IPGSA Conference - Travel funds for junior scientists to attend the International Plant Growth Substances Association Conference in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on July 21 - 25, 2007.

该奖项将为几名研究生，博士后研究员和初级教师提供资金，参加将于2007年7月21日至25日在墨西哥瓦拉尔塔港举行的植物生长和发育国际会议。这次会议是由国际植物生长物质协会（IPGSA）主办的系列会议中的第19次。这些会议每三年举行一次，最近三次会议分别在日本（1998年）、捷克共和国（2001年）和澳大利亚（2004年）举行。在IPGSA 70年的历史中，三年一次的会议从未在拉丁美洲举行过。 植物生长物质（也称为植物激素）调节生长和发育的几乎所有方面，从种子萌发开始，通过亲本植物的生长，到花的发育和种子的形成。科学计划包括来自18个国家的80名特邀演讲者，每个人都是各自领域的领导者，以及在提交科学摘要后被选为演讲者的其他研究人员。 将制作500多幅海报。智力优势。在墨西哥举行的这次重要会议将为在植物激素领域工作的年轻美国研究人员提供一个机会，让他们接触到该领域最新的突破性研究。这是同类会议中唯一一个完全致力于植物激素的国际会议，它将促进美国对植物生长物质的研究。这些分子长期以来一直被认为对美国农业很重要，我们对它们作用的细胞和分子基础的理解对于农业的长期可持续性至关重要。更广泛的影响。在墨西哥举行的第19届IPGSA会议为美国科学家提供了一个独特的机会，与世界其他地区（尤其是拉丁美洲）的同行建立有意义的关系。 这些互动可能包括建立合作研究计划，以及启动美国和墨西哥研究小组之间的教育交流访问。这笔资金将用于支付来自美国的年轻科学家的旅行和注册费用。特别鼓励为少数群体服务的机构的个人和处境不利者提出申请。由三名IPGSA理事会成员组成的委员会将负责评估申请人。

This award will provide funds for several graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty to attend an international conference on plant growth and development to be held in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico from July 21-25, 2007. The conference is the 19th in a series sponsored by the International Plant Growth Substances Association (IPGSA). These meetings are held every three years and the last three were convened in Japan (1998), the Czech Republic (2001) and Australia (2004). In the 70-year history of IPGSA, the triennial conference has never before been held in Latin America. Plant growth substances (also referred to as plant hormones) regulate almost all aspects of growth and development, beginning with seed germination through the growth of the parent plant to the development of the flower and the formation of seeds. The scientific program includes 80 invited speakers from 18 countries, each a leader in his or her respective field, together with additional investigators who were selected as speakers after the submission of Scientific Abstracts. Over 500 poster presentations will be made. Intellectual Merit. This important conference in Mexico will be an opportunity for young US investigators working in the area of plant hormones to be exposed to the latest, ground-breaking research in the field. This is the only international meeting of its kind, devoted entirely to plant hormones, and it will stimulate research on plant growth substances in the USA. These molecules have long been established as important for U.S. agriculture, and our understanding of the cellular and molecular basis of their action is essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. Broader Impacts. The 19th IPGSA Conference in Mexico offers a unique opportunity for US scientists to establish meaningful relationships with their counterparts from elsewhere in the world, but especially from Latin America. These interactions could include the setting up of collaborative research programs, and the initiation of educational exchange visits between research groups in the US and Mexico. Funds will help defray the costs of travel and registration for junior scientists from the US. Applications from individuals from minority-serving institutions and those with disadvantaged status are especially encouraged. A committee of three IPGSA Council members will be responsible for evaluating applicants.