Workshop: Articulate and Disseminate Research Priorities in Tropical Biology, Aberdeen, Scotland, July 9, 2003

要求提供资金，以执行一个由国家科学基金资助的为期三年的项目的最后阶段，该项目旨在确定和传播热带生物学的研究优先事项。 2000年，热带生物学协会（ATB）与其他组织合作，实施了一个进程，阐明和优先考虑热带生物学研究。该进程的目标是审查热带生物学的最新发展，并确定未来研究的优先事项。 产品的受众包括热带生物学家、其他科学家、决策者和公众。该系列的第一次讲习班于2000年在印度班加罗尔举行的亚洲运输理事会年会期间举行。 2002年2月在华盛顿为ATB官员和顾问及相关科学家举行了一次规划务虚会。2002年7月，在一次重要的国际会议-亚洲贸易理事会年会-的场地内举办了一次较大的讲习班，自然和社会科学家以及决策者参加了讲习班。这笔赠款将支持第二届ATB务虚会，在此期间，与会者将与英国生态学会合作，为第三届研讨会起草报告。这将与2003年7月在苏格兰阿伯丁举行的亚洲旅游业咨询委员会年会同时举行。所要求的支持将使包括研究生在内的15名美国科学家能够前往阿伯丁参加研讨会。美国科学家的参与将有利于美国科学家和来自热带国家的科学家促进短期和长期的科学合作。资金还将用于通过传统和电子媒体向预计受众传播整个3年工作的成果。

Funds are requested to carry out the final stages of a 3-year NSF-funded project to establish and disseminate research priorities in tropical biology. In 2000, The Association for Tropical Biology (ATB), in collaboration with other organizations, implemented a process to articulate and prioritize research in tropical biology. The goals of the process are to review recent developments in tropical biology and to define priorities for future research. The audiences for the products include tropical biologists, other scientists, decision-makers, and the general public. The first workshop in the series was held during the ATB Annual Meeting in Bangalore, India, in 2000. An planning retreat for ATB Officers and Councilors and associated scientists was held in Washington DC in February 2002. In July 2002, a larger workshop was held within the venue of a major international conference, the annual meeting of the ATB, which was attended by natural and social scientists and policy makers. This grant will support the second ATB retreat, during which the participants will craft a draft report for the third workshop in partnership with the British Ecological Society. This will be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the ATB in Aberdeen, Scotland in July 2003. The requested support will enable 15 U.S. scientists, including graduate students, to travel to attend the workshop in Aberdeen. The participation of U.S. scientists will benefit US scientists and those from tropical countries to promote scientific collaboration in the short- and long-term. Funds will also be used to disseminate the results of the full 3-year effort through traditional and electronic media to the projected audiences.