Request to Support a Strategic Planning Workshop for the Organization of Biological Field Stations to be held in October 2003, Bodega Marine Laboratory

生物外勤站组织(OBF)已得到支持，将为该组织举办一次讲习班，以制定该组织的战略计划。目前的国家科学、政治和金融环境要求组织论坛这样的组织在满足其成员机构的需要方面是积极、全面和有效的。完成战略计划的必要任务包括：1)确定目标和目标框架的使命和愿景，2)确定可以在组织上实现的目标和目的，3)确定目标的优先顺序，4)在10年时间线内设定优先目标，5)将成本数字附在时间线上，6)为在时间框架和预算内实现目标提出战略建议。战略规划讲习班将于2003年秋季举行，参加者为18至20人。在本次研讨会之前，将进行一次基于网络的调查，征求所有机构成员和个人成员对OBF适当和合理的使命、愿景、目标和宗旨的意见。在9月举行的2003年年度会议上，将进行一次有条件的讨论，确定从调查工作中收集的信息的优先次序。调查报告和优先顺序将在秋季会议之前提供给研讨会参与者。讲习班的产品将是一份“OBFS战略计划”，可通过互联网获得，也可作为硬拷贝提供。本组织将利用该战略计划确定为成员机构提供最佳服务而应作出的努力。OBF力求在可行的情况下最大限度地协助成员站，以便提供尽可能好的实地研究和教育机会，并使实地考察设施的作用保持在与这些设施在国家科学议程中的重要性一致的认可水平。

The Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS) has received support for a workshop for to develop a strategic plan for the organization. The current national scientific, political and financial climate requires that an organization such as the OBFS be proactive, comprehensive and efficient with regard to meeting the needs of its member institutions. Necessary tasks for completing the strategic plan include: 1) define the mission and vision of the OBFS, 2) identify goals and objectives that could be accomplished organizationally, 3) prioritize the goals, 4) set the prioritized goals in a 10-year timeline, 5) attach cost figures to the timeline, and 6) suggest strategies for accomplishing the goals within the time frame and budget. The strategic planning workshop will be held in fall 2003 with 18-20 participants. A web-based survey will solicit input from all institutional and individual members regarding appropriate and reasonable mission, vision, goals and objectives for the OBFS prior to this workshop. At the 2003 Annual Meeting in September a facilitated discussion will prioritize the information gathered from the survey effort. The survey report and prioritization will be provided to workshop participants before the fall meeting. The product of the workshop will be an "OBFS Strategic Plan", available via the Internet and also as hard copy. The strategic plan would be used by the organization to identify efforts that should be undertaken to best serve member institutions. The OBFS seeks to assist member stations to the maximum extent feasible in order to offer the best possible field research and educational opportunities and to sustain the role of field study facilities at a level of recognition congruent with the importance these facilities play in the national scientific agenda.