CCM8: Eighth International Symposium on Inorganic Carbon Utilization by Aquatic Photosynthetic Organisms, May 27 - June 1, 2013, New Orleans, Louisiana

本项目将支持研究生、博士后和早期职业研究者参加第八届水生光合生物获取无机碳国际学术研讨会。这次会议，以其缩写CCM8而闻名，将于2013年5月27日至6月1日在路易斯安那州新奥尔良的洛约拉大学校园举行。本次会议的跨学科主题是研究各种藻类，水生植物和光合细菌如何利用碳浓缩机制（CCMs）获得光合作用所需的二氧化碳。演讲者将讨论从藻类如何应对全球气候变化到如何使用CCM组件来改善作物植物的光合作用等主题。资金将用于支付出席会议的费用。将特别鼓励妇女和人数不足的群体申请这种援助。这笔资金的目的是使年轻科学家更容易参加会议，并鼓励年轻研究人员继续在令人兴奋的、不断发展的碳浓缩机制领域工作。

This project will provide support for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and early career investigators to attend the Eighth International Symposium on Inorganic Carbon Acquisition by Aquatic Photosynthetic Organisms. This meeting, better known by its acronym, CCM8, will take place on the Loyola University campus in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 27 - June 1, 2013. The interdisciplinary topic of this meeting is the study of how various algae, aquatic plants and photosynthetic bacteria acquire CO2 for photosynthesis using carbon concentrating mechanisms (CCMs). Speakers will address topics ranging from how algae will respond to global climate changes to how CCM components might be used to improve photosynthesis in crop plants. Funds will be used to defray costs for meeting attendance. Women and underrepresented groups will be especially encouraged to apply for this assistance. The goal of this funding is to make it easier for young scientists to attend the meeting and to encourage young researchers to continue working in the exciting, growing field of carbon concentrating mechanisms.