Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (NCAT) WAS FOUNDED AS A NON-PROFIT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE A BRIDGE BETWEEN GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, AND ACADEMIA, AND TO ENCOURAGE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS ON TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. NCAT'S INITIAL YEARS WERE DEDICATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLICATION OF EIGHT NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLANS FOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE UMBRELLA PROGRAM KEY TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE YEAR 2000. ON COMPLETION OF THAT PROGRAM IN 1992, NCAT TURNED ITS EFFORTS TOWARD AFFORDABILITY INITIATIVES. MOST OF THESE INITIATIVES CROSS THE CONVENTIONAL BOUNDARIES BETWEEN GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, AND ACADEMIA.
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (NCAT) WAS FOUNDED AS A NON-PROFIT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE A BRIDGE BETWEEN GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, AND ACADEMIA, AND TO ENCOURAGE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS ON TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
TARC PROGRAM: THE TEAM AMERICA ROCKETRY CHALLENGE (TARC) IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST STUDENT ROCKET CONTEST AND A KEY PIECE OF THE AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE INDUSTRY'S STRATEGY TO BUILD A STRONGER U.S. WORKFORCE IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM). SPONSORED BY THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION (AIA) AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ROCKETRY (NAR), TARC WAS CREATED IN THE FALL OF 2002 AS A ONE-TIME CELEBRATION OF THE CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT, BUT BY POPULAR DEMAND BECAME AN ANNUAL PROGRAM. CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FOR THE TARC PROGRAM ARE DONOR RESTRICTED WHEN RECEIVED AND RELEASED WHEN PROGRAM EXPENDITURES ARE INCURRED.
FIRST BOOK: PROMOTES BOTH EDUCATION AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING PUBLICATIONS WITH STORIES FOCUSED ON AIA'S OVERALL COMMITMENT TO EARLY CHILDHOOD STEM EDUCATION, THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN STEM EDUCATION IN EARLY EDUCATION AND HIGHLIGHTING THE BOOKS INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTION IN 200 CLASSROOMS ACROSS 10 US CITIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mac S Dunaway | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ginette C Colot | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Durbin | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Eric Fanning | CHAIRMAN | 2 | $0 |
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