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| Co-Chairs
Neal F.
Lane
Assistant to the President for Science and
Technology
John A.
Young
Former
President and
CEO, Hewlett-Packard Company
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| President Clinton established the
President's Committee of Advisors on Science and andTechnologyTechnology
(PCAST) by Executive Order 12882 at the same time he established the National
Science and Technology Council (NSTC). The committee members,
distinguished individuals appointed appointedbyby the President, are drawn from
industry, education, and research institutions, institutions,andand other
nongovernmental organizations. The Assistant to the Presidentfor Science and
Technology co-chairs the Committee with a private sector member selected by the
President. PCAST meets in public session an average of four times a
year.
The formal link
between PCAST and NSTC ensures that national needs remain an overarching guide
for NSTC. PCAST provides feedback about Federal programs and actively
advises the NSTC about science and technology issues of national
importance.
Please e-mail
comments to toJoanJoan Porter at jporter@ostp.eop.gov For more
information on PCAST, please call the Office of the Executive Secretary at
(202) 456-6101.
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