MARGINS Office Support

这笔资金将用于在2009年8月之后将LDGO保证金办公室的活动再延长14个月。大陆边缘处为大陆边缘演化的跨学科研究提供了一个框架。它为推进科学规划、传播成果、促进跨学科合作和领导所有四个边缘倡议的教育和推广活动提供基础设施。该办公室在2010财年的优先事项将是支持边际指导委员会在向边际潜在后续项目过渡期间的活动，促进综合过去成果的主要项目，并通过主要研讨会开始为该项目编制新的科学计划。更广泛的影响将包括支助教育和综合会议、维持网站和通讯、举办专题讲座系列和支助外联活动。

Funds are provided for an extension of the MARGINS Office activities at LDGO for an additional 14 months beyond August 2009. The MARGINS office provides a framework for cross-disciplinary studies of the evolution of the continental margins. It provides the infrastructure to advance science planning, disseminate results, foster interdisciplinary collaborations and lead educational and outreach activities for all four MARGINS initiatives. Priority for the office in FY10 will be to support the MARGINS Steering Committee activities during the transition to a potential successor program to MARGINS, facilitate major that synthesize past results and begin the process of compiling a new Science Plan for the program through a major workshop.Broader impacts will include support of educational and synthesis meetings, maintenance of a website and Newsletter, holding of distinguish lecture series and support of outreach activities.