The Fourth Annual Conference of the NEXT GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURES (NGInfra) Challenges and Research for the 21st Century, November 16-18, 2011, Hampton Roads, VA

1151639（平托）。这是一个奖项，主要是为参与者支持第四届年度会议下一代分布式计算结构（NGInfra）：挑战和研究的21世纪世纪。 本次会议定于2011年11月16日至18日在弗吉尼亚州汉普顿路举行。 总体目标是增加美国对下一代基础设施研究和教育的参与，并加强国家？考虑到这一至关重要和发展中的专题领域的重要性， 有效和高效地解决下一代关键基础设施问题将是本世纪的主要挑战。在日益复杂、资源稀缺和新出现的威胁的压力下，关键基础设施发展的未来将继续成为社会重点的来源。本次会议的目标是：（1）确定社会必须解决的现有和未来基础设施挑战，以更充分地发挥其潜力，（2）提供一个论坛，突出研究和实践的进展，以解决当前和未来的基础设施挑战，（3）让年轻或新的研究人员（4）积极鼓励学生，特别是代表性不足的少数民族、妇女和残疾人，和那些在历史上黑人学院和大学（HBCU），追求在工程和应用科学的职业生涯，并参与科学研究的前沿。

1151639 (Pinto). This is an award primarily for participant support for the Fourth Annual Conference on Next Generation Infrastructures (NGInfra): Challenges and Research for the 21st Century. This conference is scheduled for November 16-18, 2011 in Hampton Roads, VA. The overall goal is to increase US participation in next generation infrastructure research and education, and to strengthen the nation?s position in the field, given the great importance of this vitally critical and developing topical area. The effectiveness and efficiency in addressing next generation critical infrastructure issues will be a primary challenge of this century. Pressured by increasing complexity, scarce resources, and emerging threats, the future of critical infrastructure development will continue to be a source of societal emphasis. The objectives of this conference are (1) to identify existing and future infrastructure challenges that must be addressed for societies to more fully realize their potential, (2) to provide a forum for highlighting advances in research and practice to address current and future infrastructure challenges, (3) to expose young or new researchers (especially underrepresented minorities, women, and persons with disabilities) to the state of the art in the field, and (4) to actively encourage students, especially under-represented minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and those in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), to pursue careers in engineering and applied sciences, and participate in the frontier of scientific research.