ESSAS Open Science Meeting

华盛顿大学基金承诺为将于2011年5月22-26日在华盛顿西雅图举行的亚北极海洋生态系统研究（ESSAS）项目开放科学会议（OSM）提供部分支持。ESSAS于2005年启动，最初是GLOBEC（全球海洋生态系统动力学）的一个区域项目，自GLOBEC终止以来，它现在是IMBER（综合海洋生物地球化学和生态系统研究）的一个区域项目。ESSAS是一个国际合作研究项目，旨在提高对气候变化如何影响亚北极海域提供的货物和服务的生产力和可持续性的理解。科学方法强调比较研究，既包括经常涉及实地工作的国家项目，也包括强调综合现有数据及其比较的国际项目。ESSAS计划现已进入第五个年头，在其预期寿命的中点，评估迄今为止的进展和未来工作的富有成效的方向是适当的。此外，ESSAS的几个国家项目正在逐步结束他们的实地工作，现在是评估他们的成就并展示他们的成果的时候了。OSM的结构将包括一天的讲习班、5个半天的全体会议和三个下午，根据需要，每天有3或4个平行会议。会议还将设有海报展示场地和晚间招待会，以鼓励海报作者和会议其他与会者之间的互动。

Hunt 1039525University of WashingtonFunds are committed to provide partial support for an ESSAS (Ecosystem Studies of Sub-Arctic Seas) Program Open Science Meeting (OSM) to be held 22-26 May 2011 in Seattle, Washington. ESSAS was initiated in 2005, originally as a Regional Program in GLOBEC (Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics) and since the termination of GLOBEC, it is now a Regional Program in IMBER (Integrated Marine Biogeochemical and Ecosystem Research). ESSAS is an international collaborative research program that seeks to improve understanding of how climate change will affect the productivity and sustainability of the goods and services offered by the sub-arctic seas. The scientific approach has emphasized comparative studies, and has included both national programs, often involving field work, and international programs emphasizing the synthesis of existing data and their comparison. The ESSAS program is now in its fifth year and, at this mid-point of its intended lifespan, it is appropriate to assess progress to date and fruitful directions for future work. Additionally, several of the national programs in ESSAS are winding down their field work, and it is appropriate to assess their accomplishments and to showcase their results. The structure of the OSM will include a day for workshops, 5 half-day plenary sessions, and three afternoons with 3 or 4 parallel sessions each day, depending on demand. There will also be a venue for poster displays and an evening reception to encourage interactions among the authors of the posters and other attendees at the meeting.