# Special Emphasis Panel in Electrical and Communications Systems; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the following meeting.
*Name:* Special Emphasis Panel in Electrical and Communications Systems (1196).
*Date & Time:* February 17, 2000; 8:30 AM-5:00 PM.
*Place:* Room 730, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA.
*Type of Meeting:* Open.
*Contact Persons:* Dr. James W. Mink, Program Director, Electronics, Photonics, and Device Technologies (EPDT), Division of Electrical and Communications Systems, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 675, Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 306-1339.
*Purpose of Meeting: * To provide advice and recommendations concerning future directions of the NSF programs in the areas of the Tether-Free World and Wireless Technology. The goal is to stimulate fundamental research that will enable broader application of the emerging tether-free environment.
*Agenda: * To review the current state of the art to establish base line discussions and to develop fundamental research objectives that will greatly expand wireless technology into a seamless environment for broad based data transmission, sensing and control systems applications.
Dated: January 13, 2000.
Karen J. York,
Committee Management Officer.