National Science Board Meeting

The National Science Board typically meets four times a year. These meetings include sessions that are open to the public. Agendas are typically posted one week before the meetings. To attend in-person, please email your name as it appears on your photo ID, along with your affiliation, at least 24 hours in advance to nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov. NSB continues to livestream all open meeting sessions on its YouTube channel.

National Science Board Meeting 

Nov 29 – 30, 2023

YouTube Link Day 1 (Nov 29): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtyvh6VBbKI 
 

YouTube Link Day 2 (Nov 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-B91ZCfCw0
 

November 29, 2023

Open Plenary 

10:00 – 11:45 AM            

• NSB Chair’s Opening Remarks
• NSF Director’s Remarks
  • External Engagements/Office of Legislative and Public Affairs Update
  • Senior Staff Updates
• Approval of August 2023 Open Meeting Minutes
• Discussion with NSF Directorate for STEM Education, Assistant Director, James Moore

Break     

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM                                                    

Open Plenary   

12:00 – 1:00 PM

• Committee Reports
  • Committee on External Engagement
  • Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy
    • Talent Development Team, Working Group
    • National Security Team, Working Group
• NSF SAHPR Update

Lunch Break  

1:00 – 2:00 PM      

Closed Plenary 

2:00 – 2:25 PM

• NSB Chair’s Remarks
• NSF Director’s Remarks
  • Agency Operating Status
• Approval of August 2023 Closed Minutes

Closed Committee Meeting

2:25 – 2:55 PM

• Committee on Strategy
  • FY24 and FY25 Budget Update
  • CHIPS and Science Update (written only)

Closed Plenary (continued)

2:55 – 3:25 PM

• NSF SAHPR Update

Break     

3:25 – 3:35 PM                                                    

Closed Plenary (continued)                                                                      

3:35 – 4:50 PM

• SAHPR-related Statements and Discussion with NSB

Executive Closed Plenary                                                                      

4:50 – 5:30 PM

• NSB/NSF Discussion of SAHPR-related Statements 

End of Plenary Session/Meeting Day 1

November 30, 2023

Open Plenary

9:15 – 9:50 AM                       

• NSB Chair’s Opening Remarks
• Committee Reports
  • Awards and Facilities
    • Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA)
  • Committee on Oversight
  • NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review

Break

9:50 – 10:00 AM

Closed Plenary

10:00 AM – 12:05 PM

• Committee Report
  • Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
• Regional Innovation Engines Presentation and Discussion
  • Consideration of associated resolution
• Committee Reports
  • NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review
  • Committee on Awards and Facilities
• Vote to move into Executive Plenary Closed Session

Lunch Break 

12:05 – 12:50 PM

Executive Closed Plenary

12:50 – 2:05 PM

• NSB Chair’s Opening Remarks
• Approval of August 2023 Executive Plenary Closed Meeting Minutes
• NSB Honorary Awards, Discussion and Vote
• NSF Director’s Remarks
  • Organizational Updates
  • Infrastructure Planning
• NSB Chair’s Closing Remarks

End of Plenary Session/Meeting Day 2