Workshop On Microbial Diversity and Biocomplexity, being held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 19-20, 2001

分别从美利坚合众国、阿根廷和巴西邀请了六至七名发言者，讨论关于微生物多样性的探索、生物多样性的利用、植物-微生物相互作用和基因组学的专题。该讲习班的目的是探讨巴西、阿根廷和美国的南北科学团体在微生物多样性和生物复杂性领域进行互动的可能性。会议的主要目标包括为生物技术目的探索和利用微生物多样性;从微生物与其他生物、物理和化学系统之间的相互作用开始研究生物复杂性，并提出可能的联合项目。这次会议不仅促进了高级研究人员的参与，而且还促进了来自阿根廷和巴西的研究生和博士后研究员的参与。该奖项为来自美国的7名与会者提供从美国到讲习班所在地布宜诺斯艾利斯的往返机票费用。最终方案、结论和建议将提交给NSF并分发给与会者。

Six to seven speakers each have been invited from the United States of America, Argentina and Brazil to cover topics on exploration of microbial diversity, uses of biodiversity, plant-microbe interactions and genomics. The aim of this workshop is to explore the possibilities of interaction between North and South scientific groups of Brazil, Argentina and the United States in the fields of microbial diversity and biocomplexity. The primary goals of the meeting consist of exploring and using microbial diversity for biotechnological purposes; starting studies of biocomplexity beginning at the level of interactions between microorganisms and other biological, physical, and chemical systems and proposing possible joint projects. This meeting promotes the participation of not only senior investigators, but also graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from Argentina and Brazil. This award provides funds to cover roundtrip airfare costs from the USA to Buenos Aires, the site of the workshop, for the seven participants from the United States. The final program, conclusions and recommendations will be forwarded to the NSF and distributed to the participants.