Broadening Participation in Coastal and Estuarine Sciences: A Workshop at the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference

第1部分：沿海和河口研究联合会(CERF)将举办一次讲习班和相关活动，重点是扩大对我国科学社会以及沿海和河口科学的参与。尽管人们普遍认识到增加未被充分代表的少数群体(URM)参与科学的价值，但在海洋科学中，未被充分代表的少数群体仍然被严重低估。CERF是一个多学科组织，致力于促进对河口和海岸的科学了解，并促进沿海和河口科学领域的城市资源管理机构的包容性文化。该项目将为URM学生提供一个有针对性的机制，让他们参加CERF-S会议和一个以URM为重点的研讨会，并让CERF的大范围成员参与扩大包容性的讨论。研讨会和相关活动的结果将成为CERF全面扩大参与实施计划的基础，以实现社会2017-2022年战略计划中的多样性目标和目的。第二部分：该项目将支持CERF-S 2017年11月5日至8日在里约热内卢普罗维登斯举行的双年度会议上的多样性和包容性努力。CERF将为URM学生和导师提供参加会议的支持，包括通过建立队列、指导和参与以URM为重点的研讨会、科学会议和其他会议活动来促进URM学生的专业发展。该项目还将建设中央应急基金实现多样性和包容性目标的能力，办法是举办一个以多样性问题为重点的变革性讲习班，并通过各种活动将包容性对话纳入整个中央应急基金会议。

Part 1: The Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) will convene a workshop and related activities focused on broadening participation in our scientific society, and in coastal and estuarine sciences. Despite widespread recognition of the value of increasing participation of underrepresented minorities (URM) in the sciences, URMs are still significantly underrepresented in marine science. CERF is a multidisciplinary organization committed to advancing scientific understanding of estuaries and coasts and to promoting an inclusive culture for URMs in coastal and estuarine science. The project will provide a targeted mechanism for URM students to participate in CERF?s conference and a URM-focused workshop, and engage a large cross-section of CERF members in discussions on expanding inclusiveness. Results of the workshop and related activities will form the basis of CERF's comprehensive Broadening Participation Implementation Plan for achieving the diversity goals and objectives in the society's 2017-2022 Strategic Plan.Part 2: This project will support diversity and inclusion efforts at CERF?s 2017 Biennial Conference, November 5-8, 2017, in Providence, RI. CERF will provide support for URM students and mentors to participate in the conference, including URM student professional development through cohort building, mentoring, and participation in a URM-focused workshop, scientific sessions, and other conference activities. The project will also build the capacity of CERF to achieve diversity and inclusion objectives through a transformative workshop focused on diversity issues and integrating conversations on inclusiveness throughout the CERF conference through varied activities.