ESSAS Open Science Meeting

Hunt 1039525华盛顿大学基金承诺为将于2011年5月22日至26日在华盛顿的西雅图举行的ESSAS（亚北极海洋生态系统研究）项目开放科学会议（OSM）提供部分支持。ESSAS于2005年启动，最初是全球海洋生态系统动力学（GLOBEC）的一个区域方案，自GLOBEC终止以来，它现在是IMBER（海洋生物地球化学和生态系统综合研究）的一个区域方案。ESSAS是一项国际合作研究计划，旨在提高对气候变化如何影响亚北极海域提供的商品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，既包括国家方案，往往涉及实地工作，也包括国际方案，强调现有数据的综合和比较。ESSAS方案现已进入第五个年头，在其预期寿命的中点，评估迄今取得的进展和今后工作富有成效的方向是适当的。此外，ESSAS的几个国家方案正在逐步结束其实地工作，评估其成就并展示其成果是适当的。 OSM的结构将包括一天的研讨会，5个半天的全体会议，以及三个下午，每天有3或4个平行会议，这取决于需求。此外，会议亦会设有海报展览场地及晚宴，以鼓励海报作者与其他与会者进行互动。

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.