[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 127 (Friday, July 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43184-43185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15654]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Notice of National Advisory Council on Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship Meeting

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Council on Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship (NACIE) will hold a teleconference meeting on Tuesday, 
July 12, 2016, 3:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and will be 
open to the public. During this time, members will discuss and vote on 
their recommendations to develop an Innovation Encyclopedia, conduct 
research and pilot two Entrepreneurship & Innovation Community 
Exchanges, and best practices to be passed to the next Council. 
Approved recommendations will be presented to the Secretary in August. 
The meeting will take place via teleconference.

DATES: Tuesday, July 12, 2016.
    Time: 3:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: N/A.

Teleconference
Dial-In: 1-877-950-4778
Passcode: 4423486

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Buerstatte, Office of Innovation 
and Entrepreneurship, Room 78018, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-482-8001; 
fax: 202-273-4781. Please reference ``NACIE July 12th Meeting'' in the 
subject line of your correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council was chartered on November 10, 
2009 to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters related to 
innovation and entrepreneurship in the United States. NACIE's 
overarching focus is recommending transformational policies to the 
Secretary that will help U.S. communities, businesses, and the 
workforce become more globally competitive. The Council operates as an 
independent entity within the Office of

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE), which is housed within the U.S. 
Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration. NACIE 
members are a diverse and dynamic group of successful entrepreneurs, 
innovators, and investors, as well as leaders from nonprofit 
organizations and academia.
    The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Council's planned 
work initiatives in three focus areas: Workforce/talent, 
entrepreneurship, and innovation. The final agenda will be posted on 
the NACIE Web site at http://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/ prior to the 
meeting. Any member of the public may submit pertinent questions and 
comments concerning the Council's affairs at any time before or after 
the meeting. Comments may be submitted to the Office of Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship at the contact information below. Copies of the 
meeting minutes will be available by request within 90 days of the 
meeting date.

    Dated: June 27, 2016.
Craig Buerstatte,
Deputy Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
[FR Doc. 2016-15654 Filed 6-30-16; 8:45 am]
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