[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 5 (Monday, January 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00139]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Notice of National Advisory Council on Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship Meeting

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Council on Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship (NACIE) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, 
February 1, 2018, from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and 
Friday, February 2, 2018, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET. During this 
time, members will hear from Federal innovation and entrepreneurship 
policymakers and program executives and discuss potential policies that 
would foster innovation, increase the rate of technology 
commercialization, and catalyze the creation of jobs in the United 
States. Topics to be covered include increasing early-stage high-growth 
company exports, increased economic dynamism through innovation and 
entrepreneurship, apprenticeships in entrepreneurship and high-growth 
technology sectors, and alignment of federal innovation and 
entrepreneurship policies and programs.

DATES: 
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Time: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ET
Friday, February 2, 2018
Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET

ADDRESSES: Herbert Clark Hoover Building (HCHB), 1401 Constitution Ave. 
NW, Washington, DC 20230, Room 72015. The entrance to HCHB is located 
on the west side of 14th St. NW between D St. NW and Constitution Ave. 
NW, and a valid government-issued ID is required to enter the building. 
Please note that pre-clearance is required in order to both attend the 
meeting in person and make a statement during the public comment 
portion of the meeting. Please limit comments to five minutes or less 
and submit a brief statement summarizing your comments to Craig 
Buerstatte (see contact information below) no later than 11:59 p.m. ET 
on Friday, January 26, 2018.

Teleconference

    Teleconference and/or web conference connection information will be 
published prior to the meeting along with the agenda on the NACIE 
website at https://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACIE, established by Section 25(c) of the 
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended (15 
U.S.C. 3720(c)), and managed by EDA's Office of Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship (OIE), is a Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 
committee that provides advice directly to the Secretary of Commerce. 
NACIE's advice focuses on transformational policies and programs that 
aim to accelerate innovation and increase the rate at which research is 
translated into companies and jobs, including through entrepreneurship 
and the development of an increasingly skilled, globally competitive 
workforce. Comprised of successful entrepreneurs, innovators, angel 
investors, venture capitalists, and leaders from the nonprofit and 
academic sectors, NACIE has presented to the Secretary recommendations 
from throughout the research-to-jobs continuum regarding topics 
including improving access to capital, growing and connecting 
entrepreneurial ecosystems, increasing small business-driven research 
and development, and understanding the workforce of the future. In its 
advisory capacity, NACIE also serves as a vehicle for ongoing dialogue 
with the innovation, entrepreneurship, and workforce development 
communities.
    The final agenda for the meeting will be posted on the NACIE 
website at http://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/ prior to the meeting. Any 
member of the public may submit pertinent questions and comments 
concerning the NACIE's affairs at any time before or after the meeting. 
Comments may be submitted to Craig Buerstatte (see contact information 
below). Those unable to attend the meetings in person but wishing to 
listen to the proceedings can do so via teleconference (see above). 
Copies of the meeting minutes will be available by request within 90 
days of the meeting date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Buerstatte, Office of Innovation 
and Entrepreneurship, Room 78018, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; email: [email protected]; telephone: +1 202 482 8001; 
fax: +1 202 273 4781. Please reference ``NACIE February 2018 Meeting'' 
in the subject line of your correspondence.

     Dated: December 28, 2017.
Craig Buerstatte,
Acting Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
[FR Doc. 2018-00139 Filed 1-5-18; 8:45 am]
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