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approach to these partnerships, and to focus our efforts toward a grand objective. The 

 partnerships we've participated in have been spiritually rewarding, and we want to continue to 

 work in this manner. 



We list the following partnerships among our successful collaborations: 



A partnership between Raytheon, Mass Maritime Academy and UMASS 

 Dartmouth to develop a remote training capability and crisis management system 

 for coping with environmental pollution spills in the ocean - successfully 

 demonstrated. 



The URI Ocean Technology Center, a program where funds from industry paid 

 memberships were matched by the National Science Foundation and used to 

 support university researchers in areas of potential interest to the industry 

 members. 



The Acoustic Partnership at URI between URI, NUWC, Raytheon and Marine 

 Acoustics, Inc. - newly initiated effort to develop marine-related dual-use 

 applications. 



The Ocean Technology Center of Excellence centered at URI with industry 

 participation, a State of Rhode Island Economic Development Council funded 

 initiative in the planning stage. 



Affordable Ocean Monitoring, a TRP proposal developed by Raytheon in teaming 

 with The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory/Ocean Technologies, Inc.,/Battelle 

 Ocean Sciences/ Alupower, Inc.AVoods Hole and Scripps Oceanographic 

 Institutions/Texas A&M/Lawrence Livermore Laboratory re the application of 

 UUVs to ocean environmental measurement. 



But, I submit that we've been working tenderly around the edges and haven't addressed the larger 

 role that a truly regional collaborative effort should be capable of In that spirit, I heartily endorse 

 the remarks of Dr. Cressy, and the notion of the Regional Technology Alliance. This comes 

 closest in my opinion, to a truly system oriented approach to a regional alliance. This alliance 

 should be flinded by a Technology Reinvestment Program Grant, and focused on developing the 

 coastal environmental technology industry as a meaningful place to start I further recommend 

 that a regional conference be convened to solicit participation of those organizations and 

 individuals who can contribute toward forming the strongest possible program for New England 

 and the maritime interests of the nation. 



