News Release

National Science Board To Meet (May 5-7)

Meeting Announcement

U.S. National Science Foundation

Journalists are invited to attend the next open session of the National Science Board (NSB) on Thursday, May 6 and Friday, May 7 at the National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va.

Open session agenda items for May 6:

1:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

1:15 Swearing in NSB nominees
Minutes, February 1999, March 1999
Closed session items for July 1999 meeting
Chair's report, Director's report
1:45 Brief on COSEPUP's recent report on Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA): Morris Tannenbaum
2:30 Presentations by recipients of honorary awards:
Chaitan Khosla (Waterman Award), Maxine Singer (Bush Award), and representative of "The Science Guy" television series (Public Service Award)
3:30 NSB committee charges, structure
4:15 NSB planning and budget for FY2001
5:30 NSB commendation to Navy for Antarctica support

Open session agenda item for May 7:

8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

8:30 Annual business
    - calendar
    - Executive Committee Annual Report
Cost sharing policy
Committee reports
9:30 Report of CPP Task Force on the Environment

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For more information contact:
Jean Pomeroy, 703-306-2000/jpomeroy@nsf.gov (non-media)



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