About the series
Purpose of Meeting: The Advisory Committee (AC) for the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) provides advice, recommendations, and oversight concerning major program emphases, directions, and goals for the research-related activities of the divisions that make up BIO.
Agenda Items Will Include: a Directorate business update; report out of Committee of Visitors Report for BIO/Division of Environmental Biology and AC vote to accept the report; overview of the report, ‘Bold Goals for U.S. Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing; Harnessing Research and Development to Further Societal Goals’; AC Breakout Groups to discuss Opportunities and Bottlenecks for Advancing the Bioeconomy, followed by a report out from the breakout groups; overview of NSF and BIO’s Research Infrastructure to Support the Bioeconomy followed by AC discussion of research infrastructure needs; overview of the report ‘Building the Bioworkforce of the Future: Expanding Equitable Pathways into Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Jobs’; AC Breakout Groups to discuss Opportunities, Gaps, and Bottlenecks for Building the Bioeconomy-relevant Workforce of the Future, followed by a report out from the breakout groups; discussion with the NSF Director and Chief Operating Officer; and other directorate matters.
Fall 2023 BIO AC Meeting Day 1
https://youtube.com/watch?v=gMmpDtRtGmw
Breakout Sessions at 1:45 PM -
Group 1: Stay in the main YouTube Channel
Group 2: https://youtube.com/watch?v=8WDrRLr9RMw
Group 3: https://youtube.com/watch?v=YJ1FQyBklmc
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Fall 2023 BIO AC Meeting Day 2
https://youtube.com/watch?v=LkY7FpSibOE
Breakout Sessions at 10:20 AM -
Group 1: Stay in the main YouTube Channel
Group 2: https://youtube.com/watch?v=CDHCe13d7tw
Group 3: https://youtube.com/watch?v=BBK-glcrilY