National Science Board Meeting

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