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Place: National Science Foundation,

Stafford Place, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room

970, Arlington, VA 22230.

Contact Person: Dr. Stuart Plattner,

Program Director for Cultural Anthropology,

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone:

(703) 306–1758.

Agenda: To review and evaluate Cultural

Anthropology proposals as part of the

selection process for awards.

5. Date & Time: November 18, 1997; 8:00

a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation,

Stafford Place, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room

320, Arlington, VA 22230.

Contact Person: Dr. Stuart Plattner,

Program Director for Cultural Anthropology,

National Science Foundation, 4201, Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone:

(703) 306–1758.

Agenda: To review and evaluate Cultural

Dissertation proposals as part of the selection

process for awards.

6. Date & Time: November 17–18, 1997;

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Place: National Center for Ecological

Analysis Synthesis, University of California,

Suite 300, 735 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA

93101–3351.

Contact Person: Dr. Thomas Leinbach, or

Bernard Bauer, Program Directors for

Geography, National Science Foundation,

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA

22230. Telephone: (703) 306–1754.

Agenda: To review and evaluate

Geography proposals as part of the selection

process for awards.

7. Date & Time: December 8–9, 1997; 8:00

a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation,

Stafford Place, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room

310.

Contact Person: Dr. Thomas Leinbach, or

Bernard Bauer, Program Directors for

Geography, National Science Foundation,

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA

22230. Telephone: (703) 306–1754.

Agenda: To review and evaluate

Geography Dissertation proposals as part of

the selection process for awards.

Time of Meetings: Closed.

Purpose of Meetings: To provide advice

and recommendations concerning support for

research proposals submitted to the NSF for

financial support.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: September 22, 1997.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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Proposal Review Panel in Earth

Sciences; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting.

Name: Proposal Review Panel in Earth

Sciences (1569).

Date and Time: October 15–17, 1997; 8:30

a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230,

Room 770.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Leonard E. Johnson,

Program Director, Continental Dynamics

Program, Division of Earth Sciences, Room

785, National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230;

Telephone: (703) 306–1559

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate

Continental Dynamics proposals as part of

the selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: September 22, 1997.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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Committee on Equal Opportunities in

Science and Engineering; Notice of

Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended, the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Committee on Equal Opportunities

in Science and Engineering (#1173).

Date & Time: October 14–15, 1997; 11:30

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00.

Place: Room 1295, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington,

VA.

Type of Meeting: Open.

Contact Person: Sue Kemnitzer, Executive

Secretary, Room 585, NSF, 4201 Wilson

Blvd., Arlington, Va. 22230. Phone: (703)

306–1382.

Minutes: May be obtained from the contact

person at the above address.

Purpose of Meeting: To advise NSF on

policies and activities of the Foundation to

encourage full participation of women,

minorities, and persons with disabilities

currently underrepresented in scientific,

engineering, professional, and technical;

fields and to advise NSF concerning

implementation of the provisions of the

Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities

Act.

Agenda: (Tentative)

Tuesday, October 14, 1997

11:30 Lunch (Sandwiches brought into the

room)

Noon Welcome; Introduction of New

Members; Minutes

12:30 Description of the charge to CEOSE

1:00 Congressional report and

Congressional staff visitor

2:00 Break

2:30 Status of Implementation of the New

Merit Review Criteria

3:00 Human Resource Development

Working Group and Task ForceUpdate

3:30 Strategic Planning Follow Up; Other

Federal Science Agencies; Persons with

Disabilities; Capacity Building within

NSF

4:30 Meeting with the Deputy Director

(suggested time)

5:00 Adjorn

October 15, 1997

8:00 Science Resource Studies Division

Data Briefing; Women, Minorities and

Persons with Disabilities 1998 Report

Office of Management and Budget

Ethnicity Classification

8:30 Data Needs for 1998 Congressional

Report

9:00 Briefing on Science Policy Issues

10:00 Update on new programs (POWRE

and IGERT)

10:30 Reports from Advisory Committee

Liaisons

11:00 Issues Regarding Persons with

Disabilities

Noon Open discussion/Working Lunch

1:00 Linking with Other Federal Agencies

2:00 Capacity Building within NSF

3:00 Meeting with the Director (suggested

time)

4:00 Plans for the next meeting

5:00 Adjourn

Dated: September 22, 1997.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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Special Emphasis Panel in Networking

& Communications Research &

Infrastructure; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting.

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Networking and Communications Research &

Infrastructure (# 1207).