Support For Student Attendance At The International Limnogeology Congress (March 29 - April 2, 2003)

本提案要求资助学生参加将于2003年3月29日至4月2日在亚利桑那州图森市举行的国际湖沼地质学大会。这次大会旨在促进湖泊沉积物地质学研究各个方面的专家之间的互动。地质年代学、沉积学、古生态学、古气候学和沉积地球化学方面的专家都将出席会议，预计将吸引大约200名与会者。在这样的会议上交流思想对于处于职业生涯早期阶段的研究生来说至关重要，无论是在建立广泛的联系网络（在美国还是在国际上），还是在有效地向科学界的关键因素展示他们的工作。我们要求足够的资金来推迟注册费用，并为大约10名学生提供部分旅行支持。学生支持赠款的选择标准将基于学生的研究工作与大会目标的相关性，以及学生（顾问的支持信和个人陈述）的证据，表明工作的质量和意义。

ABSTRACTThis proposal requests funding to support the participation of student attendees at theInternational Limnogeology Congress, to be held in Tucson, Arizona, Mar 29-Apr. 2, 2003. The congress is intended to promote interaction between specialists in all aspects of the study of the geology of lake deposits. Specialists in geochronology, sedimentology,paleoecology, paleoclimatology and sedimentary geochemistry will all be in attendance at the meeting, which is expected to draw approximately 200 participants. Cross-fertilization of ideas at conferences such as this are critical for graduate students at an early stage of career, both in establishing a wide network of contacts (both in the US and internationally) and in efficiently showcasing their work to a key element of the scientific community. We request sufficient funds to defer registration costs and provide partial travel support for approximately 10 students. Selection criteria for student support grants will be based on both relevance of the student's research work to the general conference goals, and on evidence from the student (advisor's letter of support and personal statement) indicating the quality and significance of the work to be presented.