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Michael
E. Newman, NIST
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The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invite reporters to attend a roundtable with local civic and business leaders as they discuss “Improving America’s Competitiveness” with NIST Director William Jeffrey.
President Bush’s fiscal year 2007 budget request and his American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) are positioning NIST to play a key role in advancing our nation’s innovation and competitiveness. For FY 2007, the president has requested $535 million—a more than 24 percent increase above the current funding level—for NIST’s core activities (laboratory research and facility upgrades) and a major research initiative including projects in nanotechnology, hydrogen research, quantum information science, bioimaging and cyber security. The centerpiece of the ACI is a $50 billion investment to double over the next 10 years the funding for three key federal agencies that support basic research programs in the physical sciences and engineering—the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy's Office of Science, and NIST.
| When: | Friday,
June 2, 2006 Noon – 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Where: | Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology Heritage Room, Hulman Memorial Union 5500 Wabash Ave. Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Registration: | Media planning to attend the briefing should register by 4 p.m., Thursday, June 1, 2006, by calling or e-mailing one of the contacts listed above. |
| Media Availability: |
Jeffrey will be available for interviews for 15 minutes following the roundtable discussion. |
| About Rose-Hulman: | The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is a four-year, private non-sectarian college of engineering, science and mathematics with an enrollment of nearly 2,000 students. Located in Terre Haute, Ind, the school has been ranked for seven consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report as the number one engineering institution whose highest degree is a bachelor's or master's degree. |
| About NIST: | As a non-regulatory
agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Technology Administration, NIST promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life. |
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