Meeting 7

Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences
May 24, 2001 - May 25, 2001
National Academy of Sciences Building
2100 C St. NW
Washington D.C

Agenda:

MAY 25, 2001 NAS BOARD ROOM

9:00 AM – Noon Open Session

Noon – 5:00 PM Closed Session

9:00 Presentation

Eager to Learn: Educating our Preschoolers
Rochel Gelman, Rutgers University

Report from the Committee on Early Childhood Pedagogy
Study director, Suzanne Donovan

10:00 Break

10:15 Presentation

Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace
Report from the Committee on Musculoskeletal Disorders
Study director, Anne Mavor

11:15 Presentation

The uses of the supercomputer in behavioral and social
sciences research

12:00 – 5:00 Closed Session

Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:

Anne Petersen
Steven Ceci
Eugene Emory
Peter Lennie
Marcia Linn
Michael Rutter
Arnold Sameroff
William Yost

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Opening remarks and review of minutes
Discussion of the Board's functions and membership
Discussion of proposal to NSF for BBCSS activities
Current projects under BBCSS
DBASSE foundation initiative
New initiatives requested by potential sponsors
New Board initiatives and activities

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Musculoskeletal Disorders Handout
Suggestions for new BBCSS members
DBASSE Organizational Structure
List of Board member specialties