Towards Integration and Synthesis of MARGINS S2S Research in PNG and NZ Focus Areas

为将于2009年4月在新西兰吉斯本举行的边际效益综合讲习班提供资金。巴布亚新几内亚和Waipaoa焦点站点的边际源到汇（S2S）倡议研究已经达到了整合两个S2S站点结果的阶段。在新西兰举办研讨会将使国际合作伙伴充分参与，这对该计划的成功至关重要。会议将整合成果，确定剩余的差距和今后工作的想法，与国际伙伴协调今后的工作，并编写一份摘要文件。预计将有59名科学家参加（大约一半来自美国，其余来自国际）。更广泛的影响包括与国际伙伴（新西兰、澳大利亚和巴布亚新几内亚）密切合作。在Waipaoa河口（S2S重点地点）举行会议将使包括当地科学家和当地毛利人在内的更大的外联努力成为可能。还计划让以前没有得到边际基金资助的研究生和研究人员参与其中。出版一篇综合论文/卷将促进这一领域今后的研究。

Funds are provided for a MARGINS synthesis workshop to be held Pril 2009 in Gisborne, New Zealand. MARGINS Source-to-Sink (S2S) initiative research at Papua New Guinea and Waipaoa focus sites has reached a stage where integration of results from the two S2S sites is now possible. Holding the workshop in NZ will allow full participations of the international partners that has been and is crucial for the success of the program. The meeting will allow integration of the results, identification of remaining gaps and ideas for future work, coordination with international partners for any future work and preparation of a summary paper. Participation of 59 scientists (about half from US and the rest international) is expected.Broader impacts include close collaboration with international partners (New Zealand, Australia and PNG). Meeting at the mouth of Waipaoa River (S2S focus site) will allow greater outreach efforts including local scientist and native Maori populace. Involvement of graduate students and researchers not previously funded by MARGINS is also planned. Publication of a synthesis paper/volume would spur future research in this area.