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Media Advisory 15-013

National Science Board to meet Aug. 12-13 at NSF headquarters

Agenda includes a discussion of grand challenges in STEM education

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NSB meets Aug. 12 - 13, 2015.


August 6, 2015

This material is available primarily for archival purposes. Telephone numbers or other contact information may be out of date; please see current contact information at media contacts.

The National Science Board will meet Aug. 12-13, 2015 at the National Science Foundation's headquarters in Arlington, Va., to address science and engineering policy of interest to NSF. Members of the media and the public are invited to public portions of the meeting. The meeting will also be webcast.

Open session highlights include:

Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015 (Room 1235)

8:00-8:35 a.m.

Plenary Open: reports from the NSB chair and NSF director

8:35-9:40 a.m.

Committee on Science & Engineering Indicators (SEI): update and discussion of the upcoming 2016 Indicators report

9:40-10:00 a.m.

Committee on Strategy and Budget: NSF fiscal year 2016 budget update

10:00-10:20 a.m.

Committee on Programs and Plans: update on IceCube Neutrino Observatory's M&O award; information items: National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research strategic planning process, Gemini Observatory

1:00-1:30 p.m.

Committee on Audit & Oversight: updates from the inspector general and the chief financial officer

1:30-3:00 p.m.

Committee on Education and Human Resources: Discussion of grand challenges in STEM education

Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015 (Room 1235)

8:00-8:45 a.m.

Working Group on Administrative Burdens: NSF implementation of NSB recommendations

1:30-2:00 p.m.

Plenary Open Session: remarks from NSB chair and NSF director, open committee reports, discussion of and recommendations for structural change to ad hoc Honorary Awards Committee

2:00 p.m.

Meeting adjourns

Visit NSB's public meetings page 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 Board. Learn more about the NSB here and its current membership 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 should contact Nadine Lymn at (703)-292-2490.

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Media Contacts
Nadine Lymn, NSB, (703) 292-2490, email: nlymn@nsf.gov

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