Public Agenda
Committee on Programs and Plans - NSB Meeting
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National Science Foundation
August 6, 2007 Closed, 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
August 7, 2007 Open, 2:45 pm. - 4:45 p.m.
Room 1235
Closed Session Monday, August 6, 2007 (1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
- NSB Information Item: Portfolio of proposed High-Performance Computing (HPC)
awards
- NSB Action Item: HPC Track 1: Petascale
- NSB Action Item: HPC Track 2: Path to Petascale
- HPCOPS Overview: High-Performance Computing for Science and Engineering Research & Education: Operations (User Support, System Administration and Maintenance) (HPCOPS)
- NSB Action Item: HPCOPS Awards
- NSB Action Item: National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL)
- NSB Action Item: Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST)
Open Session Tuesday, August 7, 2007 (2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.)
- Approval of May 8, 2007 CPP Minutes
- Committee Chairman's Remarks
- Status Reports:
• Subcommittee on Polar Issues: Dr. Barry Barish
• Task Force on International Science: Draft Report and Recommendations. Dr. Jon Strauss
• Task Force on Transformative Research: Dr. Doug Randall
- Discussion Item: Future Plans for the ad hoc Task Group on Sustainable Energy
NSB Discussant: Dr. Jon Strauss
- Discussion Item: NSB/DRB Thresholds
NSF Discussant: Mr. Tom Cooley
- Discussion Item: NSB Policy on Recompetition of NSF Awards
NSB Discussant: Dr. Louis Lanzerotti
- Discussion Item: Facilities Operations and Management
NSB Discussant: Dr. Mark Abbott
- Discussion Item: Major Research Facilities and Facility Plan
NSF Presenter: Dr. Kathie Olsen
- NSB Item: Examination of Priority Order of MREFC New Starts
- Committee Chairman's Remarks
Sonya Mallinoff
Executive Secretary