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

该提案要求部分支持将于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昆虫对生态系统服务的影响国际研讨会。这里要求的大部分支持（82%）将用于招募和支持美国机构中代表性不足群体的研究生和早期职业科学家的参与，还要求少量资金用于立即的后续活动。本次研讨会的所有与会者也将能够参加更大的大会。目前正在从其他来源寻求对专题讨论会的预期支助的平衡。研讨会的主题具有重大的社会利益，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。基金也可用于支持来自不发达国家的发言者的旅行，这也将增强多样性。协办方来自德国，尽管我们不支持他的参与。本次研讨会旨在促进与会者之间的密切互动，并促进新的跨学科互动与合作。所选择的主题对于这种合作来说尤其成熟，并且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位来自美国的早期职业女性，以及其他一些由美国国家科学基金会支持的其他相关项目的美国参与者，以及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.