[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 7611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2334]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering 
(CEOSE); Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the 
following meeting:

    Name: Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and 
Engineering (1173).
    Dates/Time: February 25, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and February 
26, 2008, 8:30 a.m-2 p.m.
    Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 
Arlington, VA 22230.
    Building entry badges must be obtained at the above address; the 
meeting will be held in Room 1235 of the National Science Foundation 
Building located at 4201 Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia.
    Type of Meeting: Open.
    Contact Person: Dr. Margaret E.M. Tolbert, Senior Advisor and 
Executive Liaison, CEOSE, Office of Integrative Activities, National 
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. 
Telephone: (703) 292-8040. [email protected].
    Minutes: May be obtained from the Executive Liaison at the above 
address.
    Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and recommendations 
concerning broadening participation in science and engineering.
    Agenda:

Monday, February 25, 2008

Welcome and Opening Statement by the CEOSE Chair; Introductions

    Presentations and Discussions:
 Key Points of the Meeting between the CEOSE Chair and the 
Director of the National Science Foundation.
 NAS Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion 
of the Science and Engineering Workforce Pipeline.
 Discussion with the Director of the National Science 
Foundation.
 The NSF Budget and Its Implications for Broadening 
Participation and the CEOSE Path Forward.
 The America Competes Act.
 Reports on NSF Advisory Committee Meetings by CEOSE 
Liaisons.
 Report of the CEOSE Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Strategic 
Planning.
 Report of the CEOSE Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Broadening 
Participation.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Opening Statement by the CEOSE Chair

    Presentations and Discussions:
 Report of the CEOSE Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Persons with 
Disabilities--Follow-up Actions pertinent to the Mini-Symposium Held 
on October 15, 2007.
 Report of the CEOSE Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Accountability, 
Evaluation, and Communications--``Joining Forces to Broaden 
Participation in Science and Engineering Strategies for Inter-Agency 
Collaborations'', the Multi-Federal Agency Study.
 Action Items and Recommendations.
 Completion of Unfinished Business.

    Dated: February 5, 2008.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-2334 Filed 2-7-08; 8:45 am]
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