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The proposed manufacturing coalition has a number of linkages with other successfully established undergraduate educational efforts funded by NSF, such as ECSEL (MIT) , SYNTHESIS (Cornell and Tuskegee) , and SUCCEED (NCAT). These will broaden and strengthen our effort. Both SYNTHESIS and ECSEL are submitting proposals for consideration under TRP Activity Area A.3.7 (Supplementary Education Awards to Ongoing Centers and Coalitions Devoted to Manufacturing). While the institutional overlap with any one of these other multi-partner coalitions is minimal, they bring valuable experiences in specific aspects of our educational strategy for manufacturing (e.g. in integrating design across the curriculum and developing multimedia educational materials) of which we expect to take full advantage. More formal mechanisms will be established to coordinate the activities of those and our coalitions.

We are also aware that a number of other proposals. being considered by ARPA under the TRP Joint Program Solicitation (SOL93-29) in the Technology Development Activity Area (A.1) and the MADE Program BAA (93-20) are of direct relevance to the realization of the Learning Factory concept. Some of those proposals involve institutions from this coalition and we are coordinating with them. After selection decisions are made by ARPA, we will make the necessary action to develop formal mechanisms of collaboration with such other funded activities.

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