Appendix B
Agendas for Meetings of Board on Assessment of NIST Programs
OCTOBER 7, 1999
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado
8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
8:30 a.m. |
Facilities Overview, Dave Norcross, Director, Boulder Laboratories |
9:45 a.m. |
Break |
10:00 a.m. |
Executive Session |
11:30 a.m. |
Lunch |
Laboratory Tours
12:30 p.m. |
Time and Frequency Division, Physics Laboratory “NIST Primary Frequency Standards” Presenters: Dawn Meekhof and Don Sullivan |
1:00 p.m. |
Radio-Frequency Technology Division, Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory “EM Compatibility Measurements” Presenter: Dennis Friday |
1:30 p.m. |
Materials Reliability Division, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory “Electron Microscopy Investigations of Interconnect Reliability for Microelectronics” Presenter: Bob Keller |
2:00 p.m. |
Electromagnetic Technology Division, Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory “Micro- and Nanoscale Fabrication Facilities” Presenter: Dick Harris (or colleague) |
2:30 p.m. |
Optoelectronics Division, Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory “Measurements for the Optoelectronics Industry” Presenter: Gordon Day |
DECEMBER 9-10, 1999
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Thursday, December 9 |
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8:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions Linda Capuano, Chair, NRC Board on Assessment of NIST Programs |
9:00 a.m. |
Introduction to NRC and Overview of Board/Panel Operations Dorothy Zolandz, Director, Board on Assessment of NIST Programs, National Research Council |
9:15 a.m. |
NIST Director's Address Ray Kammer, Director, NIST |
9:30 a.m. |
Overview of NIST Measurements and Standards Laboratories Katharine Gebbie, Chair, NIST Laboratory Council and Director, NIST Physics Laboratory |
10:30 a.m. |
Break |
10:45 a.m. |
Overview of Technology Services Richard Kayser, Acting Director, Technology Services |
11:45 a.m. |
Lunch |
12:45 p.m. |
Look to the Future for the Measurement and Standards Laboratories Michael Casassa, Director, NIST Program Office Dave Norcross, Director, NIST Boulder Laboratories Leslie Smith, Director, NIST Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory Belinda Collins, Director, Office of Standards Services, NIST Technology Services |
2:15 p.m. |
Staff Development, Leadership Training, and Succession Planning Jack Snell, Director, NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory |
3:15 p.m. |
Break |
3:30 p.m. |
Databases John Rumble, Chief of the Standard Reference Data Program, NIST Technology Services |
4:00 p.m. |
Web Security Barbara Guttman, Deputy Director, NIST Information Technology Laboratory |
4:30 p.m. |
Executive session |
6:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
Friday, December 10 |
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8:00 a.m. |
Executive Session |
12 noon |
Lunch |
1:00 p.m. |
Meet with NIST Organizational Unit Heads Topics: Expectations for Panels, Themes for 2000, Feedback from 1999 |
3:00 p.m. |
Break |
3:15 p.m. |
Executive Session |
3:45 p.m. |
Adjourn |
MAY 3-4, 2000
National Research Council, Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, May 3 |
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Closed Session |
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8:00 a.m. |
Light Breakfast |
8:30 a.m. |
Discussion of Board Balance and Composition; Discussion of Candidates for New Members |
9:30 a.m. |
Review Panel Findings; Identify Overarching Themes |
12 noon |
Lunch |
12:45 p.m. |
Transportation to NIST Gaithersburg |
Open Session |
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1:30 p.m. |
Tour of NIST Laboratory Facilities
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4:30 p.m. |
Transportation to Holiday Inn, Georgetown |
Thursday, May 4 |
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Closed Session |
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7:30 a.m. |
Light Breakfast |
Preparation for Meeting with NIST Organizational Unit Heads |
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8:00 a.m. |
Complete Discussion of Overarching Themes |
9:30 a.m. |
Brainstorm on “Quality Metrics” |
10:00 a.m. |
Discuss Possibilities for Assessment of Interlaboratory Activities |
10:30 a.m. |
Globalization Issues |
11:00 a.m. |
Discuss Process and Lessons Learned |
Open Session |
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11:30 a.m. |
Discussion with NIST Organizational Unit Heads on Overarching Themes/Issues |
12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
1:00 p.m. |
Discussion of “Quality Metrics” |
1:30 p.m. |
Discussion of Assessment of Interlaboratory Programs |
2:00 p.m. |
NIST Measurement and Standards Laboratories Budget: Current Budget Status and Strategies for Coping Karen Brown, Deputy Director, NIST Role of Board on Assessment in Budget Issues—Open Discussion |
Closed Session |
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2:30 p.m. |
Rethink Issues Based upon Meeting with NIST Staff |
3:30 p.m. |
Meeting Adjourns |