About the series
The National Science Board typically meets four times a year. These meetings include sessions that are open to the public. Agendas are typically posted one week before the meetings. To attend in-person, please email your name as it appears on your photo ID, along with your affiliation, at least 24 hours in advance to nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov. NSB continues to livestream all open meeting sessions on its YouTube channel.
National Science Board Meeting
Dec 4 – 5, 2024
YouTube Link Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/live/auhWaHXqe9w
YouTube Link Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/live/3yUcMZ2hsU0
December 4, 2024
Open Plenary Session
10:00 – 10:30 AM
- Chair’s Opening Remarks
- NSB Swearing-in Ceremony, Class of 2024
10:30 – 10:50 AM
- Director’s Presentation on Multi-sectoral Partnerships
10:50 – 11:50 AM
- Vision for American Science & Technology / Science & Technology Action Committee, Panel Discussion
11:50 AM – 12:05 PM
Break
Open Plenary Session
12:05 – 1:05 PM
- National Defense Education Act 2.0, Panel Discussion
1:05 – 1:50 PM
Lunch Break
Open Plenary Session
1:50 PM
- Approval of July 2024 Open Meeting Minutes
Committee Reports
1:50 - 2:00 PM
- Committee on Strategy
- Development of 2026-2030 Strategic Plan and Learning Agenda
2:00 - 2:15 PM
- Committee on External Engagement
- NSF 75th anniversary planning
2:15 - 2:30 PM
- Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy
- Science & Engineering Indicators 2026
2:30 - 3:00 PM
- Director’s Remarks
- Hill Update, Engagement, and Senior Staff Introductions
Closed Plenary Session
3:00 - 4:00 PM
- Strategic-Level Thinking and Discussion about the NSF Budget
End of Meeting Day 1
December 5, 2024
Open Plenary Session
9:00 - 9:10 PM
- Chair’s Opening Remarks
9:10 - 10:10 AM
- Center for Strategic and International Studies, Panel Discussion
- Institution building as it relates to multi-sectoral partnerships and investments
10:10 - 10:25
Break
Open Plenary Session
Committee Reports
10:25 - 10:55 AM
- Committee on Awards & Facilities
- Indigenous community engagement
- Antarctic Engineering and Science Support Contract - Discussion and Vote
10:55 - 11:10 AM
- NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review
- Summary of Activities
Plenary Closed
11:10 - 11:20 AM
- Chair's Remarks
- Welcome
- Approval of Closed Meeting Minutes (July and September 2024 NSB meetings)
11:20 - 11:30 AM
- Director's Remarks
- Agency Operations Update
Committee Reports
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review
- Presentation and discussion of final recommendations and guidance
12:30 - 12:45 PM
- Committee on Awards & Facilities
- Annual Chief of Research Facilities report
- U.S. Extremely Large Telescope program report
12:45 PM
Vote to Enter Executive Closed Session
12:45 - 1:30 PM
Lunch Break
Executive Plenary Session
1:30 - 1:35 PM
- Chair’s Remarks
- Welcome and Approval of Executive Closed Session Meeting Minutes (July 2024)
1:35 - 2:15 PM
- NSB Honorary Awards, Discussion and Vote
- 2025 Vannevar Bush and Science and Society Awards
2:15 - 2:25 PM
- Chair's Closing Remarks
End of Meeting Day 2
