Advisory Committee for Social, Behavioral and Economic 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 Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (#1171) (Virtual).

Date and Time: December 3-4, 2020; 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (EST).

Place: NSF, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314. Virtual AC Meeting via Zoom. Advance registration is required: nsf.zoomgov.com/​webinar/​register/​WN_​-BGhgnjcQjugMpfk5X_​yMQ. ( printed page 71109)

Type of Meeting: Open.

Contact Person: Dr. Deborah Olster, Office of the Assistant Director, Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences; National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; Telephone: (703) 292-8700.

Summary of Minutes: Will be available on SBE advisory committee website at: www.nsf.gov/​sbe/​advisory.jsp.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and recommendations to the National Science Foundation on major goals and policies pertaining to Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate (SBE) programs and activities.

Agenda Items

• Welcome, Introductions, Approval of Previous Advisory Committee Meeting Summary
• Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate (SBE) Update
• COVID-19-related Research in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
• Meeting with NSF Leadership
• Collaborations between SBE and the Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering
• SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities Committee of Visitors Report
• Partnerships
• Federal Data Strategy
• Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering Update
• Advisory Committee on Environmental Research and Education Update
• New SBE Funding Opportunities
• Wrap-up, Assignments, Closing Remarks