 Standards
Alumni Association
Noel J. Raufaste,
SAA President
Bettijoyce Lide, NIST/SAA Liaison
Forthcoming Events:
Annual History Lecture, jointly with the NIST Colloquium
December 4 , 2009
Green Auditorium
10 a.m.
Speaker: Richard Gann, Senior Research Scientist, Fire Research Division, Building and Fire Research Laboratory
Subject: Quenching the Dragon: A Century of Fire Science at NBS/NIST
Humankind's awe of fire predates civilization itself. Over the ensuing millions of years, the fires of concern, the combustibles, and the concepts of acceptable loss have evolved. However, the overarching societal striving for fire safety has persisted. For the last 105 years, the prime responsibility in the United States for the fire science to mitigate fire hazards has rested with the National Bureau of Standards, now the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This presentation reviews the history of fire and key roles played by NBS/NIST staff in reducing fire losses in the 20th and 21st centuries, concluding with a look to the challenges ahead.
QUARTERLY MEETING of the SAA
January 21, 2010
Lecture Room A
11:00 a.m.
Speaker: Donna Dodson, Deputy Chief,Cyber Security Advisory (ITL)
Subject: Progress in Cyber Security and NIST’s Role
Cyber security is a hot-button issue these days. Many experts have warned that hackers working for countries or organizations hostile to the United States are capable of wreaking havoc in our nation unless more attention is paid to improving computer security across the board. When the Internet began, most people had not even heard of computer viruses. Yet today most smart users would not turn on a computer without a robust anti-virus program installed. And, computer viruses are only one aspect of cyber security. Data breaches by private companies and government agencies that result in inadvertent release of sensitive information seem to be almost a daily occurrence. Protection methods that may have been satisfactory years ago are not adequate today. This is a subject about which we all need to be better informed, and this talk by NIST expert Donna Dodson will be timely and germane. The talk will be given in Lecture Room A at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2010. Should a snow or ice storm cause NIST to be closed that day, the backup day is Thursday, January 28. Should the backup be necessary, the talk will be moved to Lecture Room F.
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