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February 2010 VCAT Meeting Agenda
AGENDA
VISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY (VCAT)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD
February 2-3, 2010
Portrait Room
ALL VISITORS MUST PRE-REGISTER TO BE ADMITTED
Contact Stephanie Shaw (stepanie.shaw [at] nist.gov (stephanie[dot]shaw[at]nist[dot]gov)) by January 28, 2010
Note: Laboratory tours canceled due to extended discussion time.
| Tuesday, February 2, 2010* | |
| 8:30 am | Call to Order, VCAT Elections, Agenda Review Dr. James Serum, VCAT Chair Dr. Patrick Gallagher, NIST Director |
| 8:50 am | NIST Director's Update Dr. Patrick Gallagher, NIST Director |
| 9:40 am | Discussion on NIST Director's Update |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:15 am | Strengthened NIST Role in Documentary Standards Dr. Patrick Gallagher, NIST Director |
| 10:35 am | Discussion on Strengthened NIST Role in Documentary Standards |
| 11:00 am | NIST Organization Structure Overview Dr. Patrick Gallagher, NIST Director |
| 11:15 am | Discussion on NIST Organization Structure - including feedback from the Laboratory Directors |
| 12:15pm | Lunch - Dining Room C |
| 1:45 pm | Laboratory Tours |
| Residential and Commercial Integration of Solar Energy and Combined Heat and Power Technologies Brian Dougherty, Heat Transfer and Alternative Energy Systems Group, Building Environment Division, Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) | |
| Sustainable Infrastructure Materials: Life Cycle Performance of Polymeric Building Materials and the NIST SPHERE Facility Dr. Joannie Chin, Polymeric Materials Group, Materials and Constructure Research Division, BFRL | |
| 3:10 pm | Break |
| 3:20 pm | Discussion on Topics for June and October 2010 Meetings Dr. Patrick Gallagher, NIST Director |
| 3:35 pm | 2009 VCAT Annual Report Preparation and Discussion Dr. Vinton Cerf, VCAT Vice Chair |
| Wednesday, February 3, 2010 | |
| 8:30 am | Continue 2009 VCAT Annual Report Preparation and Feedback |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:15 am | Complete 2009 VCAT Annual Report Discussion Dr. Vinton Cerf, VCAT Vice Chair |
| 11:30 am | Adjourn |
| *Public comments will be inserted in the afternoon of February 2, if needed. | |