# National Science Foundation, National Science Board and Its Subdivisions Sunshine Act Meetings Notice
**Date and Time:**
November 29-30, 2006.
**Wednesday November 29, 2006, 7:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m.**
7:30-7:45 Open
7:45-8 Closed
8-8:45 Open
8:45-9:30 Open
9:30-10 Open
10-11:30 Open
11:30-12 Closed
12:45-2:15 Open
2:15-3:45 Open
3:45-5:15 Closed
**Thursday November 30, 2006, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.**
8-8:45 Open
8:45-9:30 Open
9:30-10 Closed
10-12 Open
1:15-1:30 Closed
1:30-1:45 Closed
1:45-3 Open
**Place:**
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Room 1235, Arlington, VA 22230.
**Public Meeting Attendance:**
All visitors must report to the NSF's visitor's desk at the 9th and N. Stuart Streets entrance to receive a visitor's badge.
**Contact Information:**
Please refer to the National Science Board Web site ( *http://www.nsf.gov/nsb* ) for any schedule updates. *NSB Office:* Dr. Robert Webber, (703) 292-7000.
**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, November 29, 2006**
**Open**
Executive Committee (7:30 a.m.-7:45 a.m.)
• Approval of Minutes for September 2006 Meeting
• Updates or New Business from Committee Members
CPP Task Force on Transformative Research (8 a.m.-8:45 a.m.)
• Approval of Minutes for September 2006 Meeting
• Task Force Chairman's Remarks
• Review of Draft Report, “Enhancing Support of Transformative Research at the National Science Foundation” and Recommendations
CPP Subcommittee on International Science (8:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m.)
• Approval of Minutes
• Task Force Chairman's Remarks
• Discussion of the September 25 Roundtable Discussion Summary Notes
• Information Item: Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)
• Discussion of Future Task Force Activities
CPP Task Force on Hurricane Science and Engineering (9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.)
• Approval of Minutes for September 2006 Meeting
• Task Force Co-Chairmen's Remarks
• Discussion of the Draft NSB Report, Hurricane Warning: Critical Need for a National Hurricane Research Initiative
• Future Activities of the Task Force
Committee on Audit and Oversight (10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.)
• Approval of Minutes of September, 2006 Meeting
• Committee Chairman's Remarks
• OIG Semiannual Report
• Management Response to OIG Semiannual Report
• 2006 Financial Statement Audit
• Chief Information Officer's Update
• Chief Financial Officer's Update, including Performance and Accountability Report/2006 Financial Statement Audit (available at *http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf0701* )
• Initiative on Interim Progress Reports (Research Business Models Subcommittee of the Committee on Science)
EHR Subcommittee on Science and Engineering Indicators (12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.)
• Approval of September Minutes
• Subcommittee Chairman's Remarks
• Brief discussion of Revised Chapter Outlines
• Review of Science and Engineering Indicators Draft Chapters
○ NSB Review—Matrix for Chapter Reviewers and Lead Reviewers
○ External Expert Review
• Discussion of Possible Topics for Board Companion Piece
• Parallel Discussion of Science and Engineering Indicators 2010
○ Data Gaps
○ Meeting with State Representatives
○ Meeting with Industry Representatives
• Web Presentation and Electronic Dissemination of Indicators
• Chairman's Summary
Committee on Programs and Plans (2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.)
• Approval of Minutes
• Committee Chairman's Remarks
• Status Reports:
○ Task Force on International Science
○ Subcommittee on Polar Issues
○ Task Force on Transformative Research
○ Task Force on Hurricane Science and Engineering
• FY 2007 Schedule of Actions and Information Items for NSB Review
• NSB Policy on Recompetition of NSF Awards
• NSB Information Item: Division of Astronomical Sciences Senior Review
• NSB Information Item: National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) and National Solar Observatory (NSO)-Management Review of the 5-year Cooperative Agreement with the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
**Closed**
Executive Committee (7:45 a.m.-8 a.m.)
• Director's Items
○ Specific Personnel Matters
○ Future Budgets
Committee on Audit and Oversight (11:30 a.m.-12 noon)
• Pending Investigations: OIG Staff
Committee on Programs and Plans (3:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m.)
• NSB Action Item: Request for Proposals and Award of a Contract for the Conduct of the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR)
• NSB Action Item: Continuity and Change in American Economic and Social Life: The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) for Fiscal Years 2007-2011
**Thursday, November 30, 2006**
**Open**
CPP Subcommittee on Polar Issues (8 a.m.-8:45 a.m.)
• Approval of September Minutes
• Subcommittee Chairman's Remarks
• OPP Director's Remarks
• Polar Icebreakers in a Changing World: An Assessment of U.S. Needs, A Report of The National Academies, September 2006
Committee on Strategy and Budget (8:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m.)
• Approval of September 28, 2006 CSB Minutes
• Committee Chairman's Remarks
• Findings of NSF Working Group on the Impact of Proposal and Award Management Mechanisms (IPAMM) Study of Award Size, Duration and Proposal Success Rates
• NSF FY 2007 Budget Request
Committee on Education and Human Resources (10 a.m.-12 p.m.)
• Approval of September 2006 Minutes
• Chairman's Remarks
• Evaluation and the Academic Competitiveness Council
• Update on Education Commission
• NSF-EHR Directorate Program Evaluations
• Discussion of Board Response to Congressman Rush Holt Letter
• Subcommittee on Science and Engineering Indicators
• Summary of Nov. 7 Engineering Education Workshop
• NSB Executive Officer's Report
**Closed**
Committee on Strategy and Budget (9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.)
• NSF FY 2008 Budget Request
○ Status of NSF FY 2008 Budget Request
○ Potential Impacts of Grants Management Line of Business on Future Budgets
**Plenary Sessions of the Board (1:15 p.m.-3 p.m.)**
Plenary Executive Closed (1:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m.)
• Approval of September 2006 Minutes
Plenary Closed (1:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.)
• Approval of September 2006 Minutes
• Awards and Agreements
○ NSB Action Item: Request for Proposals and Award of a Contract for the Conduct of the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR)
○ NSB Action Item: Continuity and Change in American Economic and Social Life: The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) for Fiscal Years 2007-2011
• Closed Committee Reports
Plenary Open (1:45 p.m.-3 p.m.)
• Approval of September 2006 Minutes
• Closed Session Items for February 2007 Meeting
• Chairman's Report
• Director's Report
• Open Committee Reports
• Presentation: Overview of NSF Outreach Activities
Michael P. Crosby,
Executive Officer and NSB Office Director.