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NIST Speeches and Testimony

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NIST Centennial Gala: Karen Brown

March 6, 2001

Good evening. Let me add my welcome to this wonderful celebration. My role tonight – aside from enjoying myself – primarily is to introduce some of our most...

NIST Centennial Gala: Sherwood Boehlert

March 6, 2001

It's a delight and a privilege to join with you this evening to celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. And I have...

NIST Centennial Gala: Thomas A. Manuel

March 6, 2001

Mr. Secretary, Director Brown, eminent former directors, honored guests. Thank you, Karen, for that introduction, and thank you, Secretary Evans, for your...

NIST Centennial: President Bush

March 6, 2001

I am pleased to send warm greetings to the National Institute of Standards and Technology as you launch your centennial year celebration. This special gathering...

Standards, Today and Tomorrow: Will There Be a World of Difference?

February 17, 2001

TEXT AS PREPARED Introduction The enticements of a Friday night in San Francisco generally are not a boon to attendance at Saturday morning symposia. But, today...

Digital Cinema 2001 Conference

January 11, 2001

Welcome to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and to one of the first – and hopefully one of the best – conferences of the year. Right up front...

Advanced Encryption Standard announcement

October 2, 2000

NIST started thinking about the need to replace the Data Encryption Standard, or DES, in the early 1990s. We publicly indicated that a replacement might be...

Press Briefing to Announce Proposed Advanced Encryption Standard

October 2, 2000

Everyone is talking about how information technologies are revolutionizing the way we work, the way we buy, the way we sell, the way we learn, the way we get...

EBOOK 2000 Washington, DC

September 25, 2000

Good morning and welcome to Washington D.C. and EBook 2000. I am Ray Kammer, director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST. We are...

Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Advanced Measurement Laboratory

June 9, 2000

(EDITED) NIST Director Ray Kammer: Welcome to our ground breaking for the Advanced Measurement Laboratory. This is a wonderful day. We waited a long time to get...

Press Briefing on Minority Serving Institutions

February 4, 2000

Secretary Daley provided the setting and context for this initiative in his remarks. Enhancing the economy and promoting full economic participation by all of...

Challenging Opportunities: U.S. Standards in the Deregulated Electric Power Business

December 7, 1999

First, I want to assure you that I'm not on the program just because NIST felt obliged to have someone from its parent agency make an appearance. I'm here to...

National Conference of Standards Laboratories

July 13, 1999

Good afternoon. I've been at the National Institute of Standards and Technology for just a few months. In fact, I still have to watch myself when I speak about...

Maine-NIST Partnership Event

June 10, 1999

Thank you, Governor King, for hosting this event and for the partnership we are about to launch. Your actions – and those of your colleagues in the state...

The Importance of U.S. Standards in the Global Power Business

April 7, 1999

I appreciate the opportunity to come here and talk about what is happening today in the electric power industry in the United States. I'm especially glad to be...

Symposium on the Advanced Technology Program: Challenges and Opportunities

March 29, 1999

Good morning, and thank you all for being here. I'd particularly like to thank the National Research Council and Chuck Wessner for arranging this symposium and...

Unveiling of Prototype Encasement for the Charters of Freedom

March 17, 1999

Archivist Carlin, Congressman Kolbe, Congressman Hoyer, Mr. Brink, Ms. Rimel, Ladies and Gentlemen ... As baseball great Yogi Berra once put it "it's deju vu...

Quality Education for Minorities/Mathematics, Science and Engineering Network

February 26, 1999

NIST is interested in this topic for several reasons. First, we recognize the value of a diverse U.S. workforce. We also know the value of having the public...

SIMnet Launch

December 4, 1998

Good morning. We're extremely pleased to have you here today. Indeed, I get the opportunity to welcome you to a ground breaking of sorts. This is a ground...

SIMnet Launch: Hebner Remarks

December 4, 1998

It's my pleasure to provide some history and background information to those of you who have not devoted your life to the international measurements system. I...

Symposium on Enabling Technologies for Law Enforcement

November 5, 1998

I appreciate the opportunity to come here and be part of SPIE's symposium on Enabling Technologies for Law Enforcement. All of us at the National Institute of...

Research and Technological Development on Standards, Measurements and Testing in the USA

November 3, 1998

Introduction It is with great pleasure and humility that I accepted the invitation to speak at the 25th anniversary conference of the BCR (Bureau Communautaire...

Opening Remarks: Electronic Book Conference

October 8, 1998

Let me welcome you to the National Institute of Standards and Technology and to the first government sponsored conference on Electronic Books. This is the first...

Optoelectronics Industry Development Association

October 2, 1998

Good morning and thanks for inviting me to speak today. We at NIST and the Department of Commerce admire and appreciate what the Optoelectronics Industry...

Standards and Trade: Who Really Cares?

September 24, 1998

View vugraph presentation in PDF format Good afternoon, and thanks for being here. I must admit that I was mildly concerned that I might be speaking to an empty...