The National Science Board (NSB) and the NSB Committee on Strategy (CS) hereby give notice of the scheduling of meetings for the transaction of National Science Board business pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act and the Government in the Sunshine Act.
TIME AND DATE:
Tuesday, May 9, 2023, from 8:30 a.m.-3:55 p.m. and Wednesday, May 10, 2023, from 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. EDT.
PLACE:
These meetings will be held at NSF headquarters, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314, and by videoconference. 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.
If the COVID status for Alexandria, Virginia goes to “high,” please fill out and bring OMB's certification of vaccination form with you. All open sessions of the meeting will be webcast live on the NSB YouTube channel.
May 9, 2023—
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hydV2SXt6eA
May 10, 2023—
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFZ7N88SjB8
STATUS:
Parts of these meetings will be open to the public. The rest of the meetings will be closed to the public. See full description below.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Plenary Board meeting
Open session: 8:30-11:35 a.m.
Open session: 12:35-1:05 p.m.
- NSF Update—Sexual Assault and Harassment Prevention (SAHPR) Report
Closed session: 1:05-1:55 p.m.
- NSB Chair's Remarks
- Approval of February 2023 Closed Meeting Minutes
- NSF Update—SAHPR Report Issues
- NSF Director's Remarks
- Agency Operating Status
Committee on Strategy
Closed meeting: 2:10 -3:25 p.m.
Closed session: 3:25-3:55 p.m.
- Subcommittee on Technology Innovation, and Partnerships
- NSF Engines, Review/Award Process
- NSB Chair's Remarks
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Plenary Board meeting
Open session: 8:30-9:05 a.m.
- NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
- NSF Office of the Inspector General Report
- Overview of the OIG and its Responsibilities
Plenary Board meeting
Closed session: 9:05-10:25 a.m.
- Committee on Awards and Facilities Report
- Antarctic Infrastructure Recapitalization program
- National Center for Atmospheric Research Operations and Management award
- Ocean Observatories Initiative Operations and Management award
- National Ecological Observatory Network Recompeted Operations and Management award
- Antarctic Research Vessel (ARV) Integrator
- Renewal of Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Operations and Management Award
- Arecibo Record of Decision
Plenary Board
Open session: 10:40-11:55 a.m.
- Committee on External Engagement Report
- STEM Talent Engagement Plan
- Science and Engineering 2024 Engagement Plan
- Committee on Oversight Report
- NSB Overview to the Merit Review Digest
- NSB-NSF Merit Review Commission Report Vote on Mid-scale Research Infrastructure Track 2 Portfolio Award
- Committee on Strategy Report
- Committee on Oversight Report
- Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Report
Plenary Board
Open session: 1:00-1:30 p.m.
- Working Group Reports
- Socioeconomic Status
- K-12 STEM Education Exploratory Group Update
- Vote to Enter Executive Plenary Closed
Plenary Board
Closed (executive) session: 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
- NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
- Approval of February 2023 Executive Plenary closed meeting minutes
- Executive Committee Elections
- Committee on Nominations, Class of 2024-2030
- NSF Director's Remarks
- NSB Chair's Closing Remarks
Meeting Adjourns: 3:00 p.m.
Portions Open to the Public
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
8:30 a.m.-11:35 a.m. Plenary NSB
12:35 p.m.-1:05 p.m. Plenary NSB
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
8:30 a.m.-9:05 a.m. Plenary NSB
10:40 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Plenary NSB
1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Plenary NSB
Portions Closed to the Public
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
1:05 p.m.-1:55 p.m. Plenary NSB
2:10 p.m.-3:25 p.m. Committee on Strategy
3:25 p.m.-3:55 p.m. Plenary NSB
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
9:05 a.m.-10:25 a.m. Plenary NSB
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Plenary NSB (executive session)
Members of the public are advised that the NSB provides some flexibility around start and end times. A session may be allowed to run over by as much as 15 minutes if the Chair decides the extra time is warranted. The next session will start no later than 15 minutes after the noticed start time. If a session ends early, the next meeting may start up to 15 minutes earlier than the noticed start time. Sessions will not vary from noticed times by more than 15 minutes.