Partnerships: Workshop on Non-profit/NSF Collaborations

“伙伴关系：非营利组织/国家科学基金会合作研讨会”将于2015年5月28日至29日在国家科学基金会举行。美国国家科学基金会(NSF)和非营利性组织各自为美国数学和物理科学的基础研究事业提供关键支持。虽然这些资助者的使命不同，但他们的许多目标是一致的，受赠者社区有很大的重叠。近年来，私人组织的努力在整个科学资助计划中发挥了越来越重要的作用。有很好的机会：私人支持可以非常灵活，允许发现驱动的调查超出公共资金所能容忍的范围。这个工作坊将探讨国家自然科学基金会的数学和自然科学理事会如何与私人基金会建立有益的伙伴关系。这个工作坊将研究国家科学基金会的数学和自然科学理事会(MPS)与MPS相关学科的非营利性资助者之间的伙伴关系，以了解不同的合作模式(“如何”)；-了解不同的合作动机(“为什么”)；以及-为未来的交流和/或合作发展机会。在审查了各种类型的伙伴关系之后，与会者将讨论未来协调的创造性机会。讨论将涉及科学重点和后勤方面的考虑。讲习班的中心活动将是一系列案例研究和一系列小组讨论，并向整个讲习班汇报报告。一位技术作家将做笔记，并为一份将被广泛提供的报告合成外卖主题。

The meeting "Partnerships: Workshop on Non-profit/NSF Collaborations" will take place at the National Science Foundation on May 28-29, 2015. The National Science Foundation (NSF) and non-profit organizations each provide critical support to the U.S. basic research enterprise in the mathematical and physical sciences. While the missions of these funders differ, many of their goals align and the grantee communities have significant overlap. In recent years, efforts of private organizations have played a more and more significant part of the whole picture of the funding of science. There are great opportunities: private support can be very flexible and allow discovery-driven investigation beyond what public funding can tolerate. This workshop will explore the ways in which the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the NSF and private foundations can form useful partnerships.This workshop will examine partnerships between the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) at NSF and non-profit funders in MPS-related disciplines to - understand different models of collaboration (the "how"); - understand different motivations for collaboration (the "why"); and - develop opportunities for future communication and/or collaboration. After examining partnerships of various types, participants will discuss creative opportunities for future coordination. Discussions will entail both scientific focus and logistical considerations. The central events of the workshop will be a series of case studies, and a series of small-group discussions with reports back to the workshop as a whole. A technical writer will take notes and synthesize take-away themes for a report that will be made widely available.