Travel for U.S. Participants in the 21st and 22nd International Cartographic Conferences in Durban, South Africa (August 2003) and A Coruna, Spain (July 2005)

在地图学领域，就像在许多其他科学领域一样，研究和教育的进步越来越依赖于国际合作的发展，这些合作将来自许多不同国家的熟练学者和教育工作者聚集在一起。国际联系和合作通过许多不同的方式发展，但最成功的方式之一是国际制图协会(ICA)的定期会议。自1959年以来，ICA一直是制图研究的主要国际论坛，目前约有80个国家参与。ICA下一次两年一度的会议将于2003年8月在南非德班和2005年7月在西班牙阿科鲁纳举行。为了促进美国科学家继续参与ICA的活动，并促进更多的美国人在职业生涯的早期阶段参与国际网络，该奖项将提供团体旅行支持，使来自美国的至少10名职业早期制图员以及数量有限的更有经验的专业人士能够参加每个ICA会议。资金将分发给美国制图员，这些制图员的申请将根据与积极参加会议有关的一些标准进行评估。为了鼓励更多的初级科学家参与国际讨论和交流，将向更多的初级科学家发放旅行补助金。这一奖项将促进美国地图学家更多地参与国际制图协会的全球论坛。正如美国人的后续报告所表明的那样，美国人以前曾获得其他主要国际会议的旅费资助，他们有很多机会会见来自许多其他国家的专业同事，从广泛的不同角度听取想法和信息，并参与经常导致成功研究合作的讨论。由于这些会议的地点，这些会议将特别重要。2003年的ICA会议将是第一次在非洲举行，这次会议的主题是“制图促进发展”。2005年会议的主题是“为不断变化的世界绘制方法图”。

In cartography as in many other scientific fields, advances in research and education increasingly rely on the development of international collaborations that bring together skilled scholars and educators from many different nations. International contacts and collaborations develop through many different means, but one of the most successful has been periodic meetings of the International Cartographic Association (ICA). The ICA has been the primary international forum for cartographic research since 1959, and it currently involves approximately 80 nations. The ICA's next biennial meetings will occur in Durban, South Africa, in August 2003 and A Coruna, Spain, in July 2005. To facilitate the continued involvement of U.S. scientists in ICA activities and to facilitate the involvement of more Americans in international networks at early stages of their careers, this award will provide group-travel support to enable at least ten early-career cartographers from the U.S. as well as a limited number of more experienced professionals to attend each ICA meeting. Funds will be distributed to U.S. cartographers whose applications are evaluated using a number of criteria associated with active participation in the meeting. Travel grants will be given to more junior scientists in order to encourage their participation in international discussions and communications.This award will foster greater participation by U.S. cartographers in the global forum of the International Cartographic Association. As has been demonstrated in follow-up reports from Americans who have been supported with previous travel grants to other major international meetings, opportunities abound for meeting professional colleagues from many other nations, for hearing ideas and information from a broad range of different perspectives, and for participating in discussions that frequently result in successful research collaborations. These meetings will be especially important because of their locations. The 2003 ICA conference will be the first held in Africa, and the theme for this meeting is "Cartography for Development." The 2005 meeting's theme is "Mapping Approaches into a Changing World."