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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION DIRECTORATE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

BIO ADVISORY COMMITTEE Room 375, Stafford I November 2-3, 2006

Thursday, November 2, 2006 8:00 am Welcome, Introduction of New Members James P. Collins, Assistant Director, BIO

Remarks, Approval of Minutes Susan Stafford, Chair, BIO AC

8:15 am Discussion of BIO Vision, Role of the AC James P. Collins, Assistant Director, BIO

8:45 am Setting the Context NSF Strategic Plan Joann Roskoski, Executive Officer, BIO

FY 2007 Budget Sonya Mallinoff, Senior Advisor, BIO

Success Rates Joanne Tornow, Senior Advisor, BIO

9:30 am Orientation for New Members Joann Roskoski, Executive Officer, BIO

10:30 am BREAK

10:45 am Discussion Topic: Cyberinfrastructure Manfred Zorn, Program Director, BIO/DBI Chris Greer, Program Director, OCI

OCI-AC report Robert Robbins, BIO AC liaison to the OCI AC

11:45 am Walk to Westin Hotel

12:00 Noon Working Lunch and Discussions with Advisory Committee for the Education and Human Resources Directorate (EHR AC) Susan Stafford, Chair, BIO AC Sally Frost Mason, Chair, EHR AC

Discussion Topics: Undergraduate Education in the Biological Sciences Penny Firth, Acting Division Director, BIO/DEB Dan Litynski, Acting Division Director, EHR/DUE

Broadening Participation in the Biological Sciences Tom Brady, Division Director, BIO/IOB Roosevelt Johnson, Program Director, EHR/HRD

1:30 pm BREAK (Return to NSF)

2:00 pm Status of Developing Activities Neuroscience Rae Silver, Senior Advisor, Office of the Director

Theoretical Biology Saran Twombly, Program Director, BIO/DEB

NEON Elizabeth Blood, Program Director, BIO/DBI

3:00 pm Discussion Topic: Systems Biology Machi Dilworth, Division Director, BIO/DBI

3:45 pm Discussion

4:30 pm Reports COV Reports EF: Chris Comer, BIO AC DEB: Michael Mares, BIO AC

ERE-AC Report Susan Stafford, Chair and BIO AC liaison to the ERE-AC

CEOSE Report Muriel Poston, CEOSE liaison to the BIO AC

5:15 pm Adjourn/Reception Room 605, Stafford I

6:30 pm DINNER - Thai Terrace Restaurant

Friday, November 3, 2006 8:30 am Discussion Topic: Institutional Barriers to Recruiting POs and DDs Maryanna Henkart, Division Director, BIO/MCB

9:30 am Preparation for discussion with NSF Director

10:00 am Discussion with Arden Bement, Director, NSF

11:00 am Discussion and Future Business

12:00 noon Adjourn