Workshop: Articulate and Disseminate Research Priorities in Tropical Biology, Aberdeen, Scotland, July 9, 2003

申请资金用于执行nsf资助的3年项目的最后阶段，以确定和传播热带生物学的研究重点。2000年，热带生物学协会（ATB）与其他组织合作，实施了一个过程，以阐明和优先考虑热带生物学的研究。该进程的目标是回顾热带生物学的最新发展，并确定未来研究的重点。产品的受众包括热带生物学家、其他科学家、决策者和普通公众。该系列的第一个讲习班于2000年在印度班加罗尔举行的ATB年会上举行。2002年2月在华盛顿特区为空管局官员、议员及相关科学家举办规划静修会。2002年7月，在ATB年度会议这一重要国际会议的会场内举行了一次规模更大的研讨会，自然和社会科学家以及政策制定者参加了会议。这笔资金将用于支持第二次ATB静修，在此期间，参与者将与英国生态学会合作为第三次研讨会起草一份报告草案。会议将与2003年7月在苏格兰阿伯丁举行的航管局年会同时举行。所要求的支持将使包括研究生在内的15名美国科学家能够前往阿伯丁参加研讨会。美国科学家的参与将有利于美国科学家和热带国家的科学家促进短期和长期的科学合作。资金还将用于通过传统和电子媒体向预计的受众传播整个三年努力的成果。

Funds are requested to carry out the final stages of a 3-year NSF-funded project to establish and disseminate research priorities in tropical biology. In 2000, The Association for Tropical Biology (ATB), in collaboration with other organizations, implemented a process to articulate and prioritize research in tropical biology. The goals of the process are to review recent developments in tropical biology and to define priorities for future research. The audiences for the products include tropical biologists, other scientists, decision-makers, and the general public. The first workshop in the series was held during the ATB Annual Meeting in Bangalore, India, in 2000. An planning retreat for ATB Officers and Councilors and associated scientists was held in Washington DC in February 2002. In July 2002, a larger workshop was held within the venue of a major international conference, the annual meeting of the ATB, which was attended by natural and social scientists and policy makers. This grant will support the second ATB retreat, during which the participants will craft a draft report for the third workshop in partnership with the British Ecological Society. This will be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the ATB in Aberdeen, Scotland in July 2003. The requested support will enable 15 U.S. scientists, including graduate students, to travel to attend the workshop in Aberdeen. The participation of U.S. scientists will benefit US scientists and those from tropical countries to promote scientific collaboration in the short- and long-term. Funds will also be used to disseminate the results of the full 3-year effort through traditional and electronic media to the projected audiences.