Conference: 27th International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO 2008); Temecula, California; October 20-23, 2008

该项目的目标是支持来自美国的30名研究生参加第27届国际激光与光电应用大会，这是由美国激光学会组织的年度会议，将于2008年10月20日至23日在加利福尼亚州的特梅库拉举行。这一支持机会将通过美国激光研究所发出的电子邮件进行宣传。学生可以通过回复来自美国激光研究所的电子邮件来申请支持。学生选择过程将基于以下优先事项：1)来自传统上代表性不足的群体的学生；2)传统上缺乏资金支持研究生参加会议的大学和学院的学生；以及3)由会议主席与项目委员会协商确定的提交高质量论文的学生。入选的学生将在会议期间发表论文，角逐学生论文奖，并参加学生职业论坛：学院和工业研究生的未来？这个项目的努力将把研究和教育活动结合起来，为参加的研究生提供服务。通过参加会议，这些学生将接触到最先进的研究课题，并将与学术和行业领袖互动。他们将学习如何最好地利用研究生学习的时间，以及如何为未来的职业生涯做准备。将优先支持来自女性、非裔美国人和西班牙裔学生等代表性不足群体的研究生，以及缺乏财政资源的大学的研究生。

The objective of this project is to support 30 graduate students, from the United States, to attend the 27th International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics, which is an annual conference organized by Laser Institute of America, to be held in Temecula, California from October 20 to 23, 2008. This support opportunity will be advertised though emails to be sent out by Laser Institute of America. The students can apply the support by replying the emails sent from Laser Institute of America. The student selection process will be based on the following priorities: 1) Students from groups traditionally underrepresented; 2) Students from universities and colleges that traditionally lack funding to support graduate student attendance at conferences; and 3) Students who present high-quality papers, as determined by the conference chairs in consultation with the program committee. The selected students will be expected to present their papers during the conference, compete for student-paper awards, and attend a ?Student Career Forum: Future for Graduate Students in Academy and Industry?. The efforts to be made in this project will blend research and educational activities for the graduate students who attend. By participating in the conference, these students will be exposed to state-of-the-art research topics and will interact with academic and industrial leaders. They will learn how to best use their time in graduate study and how to be prepared for their future career. The priority of support will be given to the graduate students from underrepresented groups, such as women, African American and Hispanic students, and from universities that lack financial resources.