March 17, 2005

Sallie A. Keith
Media Relations Office
216/433-5795
sallie.keith@nasa.gov

RELEASE: 05-008

NASA GLENN EXPO OFFERS PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland will hold the "Glenn ExPO - An
Exploration of Partnership Opportunities" at the Renaissance Hotel,
24 Public Square, Cleveland on April 6, 2005.

The ExPO will offer business and academia an opportunity to initiate

strategic partnerships with Glenn researchers and program managers in
preparation for NASA's Space Exploration Research and Technology
Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). The BAA, expected to be released in
late spring 2005, will solicit proposals to fill key areas of The
Vision for Space Exploration. The ExPO is being hosted by Glenn's
Exploration Systems Division and the Technology Transfer and
Partnerships Office in collaboration with the National Technology
Transfer Center.

"The ExPO offers us the opportunity to forge new collaborations and

strengthen existing relationships," said Harry Cikanek, Associate
Director for Exploration Systems at Glenn. "We are enthusiastic about
applying Glenn's considerable capabilities in support of The Vision
for Space Exploration."

Areas for collaboration include:

- Power and Energy Conversion

- In-Space propulsion
- Human Systems
- Nuclear Systems
- Communications and Controls
- Test and Evaluation
- Other Supporting Disciplines (e.g. Advanced Materials, Structures,
Sensors & Electronics)

The ExPO agenda allows each attendee to tailor a program that meets
their organization's business and collaboration needs. In addition to
learning more about collaboration on Space Exploration with Glenn
experts, participants will be able to learn more about the Center's
world-class facilities and register for one-on-one meetings with NASA
engineers and managers. Tours of Glenn facilities will be available
by request on April 7.

Attendees are required to register for the ExPO. There is a $125

registration fee per person and space is limited to two
representatives per organization.

For further assistance, please contact the National Technology

Transfer Center at 1-800-678-6882.

The Exploration Systems Mission Directorate was created in 2004 to

support The Vision for Space Exploration. The Directorate creates
capabilities and supporting research and technologies that will
enable sustainable and affordable human and robotic exploration.

Media representatives interested in attending the ExPO should contact

Sallie Keith at 216-433-5795.

For more information about NASA's Glenn Research Center on the

Internet, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/glenn

For more information about NASA on the Internet, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

For more information about the National Technology Transfer Center on

the Internet, visit:

http://www.nttc.edu

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