Developing Capacity for Broadening Participation in the Biological Sciences Directorate: Faculty Travel Grant for JAM09

该奖项将提供资金，以支持一组选定的教师调查出席并参加美国国家科学基金会联合年会（JAM）将于2009年6月8日至11日在Omni Shoreham酒店在华盛顿DC。 被选中的人从事生物科学研究，是科学界代表性不足的群体的成员。 这是生物科学局（BIO）首次与教育和人力资源局（EHR）以及人力资源开发司（HRD）合作支持JAM。 旅行奖是扩大BIO参与的几项战略之一，并试图增加向BIO提交提案的代表性不足的群体中的科学家个人的数量。 该活动还旨在加强BIO和EHR之间的工作关系。 联合年会提供了一个机会，讨论，目前，网络，利用专业知识，并建立连接到人力资源开发内资助的许多其他研究和教育项目。 JAM09将提供与BIO工作人员和受赠者建立伙伴关系和网络的额外机会，因为会议期间有几项活动旨在与BIO的项目主任直接互动。 生物科学理事会的每位受邀者将参加两个专业发展会议（生物科学资助机会理事会）之一，以及定于6月10日星期三上午10：30举行的合作和网络对话会议。 还邀请他们参加会议期间安排的许多其他分组会议和活动。 特别是鼓励他们参加午餐主题活动。 今年星期三午餐会的主旨发言人是克雷格文特尔博士。 分组会议将讨论具体的主题。 NSF的资金将为多达50名参与者提供注册、旅行和住宿支持，并为申请潜在参与者的姓名、个人旅行奖励的分配和管理以及结果的传播提供行政帮助。

This award will provide funds to support a selected group of faculty investigators to attend and participate in the NSF Joint Annual Meeting (JAM) to be held June 8-11 2009 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC. The selected individuals do research in the biological sciences and are members of underrepresented groups in science. This is the first time that the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) partners with the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) and the Human Resource Development Division (HRD) in support of JAM. The travel award is one of several strategies to broaden participation in BIO and an attempt to increase the number of individual scientists from underrepresented groups that submit proposals to BIO. The event is also designed to enhance the working relationship between BIO and EHR. The Joint Annual Meeting provides an opportunity to discuss, present, network, leverage expertise, and create connections to the many other research and education projects funded within HRD. JAM09 will provide additional opportunities for partnerships and networking with BIO staff and grantees as there are several activities during the meeting designed to interact directly with Program Directors in BIO. Each invitee of the Directorate for Biological Sciences will attend one of two Professional Development Sessions (Funding Opportunities Directorate for Biological Sciences) and a Collaboration and Networking Dialogue session scheduled for Wednesday June 10 at 10:30 AM. They are also invited to participate on any of the many other breakout sessions and activities scheduled over the duration of the meeting. In particular they are encouraged to attend the lunch keynote events. This year the Keynote Speaker for the Wednesday lunch is Dr. Craig Venter. Break out sessions will address specific topics. NSF funds will enable registration, travel, and lodging support for up to 50 participants as well as administrative help for requesting names of potential participants, assignment and management of individual travel awards, and dissemination of the outcome.