Conference: Southern California Academy of Science (SCAS) Annual Meeting, 2006, at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA on May 12-13, 2006

2006年5月12日和13日，南加州科学院(SCAS)年会将与南加州环境毒理学与化学学会(SETAC)和加利福尼亚州河口研究学会(CERS)联合在加州马里布的佩珀丁大学举行。预计将有大约400名本科生参加，其中40%是从高中到博士后的学生，25%是学院和大学教师，还有一些是政府机构、行业和非政府组织，还有一些普通公众。年会将延续SCAS一贯的承诺，致力于学术界和工业界、政府机构、非政府组织和倡导团体之间在科学方法解决当地环境问题方面的相互联系。会议还为学生提供了一个低调、非正式的环境，让他们展示自己的原创研究，通常是第一次以专业人士的身份展示。来自国家科学基金会的资金将通过以下方式帮助SCAS实现我们的目标：支持学生参与，降低注册费，支持提交的论文的传播，超越会议本身，为接触潜在的新成员和来自代表性不足群体的成员提供更高的知名度。

Funds are requested to support sending several undergraduate students to the 2006 Southern California Academy of Sciences (SCAS) annual meeting, which will be held in conjunction with the Southern California Society for EnvironmentalToxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) and the California Estuarine Research Society(CERS), at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California on May 12 and 13, 2006.Approximately 400 attendees are expected over the two days, of which 40% will bestudents from high school to postdoctoral, 25% are college and university faculty, and therest are evenly split between government agencies, industry, and NGOs, with a handfulof the general public. The annual meeting will continue the consistent commitment ofSCAS to interconnections between academia and industry, government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and advocacy groups, with regard to scientific approaches to local environmental issues. The meeting also provides a low-key, informal setting for students presenting their original research, often for the first time as a professional. Funds from the National Science Foundation will assist SCAS in meeting our goals by: supporting student participation, reducing registration fees, supporting dissemination of the presented papers beyond meeting itself, providing a higher profile for outreach to potential new members and those from under-represented groups.