The National Science Board (NSB) will meet July 28-29, 2011, to address science and engineering, as well as science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education issues of interest to the National Science Foundation (NSF). The meeting will be webcast as well.
Members of the media and the public are invited to open portions of the meeting. Please go to the Public Meeting Schedule on the NSB web site for the webcast link and full agenda.
Some of the scheduled meeting highlights are listed below.
THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011
7:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. - Committee on Programs and Plans
The Committee will discuss program portfolio planning.
The Committee will receive information on:
11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Committee on Science and Engineering Indicators
The Committee will review and discuss the Orange Book and Companion Piece topics for S&E Indicators 2012; and receive updates on Indicators Digest and the State Data Tool. Please note this meeting will be held in room 1295.
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Task Force on Merit Review
The Task Force will review and discuss proposed review criteria.
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Committee on Strategy and Budget, Task Force on Data Policies
The Task Force will discuss recommendations for changes to NSF's policies.
3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. - Committee on Audit and Oversight
The Committee will discuss management and oversight of construction contingency budgeting and expenditures.
4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Committee on Strategy and Budget
The Committee will hear updates on NSF's FY 2011 and 2012 budgets; and review and discuss approval of policy recommendation from its Task Force on Data Policies.
FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011
8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. - Committee on Education and Human Resources
The Committee will:
8:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. - Committee on Programs and Plans, Subcommittee on Polar Issues
The Subcommittee will hear from NSF's Office of Polar Programs updates on the NRC and Blue Ribbon Panel, United States Antarctic Program studies, interagency arctic policy coordination, and McMurdo Station resupply issues.
10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. - Committee on Programs and Plans, Task Force on Unsolicited Mid-Scale Research
The Task Force will discuss its mid-scale research workshop and emerging themes.
10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. - Committee on Strategy and Budget, Subcommittee on Facilities
The Subcommittee will discuss information from NSF for preparing its report to Congress on mid-scale multi-user instrumentation as required by the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010.
Visit the National Science Board's Public Meeting Schedule for the full meeting agenda.
The NSB is the 25-member policymaking body for NSF and advisory body to the president and Congress on science and engineering issues. Drawn from industry and universities, and representing a variety of science and engineering disciplines and geographic areas, NSB members are selected for their eminence in research, education or public service, and records of distinguished service. NSB members are appointed for six-year terms. The NSF director is an ex officio member of the NSB. Learn more about the NSB and its current composition here.
Note: Reporters are invited to attend all open sessions, subject to provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act. All sessions will be held at the NSF headquarters, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Va. Journalists interested in attending and covering the meeting and/or interviewing NSF or NSB officials should contact Dana Topousis at 703-292-7750 or dtopousi@nsf.gov by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, to make arrangements.
-NSF-
Home Page: http://www.nsf.gov/nsb
Media Contact: http://www.nsf.gov/staff/staff_bio.jsp?lan=nlymn&org=NSF
News: http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/news
Meetings: http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings
Publications: http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/publications
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NationalScienceBoard
Twitter: Twitter: https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=NSF_NSB
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkrHRzuGSrPp2haQs0T_Pww
To view PDF documents, please download Adobe Acrobat Reader.