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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 

July 24 – 25, 2024

YouTube Link Day 1: https://youtube.com/live/DVtbQLYJBY0?feature=share

YouTube Link Day 2: All sessions on day 2 are closed

 

July 24, 2024

Open Plenary 

8:45 – 11:10 AM            

  • Chair’s Remarks
    • Welcome
    • Agenda Preview
    • Opening Address
  • Director’s Remarks
    • Highlights of NSF Thematic Priorities
    • Engagements
    • Senior Staff Introductions
  • Changed S&E Landscape – Seizing the Opportunities - NSB External Panel

Break     

11:00 – 11:30 AM                                                    

Open Plenary   

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

  • NSF U.S. Antarctic Program
    • Vision and Strategy
  • NSF Update, Sexual Assault & Harassment Prevention Response 

Lunch Break

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Open Plenary   

2:00– 3:00 PM

  • Approval of May 2024 Open Meeting Minutes
  • 2025 NSB Meeting Dates, Vote
  • Committee Reports
    • Committee on External Engagement
      • Highlights of engagement initiatives
    • Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy
      • Indicators 2026
    • Committee on Awards and Facilities
      • Antarctic Science and Engineering Support Contract Update 
    • NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review
      • Overview of Commission Work      

Closed Plenary 

3:00 – 3:55 PM

  • Chair’s Remarks
  • Director’s Remarks
    • Agency Operating Status
  • Approval of May 2024 Open Meeting Minutes
  • Committee Reports
    • Committee on Awards and Facilities
      • Antarctic Infrastructure update
    • Committee on Strategy
      • Long-term Planning and FY2026 Budget Development

Break

3:55 – 4:10 PM

Closed Committee Meeting

4:10 – 5:25 PM

  • Committee on Strategy Meeting
    • Chair’s Opening Remarks on the Agenda
    • Strategic Planning & Roadmaps
    • FY2024 Budget Update
    • FY2025 Budget Update
    • FY2026 Presentation & Initial Budget Development

End of Meeting Day 1

 

July 25, 2024

Closed Plenary

8:00 – 9:00 AM                       

  • Chair’s Welcome
  • Committee Report
    • NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review
      • Preliminary Implementation and Accountability suggestions
  • Vote to Enter Executive Plenary Closed Session

Executive Closed Plenary

9:00 – 10:00 AM

  • Chair’s Remarks
  • Approval of May 2024 (May1-2 & May 10) Executive Plenary Closed Meeting Minutes
  • Director’s Remarks 
    • Organizational Updates
  • Board Elections 
    • Executive Committee seat
  • Chair’s Closing Remarks

End of Meeting Day 2

 

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