Conference Proposal: Support attendance to the 2014 - 26th International Ornithological Congress in Tokyo, Japan

会议提案：支持参加在日本东京举行的 2014 年 - 第 26 届国际鸟类学大会

• 批准号: 1400605
• 负责人: Stephan Schoech
• 金额: $ 1.3万
• 依托单位: University of Memphis
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1400605&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Proposal; Support; attendance; 2014; Conference; Proposal; Support; attendance; 2014

Ornithologists from around the world meet once every four years at the International Ornithological Congresses to share their research findings and forge research collaborations that are critical in moving the discipline forward. Research on birds is conducted in practically every country, and much of the research spans national boundaries. For U.S. ornithologists to remain current, it is essential that they exchange ideas directly with their international colleagues. Although the obvious focus of the International Ornithological Congress is birds, the breadth of disciplines represented among ornithologists in attendance encompasses all of the biological sciences. A partial list of these disciplines includes: evolution, systematics, ecology, population biology, physiology, endocrinology, immunology, functional morphology, behavioral ecology, neurobiology, and conservation biology. The exchange of information among scientists during oral and poster presentations is of great value, but equally important are the personal exchanges and resulting collaborations established in the hallways between sessions and during the numerous topic-based workshops scheduled throughout the congress.Funds provided by NSF will help support the attendance of future leaders of ornithology. Specifically, recipients will be at an early stage in their careers (e.g., graduate students and post-doctoral fellows) and will be from U.S. institutions. The selection committee will also strive to support individuals from groups that are historically underrepresented in ornithology. Assistance of such scientists will help forge new, international collaborations, thereby creating long-term benefits for all involved. For example, a Round Table Discussion at the 2010 International Ornithological Congress resulted in the formation of an international Research Coordination Committee on parrots that now boasts 247 members from all continents. Information from the congress will be made available through publication on CD-ROMs containing the full text of all plenary and symposium talks, as well as the abstracts of all posters and oral presentations. Similarly, a subset of papers will be published in an online open access edition of the Journal of Ornithology.

来自世界各地的鸟类学家每四年在国际鸟类学大会举行一次开会，分享他们的研究结果和锻造研究合作，这对于向前进的纪律至关重要。关于鸟类的研究实际上是在每个国家进行的，许多研究涵盖了国家边界。 为了使美国鸟类学家保持最新，他们必须直接与国际同事交流思想。尽管国际鸟类学大会的明显重点是鸟类，但出席的鸟类学家中所代表的学科的广度涵盖了所有生物科学。这些学科的部分列表包括：进化，系统学，生态学，人群生物学，生理学，内分泌学，免疫学，功能形态，行为生态学，神经生物学和保护生物学。在口头和海报演示期间，科学家之间的信息交流具有很大的价值，但同样重要的是，在会议之间以及安排在国会范围内的众多基于主题的研讨会上，个人交流和由此产生的合作。NSF提供的基于主题的研讨会。具体来说，接收者将处于职业生涯的早期（例如研究生和博士后研究员），并将来自美国机构。选拔委员会还将努力为鸟类学中人数不足的团体的个人提供支持。这些科学家的协助将有助于建立新的国际合作，从而为所有参与者创造长期的好处。例如，在2010年国际鸟类学大会上进行的圆桌讨论导致成立了一个国际研究协调委员会，该协调委员会现在拥有来自各大洲的247名成员。 国会的信息将通过有关包含所有全体会议和座谈会的全文以及所有海报和口头演示的摘要的CD-ROM的出版物提供。同样，一部分论文将在《鸟类学杂志》的在线开放访问版中发表。