Hi all, I’m sharing this notice from the Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/08/23/2018-18219/advisory-committee-for-biological-sciences-notice-of-meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the following meeting: Name and Committee Code: Advisory Committee for Biological Sciences (#1110). Date and Time: September 20, 2018; 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. September 21, 2018; 8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Place: National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room E 2020, Alexandria, VA 22314. Please contact Melody Jenkins at mjenk...@nsf.gov<mailto:mjenk...@nsf.gov> to obtain a visitor badge. All visitors to the NSF will be required to show photo ID to obtain a badge. Type of Meeting: Open. Contact Person: Brent Miller, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room C 12016, Alexandria, VA 22314; Tel. No.: (703) 292-8400. Purpose of Meeting: The Advisory Committee for the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) provides advice, recommendations, and oversight concerning major program emphases, directions, and goals for the research-related activities of the divisions that make up BIO. Agenda: Agenda items will include Directorate updates; Advisory Committee for Environmental Research Start and Education and Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering updates; a review of NSF's policy on sexual harassment, Committee of Visitor reports; discussion of National Ecological Observatory Network user engagement; programmatic activities within BIO and graduate education/training; updates on NSF's Big Ideas; and other matters relevant to the Directorate for Biological Sciences. Dated: August 20, 2018. Advisory Committee for Biological Science Website: https://www.nsf.gov/bio/advisory.jsp Nicole Zimmerman Public Affairs Manager Ecological Society of America
