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Office of the Director

Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT)

February 2023 VCAT Agenda

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VISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE)
9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, MD 20850
Room 3A-3D

Hybrid Meeting
February 8-9, 2023
9 am – 5 pm EST (Day 1) and 9 am – 12 pm EST (Day 2)
February 8, 2023 
Session I: Programmatic and Operational Updates
Session II: NIST Safety Committee Update
Session III: NASEM Facilities Study  
Session IV: CHIPS updates
Session V: Progress on Cultivating a Thriving NIST Community
Session VI:  Subcommittee Recommendations to VCAT
Session VII: Closing Session Day 1
February 9, 2023 
Session VIII: Report Working Session
9:00 amCall to Order and Roll Call
Dr. Mehmood Khan – Chair, VCAT
9:05 amAnnual Ethics Briefing
Mr. Jeffrey Harrington – Senior Attorney in the Ethics Law and Programs Division, Office of the General Counsel
9:20 amNIST Director’s Update
Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
9:50 amDiscussion
10:10 amSafety Update 
Dr. Elizabeth Mackey – Chief Safety Officer and Director of the Office of Safety, Health and Environment
10:40 amDiscussion
10:50 amBudget Overview
Dr. Heather Evans – Director, NIST Program Coordination Office (Acting)
11:15 amDiscussion
11:30 amExtended Break/Lunch
12:45 pmInvited Speaker – Dr. Mark Peters, NIST Safety Committee Chair
Brief remarks explaining the Committee and its work to date.
12:55 pmDiscussion
1:00 pmInvited Speaker – Mr. Eric Dillinger, NASEM Panelist
Presentation summarizing the findings and recommendations of the panel convened to assess the NIST facilities.
1:45 pmDiscussion
2:00 pmCHIPS Updates – 
Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
Dr. Eric Lin – Interim CHIPS R&D Program Director
Dr. Jason Boehm – NIST Chief of Staff
2:20 pmDiscussion
2:30 pmUpdates on NIST-wide community building efforts
Dr. Michael Fasolka – Deputy Director, Material Measurement Laboratory
2:50 pmDiscussion
3:00 pmBreak
3:15 pm

Subcommittees – Findings and Final Recommendations

4:00 pmGroup Discussion 
4:30 pmNext Steps – Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
4:50 pmPublic Comment
4:55 pmWrap-Up
5:00 pmAdjourn
9:00 amVCAT Annual Report- Working Session
11:55 amWrap-Up
12:00 pmAdjourn
Created January 30, 2023, Updated March 13, 2025
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