AGENDA
COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMS AND PLANS
NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD
National Science Foundation
August 9, 2006
11:30-12:30 and 1:30-4:15
Room 1235
Open Session: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Approval of May 10, 2006 CPP Minutes
- Status Reports:
- Task Force on Transformative Research: Dr. Doug Randall
- Task Force on Hurricane Science and Engineering: Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier
and Dr. Ken Ford
- Subcommittee on Polar Issues: Dr. Barry Barish
- Task Force on International Science: Dr. Jon Strauss
- Discussion Item: NSB Policy on Recompetition of NSF Awards
NSB Discussant: Dr. Louis Lanzerotti
- Update: NSF’s Cyberinfrastructure Vision
NSF Presenter: Dr. Dan Atkins
- NSB Information Item: NSF Activities in High Performance Computing: Status of the
Petascale System Acquisition NSF Presenter: Dr. Dan Atkins
Open Session: 1:30 - 2:20 p.m.
- NSB Information Item: EarthScope Facility Construction Project
NSF Presenter: Dr. Margaret Leinen
- Update: Major Research Facilities & Facility Plan
NSF Presenter: Dr. Kathie Olsen
- Overview of Process for CPP/NSB Re-examination of Priority Order for New Start
MREFC Projects: Dr. Ken Ford
Closed Session: 2:20 – 4:15 p.m.
Awards and Agreements
Sonya Mallinoff
Executive Secretary
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