INDUSTRY

The President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) will meet on Tuesday, April 13. The meeting will be held from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm in the Washington Ballroom of the Hotel Washington, 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. This PITAC meeting will focus on the U.S. Government investment in networking and information technology research and development with some specific applications. In the morning, there will be a report by the PITAC Health and IT Subcommittee on its draft findings and recommendations. The afternoon session will focus on Cyber Security Subcommittee issues. The Committee will hear presentations by Mr. Amit Yoran, Department of Homeland Security (confirmed); Dr. Carl Landwehr, National Science Foundation (confirmed); Dr. David Clark, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (confirmed); Dr. Anthony Tether, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (confirmed); and Dr. Simon Szykman, Department of Homeland Security (confirmed). An agenda can be found on the following NITRD website: http://www.nitrd.gov/pitac/. REGISTRATION: The public may attend the meeting in person at the above address or online via the Internet. Please go to http://www.nitrd.gov/pitac/registration/ to register for either of these choices. Registration will close at 5pm on Friday, April 9, 2004. Walk-in registration at the Hotel Washington on April 13, 2004 will be welcomed. Members of the public are invited to submit their comments by (1) providing written statements to the PITAC before April 13, 2004 at pitac-comments@nitrd.gov or (2) giving a brief (three minutes or less) oral statement during the 30-minute public comment period on the meeting agenda. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The NCO/ITRD at 703-292-4873 or by e-mail at pitac-comments@nitrd.gov. The President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) was established on February 11, 1997 to provide the President, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Federal agencies involved in IT R&D with guidance and advice on all areas of high performance computing, communications, and information technologies. Representing the research, education, and library communities and including network provider and representatives from critical industries, the Committee guides the Administration’s effort to accelerate development and adoption of information technologies vital for American prosperity in the 21st century.