2011 NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference: Engineering Challenges to Energy Management and Sustainability; Atlanta, Georgia; January 4-7, 2011

该奖项为2011年土木、机械和制造创新司受赠人大会提供资金。会议将在佐治亚州的亚特兰大举行，主题是“能源管理和可持续发展面临的工程挑战”。这次会议将为所有司的受赠人提供一个场所，让他们会见他们的方案官员，并通过张贴海报来报告他们的进展情况。它还将以全体会议和并行会议为特色，帮助研究人员更好地进行研究。这次会议已经发展成为一项重大活动，有1000多人参加。它为该司的方案干事提供了一次机会，使他们能够与几乎所有的受赠人见面，并为受赠人之间的互动提供了一个场所。会议还包括几项活动，如为年轻教师举办的提案撰写研讨会，以及关于伦理等主题的平行会议，以更好地为教师的职业生涯做好准备。学生参与是这次会议的一个主要特点，有200多名学生出席，他们还展示了介绍他们工作的海报。

This award provides funding for the Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation 2011 Grantees Conference. The conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, and the theme will be "Engineering Challenges to Energy Management and Sustainability." This conference will provide a venue for all Division grantees to meet their program officers and to report on their progress by presenting posters. It will also feature plenary and parallel session that help investigators better perform their research.This conference has evolved into a major event, with over 1,000 attendees. It provides an opportunity for the Division's program officers to meet essentially all of their grantees, and it provides a venue for interaction between grantees. The conference also includes several events, such as a proposal writing workshop for young faculty and parallel session on topics such as ethics, to better prepare faculty for their careers. Student participation is a key feature of the conference, with attendance by over 200 students who also present posters featuring their work.