U.S.-India Workshop: Articulate and Disseminate Research Priorities on Forest Canopies, Bangalore, October 2009.

0938756该奖项支持美国高级和初级科学家代表团参加美国-印度讲习班：阐明和传播关于森林冠层的研究重点，班加罗尔，2009年10月。 马萨诸塞州波士顿大学的美国PI Kamal Bawa和佛罗里达新学院的联合PI Margaret Lowman与印度主持人T。Ganesh，Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment，班加罗尔. 为期两天的研讨会将在第五届国际林冠会议（www.canopy2009.org）之后举行，该会议将汇集 来自美国的科学家，欧洲和澳大利亚，他们一直是探索森林冠层的先驱，并促进了这些地区的合作研究。 会后研讨会将汇集30个林冠领导人和新一代的年轻科学家，他们将负责确定林冠科学的研究重点，并制定一个雄心勃勃的计划，以促进未来五到十年的合作研究和教育计划。 其他目标是强调冠层研究与重要的全球挑战的相关性，如气候变化，可持续性和保护。 它与自然科学，社会科学和信息技术的整合是重要的，将有助于促进印度森林的生态研究，与全球努力的联系，并确保使用多维方法和最新技术的良好研究平台。 讲习班提供了建立国际网络的机会，促进林冠生态学领域的多样性，并增加技术的使用，以扩大林冠研究的范围和有效性。 主要研究人员将提供一个强有力的教育外展组成部分，从印度观众的公开讲座到一系列报纸文章，以及与K-12合作开设林冠课程的努力。 公共教育推广讲座将促进与班加罗尔家庭、学生和公民的科学交流。

0938756This award supports travel for a US delegation of senior and junior scientists to participate in the U.S.-India Workshop: Articulating and Disseminating Research Priorities on Forest Canopies, Bangalore, October 2009. US PI Kamal Bawa, University of Massachusetts Boston and co-PI Margaret Lowman, New College of Florida are organizing the workshop with Indian host, Dr. T. Ganesh, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bangalore. The two-day workshop will follow the 5th International Canopy Conference (www.canopy2009.org) that will bring together the scientists from the U.S., Europe, and Australia who have been pioneers in exploring the forest canopies and have fostered collaborative research in these regions. Intellectual Merit The post-conference workshop will bring together a sub-set of 30 canopy leaders and an emerging generation of young scientists who will be charged with defining research priorities in canopy science and creating an ambitious plan to foster collaborative research and education programs canopies over the next five to ten years. Additional goals are to highlight the relevance of canopy research to important global challenges, such as climate change, sustainability, and conservation. Its integration with natural science, social science, and information technology is important and will help promote ecological research in Indian forests, the link to global efforts, and insure a sound research platform using multidimensional approaches and the latest technologies. Broader Impacts The workshop provides opportunities to build international networks, promote increased diversity in the field of canopy ecology, and increase the use of technology to broaden the scope and effectiveness of canopy research. The principal investigators will offer a strong component of education outreach, ranging from public talks for Indian audiences to a series of newspaper articles and efforts to work with K-12 on canopy curricula. The public education outreach lectures will facilitate science communication with Bangalore families, students, and citizens.