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February 2023 VCAT Agenda

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 

9:00 am

Call to Order and Roll Call
Dr. Mehmood Khan – Chair, VCAT

9:05 am

Annual Ethics Briefing
Mr. Jeffrey Harrington – Senior Attorney in the Ethics Law and Programs Division, Office of the General Counsel

Session I: Programmatic and Operational Updates

9:20 am

NIST Director’s Update
Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director

9:50 am

Discussion

10:10 am

Safety Update 
Dr. Elizabeth Mackey – Chief Safety Officer and Director of the Office of Safety, Health and Environment

10:40 am

Discussion

10:50 am

Budget Overview
Dr. Heather Evans – Director, NIST Program Coordination Office (Acting)

11:15 am

Discussion

11:30 am

Extended Break/Lunch

Session II: NIST Safety Committee Update

12:45 pm

Invited Speaker – Dr. Mark Peters, NIST Safety Committee Chair
Brief remarks explaining the Committee and its work to date.

12:55 pm

Discussion

Session III: NASEM Facilities Study  

1:00 pm

Invited Speaker – Mr. Eric Dillinger, NASEM Panelist
Presentation summarizing the findings and recommendations of the panel convened to assess the NIST facilities.

1:45 pm

Discussion

Session IV: CHIPS updates

2:00 pm

CHIPS 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 pm

Discussion

Session V: Progress on Cultivating a Thriving NIST Community

2:30 pm

Updates on NIST-wide community building efforts
Dr. Michael Fasolka – Deputy Director, Material Measurement Laboratory

2:50 pm

Discussion

3:00 pm

Break

Session VI:  Subcommittee Recommendations to VCAT

3:15 pm

Subcommittees – Findings and Final Recommendations

4:00 pm

Group Discussion 

4:30 pm

Next Steps – Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director

Session VII: Closing Session Day 1

4:50 pm

Public Comment

4:55 pm

Wrap-Up

5:00 pm

Adjourn

February 9, 2023 

Session VIII: Report Working Session

9:00 am

VCAT Annual Report- Working Session

11:55 am

Wrap-Up

12:00 pm

Adjourn

Created January 30, 2023, Updated May 18, 2023