# Advisory Committee for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the following meeting:
*Name:*
Advisory Committee for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (#1171).
*Date/Time:*
October 27, 2016; 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
October 28, 2016; 8:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
*Place:* National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Stafford I, Room 1235, Arlington, VA 22230.
*Type of Meeting:* Open.
*Contact Person:* Dr. Deborah Olster, Office of the Assistant Director, Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 905, Arlington, Virginia 22230; Telephone: 703-292-8700.
*Summary of Minutes:* May be obtained from contact person listed above.
*Purpose of Meeting:* To provide advice and recommendations to the National Science Foundation on major goals and policies pertaining to Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate (SBE) programs and activities.
**Agenda**
**Thursday, October 27, 2016**
• SBE Directorate and Division Updates
• NSF Strategic Plan
• Update from the National Institutes of Health
• Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES) Committee of Visitors Report and SES Response
• The National Academies' Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reflections from the Executive Director
• NSF “Big Idea” for Future Investment: Navigating the New Artic
• Report to the National Science Board on the NSF's Merit Review Process Fiscal Year 2015
**Friday, October 28, 2016**
• Meeting with NSF Leadership
• NSF “Big Idea” for Future Investment: Understanding the Rules of Life: Predicting Phenotype
• Reframing the Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Future Meetings, Assignments and Concluding Remarks
Dated: September 26, 2016.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.