National Science Board Meeting

The National Science Board meets four times a year in Room 2030 at the National Science Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia. 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 also livestreams all open meeting sessions on its YouTube channel.

National Science Board Meeting 

Aug 15 – 16, 2023

YouTube Link Day 1 (Aug 15): https://youtube.com/watch?v=N8-_Lf3lY4E

YouTube Link Day 2 (Aug 16): https://youtube.com/watch?v=E7OTUOCV5HE

August 15, 2023

Open Plenary 

9:00 – 10:25 AM            

• NSB Chair’s Opening Remarks
• NSF Director’s Remarks
• Vision 2030 – Developing STEM Talent, NSB Presentation

Break     

10:25 – 10:40 AM                                                    

Open Plenary   

10:40 – 11:55 AM

• NSB Panel, STEM Workforce Shortages Across the Federal Government, featuring representatives from Department of Defense, Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Health and Human Services

Lunch Break  

11:55 AM – 12:55 PM      

Open Plenary 

12:55 – 2:45 PM

• Office of International Science and Engineering, briefing
• Committee Reports
  • Committee on External Engagement
         Update on engagement initiatives
  • Committee on SEP
         Indicators 2024
         Talent Development Team
         National Security Team
• Approval of May 2023 Open Minutes
• 2024 Meeting Dates Vote

Break     

2:45 – 3:00 PM                                                    

Closed Plenary                                                                       

3:00 – 3:55 PM

• NSB Chair’s Remarks
• Approval of May 2023 Closed Minutes
• NSF Director’s Remarks
  • Agency Operating Status 
• Committee Reports
  • Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
         Update on status of the NSF Engines Type-2 competition
         NSF Engines progress monitoring and interim goals and metrics
         Quadrennial Review
  • Committee on Strategy
         NSF Budget

Break

3:55 – 4:05 PM

Committee on Strategy Closed Meeting 

4:05 – 5:05 PM 

• NSF FY25 Budget Presentation
• Consensus Statement on Input for NSF’s FY25 Submission to Office of Management Budget (pending budget presentation)

Closed Plenary 

5:05 – 5:20 PM

• NSB FY25 Budget Presentation
• Resolution related to NSF’s FY25 Budget Submission to Office of Management and Budget 

End of Plenary Session/Meeting Day 1

August 16, 2023

Open Plenary

8:30 – 9:40 AM                       

• NSB Chair’s Opening Remarks
• Committee Reports
  • Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
         NSF Engines Type-2 finalists update
  • NSB-NSF Merit Review Commission 
         Workplan and timeline update
• NSF Research Security and Integrity Information Sharing and Analysis Organization – SECURE, Update 

Break

9:40 – 9:50 AM

Open Plenary

9:50 – 10:50 AM

• NSF Sexual Assault/Harassment Prevention Report update 
• Office of Inspector General
  • Briefing on the OIG’s engagement in Antarctica

Closed Plenary                            

10:50 – 11:10 AM

• NSF Sexual Assault/Harassment Prevention Report update 

Lunch Break 

11:10 – 11:55 AM

Closed Plenary

11:55 AM – 1:10 PM

• Committee Reports
  • Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy
         Quadrennial Review update
  • Committee on Awards and Facilities
          Discussion and vote on advice related to:
    • Renewal of Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory Operations and Maintenance Award
    • Amended Arecibo Record of Decision
  • NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review
         Discussion on topical areas of inquiry
• Vote to move into Executive Plenary Closed 

Coffee Break  

1:10 – 1:20 PM

Executive Plenary Closed Session                          

1:20 – 2:25 PM

• NSB Chair’s Opening Remarks
• Approval of May 2023 Executive Plenary Closed Minutes
• Committee on Nominations, Class of 2024-2030
• NSF Director’s Remarks
  • Personnel Topics
• NSB Chair’s Closing Remarks

End of Plenary Session/Meeting Day 2