# 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 8, 2011, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. February 9, 2011, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
*Place:* Arlington, Virginia 22203. Additional meeting location information will be available at *http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/activities/ceose/index.jsp* .
*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 to the National Science Foundation (NSF) concerning broadening participation in science and engineering.
*Agenda:*
**Tuesday and Wednesday, February 8-9, 2011**
Opening Statement by the CEOSE Chair.
Remarks by the Interim Director of the NSF Office of Integrative Activities.
Presentations and Discussions:
✓ Discussion of Plans for the Mini-Symposium on the Science of Broadening Participation
✓ Reports from CEOSE Liaisons to NSF Advisory Committees
✓ Discussion of NSF Responses to CEOSE Recommendations
✓ Review of the Draft “2009-2010 CEOSE Biennial Report to Congress”
✓ Conversation with Dr. Subra Suresh, Director, National Science Foundation
✓ Report on OISE Technical Support to Minority Serving Institutions
✓ Update on the National Science Board Study of the NSF Merit Review Criteria
✓ The State of the National Science Foundation Relative to Diversity and Inclusion
✓ Discussion of Unfinished Business
Dated: January 19, 2011.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.