U.S. Involvement in International Radio Science at the URSI GASS, August 14-23, 2014

国际无线电科学联合会（URSI）大会和科学研讨会（GASS）每三年举行一次。2011年，第30届URSI大会在土耳其伊斯坦布尔举行，参会人员超过1200人。下一届URSI-GASS将于2014年8月14-23日在中国北京举行。美国国家科学院为参加URSI- gass的年轻科学家提供旅行奖学金，并为代表美国参加URSI理事会会议的资深科学家提供旅行支持。最终，这将确保我们保持美国在无线电科学领域的卓越地位，加强美国科学研究的当前和未来的健康发展，并促进这些领域的科学进步。该项目由国际无线电科学联盟美国国家委员会（USNC-URSI）执行，该委员会在政策和全球事务部的国际科学组织理事会下运作。支持高级科学家代表美国参加URSI理事会会议，使他们能够参与有关科学、方案、财务和组织主题的工会讨论；与来自其他国家的同事就决议和其他工会事宜进行合作；并与美国早期职业旅行奖获得者合作，确保他们充分参与科学研讨会。旅行奖学金鼓励美国大学的学生参加科学研讨会和2014年URSI大会，并允许年轻的研究人员参加他们领域的科学会议，并在国际环境中向同事展示他们的研究。这使他们接触到来自美国和国际领先机构的最新科学发展，并有助于他们的教育和专业发展。

The International Union of Radio Science (URSI) General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (GASS) is held every three years. In 2011 the 30th URSI General Assembly was held in Istanbul, Turkey, with over 1,200 attendants. The next URSI-GASS will be held in Beijing, China on August 14-23, 2014. The National Academy of Sciences provides travel fellowships for young scientists to attend the URSI-GASS and travel support for senior scientists to represent the United States at the URSI Council meetings. Ultimately this ensures that we are maintaining U.S. pre-eminence in the field of radio science, strengthening the current and future health of U.S. scientific research and promoting scientific advances in these fields.This project is conducted by the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Radio Science (USNC-URSI) which operates under the Board on International Scientific Organizations in the Policy and Global Affairs Division. The support for senior scientists to represent the United States at the URSI Council meetings allows them to participate in union discussions on scientific, programmatic, financial, and organizational topics; work with colleagues from other countries on resolutions and other union matters; and work with the U.S. early career travel awardees to ensure they are fully included and involved in the Scientific Symposium. The travel fellowships encourage students at U.S. universities to participate in the Scientific Symposium and in the 2014 URSI General Assembly and allow younger researchers to participate in scientific meetings in their field and to present their research to colleagues in an international setting. This exposes them to new scientific developments from both leading U.S. and international institutions, and contributed to their education and their professional development.