# Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
**Agency Holding Meeting:**
National Science Foundation, National Science Board and its Subdivisions.
**DATE AND TIME:**
March 12, 2003: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Open Session. Concurrent Sessions: 10 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Closed Session; 2 p.m.-3 p.m., Closed Session.
March 13, 2003: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Open Session. Concurrent Session: 11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m., Closed Session.
**Place:**
The National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, *http://www.nsf.gov/nsb.*
**CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:**
NSF Information Center, (703) 292-5111.
**Status:**
Part of this meeting will be closed to the public. Part of this meeting will be open to the public.
**Matters to be Considered**
**Wednesday, March 12, 2003**
**Open**
Task Force on National Workforce Policy for S&E (8 a.m.-10 a.m.), Room 1295
• Discussion of the draft NWP report
Task Force on S&E Infrastructure (8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.), Room 1235
• Discussion on the final INF report (NSB-02-190)
• Discussion of Draft Communication/Dissemination Plan
Committee on Strategy & Budget (10:30 a.m.-12 Noon), Room 1235
• Review of draft NSF GPRA Strategic Plan, FY 2003-2008
• Discussion of History and Impacts of Funds for Director's Initiatives
• Planning for Implementation of Section 22, NSF Authorization Act
• Review of Contract Activities Examining NSF Business & Management Practices
Subcommittee on S&E Indicators (10 a.m.-11 a.m.), Room 1295
• S&E Indicators 2004—State S&E Chapter
• Final NSB Reviewer Assignments
Executive Committee (2 p.m.-2:20 p.m.), Room 1295
• Director's Report
Committee on Education & Human Resources (3 p.m.-5:30 p.m.), Room 1235
• Agenda for the “Broadening Participation” Workshop
• Reports on NSF K-12, Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
• Report from the Subcommittee on S&E Indicators
• Focus on the Future: Mathematics Education Research
• Update on Meeting of the Mathematics Education Portfolio Review Panel
• Report from the Task Force on NWP
• Information Item: NSF Partnership with DOD for Funding REU Sites
**Closed**
Committee on Strategy and Budget (10 a.m.-10:30 a.m.), Room 1235
• Discussion of the FY 2005 NSF Budget
Executive Committee (2:20 p.m.-3 p.m.), Room 1295
• Specific Personnel Matters
• Future NSF Budgets
Vannevar Bush Award Committee (2 p.m.-3 p.m.), Room 1240
• Discussion of Candidates
**Thursday, March 13, 2003**
**Closed**
Plenary session of the Board (11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.), Room 1235
• Honorary Awards Recommendations
**Open**
Committee on Audit & Oversight (8:30a.m.-11 a.m.), Room 1295
• OIG Updates:
—Performance Plan
—Results of Audit Peer Review
—FY 03 and FY 04 OIG Budgets
• CFO Update:
—FY 03 and FY 04 Budgets
—Facilities Management
—Cost Sharing Implementation Update
• CIO Update: Security
• Contact Activity Examining NSF Business & Management Practices
Committee on Programs & Plans (8:30 a.m.-11 a.m.), Room 1235
• High Performance Computing and Computing Infrastructure
• INF Task Force Report
• Long-Lived Data Collections
• Information Item: Status of Support of U.S. Participation in the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
• Update on NSB Environment Report
• Facilities Management & Oversight Guide: Status & Public Comment
• CPP Issues:
—NSF Authorization Act, Section 14
—Proposal for NSB Meetings Outside Washington
Plenary session of the Board (12:30 p.m.-3 p.m.), Room 1235
• Science Presentations
• Minutes
• Closed Session Items for May 2003
• Chairman's Report
• Director's Report
• Report on the Retreat
• Committee Reports
Gerard Glaser,
Executive Officer, NSB.