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TRECC FACILITY YEAR IN REVIEW

The TRECC facility has been busy this year, hosting more than 130 meetings, including 50 meetings with small and medium-sized enterprises as part of TRECC's technology transfer research mission. In total, TRECC has welcomed almost 1200 visitors (a 49% increase over the previous year) who represent a broad range of interests. Most came from entrepreneurial/small business or academic/educational backgrounds, but the areas of mid-to-large-sized businesses, government, and non-profit organizations were also represented. Tour highlights include:

DuPage and Kane County Emergency Management group.
Staff members from House Speaker Hastert's office (virtual and on site).
Illinois Emergency Management Agency (virtual).
Penn State guests (virtual).
Air Force Intel Directorate from Scott AFB (virtual).
National Louis University representative.
Illinois Institute of Technology representative.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory representatives.
SciTech Museum representatives.
Corporate visitors include: Excelon, Lucent Technologies, and SAIC representatives.

TRECC has also hosted training sessions and several major events, including the Illinois Defense Industry Association meeting, the Illinois/Indiana Sun Grant Program, the West Chicago School District #33 training programs, a weeklong, virtual seminar for high school students sponsored by the Minority Serving Institutions / Joint Educational Facilities programs, and DuPage Airport Authority tenant meetings and Emergency Management Procedures for tenants. TRECC also served as a virtual satellite site for several meetings hosted by the MSCMC, including a session for an Iraqi delegation.

TRECC was a satellite site for the 2004 Supercomputing Conference; the conference was 4 days and TRECC broadcasted the events. TRECC also participated in demonstrations with other virtual sites, showcasing the Immersavision and Teravision research projects.

Technology Showcase
One of the significant ongoing TRECC facility events was the 2004 Technology Showcases. Sponsored by TRECC, the Technology Showcase provided visitors an opportunity to tour the facility and participate in demonstrations of the research projects within the Center. These sessions were hosted by appointment since the sessions require coordination with other facilities to enhance the experience of the Access Grid(tm) technology. Participating organizations in 2004 included the SciTech Museum, Informed Emergency Response (IER), Technology Alternatives (TechAlt), the NCSA Private Sector Partner Program (PSP), Hinsdale School District #86, West Chicago School District #33 (2 sessions), the Valley Industrial Association, SAIC Corporation, and Chicago Public School's Education to Careers program (high school teachers).

The Technology Showcase continues to be offered to city/county/state officials, federal government agencies, school administrations, chambers of commerce, first responders (fire, police), professional organizations, small, medium and large businesses, and the general public.

The TRECC Center is located at 2700 International Drive, Suite 305, West Chicago, Illinois at the DuPage Airport. Administered by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the TRECC facility is open Monday through Friday, 08:00 - 17:00. Special arrangements are required for evening and weekend operations. If you are interested in a tour or technology demonstration, in participating in the Technology Showcase, or in using the technologies on offer at TRECC, contact us at or at 630-578-4200 or toll-free at 877-578-4200.

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