Director's Advisory Committee (DAC), 1976-1983
The Director's Advisory Committee (DAC) sub-series (1 linear foot) documents a committee formed in 1976 as a forum to advise the director on substantive long-range issues involving ISR. Initially, five staff members representing the ISR program directors met twice a month in meetings open to any program director or senior study director. The function of the committee was to discuss and make recommendations about various subjects selected by the director. Topics discussed include programmatic review, promotion policies, and computing. DAC was discontinued during Juster's six-month leave in 1983 and upon his return he did not resume the committee but instead convened ad hoc groups of senior staff to discuss particular issues as they arose. These records are most useful for Juster's position papers on such issues as the functions and roles of the centers and the institute, institute level reviews, and development activities.