Engaging Early Career Polar Scholars in the North Pacific Arctic Conference and Network: Honolulu, HI - August 14-16, 2019

该奖项支持四名早期职业科学家作为小组成员和参与者从2019年到2021年参加北太平洋北极会议（NPAC）。拟议项目的短期目标是：1）将具有北极地区专门知识的有前途的下一代科学家介绍给现有的知识和领导政策相关的国际网络; 2）为他们提供成为该地区未来领导者所需的额外知识，经验，灵感和机会; 3）确保早期职业科学家代表该地区的多样性，包括妇女和土著参与者。从长远来看，该项目旨在培养这些早期职业科学家的技能，使他们能够进入未来的区域领导角色。项目组将通过邀请四位高素质的早期职业科学家参加每年为期两天的NPAC会议来实现其目标。他们将作为正式参与者参加会议，首先是作为专题小组成员;第二是作为已出版的NPAC会议记录的撰稿人;第三是作为与NPAC社区有关的高级别虚拟网络的参与者。会议结束后，他们将继续作为这些虚拟网络的参与者，并有机会将他们的书面作品贡献给东西方中心的亚太公报和亚太问题出版物。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award supports travel for four early career scientists to the North Pacific Arctic Conference (NPAC) as panelists and participants from 2019 through 2021. The short-term objectives of the proposed project are: 1) to introduce promising next generation scientists with expertise in the Arctic region to existing knowledge and leadership policy-relevant international networks; 2) to provide them with the additional knowledge, experience, inspiration, and opportunity they need to become future leaders of the region; and 3) to ensure the early career scientists represent the diversity of the region by including women and Indigenous participants. In the longer-term, the project aims to develop the skills for these early career scientists to step into future regional leadership roles. The project team will fulfill its objectives by inviting four high-caliber early career scientists to the two-day NPAC conference in each year. They will be included as full participants in the conference proceedings, first as panelists; second as contributors to the published NPAC conference proceedings; and third as participants in high-level virtual networks associated with the NPAC community. Upon the conclusion of the conference, they will continue on as participants in these virtual networks and also be given the opportunity to contribute their written works the East- West Center's Asia Pacific Bulletin and Asia Pacific Issue publications.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.