AGENDA
VISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY (VCAT)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD

March 7-8, 2006
Employees Lounge

THEME: Strategic Planning

8:30 am VCAT Meeting Begins: Welcome
Ms. Deborah Grubbe, VCAT Chair

8:35 am NIST Update and VCAT Agenda Review
Dr. William Jeffrey, NIST Director

9:10 am Discussion on NIST Update

9:30 am Overview of the Strategic Planning Process in the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL)
Dr. Dale Hall, Director, MEL

10:00 am Discussion on Strategic Planning in MEL

10:20 am Break

10:40 am Overview of the Strategic Planning Process in the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL)
Dr. James Hill, Director, BFRL

11:10 am Discussion on Strategic Planning in BFRL

11:30 am Overview of the Strategic Planning Process in the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory (CSTL)
Dr. Willie May, Director, CSTL

12:00 pm Discussion on Strategic Planning in CSTL

12:20 pm Lunch - Dining Room C

1:15 pm Ethics Training for VCAT Members
Ms. Gaye Williams, Office of General Counsel, Department of Commerce

1:45 pm Laboratory Tours

Supply Chain Interoperability
Dr. Steven Ray, Chief, Manufacturing Systems Integration Division; Mr. Simon Frechette, Group Leader, Manufacturing Standards Metrology, Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory; and Mr. Bill Harrelson, President and CEO, Accordare

Metrology for Quantitative Cell Biology
Dr. Anne Plant, Group Leader, Cell and Tissue Measurements, and Dr. John Elliott, Biochemical Sciences Division, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory

3:35 pm Break

3:50 pm Summary of NRC's FY04-05 Assessment of NIST Labs
Dr. Ross Corotis, Chair, Panel for Building and Fire Research, Board on Assessment of NIST Programs

4:15 pm Discussion on NRC's FY04-05 Assessment of NIST Labs

4:30 pm The Role of Economic Analysis at NIST
Dr. Gary Anderson, Economist, NIST Program Office

4:50 pm Discussion on The Role of Economic Analysis at NIST

Wednesday, March 8, 2006

10:00 am Wrap-Up

11:30 am Adjourn