Support Participation in International Scientific Meetings by U.S. Astronomers, Including Participation in the XXVIIth General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union

PI：Kevin MarvelInst：美国天文学会AST-0830856ABSTRACT美国天文学会(AAS)将管理一项为期三年的国际旅行补助计划，该计划将支持美国天文学家参加国际科学会议。天文学是一项完全国际化的工作，美国天文学家出席世界各地的科学会议对他们在该领域的持续活动至关重要。AAS将接收旅行支持申请，任命一个委员会审查申请并做出奖励决定，并分发旅行资金。该计划特别努力为早期职业天文学家以及来自规模较小或捐赠较少的机构的天文学家提供旅行资金。在2009年，也就是在巴西里约热内卢举行的国际天文联合会第27届大会期间，该计划将容纳更多的赠款，这些赠款与正常的科学会议分开考虑，以使美国能够有强大的存在。

PI: Kevin MarvelInst: American Astronomical SocietyAST-0830856ABSTRACTThe American Astronomical Society (AAS) will administer a three-year international travel grant program that will support the participation of U.S. astronomers at international scientific meetings. Astronomy is a fully international endeavor, and the attendance of U.S. astronomers at scientific meetings worldwide is critical to their continued activity in the field. The AAS will receive applications for travel support, appoint a committee to review applications and make award decisions, and distribute travel funds. The program makes particular effort to provide travel funds for early career astronomers and those from smaller or less-endowed institutions. During 2009, the year of the 27th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the program will accommodate a larger number of grants, considered separately from normal scientific meetings, to enable a strong U.S. presence.