NSF 2008 Design, Service and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference: Building for the Future; Knoxville, Tennessee; January 7-10, 2008

这笔赠款提供资金，主办2008年NSF设计，服务和制造受助人和研究会议，将在诺克斯维尔，田纳西州，2008年1月7日至10日举行。该会议每18个月举行一次，为设计和制造创新部门的所有受赠者提供了一个聚会场所。在会议期间，受助人可以会见他们的项目官员，审查他们的研究成果，并获得有关即将到来的NSF计划和倡议的信息。会议还包括就及时的主题发表全体演讲，并就该司受赠者关心的主题举办许多讲习班。其中包括一个研究项目开发研讨会和一个学生研讨会。一般出席人数超过500人。这次会议为NSF项目负责人提供了一个极具成本效益和时间效益的手段，以满足基本上所有的受助人和审查他们的研究。它还允许受助人相互见面，互动，并为未来的研究形成合作。会议的主要目标是提高由设计和制造创新司资助的研究质量，并改善技术转让，以造福国家。

This grant provides funds to host the 2008 NSF Design, Service and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, to be held in Knoxville, Tennessee, January 7-10, 2008. This conference is held every 18 months and provides a venue for bringing together all grantees from the Design and Manufacturing Innovation Division. During the conference, grantees can meet with their program officers, review their research accomplishments, and get information on upcoming NSF programs and initiatives. The conference also features plenary speakers on timely subjects and numerous workshops on topics of concern to the Division's grantees. These include a research program development workshop and a workshop for students. Typical attendance exceeds 500 persons. This conference provides a highly cost-effective and time-effective means for NSF program directors to meet essentially all of their grantees and review their research. It also allows grantees to meet each other, to interact, and to form collaborations for future research. Key goals of the conference are to improve the quality of the research funded by the Division of Design and Manufacturing Innovation, and to improve technology transfer to the benefit of the nation.