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Series ended National Science Board meetings

National Science Board Meeting

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

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