International Travel to the Gender Summits for US Women Faculty and Researchers in STEM

美国科学促进会的这一项目建立在STEM倡议的指导妇女参与国际研究合作(MWIRC)倡议的成功成果的基础上。支持历史上的黑人学院和其他少数群体服务机构(MSI)的科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)领域的女教员在国际一级创建和维持新的研究网络，从而使她们能够了解发展和建立关键研究合作。12名女性教职员工将前往即将举行的三次性别峰会之一，这三次峰会将于2015年在韩国和德国举行，2016年在墨西哥举行。出席峰会和后续活动将使教师能够扩大他们在STEM学科方面的网络、视角和合作，这将丰富他们和他们所在机构的研究能力。参与者将能够从已经存在的关注性别问题的社区中受益。该项目将产生来自不同实体和合作伙伴的强大协同效应和参与度，将帮助STEM教职员工更好地了解国际研究重点、开展国际研究合作的资源，以及美国STEM研究人员出国旅行和开展研究的指导方针。该项目得到了国际科学和工程办公室全球风险基金的共同资助。

The project at the American Association for the Advancement of Science builds on the successful outcomes of the Mentoring Women in International Research Collaborations (MWIRC) in STEM initiative. Women faculty in science, technology, enginnering and mathematics (STEM) fields at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) are supported to create and sustain new research networks at the international level, thus enabling them to learn about developing and establishing critical research collaborations. Twelve women faculty will travel to one of the three upcoming Gender Summits, to be held in South Korea and Germany in 2015 and in Mexico in 2016. Attendance at the summits and follow-up activities will allow faculty to expand their networks, perspectives, and collaborations in the STEM disciplines which will enrich their research capacity and that of their institutions. The participants will be able to benefit from an already existing gender-concerned community. This project will create a strong synergy and engagement from a variety of entities and partners, will help STEM faculty better understand international research priorities, resources for developing international research collaborations, and guidelines for U.S. STEM researchers traveling and conducting research abroad. The project has co-funding support from the Global Venture Fund in the Office of International Science and Engineering.