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Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT)

February 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 February 8-9, 2023 9 am – 5 pm EST (Day 1) and 9 am – 12 pm EST (Day 2)
February 8, 2023
Session I: Programmatic and Operational Updates
Session II: NIST Safety Committee Update
Session III: NASEM Facilities Study
Session IV: CHIPS updates
Session V: Progress on Cultivating a Thriving NIST Community
Session VI: Subcommittee Recommendations to VCAT
Session VII: Closing Session Day 1
February 9, 2023
Session VIII: Report Working Session
9:00 am	Call to Order and Roll Call Dr. Mehmood Khan – Chair, VCAT
9:05 am	Annual Ethics Briefing Mr. Jeffrey Harrington – Senior Attorney in the Ethics Law and Programs Division, Office of the General Counsel
9:20 am	NIST Director’s Update Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
9:50 am	Discussion
10:10 am	Safety Update Dr. Elizabeth Mackey – Chief Safety Officer and Director of the Office of Safety, Health and Environment
10:40 am	Discussion
10:50 am	Budget Overview Dr. Heather Evans – Director, NIST Program Coordination Office (Acting)
11:15 am	Discussion
11:30 am	Extended Break/Lunch
12:45 pm	Invited Speaker – Dr. Mark Peters, NIST Safety Committee Chair Brief remarks explaining the Committee and its work to date.
12:55 pm	Discussion
1:00 pm	Invited Speaker – Mr. Eric Dillinger, NASEM Panelist Presentation summarizing the findings and recommendations of the panel convened to assess the NIST facilities.
1:45 pm	Discussion
2:00 pm	CHIPS Updates – Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director Dr. Eric Lin – Interim CHIPS R&D Program Director Dr. Jason Boehm – NIST Chief of Staff
2:20 pm	Discussion
2:30 pm	Updates on NIST-wide community building efforts Dr. Michael Fasolka – Deputy Director, Material Measurement Laboratory
2:50 pm	Discussion
3:00 pm	Break
3:15 pm	Subcommittees – Findings and Final Recommendations Subcommittee on Alignment of Manufacturing Efforts – Mr. David Vasko, Subcommittee Chair Subcommittee on Visibility Efforts – Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, Subcommittee Chair Subcommittee on Workforce Efforts – Dr. Gail Folena-Wasserman, Subcommittee Chair
4:00 pm	Group Discussion
4:30 pm	Next Steps – Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
4:50 pm	Public Comment
4:55 pm	Wrap-Up
5:00 pm	Adjourn
9:00 am		VCAT Annual Report- Working Session
11:55 am		Wrap-Up
12:00 pm		Adjourn

Created January 30, 2023, Updated March 13, 2025