NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Department of Commerce Technology Administration National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Technology Program Administration Building 101, Rm. A407 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING: The NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP) is announcing a public meeting (Proposers' Conference) for all interested parties related to the ATP focused program competition 98-04, Digital Video in Information Networks, previously announced for fiscal year 1998 The public meeting for potential proposers and other interested parties will be held on Wednesday, February 18, 1998, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Boulevard (at the corner of Orange Avenue), Hollywood, CA, 213-466-7000. The conference will begin at 2:00 p.m. local time and end at approximately 5:00 p.m. This meeting will provide general information regarding the ATP, tips on preparing good proposals, and an opportunity for audience questions on the scope, technical, and business goals of the 98-04 focused program competition. Attendance at this public meeting is not required. No registration fee will be charged. To register for this public meeting or for further information, contact ATP as noted below. ATP previously announced in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) specific information on this focused program competition. This information included the program scope, due dates of pre-proposals and full proposals, instructions for proposal submission, where to submit proposals, how to obtain the ATP Proposal Preparation Kit dated December 1997 and the 98-04 focused program booklet, etc. This information is also available on the ATP World Wide Web site http://www.atp.nist.gov. Information may also be obtained by contacting ATP by phone: 1-800-ATP-FUND; fax: 301-926-9524 or 301-590-3053; e-mail: atp@nist.gov; or letter. Advanced Technology Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration Building 101, Rm. A407, Quince Orchard & Clopper Roads, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. E-MAIL: Advanced Technology Program, atp@nist.gov.

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