Appendix B
Agendas for Meetings of the Board on Assessment of NIST Programs
DECEMBER 6, 2001
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Wednesday, December 5 |
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7:00 p.m. |
Dinner, Board and New Panel Members |
Thursday, December 6 |
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Open Session |
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8:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions Linda Capuano, Chair, NRC Board on Assessment of NIST Programs |
8:45 a.m. |
Introduction to NRC and Overview of Board/Panel Operations Dorothy Zolandz, Director, Board on Assessment of NIST Programs, NRC |
9:15 a.m. |
NIST Director’s Address Karen Brown, Deputy Director, NIST |
10:00 a.m. |
Break |
10:15 a.m. |
Overview of NIST Measurement and Standards Laboratories |
11:00 a.m. |
Tours of Major Units for New Panel Members Board Goes into Executive Session |
Closed Session |
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11:00 a.m. |
Executive Session Discuss Board balance and composition Review conclusions from 2001; identify themes for 2002 |
12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
1:15 p.m. |
Executive Session: Themes for 2002 (continued) |
Open Session |
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1:45 p.m. |
Update on NIST Strategic Plan, Karen Brown |
2:15 p.m. |
Update on Coordination of Microelectronics Program Steve Knight, Office of Microelectronics Programs |
2:45 p.m. |
NIST Efforts Related to Counterterrorism, Karen Brown |
3:15 p.m. |
Open Discussion with NIST OU heads Themes for 2002 assessment Process issues 2002 cross-cut assessment |
4:00 p.m. |
Executive Session—Wrap Up |
4:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
MAY 9-10, 2002
National Academy of Sciences Building, Washington, D.C.
Thursday, May 9, 2002 |
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Closed Session |
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8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
8:30 a.m. |
Review of Panel Findings (Laboratory Panels and Cross-cut Panel) Begin identifying overarching issues 9:30 a.m.—Janet Fender, Teleconference to Discuss Physics Laboratory |
11:00 a.m. |
Discussion of Cross-cut Process: Lessons Learned from 2001 and 2002 |
11:30 a.m. |
Lunch |
12:30 p.m. |
Discussion of Overarching Themes and NIST Strategic Planning |
2:30 p.m. |
Break |
2:45 p.m. |
Discussion of Potential Quantitative Metrics for NIST Assessment, and Potential Process Changes |
5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn for Day |
6:15 p.m. |
Dinner |
Friday, May 10, 2002 |
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7:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
8:00 a.m. |
Follow-up Discussion of Overarching Issues, Metrics, and Process Prepare for Discussion with NIST Managers |
Open Session |
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11:00 a.m. |
Discussion with NIST Director, Deputy Director, OU Heads, and Other NIST Managers 2002 assessment results Quantitative metrics Assessment process and possible changes |
1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
Closed Session |
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2:00 p.m. |
Executive Session |
2:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |