Conference: Symposium - SICB 2023 - Visions for a Diverse, Inclusive, and Safe Future for Field Biology

该奖项支持在综合与比较生物学学会(SICB)2023年年会上举办的主题为“展望田间生物学多样化、包容性和安全的未来”的研讨会。共有11位专题演讲嘉宾将就确定障碍、宣传和促进外地环境中的包容性和安全问题发表演讲。该奖项主要用于抵消研讨会参与者的旅费。专题讨论会最后将进行讨论，以产生增加包容性的想法，并为不同身份的科学家提供获取实地学科的机会。这次研讨会有三个主要目标，旨在促进野外生物学的多样性、公平性和包容性：(1)引起对该主题当前问题的关注，(2)促进学者和科学家之间富有成效的对话，以及(3)产生关于该主题的学术工作，以进一步促进该领域的知识交流。通过讨论田间生物学安全和包容性方面的当前问题和新领域，本次研讨会向与会者提出挑战，要求他们解决自己的行为，找到改进制度政策的方法，并将田间生物学文化转向一个更加多样化和包容的未来。本次研讨会的成果将包括一份白皮书，其中概述了在实地STEM学科中推进DEI工作的最佳做法。该奖项为2023年1月在德克萨斯州奥斯汀举行的综合与比较生物学学会(SICB)年会上举办的一次研讨会提供支持，该研讨会的重点是促进野外生物学的DEI。专题讨论会的演讲者包括来自不同背景和实地工作经验的科学家；演讲者的选择突出了不同学者在实地工作方面的挑战，并提供了一个促进讨论和探索解决所提出挑战的办法的场所。具体而言，发言者的发言涉及：(1)包容性和可获得性的障碍，(2)倡导实地的可获得性和包容性，以及(3)对更无障碍的未来的展望。研讨会的结构将挑战与会者解决他们自己的行为，找到改善制度政策的方法，并将田间生物学文化转向一个更多样化和更具包容性的未来。研讨会最后进行了一次“画廊漫步”和讨论，由一名训练有素的环境和环境促进者主持，以产生改进实地科学的安全性、包容性和可获得性的想法。该项目将编写一份由研讨会组织者和演讲者共同撰写的白皮书报告，概述在实地STEM学科中推进环境与发展倡议努力的最佳做法。每位研讨会演讲者还承诺提交一份手稿发表在《综合与比较生物学》杂志上，以传播研讨会的成果。该奖项由整合组织系统生物部的动物行为和生理机制和生物力学项目以及生物基础设施生物部的野外站项目共同资助。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award supports a symposium, “Envisioning a Diverse, Inclusive, and Safe Future for Field Biology,” at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB). A total of 11 symposium speakers will present on identifying barriers, advocacy, and promoting inclusivity and safety in field settings. The award primarily offsets travel expenses for symposium participants. The symposium will close with a discussion to generate ideas for increasing inclusivity and access to field-based disciplines for scientists with diverse identities. This symposium has three key aims toward promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in field biology: (1) bringing attention to current issues on the topic, (2) facilitating productive dialogue between scholars and scientists, and (3) generating scholarly work on the subject to further the exchange of knowledge in this area. By addressing current issues and new frontiers in field biology safety and inclusivity, this symposium challenges attendees to address their own behavior, find ways to improve institutional policies, and shift the culture of field biology toward a more diverse and inclusive future. Outcomes from this symposium will include a white paper outlining best practices for advancing DEI efforts in field-based STEM disciplines. This award provides support for a symposium focused on promoting DEI in field biology at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), held in Austin, TX in January 2023. Symposium speakers include scientists from various backgrounds and experiences in field work; speaker selection spotlights the challenges of field work for diverse scholars and provides a place for facilitated discussion and exploration of solutions to the challenges presented. Specifically, speaker presentations address: (1) barriers to inclusion and access, (2) advocating for accessibility and inclusion in the field, and (3) visions for a more accessible future. The symposium structure will challenge attendees to address their own behavior, find ways to improve institutional policies, and shift the culture of field biology toward a more diverse and inclusive future. The symposium concludes with a “gallery walk” and discussion, moderated by a trained DEI facilitator, to generate ideas for improving field science safety, inclusivity, and access. This project will generate a white paper report, coauthored by symposium organizers and speakers, outlining best practices for advancing DEI efforts in field-based STEM disciplines. Each symposium speaker has also committed to submitting a manuscript for publication in the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology to disseminate results of the symposium.This award is co-funded by the Animal Behavior and the Physiological Mechanisms and Biomechanics programs in the BIO Division of Integrative Organismal Systems and the Field Stations program in the BIO Division of Biological Infrastructure.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.