Project Briefing: The NSF Advisory Committee for Cyberinfrastructure Dan Atkins Director, Alliance for Community Technology University of Michigan In 2001 the National Science Foundation established an Advisory Committee for Cyberinfrastructure, and charged the members with three broad goals: Evaluating the performance of the PACI Program in meeting the needs of the scientific research and engineering community. Recommending new areas of emphasis for the NSF Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering that will respond to the future needs of this community. Recommending an implementation plan to enact any changes anticipated in the recommendations for new areas of emphasis. This session will review the committee's investigations, preliminary findings, and recommendations.