The Pennsylvania Industries of the Future (PAIOF) Progress Symposium that was originally scheduled for Feb. 19 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem has been rescheduled for March 25th. The symposium was postponed due to the aftereffects of the Presidents’ Day snowstorm that blanketed much of the Commonwealth. The rescheduled event will still be held at Lehigh University.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Industrial Technology Program, will provide the lunchtime keynote address. A representative of the DOE will discuss the current direction of the Office of Industrial Technology and what research and development objectives they would like to see achieved in Pennsylvania.

The registration process has been reopened. The $50 registration fee also covers a three-course lunch and an invitation to a closing reception.

For more information about the IOF Symposium visit the PAIOF website at www.state.pa.us (Keyword "PAIOF").
To register, please contact:
Olga Ramos (Lehigh University) 610-758-4218, or
David Althoff (DEP) 717-705-0372.

Check out the PAIOF symposium web page for an agenda, a PDF of the registration materials, and links to the online registration page. Click here.

Exhibitors needed for the PAIOF Statewide Symposium

Do you have a trade display? Are you looking to promote your company to representatives of the aluminum, coal mining and metalcasting industries? Why not promote your Pennsylvania company or business at the IOF Symposium on March 25th. Space is limited so reserve your spot now! Please contact William Jahn at viajahn@fast.net for details.

The Department of Energy’s Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) expects more than 120 technologies that are emerging from research and development to be ready for commercialization within the next two years. More than 50 of these technologies are being featured in the current BestPractices technology deployment solicitation. This solicitation focuses on technologies that could reduce environmental impacts, specifically in chemicals and petroleum refining industries. OIT expects to award up to five cost-shared cooperative research and development agreements under this solicitation. Click OIT Summary of Program Results for full details on all of OIT’s commercialized and emerging technologies.

DOE will be offering two new opportunities in February and March 2003 for mining-related R&D - Click here to read the details about the release.

The U.S Department of Energy's (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program has just announced a solicitation for plant-wide energy efficiency opportunity assessments. Industrial facilities can submit proposals for cost-shared funding to assess plant efficiency and identify opportunities for energy efficiency in their facilities. For complete details about solicitation, please see the announcement, or contact the Industrial Technologies Clearinghouse at (800) 862-2086.