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，用于主办2008年NSF设计、服务和制造受赠人和研究会议，会议将于2008年1月7日至10日在田纳西州诺克斯维尔举行。该会议每18个月举行一次，为所有来自设计和制造创新部门的受赠者提供了一个聚会的场所。在会议期间，受赠者可以与他们的项目官员会面，回顾他们的研究成果，并获得关于即将到来的NSF计划和倡议的信息。会议还包括关于及时议题的全体演讲者和关于该司受赠人关心的议题的许多讲习班。其中包括一个研究项目开发研讨会和一个为学生举办的研讨会。典型的出席人数超过500人。这次会议为NSF项目主管提供了一种高性价比和时效性的手段，让他们基本上可以会见他们所有的受赠人，并审查他们的研究。它还允许受赠者彼此见面、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部资助的研究质量，并促进技术转让，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.