Workshop to Produce a Decadal Vision for Taxonomy and Natural History Collections, November 11-13, 2003, Gainesville, Florida

佛罗里达州自然历史博物馆的拉里·M·佩奇博士获得了一笔赠款，用于组织和举办一次跨学科研讨会，将专业科学学会、博物馆和其他研究机构的代表聚集在一起，目的是制定分类学和自然历史收藏品的长期愿景。将确定需要分类学研究和自然历史收藏的重要研究领域和问题。此外，讲习班参与者将确定与分类学研究和自然历史收藏有关的教育挑战和机会，这既包括培养新一代分类学家，也包括向公众和教育工作者提供分类知识。认识到保护生物学家和资源管理人员依赖准确的分类和博物馆藏品记录来确定保护区域的优先顺序和知情的管理政策，与会者将建议加快物种发现和描述过程的方法。初步报告将在2004年1月31日之前以电子形式发送给NSF，打印的最终报告将在2004年5月15日之前提交给NSF。

A grant has been awarded to Dr. Larry M. Page, Florida Museum of Natural History, to organize and conduct an interdisciplinary workshop that will bring together representatives of professional scientific societies and museums and other research institutions for the purpose of producing a long-term vision for taxonomy and natural history collections. Important research areas and questions that require taxonomic research and natural history collections will be identified. In addition, workshop participants will identify educational challenges and opportunities related to taxonomic research and natural history collections, both in terms of educating a new generation of taxonomists and in making taxonomic knowledge accessible to the public and educators. Acknowledging that conservation biologists and resource managers depend on accurate taxonomies and museum collection records for prioritizing areas for protection and for informed management policies, participants will recommend ways to expedite the process of species discovery and description. A preliminary report will be sent electronically to NSF by January 31, 2004, and a printed final report submitted to NSF by May 15, 2004.