About the series
The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Geosciences is excited to announce the AC-GEO Fall 2024 meeting, scheduled for September 18-19, 2024. This meeting will be a valuable opportunity for collaboration and discussion to advance the directorate and research in geosciences.
The meeting will be held in person for committee members, while NSF staff and external stakeholders can participate virtually.
Below is the final agenda for the advisory meeting. Please note that the Antarctic Research Vessel (ARV) Subcommittee Report Out has been canceled.
Meeting Agenda
Day 1 – Wednesday, September 18
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM: Light Refreshments
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM: AC-GEO Housekeeping & Conflict of Interest and Ethics Briefing
Christopher Street, Directorate Administrative Coordinator, GEO/OAD
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Call to order; Introductions and Opening Remarks; Full committee approval of previous meeting minutes
Kaatje Kraft, Co-chair, AC-GEO Meredith Nettles, Co-chair, AC-GEO
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM: Remarks & Updates
Alexandra Isern, Assistant Director, Directorate for Geosciences
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM: BREAK
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM: Follow-up from Spring AC-GEO Meeting; GRANTED Update; Climate Equity Task Force Update
Alicia Knoedler, Office Head, Office of the Director/Office of Integrative Activities, OD/OIA Lina Patino, Senior Program Director, GEO/RISE
11:30 PM – 12:30 PM: Lunch
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Division/Office Highlights
GEO Division Directors Anne Johansen, Division Director Dena Smith-Nufio, Division Director Jim McManus, Acting Office Director Jean Cottam-Allen, Division Director Wendy Graham
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Update: AC Subcommittee for New Scientific Ocean Drilling Vessel (Kusali Gamage, AC-GEO Rep)
James (Jim) McManus, Division Director, GEO/OCE
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM: BREAK 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM SAHPR Update
Renee V. Ferranti, Special Assistant to the Director, NSF/OD
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM: Discussion: New Normal – Engagement in Geosciences in a Post Covid Era
GEO Division Directors
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM: Day 1 Closing Remarks
AC-GEO Co-chairs
5:00 PM: Day 1 Adjournment
Day 2 – Wednesday, September 19
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM: Light Refreshments
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM: Opening Remarks & Reflections
AC-GEO Co-Chairs
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Discussion on Public Access
Raleigh Martin, Program Director, GEO/RISE
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM: BREAK
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM: Cancelled--Antarctic Research Vessel (ARV) Subcommittee Report Out
Timothy McGovern, Program Director, GEO/OPP
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM: Panel Discussion: Perceptions, Opinions, and Value of STEM Degrees and Relevance of Geosciences
Brandon Jones, Program Director, GEO/RISE
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Meeting with NSF’s Chief Science Officer Dr. Marrongelle
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM: Communications Update
Elizabeth Jeffers, Communications Specialist, GEO/OAD Timothy Patten, Deputy Assistant Director, Directorate for Geosciences
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM: Development of Meeting Recommendations and Future AC Meeting Topics
AC-GEO Co-chairs
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Day Two Closing Discussion
3:30 PM: Meeting Adjournment
