For the past 50 years, if U.S. scientists dreamed it, government usually found the money to make it a reality. But with current government budget-cutting and projections for even tighter budgets, it remains to be seen who will foot the bill for science and engineering research in the 21st century. Hoping to frame new strategies for funding scientific research, the National Science Board, governing council for the federal granting agency the National Science Foundation, will meet March 28-29 at the University of California, Davis, Alumni and Visitors Center. The California visit is an unusual off-site meeting for the board, which normally convenes at the foundation headquarters in Arlington, Va. "We're wrestling with how we can make the case for public investment in research in the post-Cold War era," said Charles Hess, director of international programs at UC Davis and former undersecretary for science and eduction at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. "We hope that California, which so typifies the post-Cold War economy and receives more NSF research dollars than any other state, will provide a setting that will stimulate new strategies for funding scientific research." Participants in the National Science Board meeting will incude top researchers and university administrators from across the country. The meeting will be preceded by the UC Davis Chancellor's Forum at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in Wyatt Pavilion. Discussing "The University and Its Critics" will be NSB chair Frank Rhodes, president emeritus of Cornell University. The National Science Board is a 24-member council of leaders from academia and industry, charged with formulating national policies in science, engineering and education; establishing NSF policies; and approving budget proposals, new programs and major awards. Attached is a schedule for the meeting, most of which is open to the public. National Science Board Meeting University of California, Davis Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center Wednesday, March 27 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Chancellor's Forum: Dr. Frank Rhodes, president emeritus of Cornell University and chair of the National Science Board, speaking about "The University and Its Critics." 5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Reception, Wyatt Pavilion Thursday, March 28 NSB Meeting -- "Science and Engineering Research and Education in the 21st Century" 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m Session I: Research as a Public Priority Eric Bloch, distinguished fellow, Council on Competitiveness, "Research as a Vital Foundation for Society" MRC Greenwood, UC Davis dean of graduate studies and vice provost for academic outreach, "The Future Role of the Federal Government" Charles Shank, director of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, "A View of Research in the Future and the Role of the Federal Laboratories" 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. to noon Session II: The Research University as a Vital Contributor Donald Kennedy, professor of biological sciences and president emeritus of Stanford University, "The Role and Contributions of Major Private Universities" James Duderstadt, president of the University of Michigan and an NSB member, "The Role and Contributions of Major Public Universities" 1:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Session III: Capitalizing on Investments in Science and Engineering "The Cornell Experience," Norman Scott, vice president of research, and David BenDaniel, the Don and Margi Berens Professor of Entrepreneurship Robert Byer, Stanford University, "The Interface of Technology and Manufacturing" 3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Session IV: Research -- A Key to Education Introduction: Charles Hess, director of international programs at UC Davis and an NSB member "The Synergy Between Research and Education: The Davis Experience" George Bruening, a plant pathology professor and director of the Center for Engineering Plants for Resistance Against Pathogens at UC Davis William Jackson, professor of chemistry and director of the Minority in Undergraduate Research Participation in the Physical and Mathematical Sciences Program at UC Davis Pieter Stroeve, professor of chemical engineering and materials science and director of the Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies at UC Davis Richard Scalettar, associate professor of physics at UC Davis, "A Perspective from a Junior Faculty Member" Friday, March 29 8:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Session V: Education -- A Statewide Perspective Panel chair: James Powell, executive director, Los Angeles Natural History Museum and an NSB member Luther Williams, assistant director, education and human resources, NSF, "Overview" Kathryn DiRanna, director, California Science Implementation Network, UC Irvine, "California Statewide and Los Angeles Systemic Initiative" Sherry Fraser, director, Interactive Mathematics Project, "Interactive Mathematics Project" Laurel Wilkening, chancellor of UC Irvine, "University of California Alliance for Minority Participation" Angelica Stacy, chemistry department, UC Berkeley, "Undergraduate Chemistry Education" 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Session VI Research, the Foundation of the Future Neal Lane, NSF director, "The Future of NSF" Frank Rhodes, NSB chair, "Summation" 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Media Availability 1 p.m. Laboratory tour of the Center for Engineering Plants for Resistance Against Pathogens, an NSF-funded UC Davis research unit that focuses on the tomato as a scientific model for studying how disease-resistance can be genetically engineered into crop plants.