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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	President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
President Clinton established the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) by Executive Order 12882 at the same time he established the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). The committee members, distinguished individuals appointed by the President, are drawn from industry, education, and research institutions, and other nongovernmental organizations. The Assistant to the President for 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 Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Colleen Hartman at chartman@ostp.eop.gov For more information on PCAST, please call the Office of the Executive Secretary at (202) 456-6100.

Co-Chairs

Neal F. Lane
Assistant to the President for Science and Technology

John A. Young
Former President
and CEO,
Hewlett-Packard
Company

President's Committee of Advisors
on Science and Technology
(PCAST)

President Clinton established the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) by Executive Order 12882 at the same time he established the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). The committee members, distinguished individuals appointed by the President, are drawn from industry, education, and research institutions, and other nongovernmental organizations. The Assistant to the President for 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 Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Colleen Hartman at chartman@ostp.eop.gov For more information on PCAST, please call the Office of the Executive Secretary at (202) 456-6100.

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President's Committee of Advisors
on Science and Technology
(PCAST)
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.
Washington, DC 20502
202.456.6100
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