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DARPA Schedules Quantum Information Science and Technology (QuIST) Workshop

released August 22, 2000

The Defense Sciences Office (DSO) and Information Technology Office (ITO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are sponsoring a team-forming workshop on Quantum Information Science and Technology (QuIST). The workshop will be held October 23 and 24 at the Greenbelt Marriott Hotel in Greenbelt, MD.

Attendance at the workshop is optional, but highly recommended for all potential bidders. The goals of this workshop are to explore all facets of the research necessary to create a new technology based on quantum information science and to promote formation of teams that can advance this research on several fronts. Research in this area has the ultimate goal of demonstrating the potentially significant advantages of quantum mechanical effects in communication and computing.

The workshop agenda will feature several technology overview presentations by government personnel and several poster session forums including summary overviews to facilitate interaction and team forming amongst the participants to assist in responding to a planned DARPA solicitation early in FY01.

Participants are strongly encouraged to prepare posters and very short summary overview presentations describing areas of capabilities and interest to facilitate communications, interactions, and team prospecting. A short abstract of each poster presentation is required.

Details on the conference are at the QuIST website at http://www.sainc.com/conference/View/index.asp?M eetingID=131. Registration deadline is Sept. 29, 2000, or as soon as attendance reaches capacity. For further administrative information contact Melissa Trapani (mtrapani@snap.org). Make sure to mention the QuIST workshop in your correspondence.

 

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