A Regional Conference Series in Mathematical String Theory will be held in North Carolina at Duke University during September 1 and June 1 each year.

每年两次，数学弦理论的地区性会议在北卡罗来纳州中部的杜克大学举行。这些会议以低廉的成本满足了迫切的需求，定期将孤立的研究小组聚集在一起，合作并听取研究演讲，还通过培训学生和博士后，让他们接触到广泛的想法，并为他们提供一个发表演讲的论坛，从而大大帮助培训和研究工作。这些会议的地点可以产生重大影响，因为杜克大学是彼此40分钟车程内的三所主要大学之一，所有这些大学都有相关领域的研究人员，而且相对于其他一些大学和相关研究人员来说，杜克大学位于中心位置，驱车即可到达。杜克大学现有的设施将用于录制讲座并将其发布在网络上，从而产生更大的影响。正在努力让更多代表不足的少数群体和性别作为参与者和发言者参与进来。今后三年将以与会者支助的形式为这些会议提供部分资金。此外，资金还可用于为来自该地区以外的发言者提供旅行支持。这种支持将提高这些会议的质量及其对区域合作的贡献。它将特别有助于培训该区域的学生和博士后，他们将更容易参加。为外部发言者提供旅行支助，将有可能吸引外部访问者，包括代表人数不足的少数群体成员。

Twice annually, regional meetings on mathematical string theory are held in central North Carolina at Duke University. These meetings inexpensively fill a critical need, by regularly bringing together isolated research groups to collaborate and hear research talks, and also by training students and postdocs both by exposing them to a wide array of ideas as well as giving them a forum in which to themselves give talks, thereby substantially aiding both training and research efforts. The location of these meetings allows for substantial impact, as Duke is one of three major universities within a forty-minute drive of one another, all of which have researchers working in related areas, and is centrally located with regards to a number of other universities and related researchers within driving distance. Duke's existing facilities will be used to record lectures and post them on the web, allowing for even greater impact. Efforts are being made to involve more underrepresented minorities and genders, both as participants and as speakers. Partial funding for these meetings in the form of participant support is awarded for the next three years. In addition, funds may be used to provide travel support for speakers traveling from outside the region. The support will enhance the quality of these meetings and their contribution to regional collaborations. It will especially contribute to the training of students and postdocs in the region who will be more readily able to attend. The availability of travel support for outside speakers will make it possible to attract outside visitors, including members of under-represented minorities.