FLATE National Visiting Committee
All NSF ATE large projects and centers are required to have a National Visiting Committee. The committee is made up of leaders in industry, education, workforce and economic development from across the nation, with local representation. They serve as advisors working with the grantees and NSF to help achieve the stated goals and objectives. The committee also assess the plans and progress of the project and report both to NSF and the project or center leadership. Committee members also provide advice to the project staff and should serve as advocates for effective projects. NVC Bylaws can be viewed here.
Purpose and Goals
The Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program supported by the National Science Foundation funds projects to improve technological education at the undergraduate and secondary school levels. The goal of the program is to produce more technicians to meet workforce demands and improve the technical skills and content preparation of these technicians and the educators who prepare them. Most of its grants are made to two-year colleges. Read More 
Upcoming Meeting
Feb 3-4 2011 - Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne Palm Beach Gardens, FL
On-Boarding Meeting December 8th
Listen to the Meeting by clicking here.
Previous Meeting
The last NVC meeting was Jan 28-29, 2010
Location: ValPak Manufacturing
Available documents for Meeting:
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Previous Meetings:
January 29-30 at Tropicana in Bradenton, FL.
Available documents for Meeting:
- FLATE 2009 NVC Goals Status
- FLATE Objective Timeline
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Renewal Grant Objective Timeline
- FLATE National Visiting Committee Report
- FLATE Response to the National Visiting Committee 2009 Report
FLATE NVC, FLATE IAC and Banner Center for Manufacturing BAC (Banner Advisory Council)
The last meeting of the NVC was at Sun Hydraulics on January 31st, 2008
Learn more about the NSF ATE program.
