Conference and Workshop on the Participation of Caribbean Countries in the Inter-American Institute for Global Change

拟议的会议和讲习班将于1997年7月第二个星期在波多黎各的Mayag=FCez举行。 会议的主要目的是使加勒比地区的科学家与对全球变化感兴趣的政府官员聚集一堂，讨论让他们的国家参加美洲全球变化研究所的可能性。 此外，会议将提供一个有效的机制，就加勒比国家目前支助的全球变化研究项目交流信息。会议记录，包括提交的文件摘要、讨论和最后结论，将以英文和西班牙文分发给与会者和其他有关各方。这个研讨会是由美国国家科学基金会代表国际天文学协会共同主办的. IAI是美国的一项倡议，旨在促进美洲科学机构就全球变化问题开展合作研究。 NSF是美国政府指定的机构，在IAI内履行美国的职责。 拟议的会议和讲习班将于1997年7月第二周在波多黎各的Mayag=FCez举行。 会议的主要目的是使来自加勒比的科学家与对全球变化感兴趣的政府官员聚集一堂，讨论让他们的国家参加美洲全球变化研究所的可能性。 此外，会议将提供一个有效的机制，就加勒比国家目前支助的全球变化研究项目交流信息。会议记录，包括提交的文件摘要、讨论和最后结论，将以英文和西班牙文分发给与会者和其他有关各方。这个研讨会是由美国国家科学基金会代表国际天文学协会共同主办的. IAI是美国的一项倡议，旨在促进美洲科学机构就全球变化问题开展合作研究。 国家科学基金会是美国政府机构，由白宫指定，在IAI内履行美国的职责。 ***

9724718 Gilbes The proposed conference and workshop will be held in Mayag=FCez, Puerto Rico during the second week of July, 1997. The main purpose of the conference is to bring together scientists from the Caribbean with government officials interested in global change and to discuss the possibilities for involving their countries in the Inter- American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). In addition, the meeting will provide an efficient mechanism for the exchange of information about global change research projects currently being supported by countries in the Caribbean. Conference proceedings, including summaries of the papers presented, discussions, and final conclusions will be distributed to the participants and other interested parties, and will be available in English and Spanish. This workshop is being co- sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of the IAI. The IAI is a U.S. initiative to stimulate cooperative research on global change issues among the scientific institutions of the Americas. The NSF is the U.S. Government agency designated to carry out U.S. responsibilities within the IAI. %%% The proposed conference and workshop will be held in Mayag=FCez, Puerto Rico during the second week of July, 1997. The main purpose of the conference is to bring together scientists from the Caribbean with government officials interested in global change and to discuss the possibilities for involving their countries in the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). In addition, the meeting will provide an efficient mechanism for the exchange of information about global change research projects currently being supported by countries in the Caribbean. Conference proceedings, including summaries of the papers presented, discussions, and final conclusions will be distributed to the participants and other interested parties, and will be available in English and Spanish. This workshop is being co- sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of the IAI. The IAI is a U.S. initiative to stimulate cooperative research on global change issues among the scientific institutions of the Americas. The National Science Foundation is the U.S. Government agency designated by the White House to carry out U.S. responsibilities within the IAI. ***