AGENDA

VISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY (VCAT)
National Institute of Standards and Technology

 

At The Doubletree Guest Suites

181 Church Street

Charleston, SC 29401

 

(Attendees are asked to contact Denise Herbert [denise.herbert@nist.gov] by December 5, 2007.)

 

December 11-12, 2007 

 

 

Tuesday, December 11

 

  8:30 a.m.       Welcome (VCAT agenda review) (Main Ballroom)

Dr. David Spong, Chair

 

8:40 a.m        NIST Update

Dr.  James Turner, NIST Acting Director

                                                                                                               

  9:10 a.m.       Discussion

 

9:30 a.m.       Overview of the U.S. Standards and Conformity Assessment System:  Roles and Responsibilities of the American National Standards Institute

Mr. Joe Bhatia, President and Chief Executive Officer, American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

 

10:20 a.m.       Discussion

 

10:40 a.m.       Break

 

10:55 a.m.       Environmental Health and Safety Aspects of Nanomaterials

Dr. Laurie Locascio, Chief, Biochemical Science Division and NIST Nano Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator

 

11:25 a.m.       Discussion

 

11:40 a.m.       Lunch

 

12:35 p.m.       Break-Out Sessions with VCAT Subcommittees

·        VCAT Subcommittee on BioSciences/Health Care met on December 10 in Gaithersburg, MD

·        VCAT Subcommittee on Information Technology (Main Ballroom)

·        VCAT Subcommittee on Nanotechnology (Cooper Room)
Robert Celotta Presentation
John Small Presentation

 

2:30 p.m.         Adjourn

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

 

 7:25 a.m.        Welcome Back (Main Ballroom) (Gaithersburg, 101/LR F)

Dr. David Spong, VCAT Chair

 

 7:30 a.m.        IT Subcommittee Breakout Session Feedback and Discussion

Mr. W. Wyatt Starnes, Chair of VCAT Subcommittee on Information Technology

 

 8:00 a.m.      Biosciences/Health Care Subcommittee Update and Discussion

Dr. Thomas Baer, Chair of VCAT Biosciences/Health Care Subcommittee

 

 8:30 a.m.        Nanotechnology Subcommittee Breakout Session Feedback and Discussion

                        Dr. Elsa Reichmanis, Member of VCAT Subcommittee on Nanotechnology

 

9:00 a.m.       Annual Report Discussion and Draft Recommendations

Led by Dr. David Spong, VCAT Chair

 

 9:30 a.m.        Future Meeting Dates after August 2008

 

10:00 a.m.       Open Discussion

 

10:30 a.m.       Adjourn

 

 

 

 

Future Meeting Dates

April 8-9, 2008, Gaithersburg, MD

August 12-13, 2008, Boulder, CO

…more TBD