Future of Marine Geosciences (FUMAGES) Workshop Support and Related Activities

海洋研究和教育联盟(CORE)将于1996年12月举办一次讲习班和一系列关于海洋地球科学未来的会议。讲习班的主要目标是在海洋地球科学界内部以及在海洋地球科学界和国家科学基金会之间开展对话，以确定可以采取哪些步骤来维持海洋地球科学的健康。资金水平下降或持平的前景，以及海洋地球科学项目的取消、大幅削减和其他机构重点的改变，都对海洋科学界产生了重大影响。讲习班参加者的任务将是帮助确定海洋地球科学各分学科中的基础科学问题，为今后的讨论和方案发展奠定良好的知识基础。

Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE) will conduct a workshop in December 1996 and a series of meetings on the FUture of MArine GEoSciences (FUMAGES). The workshop's main objective is to initiate a dialogue within the marine geoscience community and between the community and NSF to determine what steps might be taken to maintain the health of Marine Geosciences. The prospect of declining, or flat funding levels, as well as the elimination, drastic cuts, and changes in other agencies' focus in marine geoscience programs have major implications for the ocean science community. The task of workshop participants will be to help identify the fundamental science questions in various subdisciplines of marine geosciences to establish a sound intellectual basis for future discussions and program development.