2009 Coastal Ocean Circulation

将于2009年6月在科尔比-索耶学院举行的2009年戈登海岸环流会议的主要目标是加快对沿海海洋环流的了解的进展速度，并加强初级学者的发展。其目的是将不同（性别、资历、种族、地理位置）的学者聚集在一起，在正式和非正式的场合分享最新的发现和理论。这个系列会议被广泛认为是社区中最重要的会议。戈登基金会正在提供大量的费用分摊和基础设施支持，并正在从其他来源征求额外捐款。知识分子MeritA多元化的组织委员会已经确定了该领域的国际领导者，他们将对一系列重要问题进行批判性总结，并强调最新的发展。好奇的讨论领导者也被招募来激发和缓和参与者之间的讨论。几乎一半的会议时间被分配给与会者之间的非正式互动。事实证明，这种形式在实现这些目标方面非常有效。会议主席在前一届会议中担任副主席和项目委员会，因此有经验确保即将举行的会议取得成功。更广泛的影响项目委员会确保受邀演讲者名单中包括传统上在该领域代表性不足的群体的成员，为初级学者和学生提供榜样和建议。该项目中正式和非正式会议的结合促进了不同领域、地理区域、年龄等人群之间的思想交流。过去的会议促成了新的研究合作。会议最有价值的成果之一是建立了资深学者和学生之间的关系。

The main goal of the 2009 Gordon Conference on Coastal Circulation to be held in June 2009 at Colby-Sawyer College is to accelerate the rate of advance of understanding of coastal ocean circulation and to enhance the development of junior scholars. The intent is to bring together a diverse (in gender, seniority, race, geographic location) group of scholars to share the latest discoveries and theories in both formal presentation and informal settings. This conference series is widely held to be the most important meeting in the community. The Gordon Foundation is providing substantial cost sharing and infrastructure support and additional contributions are being solicited from other sources.Intellectual MeritA diverse organizing committee has identified the international leaders in the field to present critical summaries of a range of important problems and to highlight the latest developments. Inquisitive discussion leaders have also been recruited to provoke and moderate discussion among the participants. Almost a half of the conference time is allocated to informal interactions among participants. This format has proven to be very effective in meeting the objectives. The Conference Chair served as the Vice Chair and program committee in the previous meeting and is therefore has the experience to ensure the success of the upcoming meeting.Broader ImpactsThe program committee has ensured that the invited speakers list includes members of groups traditionally under-represented in the field to provide role models and advice for junior scholars and students. The mix of formal and informal meetings in the program facilitates the exchange of ideas among people in different sub-areas of the field, geographic region, age etc. Past conferences have lead to the formation of new research collaborations. Among the most valuable outcomes of the conference is the establishment of relationships between senior scholars and students.