[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 24950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9957]


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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, June 10, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 
Wednesday, June 11, from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.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 the Innovation Ecosystem.'' The agenda 
will include discussions on guiding principles for the VCAT and the 
NIST leadership as well as NIST's 2008 priorities for the VCAT; an 
update on NIST including its response to the recommendations and 
findings in the 2007 VCAT Annual Report; and an overview of the 
innovation ecosystem with a focus on the drivers and the NIST role, as 
highlighted in presentations and discussions under three thematic 
sessions. Session I will cover NIST's role in enhancing use inspired 
basic research by working with academia, industry, and other agencies 
via joint research institutes, the Rapid Innovation and Competitiveness 
Initiative, and the Technology Innovation Program. Session II will 
focus on NIST's role in deploying technology and operational excellence 
by transforming manufacturing advances more quickly and measuring 
performance excellence. Session III will address NIST's role in 
responding to fast-paced standards issues. Other agenda items include 
two laboratory tours, feedback from the VCAT on NIST's role in the 
innovation ecosystem; a discussion of the VCAT's future structure; and 
presentations on NIST strategic planning topics, including biosciences, 
for the October 2008 VCAT meeting. 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 June 10, 2008, at 8 a.m. and will 
adjourn on June 11, 2008, at 11:45 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Employees Lounge, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899.
    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 June 6, 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: April 28, 2008.
James M. Turner,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E8-9957 Filed 5-5-08; 8:45 am]
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