Travel Support for the Second PRIMA Congress

这笔赠款将资助大约75名美国数学科学家参加将于2013年6月24日至28日在中国上海举行的第二届PRIMA环太平洋大会。大会将包括11位全体发言人，重点介绍整个地区的密集数学活动，以及23场关于核心和应用领域的特别会议。强大的美国存在对于加强与整个太平洋沿岸地区研究人员的联系和建立合作至关重要。与会者将能够交流各自研究领域的最新进展信息，并根据会议期间建立的联系计划未来的举措。环太平洋地区的许多地方正在发生数学科学的爆炸性增长，但由于距离和文化的原因，美国科学家通常很难了解正在发生的事情，更不用说直接参与了。PRIMA大会为美国参与者提供了一个独特的机会，使他们能够融入该地区充满活力和相互联系的数学界，这对我们的经济未来至关重要。对于年轻的研究人员和学生以及代表性不足的群体成员来说尤其如此，他们的旅行支持是本提案的主要重点。对许多人来说，参加大会可能会带来变革，开辟一个全新的科学接触范围，并导致进一步的区域活动，如暑期学校和后续会议以及较小规模的密集合作。这也可能对培养下一代数学科学领导者产生深远的影响，他们将在环太平洋地区发挥越来越重要作用的全球环境中工作。

This grant will fund approximately 75 US mathematical scientists to attend and participate in the second PRIMA Pacific Rim Congress, to be held June 24-28, 2013 in Shanghai, China. The Congress will include 11 plenary speakers highlighting the intense mathematical activities throughout the region, and 23 special sessions on both core and applied areas. A strong US presence is vital to strengthening ties and building collaborations with researchers throughout the Pacific Rim. Participants in the Congress will be able to exchange information about the latest advances in their research areas, as well as plan future initiatives based on the contacts made during the Congress.There is explosive growth in the mathematical sciences occurring in many parts of the Pacific Rim, but for reasons of distance and culture it is often difficult for US scientists to learn about what is happening, much less to directly participate. The PRIMA Congress is a unique opportunity for US participants to become integrated into the vibrant and interconnected mathematical community in the region, so vital to our economic future. This is especially true for younger researchers and students, as well as members of underrepresented groups, whose travel support is a main focus of this proposal. Participation in the Congress may well be transformational for many, opening up an entirely new range of scientific contacts and leading to further regional activities such as summer schools and follow-up conferences as well as smaller scale intensive collaborations. This can also have a profound impact on the training of the next generation of leaders in the mathematical sciences, who will operate in a global environment in which the Pacific Rim is playing an increasingly important role.