Draft agenda of the sixty-third meeting of the Bureau.

Item 1: Draft agenda of the sixty-third meeting of the Bureau. Item 2: Draft minutes of the sixty-second meeting of the Bureau, 26 March 1987. Minutes record the Bureau's preparation of the thirty-second meeting of the Administrative Board, 27 March 1987 (p.1) and the discussion on the financing of internal evaluation/co-ordination meetings (p.3). 4pp. Item 3: Discussion document on the assessment of evaluation procedure. Covering note states that 'The Administrative Board, at its meeting of 22 November 1985, decided to introduce an experimental procedure for the evaluation of the research reports ... As requested the present note intends to give some elements of assessment after one year of practice.' The Bureau is asked to 'discuss the issues raised in the document so that the Directorate can prepare a new evaluation procedure for approval by the Board.' 12pp. Item 4: Memorandum for the Bureau on the preparation of the 1988 work programme submitted to the Bureau for discussion and approval. Memorandum details the proposed presentation of the 1988 programme, the preparatory activity and the proposed research themes. 3pp. Item 5: Document detailing the preparation of the four-year rolling programme 1989-1992. Document details the proposed timetable, method of preparation and the form and content of the programme. A copy of the 'Conclusions of the Council of 22 June 1984 concerning a Community medium-term social action programme' is attached to the document. Item 6: Draft agenda of the thirty-third meeting of the Administrative Board, 9-10 July 1987. Item 7: Administrative matters: Four decisions approving study contracts. English only. Item 8: Item 9: Item 10: Other: B/63/other(1)-Note of the informal meeting of the Bureau. 'The purpose of the meeting was to have a first informal discussion of the four-year rolling programme 1989-1992 on the basis of the Bureau paper B/63/5.' Note of the informal meeting details the timetable, method of preparation and form and content of the programme. Note concludes 'the above summary notes reflect an informal discussion. They are not conclusions of the meeting but are intended to draw out suggestions for further consideration.' English only. B/63/other(2)-Draft first announcement/invitation to the seminar on 'Social dimensions of biotechnology: towards a European policy', Dublin 12-13 November 1987. English only. Notes: An informal meeting of the Bureau was held at 09.30 before the formal meeting of the Bureau. Informal meeting was to discuss the four-year rolling programme 1989-1992.

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