NSF is encouraging computer scientists and anthropologists to propose joint research. A report from the recent CRA/AAA workshop on Culture, Society and Advanced Information Technology can be downloaded from , in PostScript or Acrobat format. [John C. Cherniavsky , 9/24/96.]

The following are selected deadlines from the 10/96 NSF Bulletin. I've omitted programs for handicapped scientists, education or curriculum development, and international collaboration. [grants, 9/23/96.]

Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) programs: Theory of Computing, 10/1/96, . CISE Research Infrastructure Program, 10/21/96, . CISE Postdoctoral Associateships, 11/1/96, . Experimental Software Systems, 11/1/96 target, . Computer Systems, Architecture, and Software, 11/4/96 and 2/14/97, . Networking and Communications Research, 12/1/96, . New Millenium Computing Point Design Studies, 12/15/96, . CISE Institutional Infrastructure Program--Minority Institutions, 2/13/97, . Database and Expert Systems, 2/15/97 and 9/15/97 targets, . Information Technology and Organizations, 2/15/97 and 9/15/97 targets, . Interactive Systems, 2/15/97 and 9/15/97 targets, . Knowledge Models and Cognitive Systems, 2/15/97 and 9/15/97 targets, . Robotics and Machine Intelligence, 2/15/97 and 9/15/97 targets, . Numeric, Symbolic, and Geometric Computation (including computer graphics), 2/28/97 and 9/15/97, . CISE Educational Innovation Program, 3/18/97, . CISE Instrumentation, 8/7/97, . Software Engineering and Languages, 9/15/97, .

Education and Human Resources (EHR) programs: Academic Advancement in Research and Education (AARE) for nontenured scientists, 10/15/96 and 2/15/97, . Graduate and Minority Graduate Research Fellowships, 11/7/96, (423) 241-4300. Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement, 11/15/96, (703) 306-1666. NATO Postdoctoral Fellowships in Science and Engineering, mid-11/96, 306-1696. Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST), 12/1/96, . Advanced Technological Education, 12/10/96 and 4/29/97, 306-1668. Applications for Advanced Technologies, 1/15/97 target, 306-1651. Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)--Sites, 9/15/97, 306-1603.

Engineering (ENG) programs: Management of Technological Innovation, 10/1/96 and 4/1/97, . Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, 10/17/96, . Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI), 1/5/97, (703) 306-1330. Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR), 1/17/97, 306-1391. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), 6/12/96.

Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) programs: University/Industry Cooperative Research Programs in the Mathematical Sciences, 11/13/96 target, (703) 306-1880. Research Planning Grants and Career Advancement Awards for Women Scientists and Engineers (RPG/CAA), 1/15/97 target, 306-1880. Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), 9/17/97 target, 306-1880.

Office of Science and Technology Infrastructure (STI) programs: Recognition Awards for the Integration of Research and Education, 11/15/96, (703) 306-1040. Academic Research Infrastructure Program (Instrumentation), TBA, .

Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) programs: International Research Fellow Awards (formerly Postdoctoral and Junior Investigator Research Fellowship Program), 11/1/96, (703) 306-1706. Decision, Risk, and Management Science, 1/15/97 target, 306-1757. Human Cognition and Perception, 1/15/97 and 7/15/97 targets, 306-1732. Linguistics, 1/15/97 and 7/15/97 targets, 306-1731. Also numerous programs with specific countries.

Staff changes: Frank Anger, PD for Software Engineering and Languages, (703) 306-1911; James M. Davenport, PD for Statistics and Probability, 306-1883; Raymon Glantz, PD for Computational Neuroscience, 306-1416; Anand Tripathi, PD for Computer Systems, Architecture, and Software, 306-1912; and Zeke Zalcstein, PD for Theory of Computing, 306-1912.