US-PRC Protocol for Cooperative Research in Earthquake Engineering

9729630李美国-中华人民共和国地震工程合作研究协议的总体目标是国家科学基金会和中华人民共和国之间继续合作，促进地震工程的发展，从而减少地震灾害。 该请求的目的是寻求NSF的支持，使国家地震工程研究中心（NCEER）能够协助NSF组织美国和中国代表之间的年度协议协调会议。 NCEER建议提供行政和后勤支持，以及参与者支持，以协调和实施三（3）次美国会议，并为两（2）次中国会议提供参与者支持。 这些会议将从1997年秋季开始，为期五年。 通过执行本协议，NCEER将作为NSF的代理人，负责组织美国和中华人民共和国之间的年度协议协调会议。 因此，NCEER建议有效协调NSF要求的所有后勤细节，以便在本协议的第1年、第3年和第5年组织和举办三次美国会议。 除了组织三次美国会议外，NCEER还将协调美国和中国的参与，负责大约六名中国与会者的与会费用，另外四名美国与会者将在美国主办的会议上得到支持。 NCEER的技术重点和国际影响力使该中心在世界范围内得到认可，国际合作成为其研究计划的一个更加突出的组成部分。 NCEER继续加强其国际联系，并在技术和后勤方面处理无数细节，同时接待和访问其许多国际合作伙伴。 目前的行政基础设施结构促进了目前正在实施的计划的执行，并抓住了新的机会，以扩大这一强大的能力，并协助NSF。 ***

9729630 Lee The overall objective of the US-PRC Protocol for Cooperative Research in Earthquake Engineering is the continued collaboration between the National Science foundation and the People's Republic of China for the advancement of earthquake engineering and consequently earthquake hazards reduction. The purpose of this request is to seek NSF support to allow the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (NCEER) to assist NSF in organizing its annual protocol coordination meetings between US and Chinese representatives. NCEER proposes to provide administrative and logistical support, and participant support, toward coordination and implementation of three (3) US meetings, and participant support for two (2) meetings in China under this program. These meetings will take place over a five year period, beginning in the fall of 1997. Through the implementation of this agreement, NCEER will act as an agent for NSF, assuming responsibility for organizing annual protocol coordination meetings between the US and the People's Republic of China. As such, NCEER proposes to effectively coordinate all logistical details as required by NSF for the organization and conduct of three US meetings during years 1, 3, and 5 of this agreement. In addition to organizing the three US meetings, NCEER will coordinate US and Chinese participation, accounting for participant expenses for approximately six Chinese participants, with an additional four US participants to be supported at the US hosted meetings. NCEER's technical focus and international reach has allowed the Center to become recognizable worldwide, with international cooperation becoming a more prominent component of its research program with each additional year of operation. NCEER continues to strengthen its international ties, and handles a myriad of details, in both the technical and logistical sense, while hosting and visiting its many international partners. The current administrative infra structure facilitates the execution of the programs that are currently in place and embraces new opportunities to expand on this strong capability and assist NSF. ***