[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 31678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12362]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Announcement of Meeting to Explore Feasibility of Establishing a 
NIST/Industry Consortium on Characterization and Modeling of the 
Surface/Interface of Polymeric Materials and Systems

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
invites interested parties to attend a pre-consortium meeting on June 
13, 2008 to be held on the NIST campus. The goal of the one-day meeting 
is to evaluate industry interest in creating a NIST/industry consortium 
focused on the characterization and modeling of the surface and 
interface of polymeric materials and composites.

DATES: The meeting will take place on Friday, June 13, 2008 from 9 a.m. 
to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Building 226 room A368 on the 
NIST Gaithersburg campus, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. 
Please note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron M. Forster, Chris A. Michaels, 
or Lipiin Sung; National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 
Bureau Drive, Stop 8615, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8615, USA; Telephone: 
(301) 975-8701; Fax (301) 990-6891; E-mail: [email protected], 
[email protected], [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST) invites interested parties to attend a pre-consortium 
meeting on June 13, 2008 to be held on the NIST campus. The goal of the 
one-day meeting is to evaluate industry interest in creating a NIST/
industry consortium focused on the characterization and modeling of the 
surface and interface of polymeric materials and composites. The goals 
of such a consortium would include the development of measurement 
science to evaluate performance and optical properties of polymeric 
materials utilizing techniques to measure surface mechanical 
properties, scratch and mar resistance, and fracture at interfaces. The 
consortium would be administered by NIST. Consortium research and 
development would be conducted by NIST staff members along with at 
least one technical representative from each participating member 
company. Membership fees for participation in the consortium will be 
Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000) per year. The initial term of the 
consortium is intended to be three years.
    All visitors to the NIST site are required to pre-register to be 
admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register by close 
of business Thursday, June 12, 2008, in order to attend. Please submit 
your name, time of arrival, e-mail address and phone number to Aaron 
Forster and he will provide you with instructions for admittance. Non-
U.S. citizens must also submit their country of citizenship, title, 
employer/sponsor, and address. Aaron Forster's e-mail address is 
[email protected] and his phone number is (301) 975-8701.

    Dated: May 23, 2008.
Richard F. Kayser,
Chief Scientist.
[FR Doc. E8-12362 Filed 6-2-08; 8:45 am]
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