I recently had the opportunity to attend the 2006 Naval Science & Technology Partnership Conference hosted by the National Defense Industrial Association. full story

Smarter Buildings
They're simple, generate what little power they need, and can be produced for pennies on the dollar. But NCSA researchers hope that radio frequency identification (RFID) tags can be used to save lives and property--and perhaps even, in the future, prevent minor hazards from developing into full-scale disasters. full story

TRECC Researchers Lead Clust-Sec '06 in Singapore
Members of NCSA’s Cluster-Sec research group organized the Second International Cluster Security Workshop (Cluster-Sec’06), held May 17th in conjunction with CCGrid 2006 at Management University in Singapore. full story

Iroquois West team wins Videoconferencing Grand Challenge Award
A team of educators from the Iroquois West Consolidated Unit District has earned the 2006 Grand Challenge Award for Classroom Videoconferencing. The award is given by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to honor innovative Illinois educators who demonstrate outstanding leadership and contributions toward enhancing education through technology using videoconferencing. full story

TRECC My Opportunities Portal Now Online
The TRECC My Opportunities Portal stands as a one-stop-shop to all your funding and licensable technology needs. Using this portal, you have access to four different funding and technology databases: Funding Opportunities, Federal Procurement Opportunities, Foundation Funding, and Licensable Technologies. Sign up for a free Portal Account, which allows you to save searches and set email alerts to notify you when new opportunities matching your criteria become available. full story

NCSA-TRECC Hosts First Annual ACCELERATOR Awards Workshop; Announces 2006-2007 Awardees
Since it first received funding from the Office of Naval Research six years ago, TRECC's mission has been to bring together collaborators from government, academia, and the private sector to provide cutting-edge technological solutions to emerging problems. That mission was very much in evidence on May 16, as attendees from all three groups convened at NCSA and participated remotely at TRECC's West Chicago facility and ACCESS Center in Arlington, VA for the First Annual ACCELERATOR Awards Workshop, which showcased the work of the 2005-2006 TRECC ACCELERATOR Program award recipients and introduced the 2006-2007 funding recipients. full story

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