National Science Board Meeting


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Wed May 01 08:30:00 EDT 2024  to 
Thu May 02 14:30:00 EDT 2024
National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314

The National Science Board typically meets four times a year. These meetings include sessions that are open to the public. Agendas are typically posted one week before the meetings. To attend in-person, please email your name as it appears on your photo ID, along with your affiliation, at least 24 hours in advance to nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov. NSB continues to livestream all open meeting sessions on its YouTube channel.

 


National Science Board Meeting 

May 1 – 2, 2024

YouTube Link Day 1: https://youtube.com/live/LqwL3CFVG8I?feature=share

YouTube Link Day 2: https://youtube.com/live/LbXG5bYTzGA?feature=share

 

May 1, 2024

Open Plenary 

8:30 – 10:25 AM            

  • Chair’s Remarks
  • Director’s Remarks
  • The Future is Now: Harnessing AI for Good, NSB External Panel on Artificial Intelligence 

Break     

10:25 AM – 10:40 PM                                                    

Open Plenary   

10:40 AM – 12:00 PM

  • Approval of February Open Meeting Minutes
  • Committee Reports
    • Committee on External Engagement
    • Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy
    • Committee on Oversight
    • Committee on Strategy
    • Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships 

Closed Plenary   

12:00 PM – 12:50 PM

  • Chair’s Remarks
  • Approval of February 2024 Closed Meeting Minutes
  • Director’s Remarks
  • Committee Reports
    • Committee on Strategy
    • Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
  • Vote to Enter Executive Closed Session

Lunch Break  

12:50 – 1:35 PM      

Executive Closed Plenary 

1:35 – 3:40 PM

  • Chair’s Remarks
  • Approval of February 2024 EPC Minutes
  • Director’s Remarks
  • Board Elections
  • Chair’s Closing Remarks

End of Plenary Session/Meeting Day 1

 

May 2, 2024

Open Plenary

8:30 – 9:50 AM                       

  • Chair’s Remarks
  • Farewell to Members, Chair Remarks and Member Recognition

Break

9:50 – 10:05 AM

Open Plenary

10:05 – 10:50 AM

  • Q&A with the 2024 NSB Vannevar Bush, Science & Society, Waterman Awardees 

Break 

10:50 – 11:05 AM

Open Plenary

11:05 – 11:40 AM

  • Committee Reports
    • NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review

Closed Plenary

11:40 AM – 12:40 PM

  • Committee Reports
    • NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review

Lunch Break 

12:40 – 1:10 PM

Closed Plenary

1:10 – 1:35 PM

  • Committee Report
    • Committee on Awards and Facilities

Open Committee Meeting

1:35 – 2:10 PM

  • Committee on Awards and Facilities
    • Chair’s remarks
    • Reflection and road ahead
    • Update on Antarctic Science & Engineering Support Contract
    • Information Item: NSF's Decision Process for the USELT Program

Closed Committee Meeting

2:10 – 2:30 PM

  • Committee on Awards and Facilities
    • Information Item: NSF's Decision Process for the USELT Program

End of Meeting Day 2

Meeting Type
NSB Meeting

Contacts
Agency Contact: Andrea Rambow, (703) 292-7000, arambow@nsf.gov
Public Affairs Contact: Nadine Lymn, (703) 292-7000, nlymn@nsf.gov
National Science Board Office, (703) 292-7000, NationalScienceBrd@nsf.gov

NSF Related Organizations
National Science Board

Related Websites
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice: https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/2024/0501/meeting.pdf
Basis for Closing: https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/2024/0501/closing.pdf
YouTube Link Day 1: https://youtube.com/live/LqwL3CFVG8I?feature=share
YouTube Link Day 2: https://youtube.com/live/LbXG5bYTzGA?feature=share
Agenda: https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/2024/0501/agenda.pdf