WORKSHOP: Positioning Field Stations and Marine Laboratories for Emerging Initiatives in Scientific Research and Training to be Held Oct. 5-7th, 2011 in Shepherdstown, WV

研讨会：为科学研究和培训新兴举措定位现场站和海洋实验室将于 2011 年 10 月 5 日至 7 日在西弗吉尼亚州谢泼兹敦举行

• 批准号: 1126161
• 负责人: Ian Billick
• 金额: $ 18.86万
• 依托单位: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-05-15 至 2014-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1126161&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: WORKSHOP; Positioning; Field; Stations; Marine

The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory is awarded a grant to support a workshop and planning activities to assess the value of field stations and marine laboratories in science and education, and position them strategically to meet emerging scientific trends. Under the guidance of a steering committee comprised of seven past, current, and future presidents of the Organization of Biological Field Stations and National Association of Marine Laboratories, the project team will prepare a series of reports to assist funders, managers, and users, in making decisions concerning investment in, and management of, field stations and marine laboratories. The goals will be accomplished through a dialogue among the stakeholders of field stations and marine laboratories about the future of these institutions. Specifically, the project will convene a workshop involving a diverse set of participants to explore the relationship between emerging scientific trends and field stations and marine laboratories. Second, a survey will be performed to evaluate the existing status of marine labs and field stations to better understand their capacity to serve evolving science and education needs. The results will be disseminated widely. Finally, a final report drawing from the results of the workshop and the survey will be prepared with the assistance of a professional science writer, to make recommendations concerning strategic investments in field stations and marine laboratories. With over 350 field stations and marine laboratories distributed among all 50 states managing a large amount of scientific equipment, research vessels, laboratories, living accommodations, and land, there is a huge existing investment in the field station and marine laboratory network. Because of the diversity, complexity, and enduring nature of field stations and marine laboratories, strategic planning is critical for ensuring that such institutions are well positioned to meet the dynamic and changing needs of scientists, students, and public they serve.Marine laboratories and field stations provide unique opportunities for students to receive scientific training, for the general public to learn more about science, and to foster communications between resource managers and scientists. Strategic planning will help ensure that field stations and marine laboratories are well positioned to integrate modern science into formal and informal educational activities, as well as to facilitate resource management. Resource managers and educators will be included as participants in the workshop in order to strengthen the ties between research, education, and management. Information concerning the project will be available starting June 1, 2011 through http://obfs.org and http://naml.org.

落基山生物实验室获得一笔赠款，用于支持一次讲习班和规划活动，以评估野外站和海洋实验室在科学和教育方面的价值，并将它们置于战略地位，以适应新出现的科学趋势。在由生物野外站组织和国家海洋实验室协会七位前任、现任和未来主席组成的指导委员会的指导下，项目组将编写一系列报告，以协助资助者、管理者和用户就野外站和海洋实验室的投资和管理作出决定。这些目标将通过野外站和海洋实验室的利益攸关方就这些机构的未来进行对话来实现。具体地说，该项目将召开一次有不同参与者参加的讲习班，探讨新出现的科学趋势与实地站和海洋实验室之间的关系。第二，将进行一项调查，以评估海洋实验室和野外站的现状，以更好地了解它们满足不断发展的科学和教育需求的能力。结果将被广泛传播。最后，将在一名专业科学作家的协助下，根据讲习班和调查的结果编写一份最后报告，就实地考察站和海洋实验室的战略投资提出建议。由于有350多个现场站和海洋实验室分布在所有50个州，管理着大量的科学设备、研究船、实验室、居住场所和土地，现有的现场站和海洋实验室网络投资巨大。由于野外考察站和海洋实验室的多样性、复杂性和持久性，战略规划对于确保这些机构能够很好地满足他们所服务的科学家、学生和公众不断变化的需求至关重要。海洋实验室和野外考察站为学生提供独特的机会，让他们接受科学培训，让公众更多地了解科学，并促进资源管理者和科学家之间的交流。战略规划将有助于确保外勤站和海洋实验室处于有利地位，将现代科学纳入正规和非正规教育活动，并促进资源管理。研讨会将包括资源经理和教育工作者，以加强研究、教育和管理之间的联系。有关该项目的信息将从2011年6月1日起通过http://obfs.org和http://naml.org.提供