Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE)

The Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE) is a congressionally mandated advisory committee to the National Science Foundation.

§ 1885c. Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering

(a) Establishment; purposes
There is established within the Foundation a Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”). The Committee shall provide advice to the Foundation concerning

(1) the implementation of the provisions of sections 1885 to 1885d of this title and
(2) other policies and activities of the Foundation to encourage full participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in scientific, engineering, and professional fields

Amendments

1998-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-207, § 202(d)(2)(A), substituted “minorities, and persons with disabilities in scientific” for “minorities, and other groups currently underrepresented in scientific”.

List of CEOSE Members

BIENNIAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS

Every two years, the Committee shall prepare and transmit to the Director a report on its activities during the previous two years and proposed activities for the next two years. The Director shall transmit to Congress the report, unaltered, together with such comments as the Director deems appropriate.

UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
The next CEOSE meeting will be held on October 30-31, 2012 at the National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia. If you have any further questions, please contact Dr. Bernice Anderson (banderso@nsf.gov) and Dr. Wanda E. Ward (weward@nsf.gov).

Future CEOSE Meetings:
February 25-26, 2013
June 19-20, 2013

CEOSE MEMBER INFORMATION (For Members Only)

CEOSE Members and Federal Liaison

CEOSE Members Only

MEETING INFORMATION