Support for Young Investigator Participation at the 8th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM8), Iowa City, August 17-19, 2020

第八届国际洪水管理会议（ICFM8）是一个以洪水为重点的国际会议，吸引了参与洪水减灾的学术科学家、研究人员、从业者、教育工作者和政府官员。会议将于2020年8月17日至19日在爱荷华市举行。美国与会者将展示他们的前沿研究成果，并向特定知识领域的国际领导人学习，并开始开展必要的对话，以产生缓解洪水和增强抗灾能力的可行科学。ICFM8可能会吸引大约400名与会者，其中包括创纪录数量的年轻科学家和从业者，他们将面对洪水不断扩大的社会经济威胁。会议的主要成果将包括关于洪水灾害的指导，基于“自然”和人为方法的减灾解决方案，以及确定与部署分布式研究计划相关的机会，以产生知识、数据和模型，以改进洪水预测、减灾和增强社区复原力。美国国家科学基金会的大部分资金将支持在美国的研究生和年轻专业人士（即博士后学者）参加会议，并强烈偏爱未被充分代表的少数民族。预计将有15名外地学生和35名本地学生参加。将更多的研究生和年轻研究人员带到ICFM8将使他们能够与同行和未来的雇主建立联系，并了解可用的职业。这次会议的一个关键影响将是在会议期间和未来实现高水平的知识转移和传播。参与的学生和年轻的研究者将通过他们的出席获得更高的科学和教育效益。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

The Eighth International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM8) is a flood-focused international event attracting academic scientists, researchers, practitioners, educators, and public officials involved in flood mitigation. The conference is to be held in Iowa City, August 17-19, 2020. U.S. participants will present their cutting-edge research, and also learn from international leaders in specific knowledge areas and begin dialogue necessary to produce actionable science for flood mitigation and increased resilience. ICFM8 will likely attract about 400 participants, including record numbers of young scientists and practitioners who will confront flooding's continuously expanding socio-economic threat. Key outcomes of the conference will include guidance on flood hazards, mitigation solutions based on "natural" and man-made approaches, and identification of opportunities associated with the deployment of distributed research programs to generate the knowledge, data, and models for improved flood prediction, mitigation, and increased community resilience. The majority of NSF funds will support participation at the conference for U.S.-based graduate students and young professionals (i.e., postdoctoral scholars), with strong preference for underrepresented minorities. The number of participants to be supported is an estimated 15 traveling students and 35 local students. Bringing more graduate students and young investigators to ICFM8 will allow them to network with peers and future employers and to learn about available careers. A key impact of this conference will be the high level of knowledge transfer and dissemination accomplished during the event and into the future. Participating students and young investigators will gain enhanced scientific and educational benefits through their attendance.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.