February 2013 VCAT Meeting Agenda

AGENDA
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD
February 6-7, 2013
Administration Building, Portrait Room

ALL VISITORS MUST PRE-REGISTER TO BE ADMITTED
Contact Stephanie Shaw by January 31, 2013

Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Session I - NIST Update
11:00 a.m.	Call to Order, Announcements, VCAT Elections Vinton Cerf, VCAT Chair
11:15 a.m.	Agenda Review and NIST Update Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
12:05 p.m.	Discussion
12:20 p.m.	Lunch (VCAT and NLB)
Session II – Example of the NIST Role in International Metrology
1:20 p.m.	International Metrology and the Redefinition of the Kilogram James Olthoff, Acting Deputy Director, Physical Measurement Laboratory
1:40 p.m.	Discussion
1:50 p.m.	Laboratory Tour-From Mass Standards to the Electronic Kilogram: A Redefinition of the Metric System Carl Williams, Chief, Quantum Measurement Division, Physical Measurement Physical Measurement Laboratory
2:50 p.m.	Break
Session III – Panel and Discussion on the Evolution of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP): The New Strategy
3:00 p.m.	MEP Program Perspective Roger Kilmer, Director, MEP
3:20 p.m.	MEP Center Perspective Michael Coast, President and CEO, Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center
3:40 p.m.	MEP Advisory Board Perspective Mark Rice, President, Maritime Applied Physics Corporation and Former Chair, MEP Advisory Board
4:00 p.m.	Discussion
Session IV – Baldrige Performance Excellence Program Transition from Federal Funding
4:40 p.m.	The Baldrige Program's Successful Transition from Federal Funding Harry Hertz, Director, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program
4:55 p.m.	Discussion
5:10 p.m.	Adjourn Day 1
Thursday, February 7, 2013*
8:30 a.m.	Convene Meeting
Session V: Safety
8:35 a.m.	Safety Metrics Richard Kayser, Chief Safety Officer
8:50 a.m.	Discussion
9:00 a.m.	VCAT Subcommittee on Safety Recommendations and VCAT Deliberations Tony Haymet, Chair, VCAT Subcommittee on Safety
9:15 a.m.	Discussion
Session VI - VCAT Recommendations and 2013 Charge
9:35 a.m.	Presentation of Initial Observations, Findings and Recommendations for 2012 VCAT Annual Report to the NIST Director Vinton Cerf, VCAT Chair
10:15 a.m.	Discussion
10:35 a.m.	Set VCAT Charge for 2013 Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
10:55 a.m.	Discussion
11:10 a.m.	Adjournment
**Public comments will be inserted in the morning of February 7 if needed.