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NIST Speeches and Testimony

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Opening Statement FY 2008 NIST Budget Press Briefing Teleconference

February 5, 2007

Good afternoon. This is a great day for NIST. The President's 2008 budget request calls for an 11 percent increase in funding for the NIST core (which consists...

National Conference on Weights and Measures

July 11, 2006

Determining the accurate weight or volume of an object is fundamental to ensuring fair commerce. We all know this—everyone in this room lives this everyday. But...

Strengthening the Infrastructure for 21st Century Innovation: The Critical Role of Measurements and Standards

May 3, 2006

The interstate highways, air traffic management system, and the electrical grid are ubiquitous, yet one rarely thinks about this infrastructure until a problem...

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day

March 27, 2006

What a great day! Are you excited? We are! We are really excited that you are here and get to see what we do everyday -- while you go to school. I want to thank...

National Technology Transfer Act Standards Luncheon

March 6, 2006

Good afternoon. I, too, would like to welcome everyone and to express my appreciation to the co-sponsors of this event. The co-sponsors are all key contributors...

National Medal of Technology Dinner

February 13, 2006

Good evening. I would like to welcome our guests and to convey my congratulations to tonight's honorees. When tonight's medalists were selected - I went back to...

Montana's Legal Environment: Are We Open For Business?

February 2, 2006

Good afternoon. I'm very pleased to be here today and to take part in what is a very important discussion. I'm an astrophysicist by training and the director of...

NIST World Trade Center Investigation Report Press Briefing

June 23, 2005

Good morning. This is an important event for all of us. Today, the National Institute of Standards and Technology—NIST—is releasing the draft summary report of...

NIST Advanced Measurements Laboratory Dedication

June 21, 2004

I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak at this ceremony. To a physicist, precision measurements have a status of almost mystical power. Throughout...

Conference on Precision Measurements with Slow Neutrons

April 5, 2004

[ Slide 1: Conference poster] Ladies and gentlemen, colleagues and distinguished guests: good morning. It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you, today, to NIST...

Propelling Technology Innovation:Federal Government Perspectives and Programs

April 1, 2004

The global competitive environment continues to grown in intensity and scope. The U.S. faces challenges from new competitor nations and companies, from global...

NNI Grand Challenges Workshop Remarks

January 27, 2004

(AS PREPARED) Thank you, Mike [Postek]. Good morning and welcome to the National Institute of Standards and Technology. We are very grateful to all of you for...

The Station Nightclub Fire Investigation Media Briefing

November 25, 2003

Good morning. My name is Jim Hill. I'm the Acting Director of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

NSF Workshop on Critical Infrastructure Protection for SCADA & IT

October 20, 2003

(As Prepared) Thank you and good morning. I'm very pleased to have the opportunity to address what I feel is an extremely timely and important workshop. I'd...

Groundbreaking for the Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology II

September 25, 2003

Thank you, Jenny (Jenny Hunter-Cevera, UMBI president), and good afternoon to all of you. It's a pleasure to be here with this distinguished group of speakers...

The Nation's Science and Technology Infrastructure: Paving the Way for the 'NEXT Big Thing'

May 1, 2003

Thank you, Dr. Rager (Ra' ger, Donald Rager, chairman of the NEXT Consortium and Dean of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria) and good...

Standards and Infrastructure: Forum on New Directions in Manufacturing

March 27, 2003

Thank you, Marvin (Marvin DeVries, UW-Madison engineering professor and panel chair), and good afternoon to all of you. At first glance, the topic of "standards...

Discussion of the Draft Report on Technology Transfer

March 3, 2003

Remarks as prepared. Dr. Clough, thanks very much for inviting me to appear before you today. I am feeling a bit like an honorary PCAST member, with this my...

Brazil Technology Day

February 25, 2003

Good morning. I, too, would like to bid all of our guests a warm welcome to the National Institute of Standards and Technology-NIST, for short. I also must...

25th Anniversary of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

February 20, 2003

Thank you, Dr. Slyves. Good morning to you all. It gives me great pleasure to speak to you on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the National Earthquake...

Working on the Nation's S&T Infrastructure: Strengthening the Capacity for Discovery and Innovation

December 8, 2002

(As prepared) I appreciate the opportunity to meet with this prestigious and very eclectic group. The council is, literally, an organizational "who's who" for...

Ribbon Cutting for NIST SPHERE

November 6, 2002

Good morning, and thank you for inviting me to participate in this event to officially launch the NIST SPHERE. I especially want to thank our many industry and...

Bridging Cultural "Divides" in the S&T Enterprise

October 27, 2002

Good morning. It's a pleasure to be here. I've been asked to reflect on my experiences in industry, academe, and, now, government and to pass along a few of the...

Department of Commerce—National Federation of the Blind Event

October 24, 2002

[AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY] Thank you very much, Dr. Maurer, for hosting this event. And, it's great to be here at this International Braille and Technology...

National Federation of the Blind Event

October 24, 2002

[AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY] Thank you very much, Dr. Maurer, for hosting this event. And, it's great to be here at this International Braille and Technology...