[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95248-95249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28291]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Sunshine Act Meetings
The National Science Board (NSB) hereby gives notice of the
scheduling of meetings for the transaction of National Science Board
business pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act and the
Government in the Sunshine Act.
TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, December 3, 2024, from 8:45 a.m.-5:25 p.m.
and Thursday, December 5, 2024, from 9:00 a.m.-2:25 p.m. Eastern.
PLACE: These meetings will be held at NSF headquarters, 2415 Eisenhower
Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314, and by videoconference. All open sessions
of the meeting will be webcast live on the NSB YouTube channel.
December 4, 2024: https://youtube.com/live/auhWaHXqe9w?feature=share
December 5, 2024: https://youtube.com/live/3yUcMZ2hsU0?feature=share
STATUS: Parts of these meetings will be open to the public. The rest of
the meetings will be closed to the public. See the full description
below.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Plenary Board meeting
Open Session: 10:00 a.m.-1:05 p.m.
NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
[cir] Welcome and Agenda Preview
[cir] NSB Swearing-in Ceremony
NSF Director's Presentation on Multi-sector Partnerships and
Investments
[cir] Taking stock of NSF's progress to date
NSB External Panel--Vision for American Science and
Technology/Science & Technology Action Committee
[cir] Panelists: France Cordova, President of the Science
Philanthropy Alliance, 14th Director of the NSF
[cir] Monica Dus, Associate Professor in the Department of
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
[cir] Dar[iacute]o Gil, NSB Chair
[cir] Marcia McNutt, President of the National Academy of Sciences
[cir] Sudip Parikh, American Association for the Advance of
Science, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher of Science
Journals
NSB External Panel--A New National Defense Education Act
for a Changed Landscape
[cir] Panelists: Maria Klawe, President of Math for America
[cir] Tsu-Jae King Liu, Dean of the UC Berkeley College of
Engineering
[cir] Nick Moore, Director of Governor's Office of Education and
Workforce Transformation, State of Alabama
Plenary Board Meeting
Open Session: 1:50 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Approval of July 2024 Open Meeting Minutes
NSB Committee Reports
[cir] Committee on Strategy
[cir] Development of NSF's 2026-2030 Strategic Plan and Learning
Agenda
[cir] Committee on External Engagement
[cir] NSF 75th Anniversary Planning
[cir] Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy
[cir] Science & Engineering Indicators 2026
NSF Director's Remarks
[cir] Engagement, Updates, and Senior Staff introductions
Plenary Board Meeting
Closed Session: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Strategic-Level Thinking and Discussion about the NSF Budget
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Plenary Board Meeting
Open Session: 9:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m.
NSB Chair's Welcome
NSB External Panel--The Center for Strategic and International
Studies, Institution Building as it Relates to Multi-sectoral
Partnerships and Investments
[cir] Panelists: Erica Fuchs, Professor, Department of Engineering and
Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
[cir] Navin Girishankar, President of the Economic Security and
Technology Department at the CSIS
[cir] Andrew Reamer, Research Professor at the George Washington
University, Institute for Public Policy
Commission Reports
[cir] Committee on Awards & Facilities
[cir] Indigenous community engagement
[cir] Antarctic Engineering and Science Support Contract--Discussion
and vote on resolution
[cir] NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review
[cir] High-level summary of activities
Plenary Board Meeting
Closed Session: 11:10 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
NSB Chair's Remarks and Welcome
[cir] Approval of closed meeting minutes July and September 2024
NSF Director's Remarks
[cir] Agency Operations updates
Committee Reports
[cir] NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review
[cir] Presentation and discussion of final recommendations and guidance
[cir] Committee on Awards & Facilities
[cir] Annual Report of the Chief Officer for Research Facilities
[cir] U.S. Extremely Large Telescope report
Vote to enter Executive Plenary Closed Session
Executive Closed Session: 1:30 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
NSB Chair's Remarks and Welcome
[cir] Approval of May 2024 Executive Plenary Closed Minutes
NSB honorary Awards--Discussion and Vote
[cir] 2025 Vannevar Bush and Science and Society Awards
NSB Chair's closing remarks
Plenary Meeting Adjourns: 2:25 p.m.
Portions Open to the Public
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
10:00 a.m.-1:05 p.m. Plenary NSB
1:50 p.m..-3:00 p.m. Plenary NSB
Thursday, December 5, 2024
9:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. Plenary NSB
Portions Closed to the Public
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Plenary NSB
Thursday, July 25, 2024
11:10 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Plenary NSB
1:30 p.m.-2:25 p.m. Executive Plenary closed
Members of the public are advised that the NSB provides some
flexibility around start and end times. A session may be allowed to run
over by as much as 15 minutes if the Chair decides the extra time is
warranted. The next session will start no later than 15 minutes after
the noticed start time. If a session ends early, the next meeting may
start up to 15 minutes earlier than the noticed start time. Sessions
will not vary from the times noticed by more than 15 minutes.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: The NSB Office contact is
Christopher Blair, [email protected], 703-292-7000. The NSB Public Affairs
contact is Nadine Lymn, [email protected], 703-292-2490. Please refer to
the NSB website for additional information: https://www.nsf.gov/nsb.
Ann E. Bushmiller,
Senior Legal Counsel to the National Science Board.
[FR Doc. 2024-28291 Filed 11-27-24; 11:15 am]
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