Model Legume Congress Proposal to be held June 5-9, 2005 at the Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Gove, California.

组织者正计划于2005年6月5日至9日在加利福尼亚州太平洋格罗夫的Asilomar会议中心举行2005年模拟豆类大会。本次会议的重点将是基因组学和基因组生物学在模式和作物豆科植物物种。2005年模拟豆科会议的具体目标是：(1)在一个有利于知识交流的环境中，将具有活跃研究项目、互补性专业知识和多样化技术优势的豆科科学家聚集在一起；(2)促进正式和非正式的互动，为未来几十年强大而有凝聚力的豆科研究社区奠定基础。这次会议是及时的，因为最近在苜蓿、荷花和大豆上进行了广泛的测序工作。组织这次大会是为了促进从事豆科植物基础研究和应用农业的科学家之间的互动。大会将接待大约200名国内外科学家，组织者为年轻科学家提供了许多机会，让他们在平行的科学会议上发表演讲。组织者将使用来自NSF的资金来支持学生出席会议。

Cook 0527038The organizers are planning the Model Legume Congress 2005 to be held at the Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA, June 5-9, 2005. The focus of this meeting will be genomics and genome-enabled biology in model and crop legume species. The specific objectives of the Model Legume Congress 2005 are (1) to bring together legume scientists with vigorous research programs, complementary expertise and diverse technological strengths, in an environment conducive to the intellectual exchange and (2) to facilitate formal and informal interactions that will lay the foundation for a strong and cohesive legume research community over the coming decades. The meeting is timely since there have recently been extensive sequencing efforts in Medicago, Lotus, and soybean. This congress is organized to stimulate interaction between scientists working with legumes for both basic research and applied agriculture. The congress will host an estimated 200 national and international scientists and the organizers have provided many opportunities for junior scientists to give presentations in parallel scientific sessions. The organizers will use the funds from NSF to support the attendance of students at the conference.