2005 NSF-DOE EPSCoR Conference--Collaborative Research Opportunities for Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy

西弗吉尼亚州国家煤炭和能源研究中心（WV NRCCE）——西弗吉尼亚州能源部EPSCoR项目的领导办公室——与最新的国家实验室国家能源技术实验室（NETL）合作，将于2005年6月14日至15日在西弗吉尼亚州摩根敦主办名为“清洁、可负担和安全能源的合作研究机会”的美国国家科学基金会-美国能源部刺激竞争性研究实验项目会议。会议的总体目标是促进EPSCoR各州参与以化石能源为重点的研究，其目标如下：提高EPSCoR各州对国家实验室设施和项目的认识，特别是那些与NETL有持续关系的实验室。讨论各州对EPSCoR项目的优势和困难的看法，以及如何解决这些问题。促进NSF和DOE EPSCoR州之间的区域合作。促进科学家之间的互动。会议还将为联邦机构提供与州EPSCoR管理人员和科学家会面的机会，以评估项目并酌情提出新的方向。最终，这次活动将使各国通过全体会议、小组讨论、海报和分组会议加强对国家实验室的了解。

The West Virginia National Research Center for Coal and Energy (WV NRCCE)-the West Virginia's lead office for the WV DOE EPSCoR Program-in collaboration with the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)-the newest national laboratory- will host the NSF-DOE Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Conference titled "Collaborative Research Opportunities for Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy" on June 14-15, 2005 in Morgantown, West Virginia. The overarching goal of the conference is to promote EPSCoR states' involvement in research focused on fossil energy and its objectives are the following: To enhance EPSCoR states' awareness of facilities and programs at the national laboratories, especially those with ongoing relationships with NETL. To discuss states' perceptions of the strengths and difficulties of the EPSCoR program and how to address them. To promote regional collaboration between NSF and DOE EPSCoR states. To foster scientist-to-scientist interactions.The conference will also afford the federal agencies an opportunity to meet with state EPSCoR administrators and scientists to assess the programs and to promote new directions as appropriate. Ultimately, this event will allow states to enhance their understanding of the national laboratories through plenary, panel, poster, and breakout sessions.