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.

在北卡罗来纳州中部的杜克大学，每年举行两次关于数学弦理论的区域会议。这些会议以低廉的价格满足了一个关键的需求，通过定期召集孤立的研究小组进行合作和听取研究报告，并通过培训学生和博士后，让他们接触到各种各样的想法，并为他们提供一个自己演讲的论坛，从而大大有助于培训和研究工作。 这些会议的地点允许产生重大影响，因为杜克是三所主要大学之一，彼此之间距离不到40分钟车程，所有这些大学都有研究人员在相关领域工作，并且位于中心位置，与其他一些大学和相关研究人员在驾车距离内。 杜克现有的设施将用于记录讲座，并将其发布在网络上，从而产生更大的影响。目前正在努力让更多代表性不足的少数群体和性别参与，让他们既作为与会者，又作为发言者。 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，还可利用资金为来自该区域以外的发言者提供差旅支助。 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地区的学生和博士后，他们将更容易参加。为外部演讲者提供旅行支助将有助于吸引外部来访者，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.