International Workshop on the Social Impacts of Mineral Extraction and Trade in Africa - June, 2013

该奖项支持詹姆斯·h·史密斯博士（加州大学戴维斯分校）于2013年在刚果民主共和国召开的国际研讨会。讲习班的目的是汇集来自美国、欧洲和非洲的研究人员，他们是研究矿物资源采掘的社会后果的专家。这次会议将使科学家们能够分享他们迄今为止的发现，建立国际研究合作，并规划未来的研究。钶钽铁矿、锡石和黑钨矿等矿物对非洲当地的经济和政府以及现代技术和全球贸易都至关重要。研讨会还将通过吸纳美国研究生来支持研究生教育。

This award supports an international workshop to be convened in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2013 by Dr. James H. Smith (University of California, Davis). The purpose of the workshop is to bring together researchers from the United States, Europe, and Africa who are experts on the social consequences of the extractive mining of mineral resources. The conference will enable scientists to share their findings to date, to establish international research collaborations, and to plan for future research. Minerals such as coltan, cassiterite, and wolframite are of critical importance both for local African economies and governments and also for modern technologies and global trade. The workshop will also support graduate education by including American graduate students.