Travel for U.S. Participants in the 21st and 22nd International Cartographic Conferences in Durban, South Africa (August 2003) and A Coruna, Spain (July 2005)

美国与会者参加在南非德班（2003 年 8 月）和西班牙拉科鲁尼亚（2005 年 7 月）举行的第 21 届和第 22 届国际制图会议的旅行

• 批准号: 0233386
• 负责人: Amy Lobben
• 金额: $ 4.47万
• 依托单位: Central Michigan University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-04-01 至 2005-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0233386&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Travel; U.S.; Participants; 21st; 22nd

In cartography as in many other scientific fields, advances in research and education increasingly rely on the development of international collaborations that bring together skilled scholars and educators from many different nations. International contacts and collaborations develop through many different means, but one of the most successful has been periodic meetings of the International Cartographic Association (ICA). The ICA has been the primary international forum for cartographic research since 1959, and it currently involves approximately 80 nations. The ICA's next biennial meetings will occur in Durban, South Africa, in August 2003 and A Coruna, Spain, in July 2005. To facilitate the continued involvement of U.S. scientists in ICA activities and to facilitate the involvement of more Americans in international networks at early stages of their careers, this award will provide group-travel support to enable at least ten early-career cartographers from the U.S. as well as a limited number of more experienced professionals to attend each ICA meeting. Funds will be distributed to U.S. cartographers whose applications are evaluated using a number of criteria associated with active participation in the meeting. Travel grants will be given to more junior scientists in order to encourage their participation in international discussions and communications.This award will foster greater participation by U.S. cartographers in the global forum of the International Cartographic Association. As has been demonstrated in follow-up reports from Americans who have been supported with previous travel grants to other major international meetings, opportunities abound for meeting professional colleagues from many other nations, for hearing ideas and information from a broad range of different perspectives, and for participating in discussions that frequently result in successful research collaborations. These meetings will be especially important because of their locations. The 2003 ICA conference will be the first held in Africa, and the theme for this meeting is "Cartography for Development." The 2005 meeting's theme is "Mapping Approaches into a Changing World."

与许多其他科学领域一样，地图学领域的研究和教育进步越来越依赖于国际合作的发展，这些合作将来自许多不同国家的熟练学者和教育工作者聚集在一起。 国际联系和合作通过多种不同方式发展，但最成功的方式之一是国际制图协会 (ICA) 的定期会议。 自 1959 年以来，ICA 一直是制图研究的主要国际论坛，目前约有 80 个国家参与。 ICA 的下一次双年度会议将于 2003 年 8 月在南非德班和 2005 年 7 月在西班牙拉科鲁尼亚举行。 为了促进美国科学家继续参与 ICA 活动并促进更多美国人尽早参与国际网络该奖项将提供团体旅行支持，使至少十名来自美国的早期职业制图师以及数量有限的经验丰富的专业人士能够参加每个 ICA 会议。 资金将分配给美国制图师，他们的申请将根据与积极参与会议相关的一系列标准进行评估。 旅费补助将提供给更多的初级科学家，以鼓励他们参与国际讨论和交流。该奖项将促进美国制图师更多地参与国际制图协会的全球论坛。 正如之前获得过其他重大国际会议旅行补助金支持的美国人的后续报告所表明的那样，与来自许多其他国家的专业同事会面、从广泛的不同角度聆听想法和信息的机会比比皆是。参与经常导致成功的研究合作的讨论。 这些会议因其地点而显得尤为重要。 2003年ICA会议将首次在非洲举行，这次会议的主题是“制图促进发展”。 2005 年会议的主题是“为不断变化的世界绘制方法”。