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Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT)

February 2020 VCAT Meeting Agenda

VISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY National Institute of Standards and Technology Portrait Room, Administration Building, Gaithersburg, MD February 12 - 13, 2020
February 12, 2020
Session I: NIST Update
8:30 am	Call to Order and Introductions Dr. Allen Adler - Acting Chair, VCAT
8:35 am	VCAT Elections
8:45 am	Review Material Presented at the non-Quorum Portion of the October Meeting and Vote to Include in Annual Report Dr. Jason Boehm – Director NIST Program Coordination Office
9:05 am	NIST Update and Agenda Review Dr. Walter Copan - Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
9:45 am	Discussion
10:00 am	NIST Safety Update Dr. Elizabeth Mackey – Chief Safety Officer and Director of the Office of Safety, Health and Environment
10:15 am	Discussion
10:20 am	Break
Session II: NIST Budget Update 2020 Enacted and 2021 Request
10:35 am	Overview of 2020 Enacted Budget and President’s FY2021 Request Dr. Jason Boehm – Director NIST Program Coordination Office
11:05 am	Discussion
Session III: NIST Facilities Priorities
11:15 am	NIST Facilities Master Plan and Update on Ongoing Projects Mr. Robert “Skip” Vaughn – Director Office of Facilities and Plant Management
11:45 am	Discussion
12:00 pm	Lunch
Session IV: NIST Programmatic Priorities
1:00 pm	Priorities for the ADLP and the NIST Laboratory Programs Dr. James Olthoff – Associate Director for Laboratory Programs
1:10 pm	Discussion
1:20 pm	Quantum Update (QED-C, Standards, and Future Plans) Dr. James Kushmerick –Director Physical Measurement Laboratory
1:35 pm	Artificial Intelligence Update (Overview of future plans) Dr. Charles (Chuck) Romine – Director NIST Information Technology Laboratory
1:50 pm	Internet of Things (Future Plans) Dr. Marla Dowell - Director NIST Communications Technology Laboratory
2:05 pm	NIST and the Bioeconomy (Future Plans) Dr. Eric Lin – Director Material Measurement Laboratory
2:20 pm	Discussion with VCAT
2:40 pm	Break
2:55 pm	Priorities for the ADIIS Programs Dr. Phillip Singerman – Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services
3:15 pm	Discussion
3:25 pm	Manufacturing USA – Current Status and Future Plans Mr. Mike Molnar – Director Office of Advanced Manufacturing
3:40 pm	Discussion
3:50 pm	Manufacturing Extension Partnership – Priorities for the Coming Year Ms. Carroll Thomas – Director Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership
4:05 pm	Discussion
Session V: Efforts to Strengthen the NIST Environment
4:15 pm	Update on NIST Equity Efforts Dr. Heather Evans – Subcommittee on Safe, Inclusive Research Environments
4:25 pm	Update on Rebranding Efforts Ms. Gail Porter – Director Public Affairs Office
4:40 pm	Discussion
4:50 pm	Wrap-up Discussion and follow on questions
5:00 pm	Adjourn
February 13, 2020
Session VI: VCAT Working Session
8:30 am	Call to Order Dr. Allen Adler - Acting Chair, VCAT
8:35 am	VCAT Working Session -- VCAT will develop recommendations for NIST to be included in the annual report, based on material presented over the course of 2019, and develop plans for coming year’s area of focus.
10:35 am	Public Comment
11:05 am	Adjourn

Created February 3, 2020, Updated September 9, 2021

Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT)

February 2020 VCAT Meeting Agenda

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VISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGYNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyPortrait Room, Administration Building,Gaithersburg, MD

VISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Portrait Room, Administration Building,
Gaithersburg, MD