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Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT)

June 2016 VCAT Meeting Agenda

AGENDA
VISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Administration Building, Portrait Room
Gaithersburg, MD
June 7-8, 2016

Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Session I: NIST Update & Safety
8:30 a.m.	Call to Order Rita Colwell, VCAT Chair
8:35 a.m.	NIST Update and Agenda Review Willie May, Director
9:05 a.m.	Discussion
9:20 a.m.	Safety Update Richard Kayser, Chief Safety Officer
9:40 a.m.	Discussion
9:50 a.m.	Break
10:00 a.m.	Updates on Major Programs
	Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity – Kiersten Todt, Executive Director, Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity
	Forensic Science – Rich Cavanagh, Director, Special Programs Office
	National Network for Manufacturing Innovation – Mike Molnar, Director, Advanced Manufacturing Program Office
Session II: Achieving Balance in NIST Laboratory Programs
11:15 a.m.	Setting the Context Kent Rochford, Associate Director of Laboratory Programs
11:45 a.m.	Discussion
12:00 p.m.	Lunch
1 p.m.	Stakeholder Perspectives Bob Doering, Research Manager, Technology and Manufacturing Group, Texas Instruments Andy McMillan, President and Managing Director, BACnet International Roger Peniche, Director of Worldwide Engineering and Product Innovation, Fluke Calibration Gail Wasserman, Senior Vice President, Biopharmaceutical Development, MedImmune
2:15 p.m.	Case Studies
	Smart Grid – Dave Wollman, Deputy Director, Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems Program Office, Engineering Laboratory
	Cybersecurity Framework – Kevin Stine, Chief, Applied Cybersecurity Division, Information Technology Laboratory
	5G Wireless – Nada Golmie, Chief, Wireless Networks Division, Communications Technology Laboratory
3:45 p.m.	Break
4:00 p.m.	Lab Director Panel Jim Olthoff, Director, Physical Measurement Laboratory Laurie Locascio, Director, Material Measurement Laboratory Howard Harary, Director, Engineering Laboratory Chuck Romine, Director, Information Technology Laboratory
5:30 p.m.	Adjourn
June 8, 2016
Closed Session
Session III: National Strategic Computing Initiative
10:30 a.m.	Call to Order
10:30 a.m.	Overview of NSCI and NIST's role Carl Williams, Deputy Director, Physical Measurement Laboratory
11:15 a.m.	Discussion
11:30 a.m.	Wrap up and Next Steps Rita Colwell
12:00 p.m.	Public Comments
12:30 p.m.	Adjourn

Created May 24, 2016, Updated September 9, 2021