President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

May 21, 2010
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

During this open meeting, PCAST is tentatively scheduled to hear presentations from the director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The ARPA-E director will focus his remarks on the energy innovation, and the NOAA Administrator and USGS Director on biodiversity issues.

PCAST members will also discuss reports they are developing on the topics of advanced manufacturing; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, health information, and influenza vaccinology. Additional information and the agenda will be posted at the PCAST Web site at
http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast.

PCAST may hold a closed meeting of approximately 1 hour with the President on May 21, 2010, which must take place in the White House for the President's scheduling convenience and to maintain Secret Service protection. This meeting will be closed to the public because such portion of the meeting is likely to disclose matters that are to be kept secret in the interest of national defense. The precise date and time of this potential meeting has not yet been determined.