Furthering Cooperation in Science and Technology for Caribbean Development; September 1998, Trinidad and Tobago

9816198 Ratchford1998年9月在特立尼达和多巴哥举行的题为“促进加勒比发展的科学技术合作”的会议上，这一美洲项目奖将有助于支持三位著名的美国专家参加会议。美洲科学促进会正在协助加勒比科学院组织这次会议，该会议也将是1999年6月教科文组织世界科学大会的区域筹备会议。这次会议的目的是帮助该区域各国分享它们在通过教育和培训建设和应用本土研究能力方面的经验；确定有可能联合研究和应用新技术的共同感兴趣的领域；审查研究的生产者和研究产品的使用者之间的联系；以及评估现代信息和通信技术如何能够帮助在这些领域取得成果。

9816198RatchfordThis Americas Program award will help to support the participation of three prominent U.S. experts in a September 1998 conference in Trinidad and Tobago entitled "Furthering Cooperation in Science and Technology for Caribbean Development." The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is assisting the Caribbean Academy of Sciences in organizing the conference, which will also serve as the regional preparatory meeting for the June 1999 UNESCO World Science Conference.The purpose of this conference is to help countries of the region share their experience in building and applying an indigenous capacity for research through education and training; identify areas of common interest where joint research and application of new technologies is possible; examine the linkage between producers of research and users of the research product; and assess how modern information and communication technologies can help achieve results in these areas.