[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71965-71966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30595]


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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY


Meeting of the R&D Investment Subcommittee of the President's 
Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Subcommittee on Federal 
Research and Development Investment and its National Benefits, of the 
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), will 
hold an open public forum on federal technology transfer mechanisms. 
The PCAST panel invites all interested persons to attend.

DATES AND PLACE: December 12, 2002, Washington, DC, beginning at 9:00 
a.m. The meeting will be held in the RAND Washington Office, 1200 S. 
Hayes St., Arlington, VA, Room 4204. The location is accessible from 
the Pentagon City metro stop, or with parking at the Pentagon City 
shopping mall.

REGISTRATION AND FURTHER INFORMATION: Guests are requested to pre-
register for this event by December 6. A Web site has been set up for 
information, agenda, and registration for this forum: http://www.rand.org/scitech/stpi/TechTransfer/. Information may also be 
obtained by emailing [email protected] or calling 703-413-1100 x5674.

Proposed Schedule and Agenda

    The PCAST Subcommittee on Federal Research and Development (R&D) 
Investment and its National Benefits is scheduled to host an open forum 
on Thursday, December 12, 2002, at approximately 9:00 a.m., to discuss 
technology transfer of federally funded R&D. The forum is scheduled to 
begin with an overview of the subject of technology transfer from 
university, federal laboratory, and federally funded industry R&D. A 
roundtable discussion will follow at approximately 10:15 a.m. and 
``open session'' is scheduled to begin approximately 1:00 p.m. A 
particular focus will be discussion of the goals of technology 
transfer, how technology transfer is measured, and best practices from 
a variety of perspectives. The forum will end at approximately 4:00 
p.m.

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Public Comments

    The afternoon ``open session'' will be devoted to receipt of public 
comments on any aspect of technology transfer from federally funded 
R&D. To pre-register to make public comments or to submit brief written 
comments, please fill out the form located on the web http://www.rand.org/scitech/stpi/TechTransfer/. All those who have not 
submitted an overview prior to December 6, 2002 may speak following 
those who have. The time for public comments will be limited to no more 
than 3-5 minutes per person. Written comments are welcome at any time 
prior to or following the meeting. Written comments should be faxed to 
703-414-4785 or mailed to Tech Transfer Forum, c/o RAND Science & 
Technology Policy Institute, MS-W7154, 1200 South Hayes Street, 
Arlington, VA 22202-5050. Please note that public seating for this 
meeting is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served 
basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding time, place 
and agenda, please refer to the website or call Gabrielle Bloom at 703-
413-1100 x5674, prior to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, December 6, 2002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Council of Advisors on 
Science and Technology was established by Executive Order 13226, on 
September 30, 2001. The purpose of PCAST is to advise the President on 
matters of science and technology policy, and to assist the President's 
National Science and Technology Council in securing private sector 
participation in its activities. The Council members are distinguished 
individuals appointed by the President from non-Federal sectors. The 
PCAST is co-chaired by Dr. John H. Marburger, III, the Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy, and by E. Floyd Kvamme, a 
Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. PCAST established the R&D 
Investment subcommittee to explore various aspects of the federal R&D 
effort, including federal technology transfer programs, and to make 
draft findings and recommendations to the full PCAST.

Shana Dale,
Chief of Staff and General Counsel, Office of Science and Technology 
Policy.
[FR Doc. 02-30595 Filed 12-2-02; 8:45 am]
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