... dedi-cation, and service and the excellent OIT staff for their assistance, cooperation,and professionalism. The chair thanks all of the participants for their insights andstimulating discussions and the ... PREFACEdiscussion of the role of the national laboratories in the IOF program. The conclu-sions and recommendations of the committee can be found in chapters 3 and 4.Chapter 3 includes general conclusions and ... assess the technicalneeds and priorities of each IOF group and consider several factors, such as the size of the industrial community, the potential effect of the research on OIT goals, the ability...