[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 96 (Monday, May 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27112-27113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12575]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Sunshine Act Meeting

Agency Holding Meeting: National Science Foundation, National Science 
Board and its Subdivisions.

Date and Time: May 21, 2003: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.--Open Session

Concurrent Sessions:
    11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.--Closed Session
    1:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m.--Closed Session
    3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.--Closed Session
    3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.--Closed Session

May 22, 2003: 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.--Open Session

Concurrent Sessions:
    8 a.m.-10:05 a.m.--Closed Session
    8:30 a.m.-9 a.m.--Closed Session
    12 Noon-1 p.m.--Closed Session

Place: The National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 
Arlington, VA 22230, www.nsf.gov/nsb.

Contact for Information: NSF Information Center (703) 292-5111.

Status: Part of this meeting will be closed to the public. Part of this 
meeting will be open to the public.

Matters to be Considered: 

Wednesday, May 21, 2003

Open

Task Force on S&E Infrastructure (8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.), Room 1235
    [sbull] Discussion of the Final Report (NSB-02-190)
    [sbull] Discussion of Report Dissemination Plan
Task Force on National Workforce Policy for S&E (8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.), 
Room 1295
    [sbull] Comments received from NSB members on the draft of May 9 
(NSB-03-69)
    [sbull] Outreach plan for public comment
    [sbull] Schedule to August
Committee on Education and Human Resources (9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.), Room 
1235
    [sbull] Report from the Task Force on NWP
    [sbull] Reports from working groups on NSF K-12, undergraduate and 
graduate programs
    [sbull] Report from the Subcommittee on S&E Indicators
    [sbull] Focus on the Future--Nurturing Discovery: Biological 
Education for the 21st Century
    [sbull] Report from the AD for SBE
    [sbull] Report from the AD for EHR
    [sbull] Update on the `Broadening Participation' Workshop
Subcommittee on S&E Indicators (Part I, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.), Room 
1295
    [sbull] Discussion of Reviews, S&E Indicators 2004:
    --Chapter 7, Public Attitudes & Public Understanding
    --Chapter 3, S&E Workforce
    --Chapter 4, U.S. & International R&D
    --Chapter 6, Industry, Technology & the Global Marketplace
Executive Committee (1 p.m.-1:15 p.m.), Room 1295
    [sbull] Welcome new members
Subcommittee on S&E Indicators (Part II, 1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.), Room 
1295
    [sbull] Discussion of Reviews, S&E Indicators 2004, continued--
Chapter 2, Higher Education in S&E
    [sbull] Report on the May 12 and May 14 teleconferences
    [sbull] Preliminary comments, Chapter 5, Academic R&D
Committee on Strategy and Budget (2 p.m.-4 p.m.), Room 1235
    [sbull] Discussion of the Draft NSF Strategic Plan
    [sbull] NSF Long-Range Planning
Subcommittee on Polar Issues (2:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.), Room 1295
    [sbull] OPP Director's Update
    [sbull] USAP Safety and Health Audit
[Closed session 3:15-3:35, see below]
    [sbull] USAP IT Security
    [sbull] Arctic Social Science and Education
    [sbull] Polar Class Ice Breakers

Closed

Plenary Session of the Board (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.), Room 1235
    [sbull] Executive Committee Elections
    [sbull] FY 2004 NSB Budget
Executive Committee (1:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m.), Room 1295
    [sbull] Specific Personnel Matters
    [sbull] Future NSF Budgets
Committee on Strategy and Budget (3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.), Room 1235
    [sbull] Preliminary Discussion of the FY 2005 Budget
Subcommittee on Polar Issues (3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.), Room 1295
    [sbull] Award Action: Office of Polar Programs

Thursday, March 13, 2003

Closed

Committee on Programs and Plans (8 a.m.-10 a.m.), Room 1235
    [sbull] Award Action: Directorate for Computer and Information 
Sciences Engineering
    [sbull] Award Actions: Division of

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Atmospheric Sciences
    [sbull] Award Action: Division of Earth Sciences
    [sbull] Award Action: Office of Polar Programs
Committee on Audit and Oversight (8:30 a.m.-9 a.m.), Room 1295
    [sbull] OIG Briefing on the status of an ongoing investigation
Plenary Session of the Board (12 Noon-1 p.m.), Room 1235
    [sbull] NSF FY 05 Budget
    [sbull] Awards & Agreements

Open

Committee on Programs and Plans (10:05 a.m.-11:15 a.m.), Room 1235
    [sbull] Information Item: Recompetition of the Management of the 
National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC)
    [sbull] Report on the Spring Meeting of the MREFC Panel
    [sbull] Infrastructure Task Force/Final Report
Committee on Audit & Oversight (9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.), Room 1295
    [sbull] OIG Semiannual Report
    [sbull] GAO's coverage of NSF and scientific research
    [sbull] Update on settlement of court case involving NSF awardee
    [sbull] FY 2002 Merit Review Report
    [sbull] CIO update
    [sbull] CFO update
    [sbull] NAPA Review update
Plenary Session of the Board (1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.), Room 1235
    [sbull] 2004 Meeting Calendar
    [sbull] Guidelines on NSB Task Forces
    [sbull] NSF Strategic Plan, 2003-2008
    [sbull] NSF Long-Range Planning
    [sbull] Director's Merit Review Report
    [sbull] OIG Semiannual Report
    [sbull] Minutes, March 2003
    [sbull] Closed Items, August 2003
    [sbull] Chairman's Report
    [sbull] Director's Report
    [sbull] Committee Reports
    [sbull] Presentation: NSDL: Web-Enabled Education Strategies

Gerard Glaser,
Executive Officer, NSB.
[FR Doc. 03-12575 Filed 5-15-03; 11:35 am]
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