Workshop: Student Travel Support for the 2009 North American Power Symposium, held at Starkville, MS, October 4-6, 2009

该提案要求提供资金，以补贴学生参加将于2009年10月4日至10月6日在密西西比州斯塔克维尔举行的第41届北美电力研讨会的旅费。预计这项补贴将对学生参加会议的程度产生积极影响。北美电力研讨会（NAPS）是一个非营利性的活动，主要是针对学生的参与。传统上，绝大多数论文都是由学生提交的。在2009年NAPS，组织者正在采取其他几个步骤，以促进和鼓励学生的参与。这包括为注册学生安排免费住宿。智力方面的优点：NAPS的独特之处在于它把重点放在学生身上，特别是第一次为国际听众编写和提交技术论文。本次会议提供了一个独特的机会，NSF互动，并促进学生，学术界和电力行业之间的互动，以促进和讨论NSF？的愿景，在电力和能源，复杂系统，传感，通信和控制的技术挑战，以及其经济，教育和社会学的影响。NAPS也是一个令人兴奋的学生论文比赛的场地，用于识别和培养学生进行的高质量研究。更广泛的影响：NAPS会议有历史，让学生在研究演示的第一次机会。此外，NAPS鼓励讨论研究和教学的系统整合。根据NAPS会议最近的历史，学生计划已经能够吸引20%的少数民族和妇女。

This proposal requests funding to subsidize the travel expenses incurred by students attending the 41th Annual North American Power Symposium to be held at Starkville, MS from October 4 to October 6, 2009. It is anticipated that this subsidy will positively impact the extent of student participation at the conference. The North American Power Symposium (NAPS) is a non-profit event that is aimed primarily at student participation. Traditionally, the overwhelming majority of the papers are presented by students. At the 2009 NAPS, the organizers are taking several other steps to foster and encourage student participation. This includes arrangement for free accommodation of registered students. Additional measures are being taken to encourage women and minorities to participate.Intellectual Merit: NAPS is unique in its focus on students, specially preparing and presenting technical papers for the first time to international audience. This conference provides a unique opportunity for NSF to interact with and promote interaction among students, academia and power industry to promote and discuss NSF?s vision of technical challenges in power and energy, and complex systems, sensing, communication and control as well as its economic, educational and sociological impact. NAPS is also venue to an exciting student paper competition for identifying and fostering high quality research performed by students.Broader Impact: NAPS conferences have a history of giving students their first opportunity at research presentations. Further, NAPS encourages discussion of systematic integration of research and teaching. Based on recent history of NAPS conferences the student program has been able to attract 20% minorities and women.