Public Agenda


Subcommittee on Facilities - Committee on Strategy and Budget - National Science Board

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National Science Foundation
May 9, 2011
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Room 1235

Open Session 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
  1. Chairman's Remarks
    Dr. José-Marie Griffiths, Chairman

  2. Approval of Minutes from December 2010 and February 2011 Meetings

  3. Best Practices Update: New NSF Gating Process for Early-stage MREFC Projects, and Perspective on America COMPETES Sec. 523

  4. Annual Portfolio Review Discussion: Large Facilities and FFRDCS in Construction and Operations

    • APR overview and portfolio assessment dimensions
    • Review NSF Facilities Plan
    • Issues and challenges discussion and Q&A

  5. Progress on Mid-Scale Information Gathering and Next Steps

LUNCH (11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)

Closed Session: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

  1. Annual Portfolio Review: Future Potential MREFC Projects

Robert M. Robinson
Executive Secretary