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February 2013 VCAT Meeting Agenda
AGENDA
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD
February 6-7, 2013
Administration Building, Portrait Room
ALL VISITORS MUST PRE-REGISTER TO BE ADMITTED
Contact stephanie.shaw [at] nist.gov (Stephanie Shaw) by January 31, 2013
| Wednesday, February 6, 2013 | |
| Session I - NIST Update | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Call to Order, Announcements, VCAT Elections Vinton Cerf, VCAT Chair |
| 11:15 a.m. | Agenda Review and NIST Update Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director |
| 12:05 p.m. | Discussion |
| 12:20 p.m. | Lunch (VCAT and NLB) |
| Session II – Example of the NIST Role in International Metrology | |
| 1:20 p.m. | International Metrology and the Redefinition of the Kilogram James Olthoff, Acting Deputy Director, Physical Measurement Laboratory |
| 1:40 p.m. | Discussion |
| 1:50 p.m. | Laboratory Tour-From Mass Standards to the Electronic Kilogram: A Redefinition of the Metric System |
| 2:50 p.m. | Break |
| Session III – Panel and Discussion on the Evolution of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP): The New Strategy | |
| 3:00 p.m. | MEP Program Perspective |
| 3:20 p.m. | MEP Center Perspective Michael Coast, President and CEO, Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center |
| 3:40 p.m. | MEP Advisory Board Perspective Mark Rice, President, Maritime Applied Physics Corporation and Former Chair, MEP Advisory Board |
| 4:00 p.m. | Discussion |
| Session IV – Baldrige Performance Excellence Program Transition from Federal Funding | |
| 4:40 p.m. | The Baldrige Program's Successful Transition from Federal Funding Harry Hertz, Director, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program |
| 4:55 p.m. | Discussion |
| 5:10 p.m. | Adjourn Day 1 |
| Thursday, February 7, 2013* | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Convene Meeting |
| Session V: Safety | |
| 8:35 a.m. | Safety Metrics Richard Kayser, Chief Safety Officer |
| 8:50 a.m. | Discussion |
| 9:00 a.m. | VCAT Subcommittee on Safety Recommendations and VCAT Deliberations Tony Haymet, Chair, VCAT Subcommittee on Safety |
| 9:15 a.m. | Discussion |
| Session VI - VCAT Recommendations and 2013 Charge | |
| 9:35 a.m. | Presentation of Initial Observations, Findings and Recommendations for 2012 VCAT Annual Report to the NIST Director Vinton Cerf, VCAT Chair |
| 10:15 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10:35 a.m. | Set VCAT Charge for 2013 Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director |
| 10:55 a.m. | Discussion |
| 11:10 a.m. | Adjournment |
| **Public comments will be inserted in the morning of February 7 if needed. | |