Travel for Participants to the 25th International Cartographic Conference, Paris, France (2011)

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，但最成功的是国际制图协会(ICA)每两年举行一次的会议。自1959年以来，ICA一直是制图研究的主要国际论坛，目前约有84个国家参与。ICA的下一次两年一度的会议将于2011年7月在法国巴黎举行。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加入国际网络，该奖项将提供团体旅行支持，使至少18名来自美国的职业早期制图员以及数量有限的职业中期专业人员能够参加这次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。这一奖项将促进美国制图师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。

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 the biennual 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 84 countries. The ICA's next biennial meeting will occur in Paris, France, in July 2011. To facilitate the continued involvement of U.S. scientists in ICA activities and to facilitate the inclusion of more Americans in international networks at early stages of their careers, this award will provide group-travel support to enable at least 18 early-career cartographers from the U.S. as well as a limited number of mid-career professionals to attend this 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. 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.