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Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT)

June 2018 VCAT Meeting Agenda

AGENDA

VISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Portrait Room, Administration Building,
Gaithersburg, MD
June 5-6, 2018

Session I: NIST Update
8:30 am	Call to Order and Introductions Rita Colwell, Chair, VCAT
8:35 am	NIST Update and Agenda Review Walter Copan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
9:30 am	Discussion
9:45 am	Break

Session II: NIST and Quantum Science
10:00 am	Introduction Jim Olthoff, Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs, NIST
10:10 am	Overview of Administration Priorities for Quantum Science Jake Taylor, Assistant Director for Quantum Information Science, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
10:30 am	Discussion
10:40 am	NIST Programs and Vision in Quantum Science Carl Williams, Acting Director, Physical Measurement Laboratory, NIST
11:10 am	Discussion
11:30 am	Joint Quantum Institute Gretchen Campbell, Co-Director, Joint Quantum Institute
11:45 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm	Lunch

Session III: NIST and Artificial Intelligence
1:00 pm	Introduction Jim Olthoff, Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs, NIST
1:10 pm	Overview of Administration Priorities for Artificial Intelligence Jim Kurose, Assistant Director for Artificial Intelligence, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
1:30 pm	NIST Programs and Vision in Artificial Intelligence Chuck Romine, Director, Information Technology Laboratory, NIST
1:55 pm	Discussion
2:10 pm	NIST Application of AI: Advanced Materials James Warren, Technical Program Director for Materials Genomics, Material Measurement Laboratory, NIST
2:35 pm	Discussion

Session IV: Update and Overview of Renovation Projects
2:50 pm	Master Plan, Building Renovations, and Major Infrastructure Repairs Skip Vaughn, NIST Chief Facilities Management Officer
3:25 pm	Discussion
3:35 pm	Break

Session V: Baldrige
3:45 pm	Next Steps for Baldrige Performance Excellence Program Bob Fangmeyer, Director, Baldridge Performance Excellence Program, NIST
4:15 pm	Discussion
4:30 pm	Adjourn

June 6, 2018

Session VI: Advanced Manufacturing
8:30 am	Call to Order
8:35 am	Introduction Phillip Singerman, Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services, NIST
8:45 am	MEP Strategic Plan and Program Update Carroll Thomas, Director, Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership
9:20 am	Discussion
9:30 am	Manufacturing USA Update Frank Gayle, Deputy Director, Advanced Manufacturing Office, NIST
10:05 am	Discussion
10:15 am	Break
10:25 am	NIST and Advanced Manufacturing – Spotlight on Robotics Elena Messina, Manipulation and Mobility Systems Group, Engineering Laboratory, NIST
11:00 am	Discussion
11:10 am	Public Comment
11:30 am	Adjourn

Created May 17, 2018, Updated September 9, 2021