The Executive Committee of Cornell University's Board of Trustees will hold a brief open session when it meets in Manhattan Nov. 21 at 12:30 p.m. at the Cornell Club of New York, 6 E. 44th St.

The public session, for the meeting's first 15 minutes, will include an update on development of the statutory college operating budget for 1997-98.

The board's Audit Committee also will hold an open session at the start of its 8 a.m. meeting Nov. 21 at the Cornell Club. A draft of the committee's annual report will be discussed.

Tickets for the Executive Committee meeting can be obtained beginning Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Information and Referral desk in Day Hall, on the Cornell campus, or at the Cornell News Service, 840 Hanshaw Road, Cayuga Heights.