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Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT)

June 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 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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