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

美国数学和物理科学界由美国国家科学院(NAS)代表参加七个国际科学联盟：国际天文学联合会(IAU)、国际射电科学联合会(URSI)、国际理论和应用物理联合会(IUPAP)、国际光学委员会(ICO)、国际理论和应用化学联合会(IUPAC)、国际结晶学联合会(IUCR)和国际数学联盟(IMU)。由NAS组成的美国国家委员会(USNC)协调美国为相应国际工会的会议以及这些工会组织的科学会议、研讨会和研讨会所做的准备工作，以确定其特定学科感兴趣的研究主题、问题和计划；确定和支持美国科学家参与工会活动；并安排向七个工会支付美国会费。该奖项提供资源，以在2003年前支付这些活动的费用。

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.