Conference: "Frontiers in Plant Reproduction II" - October 2004 in Albany, New York

本提案的目的是为2004年10月15日至17日在奥尔巴尼纽约州立大学举行的“植物繁殖前沿II”会议提供支持。植物有性生殖是植物生物学中一个快速发展的领域，它对人类的饮食和其他基本需求具有直接的实际意义。本次会议将作为一个国际论坛（包括来自北美、欧洲、亚洲和澳大利亚的研究人员），从不同的角度回顾和讨论该领域的最新进展，包括经典植物生理学、分子生物学、生物物理学、遗传学和基因组学。将强调尖端、高通量的方法。会议将以平台演示、海报和讨论为特色。本次会议旨在促进代表不同实验系统、方法、职业水平、种族和性别的研究人员和学生有意义的参与。在提供支持方面，将优先考虑来自代表性不足群体的参与者、妇女和初级调查人员。将鼓励当地科学和教学团体，包括大学和其他研究机构、学院和高中的参与。这次会议的结果将广泛传播，其摘要将发表在一份主要的植物杂志上。

The purpose of this proposal is to provide support for the "Frontiers in Plant Reproduction II" Conference at the State University of New York, Albany, on October 15-17, 2004. Sexual plant reproduction is a rapidly advancing area of plant biology that has immediate practical implications for feeding the human population and supporting its other basic needs. This meeting will serve as an international forum (including researchers from North America, Europe, Asia and Australia) for the review and discussion of the state of the art in the field from diverse viewpoints, including classical plant physiology, molecular biology, biophysics, genetics and genomics. Cutting edge, high-throughput approaches will be emphasized. The conference will feature platform presentations, as well as poster and discussion sessions. This meeting is deliberately structured to facilitate meaningful participation by researchers and students representing a diversity of experimental systems, approaches, career level, ethnicity and gender. First priority in providing support will be given to the participants from underrepresented groups, women and beginning investigators. Participation of the local scientific and teaching community, including universities and other research institutions, colleges, and high schools, will be encouraged. Results of this conference will be widely disseminated, and its summary published in a leading plant journal.