The Fourth Annual Conference of the NEXT GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURES (NGInfra) Challenges and Research for the 21st Century, November 16-18, 2011, Hampton Roads, VA

1151639(平托)。这一奖项主要是为了表彰第四届下一代基础设施年度会议(NGInfra)的与会者支持：21世纪的挑战和研究。本次会议定于2011年11月16日至18日在弗吉尼亚州汉普顿路举行。总体目标是增加美国对下一代基础设施研究和教育的参与，并加强国家-S在该领域的地位，因为这个至关重要且正在发展的话题领域非常重要。解决下一代关键基础设施问题的效力和效率将是本世纪的主要挑战。在日益复杂、资源稀缺和新出现的威胁的压力下，关键基础设施发展的未来将继续成为社会重视的来源。这次会议的目标是(1)确定社会为了更充分地发挥其潜力必须解决的现有和未来的基础设施挑战，(2)提供一个论坛，突出研究和实践方面的进展，以应对当前和未来的基础设施挑战，(3)让年轻或新的研究人员(特别是代表不足的少数族裔、妇女和残疾人)接触该领域的最新技术，以及(4)积极鼓励学生，特别是代表不足的少数族裔、妇女、残疾人和历史上的黑人学院和大学的学生，追求工程和应用科学的职业生涯，参与到科学研究的前沿。

1151639 (Pinto). This is an award primarily for participant support for the Fourth Annual Conference on Next Generation Infrastructures (NGInfra): Challenges and Research for the 21st Century. This conference is scheduled for November 16-18, 2011 in Hampton Roads, VA. The overall goal is to increase US participation in next generation infrastructure research and education, and to strengthen the nation?s position in the field, given the great importance of this vitally critical and developing topical area. The effectiveness and efficiency in addressing next generation critical infrastructure issues will be a primary challenge of this century. Pressured by increasing complexity, scarce resources, and emerging threats, the future of critical infrastructure development will continue to be a source of societal emphasis. The objectives of this conference are (1) to identify existing and future infrastructure challenges that must be addressed for societies to more fully realize their potential, (2) to provide a forum for highlighting advances in research and practice to address current and future infrastructure challenges, (3) to expose young or new researchers (especially underrepresented minorities, women, and persons with disabilities) to the state of the art in the field, and (4) to actively encourage students, especially under-represented minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and those in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), to pursue careers in engineering and applied sciences, and participate in the frontier of scientific research.