NASA to Hold Symposium for Small Businesses

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Oct. 8, 2009

Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1761


Carolina Martinez
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-9382


MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-194

NASA TO HOLD SYMPOSIUM FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

WASHINGTON -- NASA will host its second annual NASA/JPL Small
Business
Symposium and Awards Ceremony Nov. 16 and 17 at the Marriot Bethesda
North Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Rd., Bethesda, Md.

The Symposium provides a forum for attendees to learn about NASA's
Jet
Propulsion Laboratory and agency plans for future missions in space
and Earth science.

Attendees will learn about the skills, resources, and technologies
needed to participate in the agency's missions, programs and
research. Business-to-business networking with NASA, JPL and prime
contractors will be the objective throughout the event. Participation
in this symposium is open to industry, academia and small businesses.
The registration deadline for the symposium is Nov. 9.

The two-day event will culminate with the NASA Small Business
Industry
and Advocates Awards Ceremony. The NASA Small Business Awards
recognize outstanding contributions NASA employees and industry
representatives have made in support of the agency's small business
program.

The Business Opportunities Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
in Pasadena, Calif., and NASA's Office of Small Business Programs are
hosting the symposium.

To register for the symposium, visit:

http://acquisition.jpl.nasa.gov/boo/2009sbs

For information about NASA's Office of Small Business Programs,
visit:

http://www.osbp.nasa.gov

For information about JPL's Business Opportunities Office, visit:

http://acquisition.jpl.nasa.gov/boo

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