on-site incubator, virtual collaboration, and possibly a new public venture capital program. The STEP Board was asked by the NASA Administrator to hold a one-day symposium to review these initiatives. This report includes commissioned research papers and a summary of the proceedings of the symposium organized in response to the NASA request. A symposium was held to review NASA's program of developing a science and technology park, virtual collaboration, and the public venture capital program. This report includes commissioned research papers and a summary of the proceedings of the symposium.