The National Science Board (NSB) will hold the fourth of its six annual meetings related to national science and engineering policy issues and oversight of the National Science Foundation (NSF) from August 12-13, in Arlington, Va.

The highlight of the meeting will be a presentation by the NSB's 2008 Vannevar Bush Awardee Norm Augustine on the state of the American science and engineering enterprise in the global economy. The Vannevar Bush Award is the most prestigious award for ...