Student and Early Career Travel to ICC3 - The 3rd International Congress on Ceramics November 14 - 18, 2010 Osaka, Japan

第三届国际陶瓷大会（ICC3）是由国际陶瓷联合会设计的最新两年一次的会议，旨在促进全球范围内关于陶瓷和玻璃行业主要趋势和机遇的讨论和规划。2006年的第一届大会为陶瓷提供了具有历史意义的技术路线图。ICC2以更加以欧洲为中心的视角增强了这一观点。ICC3将于2010年11月11日至14日在大阪举行，它将以亚洲为中心，补充以往的路线图。该项目支持大约10名研究生、博士后助理和早期职业教师参加ICC3的旅行和当地费用，并在会议后直接参加为期两天的日本陶瓷公司之旅和文化活动。技术细节：ICC3计划和这些旅行基金将用于强调和鼓励陶瓷社区的多样性和广阔的视野。首先，这次旅行机会将被广泛宣传，以鼓励广泛和多样化的参与。按照这些原则，日本陶瓷协会同意在会议网站（http://www.ceramic.or.jp/icc3/）上发布一个网页，介绍受邀的女性演讲者。为了促进长期影响，能够在日本大学和研究所延长逗留时间以学习或做研究的候选人将优先获得支持。日本科学促进会将与ICC3的组织者和PI合作，向旅行研究员介绍获得日本科学促进会短期和长期研究金的机会。在ICC3会议于11月14日晚上正式开幕之前，NSF旅行研究员招待会和会议将于周日下午举行。招待会将邀请演讲者介绍他们如何解决家庭工作问题、职业发展和职业关系网。在接待期间，将分发一个子程序，其中包括受邀女性演讲者的时间和地点以及国家科学基金会旅行研究员的演讲和海报。最后，会议和行业参观将使美国学生直接接触研究方法、设施和观点，这是他们在研究生教育过程中通常没有经历过的。具体来说，这次访问将使日本的工业实践与美国的工业实践进行比较。

NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: The 3rd International Congress on Ceramics (ICC3) is the latest in the biennial meetings designed by the International Ceramics Federation to facilitate worldwide discussion and planning about major trends and opportunities for ceramic and glass industries. The first Congress in 2006 provided a historic technological roadmap for ceramics. ICC2 augmented this outlook with a more European-centric perspective. ICC3, to be held November 11-14, 2010 in Osaka, will supplement previous roadmaps with an Asian-centric focus. This project supports travel and local expenses for approximately ten graduate students, post-doctoral associates and early career faculty to attend and participate in ICC3 and to participate in a two-day tour of Japanese ceramic companies and cultural events directly following the meeting. TECHNICAL DETAILS: The ICC3 program and these travel funds will be used to highlight and encourage diversity and broad perspectives in the ceramics community. First and foremost, this travel opportunity will be widely advertised to encourage broad and diverse participation. Along these lines, the Japan Society of Ceramics has agreed to post a web page on the meeting web site (http://www.ceramic.or.jp/icc3/) featuring the invited women speakers. To promote longer-term impact, candidates who can extend their stay while in Japan to study or do research at Japanese universities and institutes will have top priority in securing support. The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) will work with the organizers of ICC3 and the PI to introduce the travel fellows to the opportunities available for short- and long-term JSPS fellowships. An NSF Travel Fellows reception and meeting will be held Sunday afternoon, Nov 14, before the ICC3 meeting officially opens that evening. The reception will feature speakers who will describe how they have addressed family-work issues, career development, and career networking. During the reception, a sub-program will be distributed that features the time and location of the invited women speakers and the presentations and posters of the NSF travel fellows. Finally, the meeting and industry tour will result in first-hand exposure to research approaches, facilities and perspectives that American students do not normally experience in the course of their graduate education. Specifically, the tour will enable a comparison of Japanese industrial practices with U.S. industry.