Conference: 25th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research to be held July 28-August 1, 2014 at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada

知识价值。第25届国际拟南芥研究会议将于2014年7月28日至8月1日在加拿大温哥华的英属哥伦比亚大学举行。会议将汇集来自世界各地的科学家，讨论利用拟南芥作为模式植物系统的研究结果。从这个模型的研究中获得的知识为基础植物生物学的各个方面提供了信息。会议将以该领域领导人的主题演讲为特色：三位研究拟南芥的领导人和一位研究非植物系统（酵母）的领导人。一如既往，会议将涵盖广泛的主题，从生理学到分子生物学。一个新兴的研究领域，合成生物学，将在其中的一个会议上出现。一项突出海报研究的新功能将是增加两分钟的“口头海报”演讲（每次两次），从提交的摘要中选择。更广泛的影响。会议组织者非常注意鼓励少数族裔和早期职业研究人员的参与。最近成立的少数民族事务委员会制定了鼓励在会议期间和会议后建立联系和合作的具体目标。会议的形式和许多类型的活动将确保广泛获取和分享尖端植物生物学研究的成果，与自由交流的精神保持一致，这是拟南芥社区的标志。

Intellectual Merit. The 25th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research will be held July 28-August 1, 2014 at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. The conference will bring together scientists from across the world to discuss results of research using Arabidopsis as a model plant system. Knowledge gained from research on this model informs all aspects of basic plant biology. The meeting will feature keynote talks from leaders in the field: three who work on Arabidopsis and one who works on a non-plant system (yeast). As always, the conference will cover a broad range of topics, ranging from physiology to molecular biology. An emerging research area, Synthetic Biology, will be featured in one of the sessions. A new feature to highlight research from the posters will be the addition of two-minute "oral poster" talks (two per session), selected from submitted abstracts. Broader Impacts. Meeting organizers have paid careful attention to encouraging participation of minority and early-career researchers. A recently established Minority Affairs Committee has formulated specific objectives for encouraging networking and collaboration, both during the meeting and afterward. The format of the meeting and the many types of events will ensure broad access and sharing of results of cutting edge plant biology research, in keeping with the spirit of free exchange that is a hallmark of the Arabidopsis community.