The Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium: 50 years of Enhancing Geomorphology; Denver, CO; October 2019

在过去的50年里，地貌学的学科在相对较短的时间尺度上有了很大的发展。一般的，历史的解释和描述的景观取代了详细的研究，以了解过程中的精细尺度使用定量技术。此后不久，新的工具和技术改进了数据收集技术，扩大了观测范围，为地貌学家提供了丰富的数据，以揭示新的研究问题。当代地貌学已经成为一门具有挑战性的系统科学，它评估许多变量之间的相互作用和复杂的连接性，并融合了许多其他学科。该学科的历史是一个重要的教育资源，可以用来帮助塑造现代地貌学家的观点。第50届宾厄姆顿地貌学研讨会（BGS）将是一个里程碑式的事件，它提供了一个反思性的评估过去和未来的学科。本次BGS的议程旨在使活动更加学生友好和多样化。这些计划包括一个名为“落基山回归”的同伴指导计划，以连接学生和高级研究人员，与当地大学的多样性官员和平等机会办公室协调，以及旨在应对包容性挑战的小组讨论。在过去的50年里，BGS为科学界提供了许多好处，最终为早期研讨会出版了25期地貌学特刊和其他书籍。BGS在推进学科发展方面的悠久历史和持续成功已在全球范围内得到认可。该研讨会继续为现有和新兴科学家提供一个突出的论坛，向全球社会介绍，交流和传播地貌研究的方法，技术和成果。由于其规模和重点，研讨会提供了一个无与伦比的机会，积极参与讨论与广泛的科学家联系的学科。科学家，研究人员和学生在单次专题讨论会中长时间密切互动的机会在美国地球物理联盟（AGU），美国地理学家协会（AAG）和美国地质学会（GSA）等大型社会会议上几乎不存在。虽然专题讨论会将大大有助于地貌研究的科学基础，但它也将讨论对社会非常重要和相关的主题，包括自然灾害、环境变化、人类影响、景观演变和管理以及政策等主题。组织者计划吸引来自更广泛国家的与会者，这将为该学科注入更丰富的国际性。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Over the past 50 years, the discipline of geomorphology has evolved substantially over a relatively short timescale. General, historical interpretations and descriptions of the landscape were replaced by detailed studies to understand processes at fine scales using quantitative techniques. Soon thereafter, new tools and technology improved data collection techniques and expanded observations, providing geomorphologists with a wealth of data to reveal new research questions. Contemporary geomorphology has become a challenging system science that evaluates the interaction and complex connectivity among many variables and incorporates many other disciplines. The history of the discipline is an important educational resource that can be used to help shape perspectives of modern geomorphologists. The 50th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium (BGS) will be a milestone event which provides an introspective assessment of the past and future of the discipline. The agenda for this BGS aims to make the event more student friendly and diverse. The plans include a peer mentoring program called "Rocky Mountain Rendezvous" to connect students and senior researchers, coordination with Diversity Officers and Equal Opportunity Offices at local colleges, and a panel discussion designed to address the challenges of inclusivity. A Diversity and Inclusion Statement will be developed and included in conference materials as well as on the website.During the past 50 years, BGS has offered many benefits to the scientific community, culminating in 25 special issues of Geomorphology and other book publications for the early symposia. The longevity and continued success of the BGS to advance the discipline has been recognized at a global scale. The symposium continues to provide a prominent forum for established and emerging scientists to present, exchange, and disseminate methods, techniques, and results on geomorphic research to the global community. Because of its size and focus, the symposium offers an unrivalled opportunity to engage actively in discussion with a broad range of scientists linked by the discipline. Opportunities for scientists, researchers, and students to interact closely in single-session symposium for an extended period are virtually non-existent at large society meetings such the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Association of American Geographers (AAG), and Geological Society of America (GSA). Whereas the symposium will contribute substantially to the scientific foundations of geomorphic research, it also will address topics of great importance and relevance to society, including topics such as natural hazards, environmental change, human impacts, landscape evolution and management, and policy. The organizers have plans to attract attendees from a broader range of countries, which will infuse the discipline with a richer international character.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.