[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 190 (Tuesday, September 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 56797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22987]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.
2, notice is hereby given that the Visiting Committee on Advanced
Technology (VCAT), National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST), will meet Tuesday, October 28, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Wednesday, October 29, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Visiting
Committee on Advanced Technology is composed of fifteen members
appointed by the Director of NIST who are eminent in such fields as
business, research, new product development, engineering, labor,
education, management consulting, environment, and international
relations.
The purpose of this meeting is to review and make recommendations
regarding general policy for the Institute, its organization, its
budget, and its programs within the framework of applicable national
policies as set forth by the President and the Congress. The theme for
the meeting is ``NIST's Roles in Innovation and NIST's Strategic
Plan.'' The agenda will include an update on NIST, presentations on
Safety at NIST, a review of NIST's roles in innovation, a review of
NIST's external relationships, and an overview of NIST's Strategic
Plan, followed by an update on the Biosciences Strategic Plan, the
status of the Nanotechnology Strategic Plan, and a presentation on the
NIST Facilities Strategic Plan. Guest speakers have been invited to
address the benefits and potential benefits of selected NIST
partnerships. Other agenda items include laboratory tours and a VCAT
feedback session on draft recommendations for the 2008 Annual Report.
The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final
agenda will be posted on the NIST Web site at http://www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.htm.
DATES: The meeting will convene on October 28, 2008, at 8 a.m. and will
adjourn on October 29, 2008, at 12:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Building 1, Room 1107, at the
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado
80305.
Anyone wishing to attend this meeting should submit name, e-mail
address and phone number to Denise Herbert ([email protected] or
301-975-5607) no later than October 10, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Herbert, Visiting Committee on
Advanced Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1000, telephone number (301) 975-2300.
Dated: September 23, 2008.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E8-22987 Filed 9-29-08; 8:45 am]
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