[Federal Register: June 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 114)]
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology; Workshop on Federal-State Research and Development
Cooperation
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a
meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the Council. Notice
of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Dates and Place: June 29, 2004, Cleveland, OH. The meeting will be
held in Ballroom C of the Intercontinental Hotel and Conference Center,
9801 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106.
Type of Meeting: Open. Further details on the agenda will be posted
on the PCAST Web site at: http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html.
Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The President's Council of Advisors
on Science and Technology is scheduled to meet in open session on
Tuesday June 29, 2004, at approximately 8:30 a.m. The PCAST will hold a
Workshop on Federal-State Research and Development Cooperation. The
Workshop will examine States' roles in the Nation-wide scientific and
technological infrastructure with a special emphasis on Federal-State
cooperation. It is intended: (1) To develop recommendations to the
President on where Federal improvements can be made, and (2) to distill
and showcase practical suggestions for all States to improve their
pursuit of successful innovation and economic growth.
Speakers will include Federal officials, other States' science and
technology representatives, and Ohio higher education and business
representatives.
The Workshop will end at approximately 5 p.m. Additional
information on the agenda will be posted at the PCAST Web site at:
http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html.
Public Comments: There will be time throughout the Workshop for
attendees to join in the discussion of the above agenda items. This
public comment time is designed for substantive commentary on the
Workshop's topics, not for business marketing purposes. Written
comments are also welcome at any time prior to or following the
meeting. Please notify Stan Sokul, PCAST Executive Director, at (202)
456-6070, or fax your comments to (202) 456-6021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding time, place
and agenda, please call Stan Sokul at (202) 456-6070, prior to 3 p.m.
on Friday, June 25, 2004. Information will also be available at the
PCAST web site at: http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html. Please note
that public seating for this meeting is limited and is available on a
first-come, first-served basis.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology was established by Executive Order 13226, on
September 30, 2001. The purpose of PCAST is to advise the President on
matters of science and technology policy, and to assist the President's
National Science and Technology Council in securing private sector
participation in its activities. The Council members are distinguished
individuals appointed by the President from non-Federal sectors. The
PCAST is co-chaired by Dr. John H. Marburger, III, the Director of the
Office of Science and Technology Policy, and by E. Floyd Kvamme, a
Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Ann Mazur,
Assistant Director for Budget and Administration, Office of Science and
Technology Policy.
[FR Doc. 04-13593 Filed 6-14-04; 8:45 am]
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