Travel for U.S. Participants to Attend a Symposium in Londonon the Origins and Evolution of the Antarctic Biota and a One Day Workshop on the Role of Antarctica to the Earth

这一请求是为了支持一组美国科学家参加关于南极生物群起源和演化的研讨会和关于南极在地球生物圈中的作用的研讨会的国际旅行。会议将在英国伦敦举行，由伦敦地质学会和英国南极调查局赞助。这一努力符合国家科学院(南极固体地球科学研究；1987年)关于建立广泛的侦察研究作为南极地质学框架的建议。这是南极古生物界的一次关键会议，将重点讨论目前的知识现状和未来研究的方向。

This request is in support of international travel for a group of U.S. scientists to attend a Symposium on the Origins and Evolution of Antarctic Biota and a workshop on The Role of Antarctica in the Earth's Biosphere. The meetings will be held in London, England and will be sponsored by the Geological Society of London and the British Antarctic Survey. This effort is compatible with recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences (Antarctic Solid-Earth Sciences Research; 1987) for establishing broad reconnaissance studies as framework for Antarctic geology. This is a key meeting of the Antarctic paleobiology community and will focus on the current status of knowledge and directions for future research.