The 2008 National SBIR Beyond Phase II Conference & Exhibition: Partnering to Advance Innovation will be held Tuesday-Friday, September 2-5, 2008 at the Desert Springs JW Marriott, Palm Desert, California. Hosted by the Department of Defense, with support from all 11 SBIR agencies, this event will focus exclusively on transitioning current Phase II technologies into the military and private sector commercial use.

This year’s Conference and Exhibition will bring together recent SBIR Phase II award recipients, large Federal contractors, other middle market companies and systems developers, investment firms and companies providing services, products and technology to Phase II awardees. This multi-faceted event features “Technology Matchmaking” One-on-One sessions and educational tracks, in addition to an exhibition at which we anticipate over 200 companies showcasing their technologies and capabilities.  See https://www.beyondphaseii.com/ for details.