WORKSHOP: The iConference 2018 Doctoral Colloquium

研讨会：iConference 2018 博士座谈会

• 批准号: 1826897
• 负责人: Kevin Crowston
• 金额: $ 1.44万
• 依托单位: Syracuse University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-03-01 至 2021-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1826897&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: WORKSHOP; iConference; 2018; Doctoral; Colloquium

This is funding to partially support participation by the PI and 5 U.S.-based doctoral students who have completed their dissertation proposals, along with distinguished faculty mentors, in a doctoral colloquium (workshop) on information science research to be held in conjunction with the thirteenth iConference that will take place March 25-28, 2018, on the campus of University of Sheffield, UK. This will be the first time the iConference is held in England, and only the second time in Europe. Since 2005, the iConferences have provided a forum where information scholars, researchers and professionals from around the world gather to share insights on critical information issues in contemporary society. An openness to new ideas and research fields in information science is a primary characteristics of these events, which have been successful in bringing together people who otherwise might rarely interact with one another, thereby helping to promote interdisciplinary research. Recent iConferences have drawn approximately 500 attendees, a testament to participants' appreciation for the inspiring sense of community, high quality research presentations, and myriad opportunities for engagement. The iConferences are presented by the iCaucus, now a consortium of 78 Information Schools in the United States and abroad (along with 8 associate members) dedicated to advancing the information field and preparing students to meet the information challenges of the 21st Century. This year's theme is "Transforming Digital Worlds"; more information may be found online at http://ischools.org/the-iconference. The iConference doctoral colloquia traditionally bring together the best of the next generation of interdisciplinary researchers focused on the interplay of information and technology in a social context, allowing them to develop a network both among themselves and with senior researchers. Participation is encouraged from a broad range of relevant disciplines, thereby expanding attendees' perspectives on their topics of study and promoting advancement of the field. Due to timing constraints, the student participants in the 2018 event have already been selected. The organizers worked proactively to maximize diversity along such key dimensions as institution type, research topic, methodological approach, disciplinary tradition, gender, ethnicity, and national or cultural background, so that the students' horizons are broadened at a critical stage in their professional development. Of the 18 students accepted in total, 7 are women; 6 are studying in the UK, 5 in the US, 3 in Canada and 1 each in Germany, Israel, Nigeria and South Africa (2 of the UK-based students are originally from African countries).The 2018 Doctoral Colloquium will be tightly integrated into the conference experience, starting with an orientation event highlighting specific content during the technical program, and culminating in a full day focused on peer-research critique and career development which will overlap with and immediately follow the closing session of the conference technical program on March 28. The primary objective of the Doctoral Colloquium is to help train the next generation of information science researchers. To this end, it will provide the student participants with an environment in which they can share and discuss their goals, methods and results in order to gain feedback on their work both from the mentors and from other students, which should allow them to enhance their research. The student participants will come away with a better understanding of the various research communities engaged in the study of information science, and learn how to position their work within the field. In addition, the colloquium will provide students with opportunities such as poster sessions to make new professional connections beyond their own disciplines and institutions, and it will also help them successfully launch their careers whether in industry or academia.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这笔资金将部分支持PI和5个美国-基于博士生谁已经完成了他们的论文提案，沿着与杰出的教师导师，在信息科学研究的博士座谈会（研讨会）将与第十三届iConference将于2018年3月25日至28日在英国谢菲尔德大学的校园举行。 这将是iConference首次在英国举行，也是第二次在欧洲举行。 自2005年以来，iConferences提供了一个论坛，来自世界各地的信息学者，研究人员和专业人士聚集在一起，分享对当代社会关键信息问题的见解。 对信息科学新思想和研究领域的开放是这些活动的主要特点，这些活动成功地将可能很少相互交流的人聚集在一起，从而有助于促进跨学科研究。 最近的iConferences吸引了大约500名与会者，这证明了与会者对鼓舞人心的社区意识、高质量的研究演示和无数参与机会的赞赏。iConferences由iCaucus提出，iCaucus现在是美国和国外78所信息学校的联盟（沿着8个准成员），致力于推进信息领域，并为学生应对21世纪世纪的信息挑战做好准备。 今年的主题是“数字世界的变革”;更多信息可在http://ischools.org/the-iconference上找到。 iConference博士座谈会传统上汇集了下一代最优秀的跨学科研究人员，他们专注于信息和技术在社会背景下的相互作用，使他们能够在自己和高级研究人员之间建立网络。鼓励广泛的相关学科参与，从而扩大与会者对研究课题的看法，促进该领域的进步。 由于时间限制，2018年活动的学生参与者已经被选中。 组织者积极开展工作，以最大限度地提高多样性沿着这样的关键方面，如机构类型，研究课题，方法论，学科传统，性别，种族，民族或文化背景，使学生的视野在他们的专业发展的关键阶段拓宽。 在总共录取的18名学生中，7名是妇女; 6人在英国学习，5人在美国学习，3人在加拿大学习，德国、以色列、尼日利亚和南非各1人（2名英国学生来自非洲国家）。2018年博士研讨会将紧密结合到会议体验中，从在技术计划期间突出显示特定内容的定向事件开始，一整天的时间，都在专注于自己。研究评论和职业发展，这将与3月28日会议技术计划的闭幕会议重叠并立即结束。 博士学术讨论会的主要目标是帮助培养下一代信息科学研究人员。为此，它将为学生参与者提供一个环境，使他们能够分享和讨论他们的目标，方法和结果，以便从导师和其他学生那里获得关于他们工作的反馈，这将使他们能够加强他们的研究。 学生参与者将更好地了解从事信息科学研究的各种研究团体，并学习如何在该领域内定位他们的工作。 此外，本次学术讨论会还将为学生提供海报展示等机会，使他们能够在自己的学科和机构之外建立新的专业联系，同时也将帮助他们成功地在行业或学术界开展职业生涯。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响力审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。