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The National Science Board will hold a hybrid meeting November 29-30, 2023

The meeting will include a discussion with the NSF Directorate for STEM Education about its strategy to foster STEM talent and remarks from the NSF Office of the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

November 24, 2023

The National Science Board (NSB) will hold a hybrid meeting November 29 – 30, 2023 to address science and engineering policy issues relevant to the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Sunshine Act Notice provides more details.

Wednesday, November 29: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtyvh6VBbKI

10:00 – 1:00 p.m.                           OPEN SESSIONS

From 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. NSB Chair Dan Reed and NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan will provide opening remarks followed by the NSF Office of Legislative and Public Affairs and NSF leadership with updates on recent activities. The Board will then vote to approve the August 2023 Open Meeting Minutes. Following that, there will be a discussion with the NSF Directorate for STEM Education on the directorate's approach for scaling existing programs to foster STEM talent from preK-12 to the Skilled Technical Workforce to grad students and beyond.

From 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. the Committee on External Engagement will provide an update on its work, the Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy will discuss the NSB’s Science and Engineering Indicators 2024 reports, and the committee’s Talent Development and National Security teams will report on emerging topics for upcoming policy briefs. The open session will conclude with an NSF update on addressing sexual assault and harassment in Antarctica.

From 2:00 – 5:20 p.m. the Board will meet in closed session. Agenda items include: an update from NSF on the FY24 and FY25 budgets and on NSF’s implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act. NSF will continue its update on efforts to address sexual assault and harassment and the Board will hear firsthand accounts of experiences in Antarctica followed by a discussion with NSB members. During the Executive Plenary Closed Session, the Board will further discuss Sexual Assault and Harassment Prevention Report-related issues.

 

Thursday, November 30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-B91ZCfCw0

9:15 – 9:50 a.m.                              OPEN SESSION

NSB Chair Reed will provide opening remarks. The Committee on Awards and Facilities will discuss the Next Generation of Very Large Array, and the Committee on Oversight and the NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review will provide updates.

From 10:00 a.m. until 2:05 p.m. the Board will meet in closed sessions. Closed agenda items include a report from the Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, discussion on the Regional Innovation Engines, a report from the NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review, a briefing about the annual Chief Officer for Research Facilities report and a resolution on the Leadership-Class Computing Facility Construction Award. During Executive Plenary Closed, the Board will select its 2024 Vannevar Bush and Science and Society awardees and will discuss long-term research infrastructure planning.

 

External guests may attend open sessions virtually or in-person. In-person visitors should email their name as it appears on their photo ID, along with affiliation, at least 24 hours in advance to nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov.

About the National Science Board

The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 charged the NSB with two roles: governing board of the NSF and advisor to Congress and the President on policy matters related to STEM research and STEM education. Selected for their distinguished service and accomplishments in academia, government, and the private sector, the Board’s 24 presidentially appointed members are leaders in STEM research and education.

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