Support for the 27th International Geographical Congress; Washington, D.C.; August 1992

近几十年来，地理研究一直非常活跃， 使国际社会主办的四年一次的大会 地理联盟（IGU）非常重要的设置， 地理学家和相关学科的学者聚会，交流 最新的研究成果，并计划未来的合作 活动 国际地质联合会第27届代表大会将在华盛顿举行， 华盛顿特区，1992年8月，为美国人提供了一个极好的机会， 地理学家直接会见来自其他地区的同事， 世界 该奖项为第27届国际 地理会议（IGC）以两种方式。 首先，它提供金融 NSF的援助，以抵消规划和运营成本， 国会 其次，它提供了一种手段，通过这种手段，其他联邦 政府机构可以通过跨机构提供财政支持 协议，将资金补充到最初的裁决。 这个奖项 实际上是NSF奖SES-9000186的更新，但它是作为一个 新的裁决，因为财政责任的行政管理 奖项现在将由组委会直接处理， 第27届IGC。 该奖项将提供宝贵的财政援助， 规划和运作的最大和最重要的聚会， 来自世界各地的地理学家。 与过去的IGU一样， 活动，提高奖学金和增加参与 美国地理学家的国际合作活动将 结果. 这项赠款将产生进一步的积极影响， 国家科学基金会可以协助引导其他联邦机构的捐款 这一重要活动。

Geographic research has been extremely dynamic in recent decades, making the quadrennial congresses sponsored by the International Geographical Union (IGU) extremely important settings at which geographers and scholars in related disciplines meet to exchange the most recent results of their research and to plan future collaborative activities. The 27th Congress of the IGU will be held in Washington, D.C., in August 1992, providing an excellent opportunity for American geographers to meet directly with colleagues from other parts of the world. This award provides support for the 27th International Geographical Congress (IGC) in two ways. First, it provides financial assistance from NSF to offset costs of planning and operating the congress. Second, it provides a means through which other federal governmental agencies may provide financial support through interagency agreements that will fund supplements to the initial award. This award is effectively a renewal of NSF Award SES-9000186, but it is made as a new award because financial responsibility for administration of the award now will be handled directly by the Organizing Committee of the 27th IGC. This award will provide valuable financial assistance for the planning and operation of the largest and most significant gathering of geographers from throughout the world. As has been true with past IGU activities, enhanced scholarship and increased involvement in international collaborative activities by American geographers will result. Further positive consequences of this grant will be realized if NSF can assist in channelling contributions from other federal agencies to this important activity.