Support for Graduate Students in the Annual Arctic Workshop

智力优势：首席调查员将获得资助，继续支持极地方案办公室(OPP)支持研究生参加2008-2010年的年度北极研讨会。北极研讨会于1970年首次召开，自1993年以来，NSF-OPP一直通过资助学生与会者费用和运营费用来支持这次会议的运作。会议地点在科罗拉多大学博尔德分校和北美和欧洲的其他地点之间交替举行。过去六年的出席人数从70人到120人不等。北极讲习班作出了重大努力，为研究生提供一个研究论坛，并与其所在领域的其他专业人员建立适当的“网络”。北极讲习班的组成通常由大约55%的专业科学家(学术和政府)和45%的研究生组成。这些研讨会开发了越来越广泛的学科，吸引了包括美国、加拿大、挪威、冰岛、瑞典、德国、奥地利、法国和英国在内的几个国家的与会者。拟议活动产生的更广泛影响：北极研讨会是专门致力于北极研究的国际领先科学交流场所之一，为知名专业人员和研究生提供了在一个激励、富有成效和非正式的环境中与来自世界各地的同事会面的独特机会。北极讲习班的悠久历史为交流提供了连续性，因为研究人员有机会向观众报告他们的工作，详细了解他们的项目的背景和历史。最后，北极讲习班为研究生提供了与同行以及未来潜在的顾问和同事见面的机会。对于一个人数不多但地理上分散的社区来说，这是一个巨大的“人脉”好处，并促进了年轻科学家的职业发展。

ABSTRACTPfefferOPP-0713864Intellectual Merit: The Principal Investigator will be funded to continue Office of Polar Programs (OPP) support for graduate student participation in the annual Arctic Workshop, for years 2008-2010. The Arctic Workshop first met in 1970, and since 1993, NSF-OPP has supported the operation of this conference through support of student attendee expenses and operational costs. The meeting location alternates between the University of Colorado at Boulder and other locations in North America and Europe. Attendance numbers over the past six years have varied between 70 and 120 participants. A major effort is made in the Arctic Workshops to provide graduate students with a forum for their research and to establish the appropriate "network" with other professionals in their fields. The composition of the Arctic Workshops typically consists of about 55% professional scientists (academic and government), and 45% graduate students. The Workshops have developed an increasing broad range of disciplines and attract attendance from several countries including USA, Canada, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Germany, Austria, France, and the UK. Broader Impacts Resulting from the Proposed Activity: The Arctic Workshops are one of the leading venues internationally for scientific communication specifically dedicated to Arctic research and provide established professionals as well as graduate students a unique opportunity to meet with colleagues from around the world in a stimulating, productive, and informal environment. The long history of the Arctic Workshops provides continuity of communication, as researchers have the opportunity to report on their work to an audience with detailed knowledge of the context and history of their projects. Finally, the Arctic Workshops provide graduate students with an opportunity to meet peers as well as potential future advisors and colleagues. This is a great 'networking' benefit for a community which is small in numbers but widely scattered geographically, and promotes career development of young scientists.