[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 12235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4868]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Council on Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship will hold a meeting on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. The 
open meeting will be conducted from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and will be open to 
the public. The meeting will take place at Gallier Hall, 545 St. 
Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130. The Council was chartered on 
November 10, 2009 to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters 
relating to innovation and entrepreneurship in the United States.

DATES: March 13, 2012.
    Time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (CST).

ADDRESSES: Gallier Hall, 545 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130. 
Please specify any special requests for participation five business 
days in advance. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be 
impossible to complete.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to discuss 
the implementation of the components of the University President's 
letter organized by the National Advisory Council on Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship, discuss further policy implications of this letter 
and its efforts, and to hear from entrepreneurs in New Orleans. 
Specific topics for discussion include student entrepreneurship, high-
growth entrepreneurship, technology transfer, and the opportunities and 
challenges for entrepreneurs in New Orleans, and how the United States 
government can support them. The final agenda will be posted on the 
U.S. Department of Commerce Web site at www.commerce.gov. Any member of 
the public may submit pertinent written comments concerning the 
Council's affairs at any time before or after the meeting. Comments may 
be submitted to Nish Acharya at the contact information indicated 
below. Copies of meeting minutes will be available within 90 days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nish Acharya, Office of Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship, Room 7019, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington 
DC 20230, telephone 202-482-4068; fax: 202-273-4781. Please reference, 
``NACIE March 13, 2012'' in the subject line of your fax.

    Dated: February 24, 2012.
Nishith H. Acharya,
Director, Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2012-4868 Filed 2-28-12; 8:45 am]
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