# 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:* March 8, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; March 9, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
*Place:* National Science Foundation (NSF), 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.
To help facilitate your access into the building, please contact the individual listed below prior to the meeting so that a visitors badge may be prepared for you in advance.
*Type of Meeting:* Open.
*Contact Person:* Dr. Margaret E.M. Tolbert, Senior Advisor and CEOSE Executive Liaison, Office of Integrative Activities, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.
*Telephone Numbers:* (703) 292-4216, 703-292-8040 *[email protected].*
*Minutes:* Minutes may be obtained from the Executive Liaison at the above address or the Web site at *http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/activities/ceose/index.jsp.*
*Purpose of Meeting:* To study NSF programs and policies and provide advice and recommendations concerning broadening participation in science and engineering.
**Agenda**
Primary Focus of This Meeting—Orientation to the National Science Foundation.
**Monday, March 8, 2010**
Opening Statement by the CEOSE Chair.
Presentations and Discussions:
✓ Discussion of the CEOSE Congressional Mandate with the General Counsel of the National Science Foundation.
✓ A Conversation with the Director of the National Science Foundation.
✓ Planning and Implementing Future Mini-Symposia.
✓ National Science Foundation Performance and Budget in General.
✓ Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.
✓ Broadening Participation—A National Perspective.
**Tuesday, March 9, 2010**
Opening Statement by the CEOSE Chair.
Presentations, Discussions, and Reports:
✓ The Mini-Symposium on Women of Color in STEM—A Report.
✓ An Overview of the National Science Foundation.
✓ CEOSE Recommendations, 1999-2008.
✓ Reports by CEOSE Liaisons to Advisory Committees of the National Science Foundation.
✓ Review of CEOSE Action Items.
✓ Completion of Unfinished Business.
Dated: February 2, 2010.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.