[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 11, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-25005]
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Meeting of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and
Technology
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for
the first meeting of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science
and Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the Committee.
Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee
Act.
DATES AND PLACE: October 25 and 26, 1994. The White House Conference
Center, Truman Room, Third Floor, 726 Jackson Place NW, Washington, DC
20500.
TYPE OF MEETING: Open.
PROPOSED SCHEDULE AND AGENDA: The President's Committee of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST) will meet in open session on Tuesday,
October 25, 1994, at approximately 9:00 AM to be briefed on current
activities of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). This
session will end at approximately 12:00 Noon. The Committee will
reconvene in open session at approximately 1:30 PM to discuss possible
long-term agenda items for the next year. This session will end at
approximately 5:00 PM. Either of these sessions may be interrupted for
the PCAST to gather at the White House to be introduced to the
President of the United States.
The Committee will meet again in open session on Wednesday, October
26, at approximately 9:00 AM to continue a general discussion among
Committee members and other Executive Office staff about a long-term
agenda for PCAST. This session will end at approximately 12:00 Noon.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For information regarding time, place, and agenda please contact Laurel
Kayse or Mike Kowalok, (202) 456-6100, prior to 3:00 p.m. on October
24, 1994. Other questions may be directed to Angela Phillips Diaz,
Executive Secretary of PCAST, or Mike Kowalok, (202) 456-6100. Please
note that public seating for this meeting is limited, and is subject to
a first-come, first-served basis.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Committee of Advisors on
Science and Technology was established by Executive Order 12882, as
amended, on November 23, 1993. The purpose of PCAST is to advise the
President on matters of national importance that have significant
science and technology content, and to assist the President's National
Science and Technology Council in securing private sector participation
in its activities. The Committee members are distinguished individuals
appointed by the President from non-Federal sectors. The PCAST is co-
chaired by John H. Gibbons, Assistant to the President for Science and
Technology, and by John Young, former President and CEO of the Hewlett-
Packard Company.
Dated: October 4, 1994.
Barbara Ann Ferguson,
Administrative Officer, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
[FR Doc. 94-25005 Filed 10-7-94; 8:45 am]
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