Public Meeting Schedule
December 13 - 14, 2011
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Room 1235
Public visitors must arrange for a visitor's badge in advance. Please email nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov with your name and organizational affiliation to request your badge, which will be ready for pick-up at the visitor's desk on the day of the meeting.
All meetings are open unless designated closed and are held in room 1235, except the Committee on Science and Engineering Indicators, which will be held in room 1295.
| Orientation & Committee Meeting: Monday, December 12, 2011, Board Room 1235 | |
| Closed: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
New Board Member Orientation |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| Open: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP) |
| Closed: 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. |
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| Board Meeting: Tuesday, December 13, 2011, Board Room 1235 | |
| Open: 8:00 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. |
Chairman's Introduction |
| Open: 8:20 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
CPP Task Force on Unsolicited Mid-Scale Research (MS) |
| Open: 9:00 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. |
CSB Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF) |
| Closed: 9:40 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. |
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| Open: 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB) |
| Closed: 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
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| 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| Open: 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Committee on Education and Human Resources (CEH) |
| Open: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Task Force on Merit Review (MR) |
| Open: 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. |
Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O) |
| Closed: 4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
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| Board Meeting: Wednesday, December 14, 2011, Board Room 1235 | |
| Open: 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. |
CPP Subcommittee on Polar Issues (SOPI) |
| Open: 8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. |
CSB Task Force on Data Policies (DP) |
| Open: 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. |
Committee on Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI) |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Break |
| Closed: 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
Plenary Executive Closed Approval of Plenary Executive Closed Minutes, September 2011 Candidate Site for 2012 Board Retreat and Off-Site Meeting Approval of Honorary Awards Recommendations |
| Closed: 11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. |
Plenary Closed Approval of Plenary Closed Minutes, July 2011 Approval of Plenary Closed Minutes, September 2011 Awards and Agreements Closed Committee Reports |
| Open: 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
Plenary Open Presentation: Alex Szalay, Johns Hopkins University |
| Open: 12:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
| Open: 1:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Plenary Open Approval of Plenary Open Minutes, September 2011 Chairman's Report Open Committee Reports |
| Meeting Adjourns: 3:00 p.m. | |
Approved:
| Ray M. Bowen Chairman |
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Michael L. Van Woert Executive Officer |
