Group Travel Award to the VIII IberoAmerican Conference on Phase Equilibria and Fluid for Process Design: Oct 17-21, 2009 in Praia da Rocha, Portugal

第八届大会定于2009年10月17日至21日在葡萄牙普拉亚达罗查举行，其形式与以往成功的会议类似，但具有创新的当代会议主题。请参阅http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~equifase/.这些课程包括：热力学基础；分子模拟；产品与工艺设计；新产品与材料(性能与应用)；绿色工程与可持续发展；替代/可持续能源；生物分子与生物技术；当代教育挑战。尽管目前的经济状况限制了国际旅行和商务旅行，但预计将有150多名技术参与者参加。会议记录将发表在《流体相平衡》杂志的特刊上。目前的提案要求为最多三名受邀的美国演讲者提供旅费和每日津贴，这些演讲者都是学者，如果没有帮助，他们将无法出席。不要求支付组织费用或非美国与会者。智力优势：本次会议将聚集流体性质和相平衡这一关键学科的重要国际研究人员，以审查进展情况，并研究化学技术中的下一代问题及其潜在的解决方案。受邀的美国与会者将通过讲座和讨论分享他们最新的知识，并将了解来自技术和资源利用快速发展地区的同事所取得的进展。广泛的影响：全球最先进的化学技术将由发展中世界的一个重要部分阐述、分享和推进。美国的参与对于为一般知识基础做出贡献、建立对全球活动的认识以及促进国际合作至关重要。

0946360O'ConnellThe VIII Conference is scheduled for October 17-21 2009, in Praia da Rocha, Portugal, with a similar format to the successful previous Conferences, but with innovative contemporary session topics. See http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~equifase/. These include: Fundamentals of Thermodynamics; Molecular Simulation; Product & Process Design; New products and Materials (Properties & Applications); Green Engineering & Sustainability; Alternative/Sustainable Energy; Biomolecules and Biotechnology; Contemporary Educational Challenges. There are expected to be more than 150 technical participants in spite of the current economic conditions limiting international and business travel. The proceedings will be published in a special issue of the journal Fluid Phase Equilibria.The present proposal requests funds for travel and per diem for up to three invited US speakers, all of whom are academics who would not be able to attend without assistance. No request is made for Meeting organization expenses or for non-US participants.Intellectual Merit: This Conference will gather important international researchers in the vital discipline of fluid properties and phase equilibria for product and process design to review progress and to examine the next generations of problems in chemical technology and their potential solutions. Invited US participants will share their state-of-art knowledge via lectures and discussions, and will learn of advances being made by colleagues from regions of rapidly developing technology and resource utilization.Broader Impacts: Global state-of-the-art in chemical technology will be articulated, shared, and advanced by an important segment of the developing world. American participation is essential for making contributions to the general knowledge base, for building awareness of global activities, and for fostering international collaborations.