Wilford Gardner IUSS Congress Fellowship Program; Philadelphia, PA; July 9-15, 2006

第18届世界土壤科学大会将于2006年7月9日至15日在宾夕法尼亚州费城举行。美国国家科学院土壤科学全国委员会建议为在大会上发表论文的学生和早期职业科学家提供奖学金计划。将尽一切努力选出一个种族和科学上都不同的获奖者群体，他们将代表土壤科学的所有领域，包括生态系统科学和地球科学。大会由美国全国委员会和美国土壤科学学会主办。大会的一般信息可在网站www.18wcss.org上找到。世界大会每四年举行一次--2002年在北京举行，中国。上一次在美国举行是在1960年。这些大会为来自世界各地的科学家提供了一个论坛，介绍和讨论最近的研究成果，并确定未来研究工作的方向。大会预计将吸引来自世界各地不同领域的主要权威人士。国际会议的智力价值体现在它们为交流思想、培养工作关系、建立网络和研究生教育提供的环境中。尽管互联网基本上实现了信息的即时交换，但没有什么可以取代面对面的对话和讨论。这样的互动能够开发出利用有关各方智力优势的想法。除了来自世界各地的研究人员互动的智力优势外，通过奖学金计划还可以产生更广泛的影响。研究生和青年科学家是未来科学进步和国家技术福祉的基础。他们出席大会将使他们接触到土壤科学的最新发展，使他们能够与该领域的许多领导者和先驱互动，有助于加强他们对基本原理的理解，为土壤科学未来的成长和发展埋下种子，并使他们能够与同行建立更个人化的关系。这笔赠款将使来自美国的所有科学家更多地参与进来，这将加强美国的土壤科学研究，并有助于建设该学科的未来。

PETERSONEAR-0624063The 18th World Congress of Soil Science will be held July 9-15, 2006 in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. The U.S. National Committee for Soil Science of the National Academies proposes a fellowship program for students and early career scientists presenting papers at the congress. Every effort will be made to select both an ethnically and scientifically diverse group of recipients that will represent all areas of soil science, including ecosystem science and earth sciences.The congress is being hosted by the U.S. National Committee and the Soil Science Society of America. General information on the congress can be found at the web site www.18wcss.org. The World Congress is held every four years - in 2002 it was held in Beijing, China. The last one held in the United States was in 1960.These congresses provide a forum for scientists from around the world to present and discuss recent research findings and to define directions for future research work. The congress is expected to attract leading authorities in different fields from all over the world. The intellectual merit of international congresses is encompassed in the setting they provide for the exchange of ideas, the cultivation of working relationships, networking, and the education of graduate students. Even though the Internet has enabled the essentially instantaneous exchange of information, there is no substitute for face-to-face dialogue and discussions. Such interaction enables the development of ideas that exploit the intellectual strengths of the parties involved.In addition to the intellectual merit of the interactions of researchers from around the world, there are also broader impacts achieved through a fellowship program. Graduate students and young scientists are the foundations on which future scientific advances and the technical well-being of the nation rest. Their attendance at the congress will expose them to the latest developments in soil science, enable them to interact with many of the leaders and pioneers in the field, help strengthen their understanding of basic principles, implant seeds for the future growth and development of soil science, and enable them to establish a more personal relationship with their peers. The increased involvement of all scientists from the United States that this grant will enable will strengthen U.S. soil science research and help build the future of the discipline.