Travel Support for Developing Country and Young Scholar Participation in the 2003 Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research Community, Canada

国际学术会议为来自美国和其他国家的科学家提供了极好的论坛，供他们会面、回顾最新的研究成果、就未来的研究方向和计划交流意见，并发展新的网络以促进合作研究和其他形式的能力建设。自1995年以来，两年一次的全球变化人类维度研究界公开会议已成为社会科学家和相关领域科学家讨论与全球环境主题相关的人类活动和行为问题的主要场所。该奖项提供资金，支持来自发展中国家的科学家以及来自美国的年轻科学家参加将于2003年10月在加拿大魁北克省蒙特利尔举行的第五次HDGC公开会议。这些基金将补充亚太全球变化研究网络、美洲全球变化研究所、德国研究部和国际人文方面方案所作的捐款。根据以往的经验，HDGC公开会议取得了许多积极成果，包括加强区域合作，开展能力建设活动，加强跨国网络，使其能够开展与全球变化有关的面向问题的跨学科研究，展示参与国和研究项目的科学贡献，提高人们对HDGC研究对政策制定价值的认识。加强社会科学家与其他全球变化研究项目之间的联系，促进最高质量的研究。预计2003年在蒙特利尔举行的会议将产生类似的好处。通过这一奖项，更广泛的美国科学家将能够参与其中，他们将有更多的机会与发展中国家的同行会面并发展工作关系。

International scholarly meetings provide excellent forums for scientists from the United States and other nations to meet, review the latest research results, share ideas regarding future research directions and plans, and develop new networks to facilitate collaborative research and other forms of capacity building. Since 1995, the biennial Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Change Research Community has emerged as the leading venue for social scientists and scientists in related fields to address issues associated with human activity and behavior with respect to global environmental topics. This award provides funds to support the participation of scientists from developing nations as well as young scientists from the United States in the fifth HDGC open meeting, which will take place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in October 2003. These funds will complement contributions made from the Asia Pacific Network on Global Change Research, the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, the German Research Ministry, and the International Human Dimensions Programme.Based on previous experiences, HDGC open meetings have generated a number of positive outcomes, including enhancement of regional collaborations, capacity-building activities to strengthen transnational networks capable of conducting problem-oriented, cross-disciplinary research relevant to global change, showcasing the scientific contribution of participating countries and research programs, increasing awareness of the value of HDGC research for policy making, strengthening of links between social scientists and other global change research programs, and stimulation of the highest quality research. The 2003 meeting in Montreal is expected to result in comparable benefits. Through this award, a broader range of scientists from the U.S. will be able to participate, and they will have more increased opportunities to meet with and develop working relationships with counterparts from developing nations.