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Media Advisory 05-019
National Science Board to Meet Sept. 28-29
September 22, 2005
The National Science Board (NSB) will hold its 388th meeting Sept. 28-29, 2005, at the National Science Foundation (NSF) headquarters, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va. This is one of NSB's regular meetings related to general national science and engineering policy issues of interest and specific NSF activities. Media representatives are invited to attend all open sessions, subject to provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act.
Highlights of open sessions include:
Sept. 28
- Subcommittee on Polar Issues, 8:15-9:00 a.m., room 1235 (update on icebreakers; Antarctic geological drilling; research collaboration with Native communities)
- Joint session of the Committee on Strategy and Budget and the Committee on Programs and Plans, 11:00-11:45 a.m., room 1235 (centers and the NSF portfolio; funding rates; award size and duration; highly successful principal investigators)
- Committee on Strategy and Budget, 11:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m., room 1235 (status of FY 2006 budget request to Congress)
Sept. 29
- Open Plenary Session, 1:30-3:30 p.m., room 1235 (discussion of NSB commission on education)
Click here for the full agenda.
Visitors to the sessions should register at the security desk, 9th & Stuart Streets entrance. Click here for directions.
Pre-publication drafts of two recent NSB reports are now available online:
Setting Priorities for Large Research Facility Projects Supported by the National Science Foundation
Long-lived Digital Data Collections: Enabling Research and Education in the 21st Century
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Media Contacts
Leslie Fink, NSF (703) 292-5395 lfink@nsf.gov
Program Contacts
Jean Pomeroy, NSB (703) 292-7000 jpomeroy@nsf.gov
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency that
supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and
engineering, with an annual budget of $6.06 billion. NSF funds reach all 50
states through grants to over 1,900 universities and institutions. Each year,
NSF receives about 45,000 competitive requests for funding, and makes over
11,500 new funding awards. NSF also awards over $400 million in
professional and service contracts yearly.
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