Public Agenda


Committee on Programs and Plans - NSB Meeting

Public Agenda

Committees on Programs and Plans - NSB Meeting
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National Science Foundation
February 23, 2009
8:05 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
and
2:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Room 1235

Open Session: 8:05 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

  1. Approval of December 2008 CPP Minutes

  2. Committee Chairman's Remarks
      Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, CPP Chairman

  3. Subcommittee on Polar Issues (SOPI):
      Dr. Jon Strauss, SOPI Chairman
      Dr. Joan Frye, SOPI Executive Secretary

    1. SOPI Chairman's Remarks
    2. Director's Report - Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
    3. International Polar Year (IPY) Outreach and Education Highlights
    4. Presidential Directive on Arctic Region Policy (NSPD-66/HSPD-25): Promoting International Scientific Cooperation


  4. Task Force on Sustainable Energy (SE):
      Drs. Dan Arvizu & Jon Strauss, SE Co-Chairmen
      Ms. Tami Tamashiro, SE Executive Secretary

    1. SE Co-Chairmen's Remarks
    2. Review of Recent Stakeholder Discussions
    3. Discussion of Task Force Draft Report


  5. NSB Information Item: Update on iPlant

  6. NSB Information Item: Update on Planning for Coherent Light Source Development

  7. NSB Information Item: Track 2D (High Performance Computing System Acquisition: Towards a Petascale Computing Environment for Science and Engineering)

  8. Discussion Item: Review of MREFC Process

    • NSB Overview
    • NSF Implementation Plan
    • Discussion and Next Steps

Closed Session: 2:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

  1. Committee Chairman's Remarks
      Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, CPP Chairman

  2. Award Recommendations for Three Science of Learning Centers (SLCs): Introduction & Overview

  3. NSB Action Item: Science of Learning Center #1

  4. NSB Action Item: Science of Learning Center #2

  5. NSB Action Item: Science of Learning Center #3

 

Sonya Mallinoff
Executive Secretary