The Materials World Network, the Next Ten Years; Cancun, Mexico; August 22-25, 2005

该项目包括组织一次研讨会，回顾材料世界网络自1995年以来取得的成就并规划其未来。本次研讨会是2005年8月22日至25日在墨西哥坎昆举行的墨西哥材料研究学会年会和第十四届国际材料研究大会的专题讨论会之一。是次研讨会由张教授及Mauricio Terrones教授在墨西哥圣刘易斯波托西波托西科学技术研究所主持。 受邀参加者包括全球材料界的领导成员，NSF资助的国际材料研究合作的调查人员，政府机构的代表，国际材料协会联盟的成员，材料研究和教育中心和网络的负责人，参加NSF资助的材料研究和教育计划的学生，预计将有200名左右的参与者。该活动包括全体会议和小型规划小组讨论，主题包括研究合作，教育，资助机会，网络基础设施的开发和使用等。会议的预期成果包括制定进一步发展材料世界网络的新战略及其实施计划，以及通过参加更广泛的国际材料大会发展新的国际合作伙伴关系和网络努力。以及数学和物理科学理事会多学科活动办公室。

This project consists of the organization of a symposium that will review the accomplishments of the Materials World Network since 1995 and plan for its future. The symposium is one of the scheduled symposia of the Mexican Materials Research Society annual meeting and XIV International Materials Research Congress to be held in Cancun, Mexico, on August 22-25, 2005. The organizers of the symposium are Prof. Chang and Prof. Mauricio Terrones, at the Instituto Potosino de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnologicas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Invited participants include leading members of the global materials community, investigators of NSF-funded international materials research collaborations, representatives of government agencies, members of adhering bodies of the International Union of Materials Societies, directors of materials research and education centers and networks, students who have participated in NSF-funded materials research and education programs, etc. Roughly two hundred participants are anticipated. The event includes plenary presentations and small planning group discussions on topics that include research collaboration, education, funding opportunities, development and use of cyber-infrastructure, etc. A workshop report will be generated. Anticipated outcomes of the meeting include the development of new strategies for further development of the Materials World Network and of plans for their implementation, as well as development of new international collaborative partnerships and networking efforts through participation in the broader International Materials Congress.This award is co-supported by the Division of Materials Research, the Office of International Science and Engineering, and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities of the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences.