Annual Systematics Symposium, 2000-2004, St. Louis, Missouri

9981642理查森多年来，圣路易斯的密苏里州植物园每年秋天都会举办一次重要的研讨会，讨论广大进化和系统生物学家感兴趣的主题。每年约有400名研究人员和学生参加，研讨会的会议记录在会议一年左右的时间内发表在《花园年鉴》上。该奖项将继续支持年度研讨会，关注一系列及时的研究主题，该领域的方法进步以及科学与政策之间的接口。从2000年秋季开始，研讨会将探讨物种概念（形态学、生物学和系统发育学）及其对生物多样性清单和保护政策的影响。发言人被选择代表目前的研究贡献的领域，并涵盖了全方位的分类和方法，并考虑到劳动力的多样性（约。过去的与会者和发言者中有40%是女性）。会议记录卷的及时出版增加了专题讨论会的影响，其中一些已经成为进化和系统生物学研究的里程碑式评论，在高级大学和研究生课程中广泛使用。此外，与会者，特别是学生，利用在花园的巨大图书馆和植物标本馆资源结合为期两天的研讨会，从而增加互动和网络的机会。

9981642Richardson For many years the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis has hosted a major symposium in the fall of the year, on topics of interest to the broad community of evolutionary and systematic biologists. About 400 researchers and students participate each year, and the proceedings of the symposium are published in the Annals of the garden within a year or so of the meeting. This award will continue support for the annual symposia, with attention to a range of timely research topics, methodological advances in the field, and the interface between science and policy. Starting in fall 2000, the symposium will explore the topic of species concepts (morphological, biological, and phylogenetic) and their implications for biodiversity inventory and conservation policy. Speakers are chosen to represent current research contributions to the field, and to cover a full range of taxa and methodologies, and with consideration for workforce diversity (ca. 40% of past attendees and speakers have been women). Timely publication of the proceedings volumes increases the impact of the symposia, and several of these have become landmark reviews of research in evolutionary and systematic biology, of wide use in upper-level college and graduate classes. As well, participants, especially students, make use of the immense library and herbarium resources at the Garden in conjunction with the two-day symposium, thus increasing the opportunities for interaction and networking.