Furthering U.S. Interests and International Leadership in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences

美国数学和物理科学界由国家科学院（NAS）在七个国际科学联盟中代表：国际天文学联合会（IAU）、国际无线电科学联合会（URSI）、国际理论和应用物理学联合会（IUPAP）、国际光学委员会（ICO）、国际理论和应用化学联合会（IUPAC）、国际晶体学联合会（IUCr）和国际数学联合会（IMU）。美国国家委员会（USNC），由NAS工作人员，协调美国为相应的国际联盟的会议和科学会议，研讨会，并由这些联盟组织的研讨会，以确定研究主题，问题和他们的特定学科感兴趣的计划的准备工作;确定和支持美国科学家参加联盟活动;并安排向七个工会支付美国会费。该奖项提供资源，以承担这些活动到2003年的费用。

The U.S. mathematical and phycial sciences communities are represented by the Naitonal Academy of Sciences (NAS) in seven international scientific unions: the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the International Radio Science Union (URSI), the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP), the International Commission for Optics (ICO), the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), and the International Mathematical Union (IMU). U.S. National Committees (USNC's), staffed by the NAS, coordinate U.S. preparations for meetings of the corresponding international unions and for scientific conferences, symposia, and workshops organized by these unions to identify research topics, issues, and programs of interest to their specific disciplines; identify and support U.S. scientists to participate in union activities; and arrange for payment of U.S. dues to the seven unions.This award provides resources to underwrite the costs of these activities through CY 2003.