[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57029-57030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21418]


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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 public 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.
    Dates and Place: October 5, 2004, Washington, DC. The meeting will 
be held in the Horizon Ballroom of the Ronald Reagan Building at the 
International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20001.
    Type of Meeting: Open. Further details on the agenda will be posted 
on the PCAST Web site at: http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html.
    Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The President's Council of Advisors 
on Science and Technology is scheduled to meet in open session on 
Tuesday October 5, 2004, at approximately 8:30 a.m. The PCAST will hold 
a Workshop on Transatlantic Research and Development Cooperation. The 
workshop will examine the many formal and informal mechanisms that 
exist to facilitate the advancement of science through joint research 
with foreign colleagues throughout Europe. The purpose of this workshop 
is to identify contemporary issues related to transatlantic cooperation 
at the individual, academic, corporate and national levels. PCAST will 
use the proceedings of this workshop to identify topics that merit 
further examination by the Council. Several members of the European 
Union Research Advisory Board are expected to join PCAST during the 
session. The workshop will end at approximately 5 p.m.
    Additional information on the workshop will be posted at the PCAST 
Web site at: http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html.

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    Public Comments: There will be time allocated for attendees to join 
in the discussion of the above agenda items. Public comment time is 
designed for substantive and relevant commentary, not for business 
marketing purposes. Written comments are also welcome at any time prior 
to or following the meeting. Please notify Stan Sokul, PCAST Executive 
Director, at (202) 456-6070, or fax your comments to (202) 456-6021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information regarding 
time, place and agenda, please call Stan Sokul at (202) 456-6070, prior 
to 3 p.m. on Friday, October 1, 2004. Information will also be 
available at the PCAST Web site at: http://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.

Ann Mazur,
Assistant Director for Budget and Administration, Office of Science and 
Technology Policy.
[FR Doc. 04-21418 Filed 9-22-04; 8:45 am]
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