An American Delegation to the First APEC Youth Science Festival

环太平洋倡议主任迈克·斯奈德（Mike Snyder）和美国科学促进会（AAAS）的其他工作人员将为参加1998年8月14日至20日在汉城举行的由韩国主办的亚太经济合作组织（APEC）主办的青年科学节的20名高中生及其陪同人员提供后勤支持。美国学生将从获得NSF青年学者奖的PI提供的提名中选出。在这次活动中，他们将与亚太经合组织18个成员经济体的代表团一起参加。科技节的目标包括向年轻人介绍不同的科学和技术领域，作为未来的职业可能性，并促进该地区崭露头角的科学家和工程师之间的相互了解和未来的合作。艺术节将在广泛的科学和技术领域举办展览、演示、演讲和实验，其中一些是由资深研究人员和教育工作者进行的，一些是由年轻参与者进行的，此外还将举办文化活动、实地考察和社会活动。公团将与美国游客合作，为代表团前往韩国参加庆典提供一切条件和安排。此外，通过旅行前和旅行中的指导以及旅行后的跟踪，PI将努力为参与者提供有意义的跨文化体验。

Mike Snyder, Director of the Pacific Rim Initiative, and other staff of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) will provide logistical support for a group of 20 high school students and their chaperones to attend a Youth Science Festival sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), hosted by Korea in Seoul, August 14-20, 1998. The U.S. students will be selected from nominations provided by PI's who have received NSF Young Scholar awards. At this event, they will join contingents from the 18 member economies of APEC. The Festival's objectives include introducing young people to various fields of science and technology as future career possibilities, and fostering mutual understanding and future cooperation among budding scientists and engineers of the region. The Festival will feature exhibits, demonstrations, presentations and experiments in a wide range of science and technology fields, some by senior researchers and educators and some by the young participants, as well as cultural events, field trips, and social activities. The PI will work with the U.S. travelers to fulfill all requirements and arrangements for the delegation to travel to Korea and participate in the festival. In addition, through guidance before and during the trip and follow-up afterwards, the PI will endeavor to ensure a meaningful cross-cultural experience for the participants.