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

这项提议要求部分支持将于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的关于昆虫对生态系统服务的影响的国际研讨会。这里要求的大部分(82%)资金将用于招聘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，还要求提供少量资金用于立即开展后续活动。这次研讨会的所有与会者也将能够参加规模更大的大会。正在从其他来源寻求对专题讨论会的预期支助的平衡。专题讨论会的主题具有重大的社会意义，并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出席和/或在会议上发表演讲或展示海报。将特别关注从美国科学界代表性不足的群体中招募个人。资金也可能用于支持来自不发达国家的演讲者的旅行，这也将增强多样性。联合组织者来自德国，尽管他的参与在这里没有寻求支持。这次研讨会的目的是允许与会者之间的密集互动，并促进新的跨学科互动和合作。所选择的主题特别适合于这种合作，也代表了当前非常感兴趣的主题。组委会和选定的演讲者包括一名来自美国的早期职业女性和其他美国参与者，其中一些人得到了NSF其他相关项目的支持，还有相当广泛的国际科学家。

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.