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

本项目的目标是资助30名美国研究生参加2008年10月20日至23日在加州特梅库拉举行的第27届国际激光电光应用大会，该大会是由美国激光学会组织的年度会议。此支持机会将通过美国激光研究所发送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。学生的选择过程将基于以下优先事项：1）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）提交高质量论文的学生，由会议主席与计划委员会协商确定。被选中的学生将在会议期间提交他们的论文，竞争学生论文奖，并参加一个？学生职业论坛：研究生在学术界和工业界的未来？在这个项目中所做的努力将融合研究和教育活动的研究生谁参加。通过参加会议，这些学生将接触到最先进的研究课题，并将与学术和工业领袖互动。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好准备。将优先支持来自代表性不足群体的研究生，如妇女、非裔美国人和西班牙裔学生，以及来自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.