First AMPATH International Conference: Valdivia, Chile; April 12, 2002

会议的主要目的是为AMPATH参与者、潜在参与者以及对该项目感兴趣的地区、半球或国际组织创造一个交流思想、形成新的合作并巩固现有合作的环境。会议将继续确定AMPATH服务领域内需要或将利用以下方面的大学和研究中心的工作：与美国和全球研究机构的高性能连接（如果可用）。 会议上提议的演讲者包括参与美国合作者之间项目的研究人员，AMPATH是佛罗里达国际大学与环球电讯公司合作的一个项目，旨在支持美国和多国研究人员之间的合作或在AMPATH服务区内完全运行美国项目的科学研究应用。 研究和教育网络到UCAID阿比林网络和中美洲，墨西哥和加勒比地区以及世界其他地区，以进一步推进美国科学和教育。

The main objective of the conference is to create an environment for AMPATH participants, potential participants and those with a regional, hemispheric or international interest in the project to exchange ideas, form new and solidify existing collaborations.The conference will continue the work of identifying the universities and research centers in the AMPATH service area who require, or would take advantage of, high-performance connectivity to research institutions in the U.S. and worldwide if it were available. Proposed speakers at the conference include researchers that participate in projects between collaborators in the U.S., Canada, the AMPATH service area, Europe and Asia/Pacific.AMPATH is a project of Florida International University in collaboration with Global Crossing, in support of scientific research applications that either involve collaboration between U.S. and multi-national researchers or wholly run U.S. projects in the AMPATH service area. Research and Education networks to the UCAID Abilene network and the Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean and the rest of the world to further advance U.S. science and education.