- Mission [1]
- In 2000, NSF established the Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education (AC-ERE). NSF's Director, Dr. Rita
Colwell, charged the Committee at its first meeting in October 2000. AC-ERE is to:· Provide advice, recommendations and oversight
concerning support for the NSF's environmental research and education portfolio.· Be a base of contact with the scientific
community to inform NSF of the impact of its research support and NSF-wide policies on the scientific community.· Serve as
a forum for consideration of interdisciplinary environmental topics as well as environmental activities in a wide range of
disciplines.· Provide broad input into long-range plans and partnership opportunities.· Perform oversight of program management,
overall program balance, and other aspects of program performance for environmental research and education activities.
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