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I will be out of the office October 16-23 as part of a long standing commitment to the United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE, to participate in both the First International conference on Food Systems and an ongoing evaluation of the Universities programs in the College of Food Systems. I should be able to remain in touch via email, however you all realize how this goes! Should you need me, either send an email, leave a voice mail message, or Rubie will have a fax number where I can be reached. I will try to catch up with you on Friday the 24th.
Convocation on Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research
As part of the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative, the Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy has launched a study on how funding organizations and academic institutions can best facilitate interdisciplinary research. The Study committee is hosting a convocation to learn first-hand about effective practices for overcoming barriers to interdisciplinary research. Funders, educators, students, researchers, academic administrators, government officials, industrial representatives, and other interested individuals are invited to attend. In addition, to plenary discussions, attendees will be able to share their experiences one-on-one during poster sessions.
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This Convocation will take place at the National Academies Keck Building, 500 Fifth St., NW, Washington DC, January 29-30, 2004.
The Convocation will open with a discussion of how federal agencies are supporting interdisciplinary research. A number of speakers from national institutions and federal agencies have been enlisted to speak, including, Dr. Rita Colwell, Director, National Science Foundation, and Dr. William Berry, Director of Basic Research, Department of Defense.
The meeting is free of charge, but registration is required. For more information please see http://nationalacademies.org/interdisciplinary.
To ensure a poster slot, please pre-register by November 15, 2003. Final registration deadline is January 9, 2004.
NRI Funding Distribution by Region and State
Some of you may not be aware of this information. Annually CSREES publishes (earlier this was in hard copy) the following reports on the distribu (Continued on page 2)
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