[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 7440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4033]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Meeting of the Advisory Committee on High Performance Computing 
and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation 
Internet

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for the 
first meeting of the Advisory Committee on High Performance Computing 
and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation 
Internet, and describes the functions of the Committee. The meeting 
will be open to the public. Notice of this meeting is required under 
the federal Advisory Committee Act, (Pub. L. 92-463). Notice of this 
meeting is less than fifteen days prior to the meeting due to an 
administrative delay.

DATES: February 27-28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Room 1235 NSF Board Room, National Science Foundation, 4201 
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on High Performance 
Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next 
Generation Internet was established on February 11, 1997, by Executive 
Order 13035 and will expire two years from that date. The purpose of 
the Committee is to provide the National Science and Technology 
Council, through the Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, with advice and information on high performance computing and 
communications. The Committee members are a well-balanced group of 
distinguished individuals appointed by the president from various non-
Federal sectors.

PROPOSED SCHEDULE AND AGENDA: The Advisory Committee will meet in open 
session from approximately 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
on February 27, 1997, and from approximately 8:30 a.m. to noon on 
February 28, 1997. This first meeting will focus discussions on 
necessary historical perspectives; Federal computing, information, and 
communications R&D investments including the Next Generation Internet 
Initiative; identifying Government roles in High End Computing and 
Computation; and formulating approaches for partnering with academia 
and industry.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please call the National Coordination Office 
for Computing, Information, and Communications at (703) 306-4722. 
Public seating for this meeting is limited, and is available on a 
first-come, first-served basis.

    Dated: February 12, 1997.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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