Conference: Insect Effects on Ecosystem Services; Orlando, Floriday - September 25-30, 2016

该提案要求对昆虫对生态系统服务影响的国际研讨会提供部分支持，该研讨会将于2016年9月25日至30日在佛罗里达州奥兰多举行的国际昆虫学大会上举行。这里要求的大部分（82%）支持将用于招募和支持来自美国机构代表性不足群体的研究生和早期职业科学家的参与，还有少量资金用于立即的后续活动。这次专题讨论会的所有与会者也将能够参加更大的大会。目前正在寻求其他来源为专题讨论会提供预期的其余支助。专题讨论会的主题具有重大的社会意义，具有影响土地管理决策的广泛潜力。该奖项将确保研究生，博士后研究员和/或其他早期职业科学家可以参加和/或在会议上发表演讲或展示海报。将特别注意从美国科学界代表性不足的群体中招募个人，资金也可用于支持来自不发达国家的演讲者的旅行，这也将提高多样性。共同组织者来自德国，但在此不寻求支持他的参与。本次研讨会的目的是让与会者之间进行密集的互动，并促进新的跨学科互动和合作。选定的专题特别适合进行这种合作，也是当前非常感兴趣的专题。组委会和选定的发言人包括一位来自美国的早期职业女性和其他美国参与者，其中一些人在NSF的其他相关项目上得到支持，沿着的还有范围适当的国际科学家。

This proposal requests partial support for an international symposium on Insect Effects on Ecosystem Services, to be held in conjunction with the International Congress of Entomology in Orlando, FL, September 25-30, 2016. Most (82%) of the support requested here would be used to recruit and support the participation of graduate students and early career scientists from under-represented groups at U.S. institutions, with a small amount of funds also requested for immediate follow-up activities. All of the participants in this symposium would also be able to attend the larger Congress. The balance of anticipated support for the symposium is being sought from other sources. The topic of the symposium is of major societal interest and has broad potential for impacting land management decisions. This award will ensure that graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and/or other early career scientists can attend and/or give talks or present posters at the meeting. Specific attention will be placed on the recruitment of individuals from underrepresented groups in science in the U.S. Funds may also be used to support travel for a speaker from an underdeveloped country that would also enhance diversity. The co-organizer is from Germany, although no support is sought here for his participation.This symposium is designed to allow for intensive interaction among participants and to facilitate new interdisciplinary interactions and collaborations. The topics chosen are especially ripe for such collaborations and also represent topics of much current interest. The organizing committee and selected speakers include an early career female from the U.S. and other U.S. participants some supported on other related projects by NSF, along with a suitably wide range of international scientists.