19th Annual NSF EPSCoR National Conference

肯塔基州提议主办第19届NSF EPSCoR年度全国会议，该会议将于2006年11月7日至10日在肯塔基州列克星敦举行。会议的主题是“在风暴中崛起：创新以在全球经济中竞争”。本次会议的主题旨在扩大最近由美国国家科学院制作的“聚集风暴”报告。这是一个及时的话题，近年来工业转移，在有受过良好教育的劳动力和低成本劳动力的地理区域定位或重新安置他们的制造工厂。在当今世界，先进知识广泛传播，低成本劳动力充足，美国在市场和科学技术方面的优势已经开始削弱。这个主题的知识价值与探索EPSCoR社区如何在快速变化的世界中为推进科学技术做出贡献有关，这样美国人就可以继续从高水平的生活和国家安全中受益。会议的主题是“在风暴中崛起”，这与联邦政府的优先事项和总统的美国竞争力倡议相一致。关于更广泛的影响，会议议程将包括EPSCoR和非EPSCoR参与者都感兴趣的各种主题领域。演讲和演讲者经过精心挑选，代表了不同的观点和专业领域，包括：公共部门；私营部门;国家实验室;大学管理;还有其他许多人。学生的参与将使这些重要的见解进一步扩展到教育系统。

Abstract for EPS-0701812 Kentucky proposes hosting the 19th Annual NSF EPSCoR National Conference, whichwill take place in Lexington, Kentucky on November 7-10, 2006. The agenda willaddress the theme, "Rising above the Gathering Storm: Innovating to Compete in aGlobal Economy." This conference topic is intended to expand upon the recent"Gathering Storm" report produced by the National Academy of Sciences. This is atimely topic demonstrated by the shift of industry in recent years to locating or relocatingtheir manufacturing plants in geographical areas where there exists a well-educatedworkforce, and low-cost labor is readily available. In today's world, where advancedknowledge is widespread and low-cost labor is plentiful, U.S. advantages in themarketplace and in science and technology have begun to erode. The intellectual merit of this topic is related to the exploration of how the EPSCoR community can contribute to advancing science and technology in a rapidly changing world so Americans can continue to benefit from a high standard of living and national security.The conference theme "Rising above the Gathering Storm" aligns with Federal prioritiesand the President's American Competitiveness Initiative. With regard to broader impacts, the conference agenda will include a diverse range of topic areas that will be of interest to both EPSCoR and non-EPSCoR participants alike. The presentations and speakers have been strategically selected to represent a diverse group of view points and areas of expertise including: public sector; private sector; national laboratories;university administration; and many others. Student participation will allow these important insights to be further extended to the educational system.