Meeting: Keystone Symposia on "Plant Signaling: Dynamic Properties" to be held in Breckenridge, CO from February 5-10, 2014

“植物信号转导：动态特性”专题研讨会将重点讨论分子水平上的信号转导事件与其高阶行为（如细胞或生物体的综合反应）之间的关系。信号系统的特性将在不同的生物体中进行比较，包括非植物的例子，强调跨学科的方法，包括数学，计算和合成生物学。本次会议的目标是：1)培养对阐明植物信号行为的突发性特性感兴趣的研究人员；2)帮助发展理解突发性信号行为所必需的词汇和概念；3)为讨论该领域的未来方向提供论坛；特别是关于它的预测能力和转化潜力，4)产生一个互动论坛，吸引新的研究者，并提供机会突出他们的研究。更广泛的影响。本次会议将使新学员和研究人员熟悉该领域的最新发展，并提供展示他们的研究和与主要研究人员互动的机会。会议将扩大这一新兴研究领域的参与（包括代表性不足群体的成员）。该奖项由分子和细胞生物科学部（细胞动力学和功能集群）和综合有机体系统部（共生、防御和自我识别项目）联合支持。

The Keystone Symposia Conference on "Plant Signaling: Dynamic Properties" will focus on the relationship between signaling events at the molecular level and their higher order behavior, e.g. the integrated response of the cell or organism. The properties of signaling systems will be compared in diverse organisms, including non-plant examples, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches that include mathematics, computation and synthetic biology. This conference has the goals of 1) fostering a community of researchers interested in elucidating the emergent properties of plant signaling behaviors 2) helping develop the vocabulary and concepts necessary to understand emergent signaling behaviors 3) providing a forum for discussion of the future directions of this field, particularly with respect to its predictive power and translational potential and 4) generating an interactive forum that engages new investigators and provides opportunities to highlight their research. Broader Impacts. This conference will acquaint new trainees and investigators with recent developments in the field, and provide opportunities to present their research and interact with leading investigators. The conference will broaden participation (including by members of underrepresented groups) in this emerging field of research. This award is supported jointly by the Divisions of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (Cellular Dynamics and Function Cluster) and Integrative Organismal Systems (Symbiosis, Defense and Self-Recognition Program)