Support of Student Participation in the North American Paleontological Convention (NAPC-2009-- Cincinnati, Ohio; June 21-June 26, 2009)

支持学生参与北美古生物大会(NAPC-2009--辛辛那提，俄亥俄州；2009年6月21日-6月26日)威廉·I·奥西奇，古生物学会EAR-0904136这笔赠款得到了沉积地质学和古生物学计划(GEO)和系统生物学与生物多样性清单集群(BIO)的资金支持北美古生物大会(NAPC)每四年举行一次，旨在将原本很少召开的古生物科学的不同部分聚集在一起。它得到了总部设在北美的古生物组织的支持，并向所有对古生物学感兴趣的人开放。计划于2009年6月21日至6月26日在俄亥俄州辛辛那提大学举行的会议将是第九届NAPC。此外，2009年NAPC恰逢查尔斯·达尔文诞辰200周年和《物种起源》出版200周年。NSF曾支持美国学生参加之前的NAPCS，这项提议要求在明年的会议上为学生提供资金支持。根据以往的经验，组委会预计将有100-150名学生参加。支持将用于两个目的。首先，将向会议组织者提供资金，以降低学生注册的成本。其次，将提供资金来支持一些学生参加会议的旅费。将根据功绩挑选受赠人，并将适当注意支持少数群体和妇女的必要性。

Support of Student Participation in the North American PaleontologicalConvention (NAPC-2009--Cincinnati, Ohio; June 21-June 26, 2009)William I. Ausich, Paleontological SocietyEAR-0904136This grant was supported by funds from both the Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology Program (GEO) and the Systematic Biology & Biodiversity Inventories Cluster (BIO)ABSTRACTThe North American Paleontological Convention (NAPC) is held every four years to bring together disparate parts of the paleontological sciences that otherwise seldom meet. It is supported by paleontological groups headquartered in North America and is open to all who are interested in paleontology. The meeting planned for June 21 through June 26, 2009 at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio will be the ninth NAPC. Furthermore, the 2009 NAPC coincides with the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Darwin and the sesquicentennial of the publication of The Origin of Species. NSF has supported the participation of American students in previous NAPCs and this proposal requests funds to support students at next year's meeting. Based on past experience, the Organizing Committee anticipates that about 100-150 students will attend. The support will be used for two purposes. First of all funds will be provided to the meeting organizers to reduce the cost of student registration. Secondly, funds will be available to support the travel costs for some students to the meeting. Grantees would be selected on the basis of merit, and appropriate attention will be paid to the need to support minority groups and women.