Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems

P.I: Rae Zimmerman和Roy Sparrow，纽约大学“民用基础设施系统研究所”基础设施服务和设施相对于公众期望的现状强调了建立体制机制的必要性，以汇集不同群体，为基础设施提供一个综合框架。纽约大学与三个合作者——康奈尔大学、南加州大学和纽约理工大学——将在纽约大学瓦格纳公共服务学院建立一个民用基础设施系统研究所（ICIS）。该研究所建立在基础设施工程、管理和社会科学方面的合作机构专业知识的基础上，并结合了不同的参与组织和个人。该研究所的愿景是促进、建立伙伴关系和网络，在强大的教育倡议和信息技术的支持下，组织和向独联体社区传递信息。ICIS将成为思想的孵化器和促进互联互通的信息市场。这是一种新的方法，将技术和社会科学专业知识结合起来，对美国基础设施的未来方向至关重要。ICIS战略计划围绕可持续性和协调更新、教育和学习、社区意识和参与、绩效衡量评估和研究需求评估计划进行组织。可持续性是其他项目运作的核心。信息系统输出包括白皮书和支持连接的电子信息系统；召开会议/论坛，制定信息系统的议程；以及教育和社区推广的示范/试点项目。包括自我评价和发展功能。该组织包括一名董事，以及协调项目工作和技术咨询、管理监督和发展委员会的执行委员会。ICIS由NSF特许，在NSF的支持下运作长达五年。＊＊＊

Title: CMS 97-28805 P.I.: Rae Zimmerman and Roy Sparrow, New York University "Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems" The current state of infrastructure services and facilities relative to public expectations underscores the need for an institutional mechanism to bring together diverse groups to provide an integrative framework for infrastructure. New York University, with three collaborators - Cornell University, the University of Southern California, and the Polytechnic University of New York - will establish an Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems (ICIS) within NYU's Wagner School of Public Service. This Institute builds on partnering institution expertise in infrastructure engineering, management, and social science, and incorporates a diverse set of participating organizations and individuals. The Institute's vision is to facilitate, build partnerships and networks, supported by a strong educational initiative and information technology to organize and transfer information to the CIS community. The ICIS will be an incubator for ideas and a marketplace for information to promote connectivity. It is a new approach, combining technical and social science expertise critical to the future direction of American's infrastructure. The ICIS strategic plan is organized around sustainability and coordinated renewal, education and learning, community awareness and participation, performance measurement assessments, and research needs assessment programs. Sustainability is central to other program operations. ICIS outputs include white papers, and electronic information system to support connectivity; conferences/forums to set ICIS agendas; and demonstration/pilot projects for education and community outreach. Self-evaluation and development functions are included. The organization includes a director, and executive committee coordinating program work and technical advisory, management oversight, and development boards. The ICIS is chartered by NSF to function for up to five years with NSF support. ***