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Title:  National Science Board to Meet (May 5-7)
Date:   April 28, 1999



  MEDIA ADVISORY
  April 28, 1999
  PA/M 99-14 (NSB 99-86)

  NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD TO MEET (MAY 5-7)

  Journalists are invited to attend the next open session of the
  National Science Board (NSB) on Thursday, May 6 and Friday, May 7 at
  the National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va.

  Open session agenda items for May 6:

  1:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

  1:15  Swearing in NSB nominees
          Minutes, February 1999, March 1999
          Closed session items for July 1999 meeting
          Chair's report, Director's report
  1:45  Brief on COSEPUP's recent report on Government Performance and
  Results Act (GPRA):
             Morris Tannenbaum
  2:30  Presentations by recipients of honorary awards: Chaitan Khosla
  (Waterman Award),
             Maxine Singer (Bush Award), and representative of "The
  Science Guy" television series
             (Public Service Award)
  3:30  NSB committee charges, structure
  4:15  NSB planning and budget for FY2001
  5:30  NSB commendation to Navy for Antarctica support

  Open session agenda item for May 7:

  8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

  8:30  Annual business
          -  calendar
          -  Executive Committee Annual Report
          Cost sharing policy
          Committee reports
  9:30  Report of CPP Task Force on the Environment

  For more information contact:
  Mary Hanson (mhanson@nsf.gov) or Bill Noxon (wnoxon@nsf.gov)  (703)
  306-1070 (media)
  Jean Pomeroy, (703) 306-2000/jpomeroy@nsf.gov (non-media)