NSB-99-4
Revised February 12, 1999
Agenda
National Science Board
351st Meeting
February 17-18, 1999
The Getty Center
Los Angeles, California
Wednesday, February 17, 1999
| Time |
Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00-12:00 | NSB Open Session, Research Institute Lecture Hall |
|
| 09:00-12:00 | Chairman's Report | |
| 09:00-12:00 | Director's Report | |
| 09:00-12:00 | Framework for Revising the NSF Strategic Plan | |
| 09:00-12:00 | A Demographic Perspective on our Nation's Future | Dr. Peter A. Morrison, The RAND Corporation |
| 09:00-12:00 | NSB Report on Achievement in Science and Mathematics Education | |
| 09:00-12:00 | Other Business | |
| 12:00-01:00 | Buffet luncheon: Private Dining Room | |
| 01:00-02:30 | Getty Center Tour
(Assemble at Museum Entrance Hall Information Desk) |
|
| 02:30-06:00 | Open Session, Continued, Research Institute Lecture Hall | |
| Symposium on Environmental Research, Education and Assessment | ||
| 02:30-04:00 | Opening Remarks | Dr. Eamon M. Kelly, Chairman, NSB |
| 02:30-04:00 | Welcome | Dr. Barry Munitz, President, The Getty Center, Convocation Host Dr. Rita Colwell, Director, National Science Foundation |
| 02:30-04:00 | Overview of Symposium | Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NSB; Chair, NSB Task Force on the Environment |
| 02:30-04:00 | Keynote Address | Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Center of Science and Industry, Columbus, Ohio |
| 04:00-06:00 | Session 1: Emerging Interdisciplinary Opportunities | Dr. John Armstrong, NSB, Moderator |
| 04:00-06:00 | Integrated Studies of Agricultural Landscapes | Dr. Pamela Matson, Stanford University |
| 04:00-06:00 | Ecosystems and Earth's Climate System | Dr. David Schimel, National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| 04:00-06:00 | Complexity and Modeling | Dr. Simon Levin, Princeton University |
| 04:00-06:00 | Lessons Learned from the Global Change Community | Dr. Jerry Melillo, The Ecosystems Center |
| 04:00-06:00 | Discussion and Questions | |
| 06:00 | Reception and Dinner, The Getty Center Restaurant, Private Dining Room, (NSB, NSF Staff) | |
| 06:00 | Dinner Address | Dr. Marcia McNutt, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (invited) |
Thursday, February 18, 1999
NSB Open Session, continued, Research Institute Lecture Hall
| Time |
Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30-08:45 | Welcome | Dr. Eamon M. Kelly, Chair, NSB Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Chair, NSB Task Force on the Environment |
| 08:45-10:15 | Session 2: New Tool and Alliances | Dr. Anita Jones, NSB, Moderator |
| 08:45-10:15 | The Future as Changed by Biotechnology | Dr. Christopher Somerville, Carnegie Institute |
| 08:45-10:15 | Environmental Technology | Dr. Darryl Banks, CH2M Hill, Inc. |
| 08:45-10:15 | Information Technology | Dr. Catherine Gautier, University of California Santa Barbara |
| 08:45-10:15 | Discussion and Questions | |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break | |
| 10:30-12:00 | Session 3: Human Dimensions and New Ways of Thinking | Dr. Diana Natalicio, NSB, Moderator |
| 10:30-12:00 | Understanding Human Behavior | Dr. Carole Crumley, UNC Chapel Hill |
| 10:30-12:00 | Equity and Social Justice Issues | Dr. Beverly Wright, Xavier University |
| 10:30-12:00 | Public Values | Dr. Theresa Satterfield, Decision Research, Inc. |
| 10:30-12:00 | Discussion and Questions | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch NSB, NSF Staff, Speakers | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Luncheon Address | Dr. Robert Huggett, Michigan State University |
| 01:30-03:10 | Session 4: From Reaction to Proaction | Dr. Claudia Mitchell-Kernan, NSB, Moderator |
| 01:30-03:10 | Assessments and Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty | Dr. William Clark, Harvard University |
| 01:30-03:10 | Education Issues | Dr. Judith Espinosa, Alliance for Transportation Research (invited) |
| 01:30-03:10 | Environment, Ecology and Human Disease | Dr. Terry Yates, University of New Mexico |
| 01:30-03:10 | Integrating Research and Decision Making | Ambassador Richard Benedick, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory |
| 01:30-03:10 | Discussion and Questions | |
| 03:10-03:20 | Break | |
| 03:20-04:40 | Session 5: Enabling Partnerships | Dr. M.R.C. Greenwood, NSB, Moderator |
| 03:20-04:40 | International Partnerships | Dr. Berrien Moore, University of New Hampshire |
| 03:20-04:40 | Federal Partnerships | Dr. Rosina Bierbaum, Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| 03:20-04:40 | Cross-disciplinary Partnerships | Dr. Geoff Heal, Columbia University |
| 03:20-04:40 | Discussion and Questions | |
| 04:40-05:00 | Concluding Remarks | Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Chair, NSB Task Force on the Environment Dr. Rita Colwell, Director, National Science Foundation Dr. Eamon Kelly, Chair, National Science Board |
| 05:00 | Adjourn |
NSB/ENV-99-4
Marta Cehelsky
Executive Officer
Approved:
Eamon M. Kelly
Chairman