FY 2020 Phase I Principal Investigator Meetings

Each year the Department of Energy (DOE) SBIR/STTR Programs organizes a two-day Principal Investigator (PI) Meeting for all the small businesses that are awarded a Phase I SBIR or STTR grant that year. There are two PI Meetings per year, one for Phase I Release 1 and one for Phase I Release 2. Only Phase I Release 1 awardees can participate to the Phase I Release 1 PI Meeting. Only Phase I Release 2 awardees can participate to the Phase I Release 2 PI Meeting.

All PI’s and their respective DOE Program Managers are expected to attend the PI Meeting. Program Managers from other DOE Programs may also attend. Representatives from the Phase I small business other than the PI may also attend.

The objectives of the meeting are to provide:

  • Face to face meetings between PI’s and DOE Program Managers.
  • Face to face meetings between PI’s and the DOE Commercialization Assistance Vendor.
  • Networking meetings with commercialization professionals, Government agencies, and other stakeholders.
  • Presentations on Phase II requirements (Phase II application, contracting, IP) and other areas of interest (success stories, financing, partnering with the DOE Labs, planning for Phase III).

  • Attendees must register to attend the meeting, using the meeting website.

FY 2020 Phase I Release 1 Principal Investigator Meeting

Dates: June 17-18, 2020
Venue: Virtual
Meeting website:

FY 2020 Phase I Release 2 Principal Investigator Meeting

Dates: October 13-15, 2020
Venue: Virtual
Meeting website:

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