Student and Junior Faculty Travel Support for International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST) 2014-Marriott City Center, Oakland, CA, May 19-21, 2014

1432890 Khanna这笔赠款是对将于5月19-21日在加利福尼亚州奥克兰举行的2014年可持续系统与技术国际研讨会(ISSST)的部分支持。本次会议涵盖了在产品和服务的整个生命周期中评估和管理产品和服务的一系列问题，以及可持续工程系统和技术的设计、管理和政策影响。学术界的研究人员(包括教师和学生)和政策制定者出席了这次会议。具体目标包括：1、参会人数350人以上。2.来自美国各地的学生和初级教职员工的积极参与。3.国际知名特邀演讲人和全体演讲人。4.为未来的研究生和博士后教师研讨会做准备。5.代表多种技术和非技术学科和背景(即工程学、自然科学、社会科学、公共卫生、公共政策、经济学、建筑学等)的个人的聚会。6.关于相关和跨学科专题领域的口头陈述和海报。7.学生技术论文和海报竞赛。8.一份期刊的特刊，其中精选了会议上的论文。9.为与会者提供网络机会，促进新的合作。

1432890Khanna This grant is in partial support of the 2014 International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST) that will be held May 19-21 in Oakland, California. This conference covers a spectrum of issues for assessing and managing products and services across their life cycle, and the design, management, and policy implications of sustainable engineered systems and technologies. The conference is particularly well attended by researchers in academia (both faculty and students) and policy makers. Specific objectives include: 1. Conference participants totaling 350+ people. 2. Active participation by students and junior faculty members from across the United States. 3. Internationally known invited and plenary speakers. 4. Preparing future faculty workshop for graduate students and postdocs. 5. The gathering of individuals representing multiple technical and non-technical disciplines and backgrounds (i.e. engineering, natural sciences, social sciences, public health, public policy, economics, architecture, etc.). 6. Oral presentations and posters on relevant and interdisciplinary topical areas. 7. Student technical paper and poster competition. 8. Special Issue of a journal with select papers from the conference. 9. Providing attendees with networking opportunities and catalyzing new collaborations.