International Conference on Plant Lipid-Mediated Signaling:Building Connections, to be held in Raleigh North Carolina, October 26-29, 2005

本次会议将重点讨论植物产生和使用脂质介导信号的机制。本次会议的主要目标是促进对植物脂质介导的信号网络的进一步了解，并将其整合到植物信号传导的联系中，讨论和评估目前和未来研究脂质信号的方法，并为年轻的研究者、学生和博士后提供培训和交流机会。在信号通路、上下游信号事件和研究人员之间“建立联系”。为此，旅行奖将颁发给学生或博士后。自1989年以来就没有召开过关于植物脂质介导信号的会议。这次会议是及时的，将对该领域产生积极和持久的影响。一个支持会议的联盟正在组织中，预计国家科学基金会将通过资助学生的旅行来提供基石。

This conference will focus on mechanisms by which plants generate and use lipid-mediated signals. Major goals of this conference are to advance further understanding of the plant lipid-mediated signaling networks and to integrate them into the nexus of plant signaling, to discuss and assess current and future methods for studying lipid signaling and to provide training and networking opportunities for young investigators, students and postdocs. "Connections will be built" between signaling pathways, upstream and downstream signaling events and researchers. To this end, travel awards will be made to students or postdocs. There has not been a conference on plant lipid-mediated signaling since 1989. This conference is timely and will have a positive and lasting impact on the field. A consortium of support for the conference is being organized and it is anticipated that the National Science Foundation will provide the cornerstone by funding travel for students.