WORKSHOP: Positioning Field Stations and Marine Laboratories for Emerging Initiatives in Scientific Research and Training to be Held Oct. 5-7th, 2011 in Shepherdstown, WV

落基山生物实验室获得了一笔赠款，用于支持一个讲习班和规划活动，以评估实地站和海洋实验室在科学和教育方面的价值，并对它们进行战略性定位，以满足新兴的科学趋势。在由生物野外站组织和全国海洋实验室协会的七位前任、现任和未来主席组成的指导委员会的指导下，项目小组将编写一系列报告，以协助资助者、管理人员和使用者就野外站和海洋实验室的投资和管理作出决定。这些目标将通过实地站和海洋实验室的利益相关者之间就这些机构的未来进行对话来实现。具体地说，该项目将召开一次讲习班，由各种各样的参加者参加，探讨新出现的科学趋势与实地站和海洋实验室之间的关系。其次，将进行一项调查，以评估海洋实验室和实地站的现状，以便更好地了解它们满足不断变化的科学和教育需求的能力。调查结果将广泛传播。最后，将在一名专业科学作家的协助下，根据讲习班和调查的结果编写一份最后报告，就外地站和海洋实验室的战略投资提出建议。350多个野外考察站和海洋实验室分布在所有50个州，管理着大量的科学设备、研究船、实验室、住宿和土地，在野外考察站和海洋实验室网络上有巨大的现有投资。由于野外观测站和海洋实验室的多样性、复杂性和持久性，战略规划对于确保这些机构能够很好地满足他们所服务的科学家、学生和公众的动态和不断变化的需求至关重要。海洋实验室和实验站为学生提供了独特的机会接受科学训练，为公众提供了更多的科学知识，并促进了资源管理者和科学家之间的交流。战略规划将有助于确保外勤站和海洋实验室处于有利地位，以便将现代科学纳入正式和非正式的教育活动，并促进资源管理。资源管理人员和教育工作者将作为参加者参加讲习班，以便加强研究、教育和管理之间的联系。有关该项目的信息将于2011年6月1日起通过http://obfs.org和http://naml.org发布。

The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory is awarded a grant to support a workshop and planning activities to assess the value of field stations and marine laboratories in science and education, and position them strategically to meet emerging scientific trends. Under the guidance of a steering committee comprised of seven past, current, and future presidents of the Organization of Biological Field Stations and National Association of Marine Laboratories, the project team will prepare a series of reports to assist funders, managers, and users, in making decisions concerning investment in, and management of, field stations and marine laboratories. The goals will be accomplished through a dialogue among the stakeholders of field stations and marine laboratories about the future of these institutions. Specifically, the project will convene a workshop involving a diverse set of participants to explore the relationship between emerging scientific trends and field stations and marine laboratories. Second, a survey will be performed to evaluate the existing status of marine labs and field stations to better understand their capacity to serve evolving science and education needs. The results will be disseminated widely. Finally, a final report drawing from the results of the workshop and the survey will be prepared with the assistance of a professional science writer, to make recommendations concerning strategic investments in field stations and marine laboratories. With over 350 field stations and marine laboratories distributed among all 50 states managing a large amount of scientific equipment, research vessels, laboratories, living accommodations, and land, there is a huge existing investment in the field station and marine laboratory network. Because of the diversity, complexity, and enduring nature of field stations and marine laboratories, strategic planning is critical for ensuring that such institutions are well positioned to meet the dynamic and changing needs of scientists, students, and public they serve.Marine laboratories and field stations provide unique opportunities for students to receive scientific training, for the general public to learn more about science, and to foster communications between resource managers and scientists. Strategic planning will help ensure that field stations and marine laboratories are well positioned to integrate modern science into formal and informal educational activities, as well as to facilitate resource management. Resource managers and educators will be included as participants in the workshop in order to strengthen the ties between research, education, and management. Information concerning the project will be available starting June 1, 2011 through http://obfs.org and http://naml.org.