Develop and Maintain a Web Site to Serve and Advance the Biogeoscience Community, www.biogeosciences.org

2003年，生物地球科学工作组与美国地质学会(GSA)接洽，要求其编写一份提案，以设计、建立和主持一个独立的、独立的网站，以支持整个生物地球科学界。在第一年(2004年)，创建了biogeosciences.org，作为一个渠道，通过它，信息从资助机构、项目经理、社会和科学界的贡献成员流向生物地球科学界。Biogeosciences.org还支持社区建设和对话，以帮助指导和塑造科学话语。目前，GSA正在为该项目的第二年至第四年寻求资金，其中将加强Biogeosciences.org，并将其国际化、促进、评估和支持，以实现第一年开发的全部潜力。在biogeosciences.org之前，没有关于生物地理科学资助机会、当前研究、活动中心和其他重要资源的单一信息来源。有必要建立一个信息交换中心，这是有关生物地理科学的主要信息来源。现在可以通过这一易于使用的最新信息源访问丰富的信息。在第二年到第四年，主要活动将是：1)加强和国际化Biogeosciences.org，2)推广该网站，3)制定和使用适当的衡量标准来监测该网站的活动，以及4)为该网站创建一个稳定的、独立的资金基础。智力价值：完全实现后，生物地理科学将通过将学生和研究人员与相关研究领域的出版物、发现、就业、资金和人员的最新信息联系起来，在全球范围内催化科学进步方面发挥重要作用。更广泛的影响：随着计划在2-4年开展的工作，biogeosciences.org将充分发挥其潜力。它将继续在世界范围内为这一新兴科学服务，吸引新的学生和研究人员到生物地理科学，支持那些已经在该领域的人，并帮助生物地理科学及其科学家蓬勃发展。

0509625HessIn 2003, The Geological Society of America (GSA) was approached by the Biogeosciences Working Group and asked to prepare a proposal to design, build and host an independent, stand-alone Web site in support of the entire biogeoscience community. In Year One (2004), biogeosciences.org was created as a conduit through which information flows to the biogeoscience community from funding agencies, program managers, societies, and contributing members from the scientific community. Biogeosciences.org also supports community building and dialog that can help guide and shape scientific discourse. At this time, GSA seeks funding for Years Two through Four of the project, in which biogeosciences.org will be enhanced and internationalized, promoted, assessed, and supported to achieve the full potential that was developed in Year One. Prior to biogeosciences.org, there was no single source of information about biogeoscience funding opportunities, current research, centers of activity, and other important resources. There was a need for a clearinghouse, a principal source of information about the biogeosciences. A wealth of information can now be accessed through this easy-to-use source of up-to-date information. In Years Two through Four, the major activities will be to: 1) enhance and internationalize biogeosciences.org, 2) promote the site, 3) develop and use appropriate metrics for monitoring site activities, and 4) create a stable, independent funding base for the site. Intellectual Merit: When fully realized, Biogeosciences will play an important role globally in catalyzing advances in the science by connecting students and researchers with current information on publications, discoveries, jobs, funding, and people in relevant fields of study. Broader Impacts: With the work planned for Years Two - Four, biogeosciences.org will achieve its full potential. It will continue to serve this emerging science worldwide by attracting new students and researchers to the biogeosciences, supporting those already in the field, and helping both the biogeosciences and its scientists flourish.