8:35-9:30 a.m. Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB) Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF)
Committee Chairman's remarks
Approval of September 2014 teleconference minutes
Large facilities update
Discussion on recommendations from FY13 Annual Portfolio Review; large facilities synopses; other recommendations
Discussion of Regional Class Research Vessels
9:30-10:30 a.m. Committee on Education and Human Resources (CEH)
Committee Chairman's remarks
Approval of open CEH minutes for August 2013 meeting
Presentation: NSF investments in STEM education
Discussion of NSF's education portfolio with NSF Assistant Directors
1:00-2:15 p.m. Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)
Committee Chairman's remarks
Science briefing at the Poles: overview of polar science - Antarctic and Artic; NSB members' site visit report
2:15-3:30 p.m. Audit and Oversight Committee (A&O)
Approval of August 2014 meeting minutes
Committee Chairman's opening remarks
Transmittal of OIG semi-annual report
Inspector General's update on data analytics; FY 2015 audit plan
Briefing on Office of Inspector General and NSF management roles and responsibilities related to audit resolution
Chief Financial Officer's update
Committee Chairman's closing remarks
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014 (Room 1235):
8:45-9:00 a.m. Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)
Committee Chairman's remarks
Approval of CSB open minutes for August 2014
NSF FY15 NSB budget update
9:00-10:30 a.m. Committee on Science & Engineering Indicators (SEI)
Chairman's remarks, approval of August 2014 meeting minutes, and September 2014 teleconference minutes
Approval of Science and Engineering Indicators 2016 narrative outlines
Discussion of "field of degree" question on the American Community Survey
Discussion of the Companion to Indicators 2014
Discussion on demographic data in the 2014 version of the STEM education online resource
Chairman's closing remarks
10:45-11:45 a.m. Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)
Approval of open CPP minutes for August 2014
Committee Chairman's remarks: CY 2015 tentative schedule of action and information items for NSB review; updates on Blue Waters and NSF strategic planning for high performance computing
NSB information item: MPS Advisory Committee, subcommittee on NSF response to strategic plan for particle physics
Discussion on research program development
1:15-3:00 p.m. Plenary Open
Approval of open session minutes, August 2014
Chairman's report
Director's report
Open committee reports
Chairman's remarks
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