2026-01-12 NSF ACO Meeting Agenda & Summary

Decisions made during the meeting:

Weekly ACO–NSF Meeting Structure  

Items highlighted in blue are instructions for each section.

1. Joint Program Updates (10 min) 

   1. ACO Program Updates (5 min) - John Towns
      Section content instructions: High-level summary of what changed since last week. 
      Metrics snapshot (usage, staffing, financials). 

      1. Staffing Report - no change

      2. Financials - Summary
         
         

         Open

         

   2. NSF Updates (5 min) 
      Section content instructions: NSF perspective: relevant program, agency, or portfolio updates
      Any context that may affect ACCESS or ACO operations.

      1.  none
         
         

2. NSF Action Items - (5 min) https://access-ci.atlassian.net/jira/core/projects/ATT/list?sortBy=duedate&direction=ASC&filter=status%20in%20(%22To%20Do%22%2C%20In-Progress)%20AND%20%22Category%5BCategory%5D%22%20in%20(Original-PEP%2C%20PY3-PEP-WBS-5%2C%20PY3-PEP-WBS-4%2C%20PY3-PEP-WBS-3%2C%20PY3-PEP-WBS-2%2C%20PY3-PEP-WBS-1%2C%20%22NSF%20Meeting%20To%20Do%22)

   1. May be late by a couple days on the Quarterly Report - will be done this week

   2. moved ATT-208 to Done/Complete
      
      

      Open

      

       

3. Carryover Action Items (5 min) 
   Section content instructions: Review prior week’s decisions & commitments. 
   Confirm closed vs. still open.
   Note blockers. 

   1. none

4. Critical Status & Red Items (10 min) 
   Section content instructions: Current or Overdue Tasks (top 3–5)
   Owner quick updates + path to resolution. 
   NSF input requested if escalation/decision is needed. 

   1. none

5. Program Spotlight (15 min)  - Dine
   Section content instructions: Brief look at one priority area each week (e.g., risk, staffing, allocations, milestones). 
   Goal: share context and keep alignment at the program level. 
   Detailed work continues in ACO team meetings — this time is for big-picture feedback.  

   1. PPT Template created for Comms to share impact stories with NSF so they may add it to presentations, etc.

   2. This is a template for them to use - Dina and team will keep it updated

   3. For now updating quarterly is enough - they are not speaking regularly

   4. Just having the format is wonderful

   5. This is useful for her colleagues as well
      
      

6. Wrap-Up: Next Steps & Action Items (2–3 min) 
   Section content instructions: Confirm owners + deadlines. 
   Recap today’s decisions. - Today's Decisions (top of the agenda)
   Identify materials NSF expects before the next meeting. 

Additional Discussion

1. Jan 19, 2026 - meeting cancelled due to holiday

2. Quarterly Meeting

   1. Attendance in person or virtual - nothing in person for Sharon

      1. EAB - by zoom

      2. Staff - by zoom

Next Meeting: Jan 26, 2026 next meeting