[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70787-70788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23143]


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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, December 13, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:50 
p.m. and Wednesday, December 14, 2005 from 10:30 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 agenda 
will include an update on NIST's activities, a presentation on NIST's 
Strategic Planning and Priority-Setting Process, an Overview of the 
Strategic Planning Process in selected laboratories, a report on a 
Vision for the NIST U.S. Measurement System Project, a VCAT Panel on 
Best Practices for Strategic Planning, and three laboratory tours. The 
agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda 
will be posted on the NIST Web site.

DATES: The meeting will convene on December 13 at 8:30 a.m. and will 
adjourn on December 14, 2005 at 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Radio Building, Room 1107, 
at NIST, Boulder, Colorado. All visitors to the NIST site will have to 
pre-register to be admitted. Please submit your name, time of arrival, 
e-mail address and phone number to Carolyn Peters no later than 
Thursday, December 8, and she will provide you with instructions for 
admittance. Mrs. Peter's e-mail address is [email protected] and 
her phone number is (301) 975-5607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Peters, Visiting Committee on

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Advanced Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1000, telephone number (301) 975-5607.

    Dated: November 17, 2005.
William Jeffrey,
Director.
[FR Doc. 05-23143 Filed 11-22-05; 8:45 am]
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