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Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND
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Meeting of the President’s Council of
Advisors on Science and Technology
ACTION:
Notice of meeting.
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: June 25, 2007,
Arlington, VA. The meeting will be held
in Room 1235 of the National Science
Foundation at 4201 Wilson Boulevard,
Arlington, Virginia 22230.
Note that due to security requirements at
the National Science Foundation, anyone
planning to attend must pre-register no later
than close of business on Thursday, June 21,
2007 by going to the PCAST Web site at:
https://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html or by
calling 703–536–4996.
Type of Meeting: Open. Further
details on the meeting agenda will be
posted on the PCAST web site given
above.
Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The
President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST) is
scheduled to meet in open session on
Monday, June 25, 2007, at
approximately 9 a.m. The PCAST
subcommittee on nanotechnology has
convened a group of experts from
academia, industry, and nongovernmental organizations to provide
an overview of nanotechnology
applications and implications. The
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PCAST subcommittee is tentatively
scheduled to hear presentations on
applications of nanotechnology, with
specific examples of nanotechnologybased innovation and
commercialization across a range of
products and industries. The PCAST
also is tentatively scheduled to hear
presentations on the environmental,
health, and safety implications of
nanotechnology from a range of
perspectives. The presentations are
intended to inform, in part, the
Council’s review of the National
Nanotechnology Initiative and
assessment of progress towards realizing
the benefits of nanotechnology
advances. This session will end at
approximately 5 p.m. Additional
information and the final agenda will be
posted at the PCAST Web site at: https://
www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html.
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 Celia
Merzbacher, PCAST Executive Director,
at (202) 456–7116, or fax your request/
comments to (202) 456–6021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding time, place and
agenda, please call Celia Merzbacher at
(202) 456–7116, prior to 3 p.m. on
Thursday, June 21, 2007. Information
will also be available at the PCAST Web
site at: https://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/
pcast.html. Please note that public
seating for this meeting is limited and
is available on a first-come, first-served
basis.
SUPPLEMENTARY 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 non-Federal sectors. The PCAST is
co-chaired by Dr. John H. Marburger, III,
the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, and by E. Floyd
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Kvamme, a Partner at Kleiner Perkins
Caufield & Byers.
Celia Merzbacher,
PCAST Executive Director, Office of Science
and Technology Policy.
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May 29, 2007.
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Federal agencies to take this
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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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: June 25, 2007, Arlington, VA. The meeting will be
held in Room 1235 of the National Science Foundation at 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
Note that due to security requirements at the National Science
Foundation, anyone planning to attend must pre-register no later
than close of business on Thursday, June 21, 2007 by going to the
PCAST Web site at: https://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html or by
calling 703-536-4996.
Type of Meeting: Open. Further details on the meeting agenda will
be posted on the PCAST web site given above.
Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The President's Council of Advisors
on Science and Technology (PCAST) is scheduled to meet in open session
on Monday, June 25, 2007, at approximately 9 a.m. The PCAST
subcommittee on nanotechnology has convened a group of experts from
academia, industry, and non-governmental organizations to provide an
overview of nanotechnology applications and implications. The
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PCAST subcommittee is tentatively scheduled to hear presentations on
applications of nanotechnology, with specific examples of
nanotechnology-based innovation and commercialization across a range of
products and industries. The PCAST also is tentatively scheduled to
hear presentations on the environmental, health, and safety
implications of nanotechnology from a range of perspectives. The
presentations are intended to inform, in part, the Council's review of
the National Nanotechnology Initiative and assessment of progress
towards realizing the benefits of nanotechnology advances. This session
will end at approximately 5 p.m. Additional information and the final
agenda will be posted at the PCAST Web site at: https://www.ostp.gov/
PCAST/pcast.html.
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 Celia Merzbacher, PCAST Executive Director, at (202) 456-
7116, or fax your request/comments to (202) 456-6021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding time, place
and agenda, please call Celia Merzbacher at (202) 456-7116, prior to 3
p.m. on Thursday, June 21, 2007. Information will also be available at
the PCAST Web site at: https://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html. Please
note that public seating for this meeting is limited and is available
on a first-come, first-served basis.
SUPPLEMENTARY 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 non-Federal sectors. The
PCAST is co-chaired 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.
Celia Merzbacher,
PCAST Executive Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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