[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 65400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17668]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Advisory Committee for Biological Sciences; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the 
following meeting:
    Name and Committee Code: Advisory Committee for Biological Sciences 
(#1110)
    Date and Time:
September 17, 2024; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. eastern
September 18, 2024; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. eastern
    Place: U.S. National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 
Alexandria, VA 22314.
    The meeting will be hybrid, with some Advisory Committee members 
participating in person and others participating virtually. For members 
of NSF and the external community, livestreaming will be accessible 
through the following pages:

September 17: https://youtube.com/live/p6tMy00TKeg?feature=share
September 18: https://youtube.com/live/qlk5h1vQCrc?feature=share

    Information, including how to listen to the planned breakout 
sessions, will be posted on the meeting event web page prior to the 
meeting at: https://new.nsf.gov/events/fall-2024-advisory-committee-meeting-directorate.
    Type of Meeting: Open.
    Contact Persons: Dr. Karen C. Cone, U.S. National Science 
Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; Telephone: 
(703) 292-4967; Email: [email protected].
    Purpose of Meeting: The Advisory Committee for the Directorate for 
Biological Sciences (BIO) provides advice and recommendations 
concerning major program emphases, directions, and goals for the 
research-related activities of the divisions that make up BIO.
    Summary of Minutes: Minutes will be available on the BIO Advisory 
Committee website at https://www.nsf.gov/bio/advisory.jsp or can be 
obtained from the contact person listed above.
    Agenda: Agenda items will include: Directorate business update; 
overview of NSF/BIO programs in support of the priority research areas 
of: Bioeconomy, Resilient Planet, and Artificial Intelligence; AC 
Breakout Groups to discuss opportunities and challenges for BIO in 
advancing these priority areas, followed by a report out from the 
breakout groups; overview of NSF and BIO's support of workforce 
education and training in the priority research areas of: Bioeconomy, 
Resilient Planet, and Artificial Intelligence; AC Breakout Groups to 
discuss needs, opportunities, and gaps for workforce development in 
these priority areas, followed by a report out from the breakout 
groups; discussion with leaders from the NSF Office of the Director; 
and other directorate matters.

    Dated: August 5, 2024.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-17668 Filed 8-8-24; 8:45 am]
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