ECS Grantees Workshop to Enhance Diversity being held June 13-15, 2006

电气和通信系统 (ECS) 部门受资助者增强多样性研讨会是一项跨学科倡议，重点关注电气工程学科，旨在促进对设备和系统中主要技术挑战的了解。当今的技术世界在纳米、微观和宏观尺度上连接计算网络和控制设备。因此，ECS 必须发挥领导作用，为因各种资源挑战而可能被忽视的不同群体提供指导机会。微米、纳米、认知、生物电子、控制、网络和计算以及通信需求的融合推动我们的研究社区确保对这些主题进行全国性讨论。 NSF ECS 受资助者研讨会提供了一个与权威研究人员进行公开讨论的论坛，以便与这些学科当前和未来的研究人员进行对话。本提案的目的是请求支持 PI 和共同 PI、学生的差旅费以及一些直接会议费用，包括会议记录 CD 制作、通讯和用品。我们的受众包括来自全国各地少数族裔和代表性不足机构的经验丰富的导师和 PI。鉴于其在电气系统和 ECS 计划方面的经验和知识，PI 和联合 PI 将与 NSF ECS 合作，确保研讨会的成功。 智力优势：ECS 理事会的目标是在纳米、微观和宏观尺度上的设备技术、计算网络、无线、网络基础设施以及控制和系统原理等领域进行复杂系统的研究和系统集成。 ECS 受助者研讨会的目的是指导和推广获奖的 PI。这将通过审查当前的研究以及将技术应用于行业和教育项目的策略来实现。该研讨会促进了正在进行创新研究的研究人员之间的互动，否则他们不会见面。本次研讨会的指定演讲者将具有激励性和洞察力，从而为 PI 提供指导，并帮助为未来的研究提供方向。更广泛的影响：ECS 研讨会的互动将为研究人员提供重要的技术交流。该研讨会将促进不同领域研究人员之间的合作，从而实现新的独特的研究和教育伙伴关系。此次受资助者研讨会将使项目负责人能够与研究人员互动，以促进和评估 ECS 对复杂系统以及通信、网络、电子和控制设备集成方面的技术挑战的愿景。ECS 计划为受资助者及其同事提供了与各自领域的专家交流的机会。学生将能够互动并展示他们当前在不同导师指导下进行的工作。该研讨会为 ECS 项目主管提供了与学生、学术界和行业参与者互动的机会，以促进/评估 ECS 对复杂系统、经济、环境、控制和教育影响方面的技术挑战的愿景。

The Electrical and Communications Systems (ECS) Division Grantees Workshop to Enhance Diversity is an interdisciplinary initiative focus on the discipline of electrical engineering aimed at promoting knowledge of major technological challenges in devices and systems. Today's universe of technologies bridge computational networks, control devices at the nano, micro and macro scales. As such, it is imperative that ECS take a leadership role in providing mentoring opportunities for diverse groups that could be overlooked due to a variety of resource challenges.The convergence of micro-, nano-, cogno-, bio-electronic, controls, networks and computation along with communication needs drives our research community to assure a national discussion on these topics. This NSF ECS Grantees' Workshop provides a forum for open discussion with authoritative researchers to dialogue with current and future researchers in these subjects.It is the objective of this proposal to request support for the travel expenses for PIs and co-PIs, for students, and for some of the direct conference costs including CD production of the proceedings, communication and supplies. Our audience includes seasoned mentors and PIs from minority and underrepresented institutions from around the Nation. The PI and co-PI will work with NSF ECS to ensure success of the workshop given their experience and knowledge of electrical systems and the ECS initiative.Intellectual Merit: The ECS directorate aim is at research and system integration of complex systems in the areas of device technologies, computation networking, wireless, cyber infrastructure, and control and systems principles at the nano, micro and macro scales. The ECS Grantees Workshop purpose is to mentor and outreach to the awarded PIs. This will be accomplished through the review of current research, and strategies to leverage the technologies to industry and educational programs. This workshop facilitates the interaction between researchers who are doing innovative research who would otherwise not meet each other. The designated speakers for this workshop will be motivational and insightful thus providing mentoring to the PIs and helping to provide direction for future research.Broader Impact: The interaction of the ECS workshop will provide a significant technical exchange with researchers. This workshop will foster collaboration between researchers from different areas thus realizing new unique research and educational partnerships. This Grantees workshop will allow the program directors to interact with researchers to promote and evaluate the ECS vision of technical challenges in the integration of complex systems, and devices for communications, networks, electronics, and controls.The ECS Initiative provides an opportunity for Grantees as well as their colleagues to interchange with experts in their respective fields. Students will be able to interact and present their current work that is occurring under various mentor tutelage. The workshop provides an opportunity for ECS Program Directors to interact with students, academia and industry participants to promote/evaluate the ECS vision of the technical challenges in complex systems, economics, environmental, control and educational impacts.