Fostering Partnerships and Linkages in Sustainability Science and Innovation - A Summit

该项目是一个为期三天的公共峰会，旨在促进学科、部门、机构和国家之间在可持续科学和创新方面的伙伴关系和联系。峰会将邀请演讲和讨论，展示美国联邦政府在可持续发展方面的投资和机构结构，寻找机会帮助促进将社区引向可持续发展的实践，并解决沟通问题，认识到科学和创新是理解和采用可持续发展实践的核心。一个特别的组织委员会将制定议程，并挑选和邀请演讲者和讨论者。被提名为组委会成员的人员以及约200名与会者将包括来自联邦、州和地方政府、私营部门、学术界、非政府组织和国际机构等不同角度的可持续发展专家。会议形式将包括多方合作小组、全体会议和分组会议，讨论各种可持续发展概念，包括但不限于成功伙伴关系的例子、可持续发展科学的交流和推广、可持续发展指标、基础设施和数据需求，以及国际可持续发展努力。更广泛的影响峰会将于2012年春季举行，届时将发布会议的简要总结。本摘要将根据机构指南编写，并在发布前经过适当的审查程序。该摘要将广泛散发给地方、州和联邦政府、工业、大学和非政府组织内感兴趣的受众。

This project is a three-day public summit on fostering partnerships and linkages between disciplines, sectors, agencies and nations in sustainability science and innovation. The summit will feature invited presentations and discussions to showcase U.S. federal investments and institutional structures regarding sustainability, identify opportunities to help promote practices that would lead communities toward sustainability, and address communication issues needed to recognize science and innovation as central to the understanding and adoption of sustainable practices. An ad hoc organizing committee will develop the agenda, and select and invite speakers and discussants. Nominees to the organizing committee as well as the ~200 conference participants will include those with expertise in sustainability from a variety of perspectives, including federal, state and local government, the private sector, academia, nongovernmental organizations, and international bodies. The format will include multi-partner panels, plenary and breakout sessions addressing a variety of sustainability concepts, including, but not limited to, examples of successful partnerships, communication and outreach of sustainability science, sustainability metrics, infrastructure and data needs, and international sustainability efforts. Broader ImpactsThe summit will be held in spring 2012 and a brief summary of the event will be issued. This summary will be developed in accordance with institutional guidelines and will be subject to appropriate review procedures prior to release. The summary will be disseminated widely to interested audiences within local, state and federal governments, industry, universities and nongovernmental organizations.