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Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT)

June 2013 VCAT Meeting Agenda

AGENDA
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD
June 11-13, 2013
Administration Building, Portrait Room

Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Session I - Overview
8:00 a.m.	Call to Order Alan Taub, VCAT Chair
8:10 a.m.	Welcome and Agenda Review Willie May, Associate Director for Laboratory Programs and Principal Deputy
8:45 a.m.	Discussion
9:00 a.m.	NIST Safety Update Richard Kayser, Chief Safety Officer
9:15 a.m.	Discussion
Session II – Advanced Manufacturing
9:30 a.m.	Overview of NIST Activities in Support of Advanced Manufacturing Willie May, Associate Director for Laboratory Programs and Principal Deputy
9:40 a.m.	Discussion
9:50 p.m.	Update on NIST Extramural Programs in Advanced Manufacturing Frank Gayle, Deputy Director, Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office Alex Folk, Program Development Office Director, Manufacturing Extension Partnership
10:05 a.m.	Discussion
10:20 a.m.	Break
10:35 a.m.	A Model for Working with Manufacturers -- NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting (NCAL) Tim Foecke, Director, NCAL and Leader, Materials Performance Group, Materials Science and Engineering Division, Material Measurement Laboratory
10:50 a.m.	Discussion
11:05 a.m.	Lunch
Session III – Cybersecurity (Part 1)
12:50 p.m.	National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE): Current Status and Future Plans Donna Dodson, Acting Associate Director and Acting Chief Cybersecurity Advisor, Information Technology Laboratory (ITL)
1:10 p.m.	Discussion
1:25 p.m.	NCCoE Partnership Perspectives: Building Blocks for Cybersecurity Vernon Lee, Federal Civilian Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Services
1:45 p.m.	Discussion
Session IV – Program Update: Forensic Science
1:55 p.m.	NIST's Role in Forensic Science Willie May, Associate Director for Laboratory Programs and Principal Deputy
2:05 p.m.	Memorandum of Understanding on Forensic Science between NIST and the Department of Justice Mark Stolorow, Director, Law Enforcement Standards Office (OLES)
2:25 p.m.	Forensic Science and the NIST Laboratory Programs Richard Cavanagh, Director, Office of Special Programs
2:45 p.m.	Discussion on Forensic Science
3:00 p.m.	Adjourn Day 1

Wednesday, June 12, 2013*
Session V: NIST Update
8:30 a.m.	NIST Update Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
9:10 a.m.	Discussion
Session VI - Advanced Communications
9:25 a.m.	NIST and Advanced Communications Jason Boehm, Director, Program Coordination Office
9:45 a.m.	Discussion
Session VII - NIST Centers of Excellence
10:00 a.m.	NIST Centers of Excellence Program: An Update Willie May, Associate Director for Laboratory Programs and Principal Deputy
10:20 a.m.	Discussion
10:35 a.m.	Break
Session VIII -Cybersecurity (Part 2)
10:45 a.m.	Cybersecurity Framework Development Overview: NIST's Role in Implementing Executive Order 13636 "Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity" Adam Sedgewick, Senior Information Technology Policy Advisor, ITL
11:05 a.m.	Discussion
Session IX - Wrap-Up
11:20 a.m.	Review of Action Items and Plans for October 2013 VCAT Meeting Alan Taub, VCAT Chair
12:15 p.m.	Adjournment
Public comments will be inserted in the morning of June 12 if needed. Future VCAT Meeting Dates* October 8-9, 2013 (Gaithersburg, MD) February 5-6, 2014 (Gaithersburg, MD) June 10-11, 2014 (Gaithersburg, MD) October 7-8, 2014 (Location pending) February 4-5, 2015 (Gaithersburg, MD) June 9-10, 2015 (Gaithersburg, MD) October 7-8, 2015 (Location pending)

Created June 12, 2013, Updated September 9, 2021

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