The National Science Board will hold a hybrid meeting July 24 - 25, 2024

July 19, 2024

The National Science Board (NSB) will hold a hybrid meeting July 24 - 25, 2024 to address science and engineering policy issues relevant to the National Science Foundation (NSF). The agenda provides more details.

Wednesday, July 24:  https://youtube.com/live/DVtbQLYJBY0?feature=share

OPEN SESSIONS  - 8:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

8:45 – 10:00 a.m. - the NSB meeting opens with NSB Chair Darío Gil’s inaugural address on the changed science and technology landscape and how the Board and agency can embrace these changes. NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan will give examples of how NSF is responding to these changes.

10:00 - 11:00 a.m. - NSB Chair Darío Gil will moderate a Board discussion with science and technology leaders in government, philanthropy, and academia about how the S&E landscape has changed in each of these sectors over the last ten years and new and necessary opportunities to partner and collaborate:

Panel: Changed S&E Landscape – Seizing the Opportunities

Tarun Chhabra
Special Assistant to the President and
Senior Director for Technology and National Security, National Security Council

L. Rafael Reif
President Emeritus, Ray and Maria Stata Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

David Spergel
President, Simons Foundation

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. – NSF will brief the Board on the agency’s vision and strategy for the U.S. Antarctic Program, including what it will take to achieve NSF’s goals. The Board will also receive an update on NSF’s continued progress toward achieving a safer research environment

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. - chairs of NSB committees on External Engagement, National Science and Engineering Policy, Awards and Facilities, and the NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review will report on activities since May and set the stage for their priorities ahead.

CLOSED SESSIONS from 3:00 – 5:25 p.m.

Closed session topics will include an update on Antarctic infrastructure, an update on the fiscal year 2025 budget, and an initial discussion about the FY26 budget.

Thursday, July 25: CLOSED SESSIONS from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.

During closed session, the NSB-NSB Commission on Merit Review will gather Board feedback on the Commission’s preliminary implementation and accountability suggestions. An Executive Closed session will follow that will include NSF organizational updates and a Board election to fill one seat on the Executive Committee.

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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