[Federal Register: January 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 10)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.
2, notice is hereby given that the Visiting Committee on Advanced
Technology (VCAT), National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST), will meet Tuesday, February 5, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Wednesday, February 6, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Visiting
Committee on Advanced Technology is composed of fifteen members
appointed by the Director of NIST who are eminent in such fields as
business, research, new product development, engineering, labor,
education, management consulting, environment, and international
relations.
The purpose of this meeting is to review and make recommendations
regarding general policy for the Institute, its organization, its
budget, and its programs within the framework of applicable national
policies as set forth by the President and the Congress. Agenda items
will include preparation of the VCAT annual report, with break-out
sessions for the three sub-committee groups on Information Technology,
Nanotechnology, and Biosciences to discuss recommendations made to NIST
throughout the year, with input back to the full committee. The agenda
may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be
posted on the NIST Web site at http://www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.htm
.
Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must submit name, e-mail
address and phone number to Denise Herbert (denise.herbert@nist.gov or
301-975-5607) no later than February 1, 2008.
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DATES: The meeting will convene on February 5, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. and
will adjourn on February 6, 2008, at 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Employees Lounge,
Administration Building, at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. All visitors
to the NIST site will have to pre-register to be admitted. Please
submit your name, time of arrival, e-mail address and phone number to
Denise Herbert no later than Friday, February 1, 2008, and she will
provide you with instructions for admittance. Ms. Herbert's e-mail
address is denise.herbert@nist.gov and her phone number is (301) 975-
5607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Herbert, Visiting Committee on
Advanced Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1000, telephone number (301) 975-5607.
Dated: January 9, 2008.
Richard Kayser,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E8-537 Filed 1-14-08; 8:45 am]
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