The Field Tradition in Geomorphology: 43rd Annual Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium

四十多年来，宾厄姆顿地貌研讨会一直是一个年度会议，旨在将地质学、地理学和环境工程学科的地貌学家聚集在一起，使他们能够交流研究成果，了解新技术，探索特殊主题，确定未来的机会，并加强合作网络。第43届宾厄姆顿地貌学研讨会将于2012年9月在怀俄明州杰克逊霍尔举行。这次研讨会的主题是地貌学的田野传统。与会者将听取论文，观看海报，并参与实地探索，因为他们反思了该学科的历史，承认了最近去世的一些先驱地貌学家的关键贡献，并考虑了实地工作的作用，因为研究人员开始解决涉及气候变化和地球系统可持续管理的具有挑战性的社会相关问题。会议记录将在一份领先期刊的特刊上发表。NSF的资金将提供支持，以促进学生和特邀演讲者的参与。2012宾厄姆顿地貌学研讨会将提供一个论坛，以纪念地貌学的现场传统，并探索其潜力，以帮助推动该领域的未来。它将促进来自不同地区的研究小组之间更多的交叉受精，并将把这一领域的传统传递给下一代地貌学家，以及职业生涯早期的研究人员和学生。

For more than four decades, the Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium has been an annual conference designed to bring together geomorphologists from across the disciplines of geology, geography, and environmental engineering in order to enable them to exchange research results, become aware of new techniques, explore special themes, identify future opportunities, and enhance collaborative networks. The 43rd Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium will be held in September 2012 at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The theme of this symposium is the field tradition in geomorphology. Participants will hear papers, view posters, and engage in field explorations as they reflect on the history of the discipline, acknowledge key contributions by a number of pioneering geomorphologists who have recently passed away, and consider the role of field work as researchers begin to tackle challenging, societally relevant questions involving climate change and sustainable management of the Earth system. The conference proceedings will be published in a special volume of a leading journal. NSF funding will provide support to facilitate the involvement of students and invited presenters.The 2012 Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium will provide a forum to honor the field tradition in geomorphology and explore its potential to help advance the field in the future. It will facilitate greater cross-fertilization among research groups from different regions, and it will pass on the field tradition to the next generation of geomorphologists to early-career researchers and students.