First AMPATH International Conference: Valdivia, Chile; April 12, 2002

会议的主要目的是为AMPATH的参与者、潜在参与者和对该项目有地区、半球或国际兴趣的人创造一个环境，以交流想法、形成新的合作并巩固现有的合作。会议将继续确定AMPATH服务区域内哪些大学和研究中心需要或将利用与美国和世界各地的研究机构的高性能连接(如果可用)。建议在会议上发言的人包括参与美国、加拿大、AMPATH服务区、欧洲和亚洲/太平洋地区合作者之间的项目的研究人员。AMPATH是佛罗里达国际大学与环球电讯公司合作的项目，旨在支持涉及美国和多国研究人员之间的合作或完全由美国在AMPATH服务区运行的项目的科研应用。将研究和教育网络连接到UCAID阿比林网络以及中美洲、墨西哥和加勒比地区以及世界其他地区，以进一步推动美国的科学和教育事业。

The main objective of the conference is to create an environment for AMPATH participants, potential participants and those with a regional, hemispheric or international interest in the project to exchange ideas, form new and solidify existing collaborations.The conference will continue the work of identifying the universities and research centers in the AMPATH service area who require, or would take advantage of, high-performance connectivity to research institutions in the U.S. and worldwide if it were available. Proposed speakers at the conference include researchers that participate in projects between collaborators in the U.S., Canada, the AMPATH service area, Europe and Asia/Pacific.AMPATH is a project of Florida International University in collaboration with Global Crossing, in support of scientific research applications that either involve collaboration between U.S. and multi-national researchers or wholly run U.S. projects in the AMPATH service area. Research and Education networks to the UCAID Abilene network and the Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean and the rest of the world to further advance U.S. science and education.