Establishing the I-Conference: Intellectual Bases and Value of Interdisciplinary Research

这一奖项将支持首届信息学校会议，该会议的重点是与信息和通信技术(ICT)相关的跨学科和多学科的研究和教育。这次会议将把教职员工、学生和院长聚集在一起，阐述I-School面临的挑战，包括身份形成、课程开发、学术生活和适当的研究议程。其中一个结果将是提高I-School及其愿景在更大学术界的可见度。另一个结果将是聚集一个关注信息和通信技术研究的科学家和教育工作者的一致社区，他们将培养下一代科学家和教育工作者。

This award will support the first I-Conference for Information Schools ("i-schools') whose focus is on the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research and education related to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). This conference will bring together faculty, students, and deans to articulate the challenges of i-schools, which include identity formation, curriculum development, academic life, and appropriate research agendas. One outcome will be increased visibility of i-schools and their vision to the larger academic community. Another will be to pull together a coherent community of scientist and educators who care about the study of ICTs and who will develop the next generation of scientists and educators.