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NIST Acting Director Dr. James Turner testified on FY 2009 Budget Request
On March 11, NIST Acting Director Dr. James Turner testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Innovation (Kerry, D-MA, Chairman) on the proposed fiscal 2009 budget for basic U.S.
research in science and technology, including the
budgets for the National Institute of Standards and
Technology and the National Science Foundation, as
well as interagency science programs addressing climate
change, nanotechnology, and information technology. View Dr. Turner's statement.
Also, on March 11, NIST Acting Director Dr. James Turner before the House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation on NIST's FY 2009 Budget Request: What are the Right Technology Investments to Promote US Innovation and Competitiveness? View Dr. Turner's statement.
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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates to testify before the House Committee on Science and Technology - In what is likely to be his final congressional testimony before devoting the majority of his time on his philanthropic work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will testify before the House Science & Technology Committee on efforts needed to strengthen our country’s competitiveness in the global marketplace, policies to encourage innovation and the role of technology in our economic growth.
This year, the Committee is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. To highlight this occasion, Mr. Gates will kick off the first in a series of hearings focusing on our country’s technological advances of the past half century and the challenges ahead.
The hearing will be held Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in 2318 Rayburn.
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