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Office of the Director

Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT)

June 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
June 13, 2023

Session I:  NIST Programmatic Updates
Session II:  CHIPS updates
Session III: Standards
Session IV:  VCAT Progress and Planning
June 13, 2023
9:00 a.m.Call to Order and Roll Call
Dr. Mehmood Khan – Chair, VCAT
9:05 a.m.NIST Update and Agenda Review
Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
9:30 a.m.Discussion
9:40 a.m.Safety Update
Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
Dr. Stephen Banovic – Deputy Director, Office of Safety, Health, and Environment
10:20 a.m.Discussion
10:40 a.m.Discussion with VCAT on Supporting the NIST Workforce Culture
Dr. Mehmood Khan – Chair, VCAT
Dr. Dana (Keoki) Jackson – Vice Chair, VCAT
Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
11:20 a.m.Break
11:30 a.m.Budget Overview
Dr. Christopher Szakal – Acting Director, NIST Program Coordination Office
11:50 a.m.Discussion
12:00 p.m.Extended Break/Lunch
1:00 p.m.CHIPS Updates
Dr. Eric Lin – Deputy Director, CHIPS R&D Office
1:30 p.m.Discussion
1:45 p.m.Break
1:55 p.m.U.S. Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology (USG NSSCET)
Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
Dr. Jayne Morrow – NIST Senior Advisor for Standards Policy
2:35 p.m.Discussion
2:55 p.m.Break
3:00 p.m.Standards Subcommittee
Mr. Jason Matusow – Subcommittee Chair
Dr. Jayne Morrow – NIST Senior Advisor for Standards Policy
3:40 p.m.Discussion
4:00 p.m.Break
4:10 p.m.Update of VCAT Recommendations from Subcommittees on Visibility, Manufacturing Alignment, and Workforce
Dr. Jason Boehm – NIST Chief of Staff
4:25 p.m.Discussion
4:30 p.m.Discussion with VCAT on CETs: Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Christopher Szakal – Acting Director, NIST Program Coordination Office
Ms. Elham Tabassi – Associate Director for Emerging Technologies at Information Technology Laboratory 
4:55 p.m.Public Comment
5:00 p.m.Adjourn
Created May 26, 2023, Updated March 13, 2025
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