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The FAA's Technology Transfer Program, based at the William J. Hughes Technical Center, hosted the FLC Executive Board and Northeast Region meetings February 21-22. This was the first time both the Executive Board and the Northeast Region met jointly at the Technical Center. A welcome reception kicked off activities at the Marriott's Seaview Golf Resort on the evening of February 20. Consortium members enjoyed the opportunity to unwind, get acquainted, meet new members, and rekindle old working friendships. The first morning, the Executive Board met separately to discuss Consortium policy issues, the agenda for the upcoming May national meeting in Portland, Ore., and other national matters. Northeast Region members met to discuss issues related to their chapter and region. The two groups joined for lunch, then toured both the Technical Center's flying laboratories in the hangar, and the Center's Research, Development and Human Factors Laboratory. After the tours, the groups joined to discuss FLC-related issues. The second day focused on homeland security. The Executive Board and Northeast Region met with the New Jersey Regional Homeland Security Task Force at the Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Laboratory. Presentations were given about state homeland security issues and their relationships with federal laboratories. The groups then toured the security laboratories to view technologies dealing with personnel screening - trace, backscatter and millimeter wave portals; trace tabletop and portable screening; explosive simulants; bulk research in x-ray diffraction; human factors studies; and the latest technologies for detecting explosives in checked and carry-on luggage. "We were delighted to host the FLC's Executive Board and Northeast regional meetings, along with the state's Homeland Security Task Force," said Deborah Germak, FAA Technology Transfer Program Manager. "The meeting provided the perfect forum for all parties to exchange valuable information and for the Technical Center to showcase our fabulous facilities and unique capabilities." More than 250 federal laboratories comprise the FLC, with 29 member laboratories in the Northeast Region. |
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