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FASE B夏季研究会议，主题是“视网膜神经生物学和视觉处理”。这次会议将是该系列中专门针对视网膜的第五次半年一次的会议。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；支持神经信号的细胞功能；视网膜处理视觉输入的神经回路；视网膜输出被传递到大脑的代码；以及由此产生的视觉行为的能力和限制。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，会谈分为九个专题会议。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取得的令人兴奋的进展。此外，还强调了年轻科学家在职业生涯早期的贡献。此外，还将举办两次非正式讲习班，讨论与会者在会前选定的议题。最后，所有参与者被邀请在两个海报会议期间展示海报。会议形式旨在促进与会者之间的直接科学交流。在每次发言结束时、讲习班和海报会议期间，有充足的时间进行讨论；此外，还有自由时间在吃饭时和下午进行非正式交流。为了鼓励演讲者讨论他们的最新努力和正在进行的项目，会议记录不出版，但讲座摘要和海报收集在一本小小册子中，将提供给所有与会者和可能提出要求的外地其他人。由于这次会议吸引了该领域的大多数研究人员，它在传播成果方面取得了极大的成功，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.