CONFERENCE: 24th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research to be held June 25-28, 2013 at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Sydney, Australia

会议：第24届国际拟南芥研究会议将于2013年6月25日至28日在澳大利亚悉尼会展中心举行

• 批准号: 1314864
• 负责人: Jose Alonso
• 金额: $ 4.89万
• 依托单位: North Carolina State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-03-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1314864&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CONFERENCE; 24th; International; Conference; Arabidopsis

Intellectual Merit: The 24th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR) will be held June 25-28, 2013 at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Sydney, Australia. The success of research on Arabidopsis thaliana has been greatly facilitated by the openness and collegiality of the community, fostered through multiple international forums including ICAR, which brings together approximately 1,000 participants to exchange scientific results and report on progress in the field. The conference will cover a broad range of important topics including Evolution and Natural Variation; Small RNAs, RNA and Epigenetics; Transgenerational Inheritance; Development; Hormones; Cell and Organelle Biology; Intracellular Signaling; Cell to Cell Communication; Abiotic Stress; Biotic Stress/Interactions; Energy Biology/Metabolism; Photosynthesis and Water; Phenomics; Proteins and Posttranslational Regulation; Emerging Technologies and Systems Biology; Emerging Topics and What's Hot, and Translational Biology. There will also be a series of satellite meetings on plant energy biology, epigenetics and high-throughput plant phenomics. The meeting will include a special tribute in memory of Simon Chan, a highly talented early-career U.S. scientist who tragically passed away in 2012. The "Simon Chan Symposium" will feature presentations in the research area in which he performed his groundbreaking studies, notably, by demonstrating the practical feasibility in Arabidopsis of "reverse breeding", one of the most sought goals of plant breeding. Broader Impacts: ICARs have proven to be an extremely effective venue for exposing young scientists to the field and for encouraging interactions between younger and more senior researchers. In addition to platform talks the conference will include 36 speakers chosen from submitted abstracts with an emphasis on presentations by students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty members at early stages of their careers. There will also be community-organized workshops that allow additional speakers to present their research. This will ensure presentation of the latest results and provide important career development for young scientists. The ICARs, which provide the primary annual opportunity for scientists in the Arabidopsis community, as well as other plant biologists to meet and share the latest research, are a key component in the continuing success of the worldwide Arabidopsis community. ICARs have proven to be a highly effective venue for enhancing information exchange, creating new networks and establishing new collaborations. The ICARs are also critical to facilitate higher-level organization of the plant research community by providing a venue for groups like the International Arabidopsis Informatics Consortium, the Multinational Arabidopsis Steering Committee, and the North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee to convene annually. These meetings allow discussions of the current status of the international Arabidopsis community as well as development of future plans and research directions. Ensuring the participation of scientists from diverse backgrounds is critical to the vitality of science in the U.S. A key goal is to increase participation among under-represented minority scientists and early-career scientists. To this end, participation will be supported for under-represented minority scientists and faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Minority Serving Institutions, and 1890 Institutions. In addition, participation of graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and beginning investigators will be fostered through travel awards to attend the conference. The conference program and abstracts will be publicly available on the conference website and archived at the Arabidopsis database.

知识分子优点：第24届国际拟南芥研究会议（ICAR）将于2013年6月25日至28日在澳大利亚悉尼的会议和展览中心举行。通过社区的开放和合作，通过包括ICAR在内的多个国际论坛促进了拟南芥的研究的成功，这很大程度上促进了社区的开放和合作，这使大约1,000名参与者汇集了科学成果，并报告了该领域的进步。会议将涵盖广泛的重要主题，包括进化和自然变化；小RNA，RNA和表观遗传学；转世继承；发展;激素；细胞和细胞器生物学；细胞内信号传导；与细胞通信的细胞；非生物压力；生物应力/相互作用；能量生物学/代谢；光合作用和水；现象学；蛋白质和翻译后调节；新兴技术和系统生物学；新兴的话题，什么是热门和翻译生物学。还将举行有关植物能量生物学，表观遗传学和高通量植物现象学的一系列卫星会议。这次会议将包括为纪念西蒙·陈（Simon Chan）的特别致敬，西蒙·陈（Simon Chan）是一位才华横溢的早期科学家，他在2012年悲惨地去世。“西蒙·陈（Simon Chan）研讨会”将在他进行突破性研究的研究领域中进行演讲，尤其是通过在“反向繁殖”的“反向繁殖”中证明“相反的繁殖”目标，这是一个最大的杂种，这是他的开创性研究。更广泛的影响：事实证明，ICAR是将年轻科学家暴露于该领域并鼓励年轻和更高级研究人员互动的极为有效的场所。除了平台谈判外，会议还将包括从提交的摘要中选出的36位演讲者，重点是学生职业生涯早期阶段的学生，博士后研究人员和教职员工的演讲。还将举办社区组织的研讨会，允许其他演讲者介绍他们的研究。这将确保呈现最新结果，并为年轻科学家提供重要的职业发展。 ICAR为拟南芥社区中的科学家以及其他植物生物学家开会和分享最新研究的ICAR是全球拟南芥社区持续成功的关键组成部分。事实证明，ICAR是增强信息交流，创建新网络并建立新合作的高效场所。 ICAR对于促进植物研究社区的高层组织也至关重要，通过为国际拟南芥信息学联盟，跨国拟南芥指导委员会和北美拟南芥指导委员会提供诸如诸如国际拟南芥信息学联盟之类的团体的地点。这些会议允许讨论国际拟南芥社区的现状以及未来计划和研究方向的发展。确保来自不同背景的科学家的参与对于美国科学的活力至关重要，一个关键目标是增加代表不足的少数群体科学家和早期职业科学家的参与。为此，将为来自历史悠久的黑人学院和大学，少数民族服务机构和1890年机构的代表性不足的少数群体科学家和教师提供支持。此外，将通过旅行奖培养研究生，博士后学者和初学者的参与参加会议。会议计划和摘要将在会议网站上公开可用，并在拟南芥数据库中存档。