Advisory Committee for Geosciences (AC/GEO)

October 19-20, 2016 Room 1235

Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, October 19th
8:00 am-8:30 am / Light Refreshments
8:30 am-8:45 am / Welcome & Introductions / George Hornberger, Chair, AC GEO
8:45 am-9:00 am / Update on NSF GEO Activities / Roger Wakimoto, AD GEO
9:00 am-10:00 am / Panel Discussion on Budget & Congressional Affairs / Michael Sieverts, Director, Office of Budget; Anthony Gibson, Senior Advisor, Office of Legislative & Public Affairs
10:00 am-10:15 am / Break
10:15 am-11:15 am / COV Reports
AGS Atmosphere Section / Kim Prather, AC GEO; Patrick Harr, Section Head/AGS
PLR Antarctic Section / Rana Fine & Greg Sullivan, AC GEO; Eric Saltzman, Section Head/PLR
PLR Arctic Section / Berry Lyons, AC GEO; Roberta Marinelli, COV Chair; Simon Stephenson, Section Head/PLR
11:15 am-12:15 pm / Reproducibility in Computational Science: Framing and Steps Forward / Victoria Stodden, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
12:15 pm-12:45 pm / Break
12:45 pm-2:00 pm / Discussion: NSF “Big Ideas” / George Hornberger, AC GEO Chair; Roger Wakimoto, AD GEO
2:00 pm-3:00 pm / Update on GEO Education Activities / Brandon Jones, AD/GEO
3:00 pm-3:15 pm / Break
3:15 pm-4:00 pm / Preparation for Meeting with the NSF Director & Chief Operating Officer / George Hornberger & AC GEO Members
4:00 pm-5:00 pm / Meeting with the NSF Director & Chief Operating Officer / France Córdova, Director, Richard Buckius, Chief Operating Officer, NSF & George Hornberger, AC GEO
5:00 pm / Meeting Adjourns for the Day
Thursday, October 20th
7:30 am-8:00 am / Light Refreshments
8:00 am-9:45 am / Division Subcommittee Meetings
Ocean Sciences (portion will be joint with PLR), Room 730 / Rana Fine, AC GEO; Richard Murray, Division Director, OCE
Polar Programs (portion will be joint with OCE), Room 1235 / Berry Lyons, AC GEO; Kelly Falkner, Division Director, PLR
Earth Sciences, Room 770 / George Hornberger, AC GEO; Carol Frost, Division Director, Earth Sciences
Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences, Room 380 / Vicki Arroyo, AC GEO; Paul Shepson, Division Director, Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences
9:45 am-10:00 am / Break
10:00 am-10:45 am / Open Discussion / George Hornberger & AC GEO Members
10:45 am-11:00 am / Status of Revised NSF Strategic Plan / Stephen Meacham, Office of Integrative Activities
Break
11:15 am-12:15 pm / Division Subcommittee Reports
Ocean Sciences / Rana Fine, AC GEO; Richard Murray, Division Director, OCE
Polar Programs / Berry Lyons, AC GEO; Kelly Falkner, Division Director, PLR
Earth Sciences / George Hornberger, AC GEO; Carol Frost, Division Director, Earth Sciences
Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences / Vicki Arroyo, AC GEO; Paul Shepson, Division Director, Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences
12:15 pm-12:30 pm / Break
12:30-1:30 pm / NSF Activities Related to Broadening Participation and Broader Impacts / Suzi Iacono, Office Director, Integrative Activities
1:30 pm-2:00 pm / Meeting Wrap-Up: Open Discussion and Action Items / George Hornberger & AC GEO Members
2:00 pm / Meeting Adjourned