Conference Support for 9th International Symposium on Functional pi-Electron Systems (F-pi-9); Atlanta, GA; May 23-28, 2010

技术。功能性pi-电子系统（F-pi-9）的国际研讨会将于2010年5月23-28日在乔治亚理工学院举行。研讨会的目标是提供一个论坛，吸引不同的观众了解功能pi-电子系统领域的最新研究。我们的想法是促进功能性pi-电子系统的广泛应用的讨论，涵盖化学、物理和材料研究的基本方面，并提供在显示、有机光伏和非线性光学等更专业的会议上经常被忽视的技术驱动因素和重要的生物学系统。非技术。这次会议的一个重要影响将是增加来自代表性不足群体的科学家和学生的出席率。大力促进妇女和少数民族在化学、物理、电子和光子材料等材料科学领域的参与。除了有机会评估该领域和未来方向外，预计还将在大学、研究机构和产业界之间建立新的联系。申请的NSF资金将用于支持女性和代表性不足的少数民族研究人员或教职员工的注册，这些研究人员或教职员工是少数民族服务机构的教授，并将带少数民族学生参加会议。本次研讨会由MPS化学部[MSN（大分子/超分子/纳米化学）计划]和材料研究部[EPM（电子和光子材料）计划]共同支持。

Technical. An international symposium on functional pi-electron systems (F-pi-9) will be held at the Georgia Institute of Technology, May 23-28, 2010. The goal of the symposium is to provide a forum that attracts a diverse audience to learn about state-of-the-art research in the area of functional pi-electron systems. The idea is to promote discussions of broad applications of functional pi-electron systems covering fundamental aspects of chemistry, physics, and materials research, and to provide exposure to technology drivers and biologically important systems that are often neglected at more specialized conferences on displays, organic photovoltaics, and nonlinear optics. Non-technical. An important impact of this conference will be to increase the attendance of scientists and students from underrepresented groups. Strong efforts will be made to improve the inclusion of women and minorities in fields related to chemistry, physics and materials science of electronic and photonic materials. Along with the opportunity to assess the field and future directions, it is expected that new ties will be established among universities, research institutions, and industry. The requested NSF funds will be used to support the registration of women and under-represented minority researchers or faculty members who are professors at a minority serving institution and who will bring minority students with them to the conference. The symposium is co-supported by the MPS Divisions of Chemistry [MSN (Macromolecular/Supramolecular/Nanochemistry) Program] and Materials Research [EPM (Electronic and Photonic Materials) Program].