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Technology Scouting and TDMI Updates

Several MEP Centers have been awarded, or are pursuing, grants from the DoD’s Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) to assist defense suppliers in their regions to diversify into commercial markets. Technology-Driven Market Intelligence (TDMI) is an excellent tool to help manufacturers identify new markets and applications with needs they can address. For more information, contact Dave Cranmer (david.cranmer@nist.gov) or Steve McManus at RTI (smcmanus@rti.org).

SME Client Engagement: Frameworks and Resources

Web Discussion: An MEP Perspectives: Tech Scouting and TDMI Community of Practice

Don't miss the next MEP Perspectives: Tech Scouting and TDMI Community of Practice on Wednesday, June 24th at 2:00 pm EDT to hear Tom Culver from RTI International present a webinar titled “SME Client Engagement: Frameworks and Resources.”  Tom will discuss the client engagement process, and will present a simple tool that can help MEP staff prepare for the initial conversation with C-suite decision makers at companies.

To join the web discussion: Audio: 1-866-244-8528 and Participant Code: 646772. Webinar Link.

The recordings are also available for the past three Web Discussions and can be streamed from the below links:
March 18 - Identifying sources of technology to meet military needs.

April 1 - The history of TDMI and Technology Scouting implementation.

June 8th - Process for landing business with 90% of the C-level clients.  

For questions, please contact Dave Cranmer (301-975-5753) or Caroline Ashley (919-541-6822). Back to Top

MEP Advisory Board Committee on Technology Acceleration (ABCTA)

Over the last six months, the ABCTA worked with NIST MEP staff and utilized input from a Center Leadership Team on Technology Acceleration to provide the MEP Advisory Board guidance to shape MEP’s Technology Acceleration strategy and activities. This process resulted in the development of a Technology Acceleration Implementation Plan and supporting Background Report, which were presented to and approved by the MEP Advisory Board. NIST MEP staff subsequently hosted a webinar on June 10 to discuss the ABCTA process undertaken, resulting recommendations and next steps. Please note that, due to technical issues, the webinar begins seven minutes into the recording. To view the webinar recording, click here.  As a next step, NIST MEP will hold a mid-July webinar on the formation of a Technology Acceleration Working Group, as called for in the Implementation Plan. We will be releasing the date, time and additional details regarding this webinar soon.

For additional information, please contact Clara Asmail (Clara.Asmail@nist.gov) or Ben Vickery (Ben.Vickery@nist.gov). Back to Top

Minority Enterprise Development Week

What's Happening In the MEP Network

State University of New York Students land engineering jobs after being trained by HVTDC. 

Thanks to their internship with the Hudson Valley Technology Development Center (HVTDC), Adam Secovnie, and RJ Pisani, obtained hands-on training with EAW Electronic systems -a design engineering and contract manufacturer for electronic and electro-mechanical assembly- but also worked as the very engineers behind the company's new technology called an EMC 20/20, which is used to control a building's heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The two students are now full-time employees as electrical engineer at EAW Electronics System. Read their story.

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