Conference: Retinal Neurobiology and Visual Processing, to be held July, 30th to August 4th, Copper Mountain, CO

该提案要求资金帮助支持2000年FASEB“视网膜神经生物学和视觉处理”夏季研究会议。这次会议将是本系列专门讨论视网膜的第五次两年一次的会议。报告将涵盖视网膜生物学的许多方面：发育和潜在的分子机制；支持神经信号传导的细胞功能；视网膜处理视觉输入的神经回路；将视网膜输出信息传递给大脑的代码；以及由此产生的视觉行为能力和局限性。为期五天的会议将吸引来自世界各地的约180名与会者。33名国际公认的专家已同意在正式会谈中介绍他们的工作，这些会谈分为9个专题会议。在组织这个项目时，组织者试图跨越视网膜神经生物学的研究范围，考虑到最近在特定领域的令人兴奋的进展。此外，重点放在年轻科学家在早期职业生涯阶段的贡献上。此外，将举行两次非正式讲习班，讨论与会者在会前选定的主题。最后，邀请所有参与者在两个海报环节中展示海报。会议的形式旨在促进与会者之间的直接科学交流。在每次演讲结束时，在研讨会和海报会议期间有充足的讨论时间；在公共用餐时间和下午，还有更多的自由时间进行非正式交流。为了鼓励演讲者讨论他们最近的努力和正在进行的项目，会议记录不出版，但会谈摘要和海报收集在一本小册子中，并将提供给所有与会者和该领域可能要求的其他人。由于这次会议吸引了该领域的大多数研究人员，因此它在传播结果方面非常成功，并对视网膜研究的进程产生了重大影响。

The proposal requests funds to help support the 2000 FASEB Summer Research Conference on "Retinal Neurobiology and Visual Processing". This meeting will be the fifth biannual conference in this series devoted specifically to the retina. The presentations will cover many facets of retinal biology: development and the underlying molecular mechanisms; cellular functions that support neural signaling; neural circuits by which the retina processes visual input; the code by which the retinal output is conveyed to the brain; and the resulting abilities and limitations of visual behavior. The five-day conference will attract approximately 180 participants from around the world. Thirty-three internationally recognized experts have agreed to present their work in formal talks, which are organized in nine thematic sessions. In assembling this program, the organizers have sought to span the range of research in retinal neurobiology, taking into account recent exciting advances in specific areas. Furthermore, emphasis has been placed on the contributions of younger scientists in an early career stage. In addition, there will be two informal workshops on topics selected before the meeting by the participants. Finally, all participants are invited to present posters during two poster sessions. The conference format is designed to foster direct scientific exchange among participants. There is ample time for discussion at the end of each presentation, during workshops and poster sessions; there is further free time for informal exchange at meals, which are communal, and in the afternoons. To encourage presenters to discuss their latest efforts and ongoing projects, proceedings are not published, but Abstracts of the talks and posters are collected in a small booklet and will be made available to all attendees and to others in the field who might request it. Because this conference attracts most of the field's investigators, it has been highly successful in disseminating results, and has significantly affected the course of retinal research.