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Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT)

June 9, 2020 VCAT Agenda

VISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY National Institute of Standards and Technology Webinar -- 10:25 am - 5:00 pm ET Gaithersburg, MD June 9, 2020
Session I: NIST Update
Session II: NIST Efforts in Response to COVID-19
Session III: NIST and COVID-19 Safety and Operations
Session IV: Discussion with VCAT
June 9, 2020
10:25 am	Call to Order and Roll Call Dr. Allen Adler - Chair, VCAT
10:30 am	OSTP Overview Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier – Office of Science and Technology Policy Director; and Mr. Michael Kratsios – Chief Technology Officer of the United States
10:50 am	Discussion
11:00 am	NIST Update and Agenda Review Dr. Walter Copan - Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
11:30 am	Discussion
11:45 am	Break
11:55 am	MEP Response and CARES Act Efforts Ms. Carroll Thomas – Director Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership
12:10 pm	View from the MEP Centers – Actions Taken and Looming Challenges Ms. Bonnie Del Conte, CONNSTEP Director (CT MEP) Mr. Michael O’Donnell, Center for Industrial Research and Service- CIRAS (IA MEP)
12:30 pm	Discussion
12:40 pm	Manufacturing USA Responses Mr. Mike Molnar – Director Office of Advanced Manufacturing
12:55 pm	Plans for and Actions Taken by NIIMBL Dr. Kelvin Lee - Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Univ. of Delaware, & Director, the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals
1:10 pm	Discussion
1:25 pm	Break for Lunch
2:00 pm	Overview of NIST Laboratory Efforts in Response to COVID-19 Collaborating at a Distance: “How Can NIST Help?” Spotlight on select projects: Covid-19 Detection Personal Protective Equipment TREC-COVID Participants Include: Dr. Heather Evans – Senior Analyst Program Coordination Office; Dr. Peter Vallone – Leader, Applied Genetics Group, Material Measurement Laboratory; Dr. David LaVan – Project Leader, Materials Measurement Science Division; and Dr. Ellen Voorhees – Senior Research Scientist, Retrieval Group
2:50 pm	Discussion
3:00 pm	Break
3:15 pm	NIST Framework for Reopening and What NIST Is Doing to Protect Employees and Associates Ms. Anita Vanek – Acting Deputy Director Management Resources Dr. Elizabeth Mackey – Chief Safety Officer and Director of the Office of Safety, Health and Environment
3:55 pm	Discussion
4:05 pm	Discussion with VCAT Members – What they are seeing as concerns and risks in their sectors Dr. Allen Adler - Chair, VCAT
4:50 pm	Public Comment
5:00 pm	Adjourn

Created June 1, 2020, Updated May 2, 2024