# Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE); Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the following meeting:
*Name:* Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (1173).
*Dates/Time:* February 25, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and February 26, 2008, 8:30 a.m-2 p.m.
*Place:* National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.
Building entry badges must be obtained at the above address; the meeting will be held in Room 1235 of the National Science Foundation Building located at 4201 Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia.
*Type of Meeting:* Open.
*Contact Person:* Dr. Margaret E.M. Tolbert, Senior Advisor and Executive Liaison, CEOSE, Office of Integrative Activities, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 292-8040. *[email protected]* .
*Minutes:* May be obtained from the Executive Liaison at the above address.
*Purpose of Meeting:* To provide advice and recommendations concerning broadening participation in science and engineering.
*Agenda:*
**Monday, February 25, 2008**
**Welcome and Opening Statement by the CEOSE Chair; Introductions**
*Presentations and Discussions:*
• Key Points of the Meeting between the CEOSE Chair and the Director of the National Science Foundation.
• NAS Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of the Science and Engineering Workforce Pipeline.
• Discussion with the Director of the National Science Foundation.
• The NSF Budget and Its Implications for Broadening Participation and the CEOSE Path Forward.
• The America Competes Act.
• Reports on NSF Advisory Committee Meetings by CEOSE Liaisons.
• Report of the CEOSE *Ad Hoc* Subcommittee on Strategic Planning.
• Report of the CEOSE *Ad Hoc* Subcommittee on Broadening Participation.
**Tuesday, February 26, 2008**
**Opening Statement by the CEOSE Chair**
*Presentations and Discussions:*
• Report of the CEOSE *Ad Hoc* Subcommittee on Persons with Disabilities—Follow-up Actions pertinent to the Mini-Symposium Held on October 15, 2007.
• Report of the CEOSE *Ad Hoc* Subcommittee on Accountability, Evaluation, and Communications—“ *Joining Forces to Broaden Participation in Science and Engineering Strategies for Inter-Agency Collaborations* ”, the Multi-Federal Agency Study.
• Action Items and Recommendations.
• Completion of Unfinished Business.
Dated: February 5, 2008.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.