Federal Register: August 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 169)
DOCID: fr29au08-76 FR Doc E8-20027
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Science and Technology Policy Office
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr29au08-76
ACTION: Meetings:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the Council. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
Dates and Place: September 16, 2008, Washington, DC. The meeting will be held in Room 100 at the Keck Center of the National Academies at 500 5th St., NW., Washington DC.
Type of Meeting: Open. Further details on the meeting agenda will be posted on the PCAST Web site at: http://ostp.gov/cs/pcast/meetings_ agendas.
Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is scheduled to meet in open session on Tuesday September 16, 2008, at approximately 9 a.m. The chairs of the PCAST subcommittee on universityprivate sector research partnerships are tentatively scheduled to lead a discussion on the findings of the PCAST study on this issue. The PCAST also is tentatively scheduled to convene three panels. The first panel will address broad policy issues associated with science and engineering education. The second panel will explore the impact of science policy on innovation. Additionally, PCAST is tentatively scheduled to have a panel providing an update on energyrelated technologies. This session will end at approximately 4 p.m. Additional information and the final agenda will be posted at the PCAST Web site at: http://ostp.gov/cs/ pcast/meetings_agendas.
Public Comments: There will be time allocated for the public to speak on the above agenda items. This public comment time is designed for substantive commentary on PCAST?s work topics, not for business marketing purposes. Please submit a request for the opportunity to make a public comment five (5) days in advance of the meeting. The time for public comments will be limited to no more than 5 minutes per person. Written comments are also welcome at any time following the meeting. Please notify Dr. Scott Steele, PCAST Executive Director, at (202) 456 6549, or fax your request/comments to (202) 4566040.
SUMMARY:
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The President's Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology was established by Executive Order 13226, on
September 30, 2001. The purpose of PCAST is to advise the President on
matters of science and technology policy, and to assist the President's
National Science and Technology Council in securing private sector
participation in its activities. The Council members are distinguished
individuals appointed by the President from nonFederal sectors. The
PCAST is cochaired by Dr. John H. Marburger, III, the Director of the
Office of Science and Technology Policy, and by E. Floyd Kvamme, a Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Stanley S. Sokul,
Chief of Staff and General Counsel, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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