Conference-EC-US Task Force Joint US-EU Workshop on Metabolomics and Environmental Biotechnology

欧洲委员会(EC)-美国（US）生物技术研究特别工作组有一个长期的环境生物技术联合工作组，其任务是促进欧盟（EU）和美国的研究人员在环境生物技术领域的合作。工作组的一个特别重点是增加美国和欧盟早期职业科学家之间的科学交流。这种互动为长期合作提供了基础，并有助于解决对双方都有挑战且不受国际边界限制的环境问题。根据工作组的使命，美国和欧洲委员会计划于2008年6月16日至17日在西班牙马略卡岛举行一次关于代谢组学和环境生物技术的联合研讨会。该奖项为数量有限的美国参与者提供支持。本次研讨会的目标包括：1)探索当前代谢组学在环境生物技术中的应用-目前的艺术状态是什么？2)代谢组学在未来环境生物技术中可能发挥的作用的研究——未来的潜在应用是什么？实现这一潜力必须满足哪些需求？3)为研究这些问题的研究人员提供一个科学交流知识和思想的论坛，从而提供新的合作机会。4)鼓励该领域的下一代领导者跨大西洋合作。5)扩大未被充分代表的群体在上述所有科学领域的参与。

The European Commission (EC)-United States (US) Task Force on Biotechnology Research has a longstanding joint Working Group on Biotechnology for the Environment whose mission is to foster collaborations between researchers in the European Union (EU) and US in the field of environmental biotechnology. A special focus of the Working Group is to increase scientific interchange between early career scientists in the US and EU. Such interactions provide afoundation for long-term collaborations and aid in solving environmental problems that challenge both groups and respect no international boundaries.In keeping with the mission of the Working Group, a joint United States European Commission Workshop on Metabolomics and Environmental Biotechnology is planned for Mallorca, Spain on June 16-17, 2008. This award provides support for a limited number of US participants. The goals of this Workshop include: 1) The exploration of current applications of metabolome science to environmental biotechnology- what is the present state of the art? 2) The examination of future roles that metabolomics can play in environmental biotechnologywhat are the potential applications for the future and what needs must be met to realize this potential? 3) To provide a forum for scientific exchange of knowledge and ideas by researchers investigating these issues thereby presenting new opportunities for collaboration. 4) To encourage the next generation of leaders in the field to collaborate across the Atlantic. 5) To broaden participation of underrepresented groups in science in all of the above.