Meeting: 19th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation to be held in Pacific Grove, California from October 4-9, 2015

第19届国际固氮大会(ICNF-19)将于2015年10月4日至9日在加利福尼亚州太平洋格罗夫举行的Asilomar会议上举行，这是一次科学会议，为研究生和博士后科学家提供了在全球范围内与学术界和工业界科学家互动的绝佳机会。会议积极强调和支持培养学生和博士后的沟通和人际交往能力。计划作出详细努力，扩大妇女和科学界代表性不足群体成员的参与。NSF提供的资金将扩大参与范围，并帮助支付来自美国科学界的学生、博士后助理和职业生涯早期研究人员的参与费用。自1974年以来，ICNF将以前与世隔绝的研究社区聚集在一起，以促进关于生物固氮关键问题的国际对话。会议介绍了关于知识状况的观点，并涵盖了关于固氮的不同主题。2015年大会将有一个出色的项目，由五位全体演讲者组成：Peter Vitousek(斯坦福大学)、Dennis Dean(弗吉尼亚理工大学)、Claire Gough(法国INRA)、Jens Stougaard(丹麦奥胡斯大学)和Mariangela Hungria(巴西EMBRAPA)，以及豪克·亨内克(苏黎世ETH)致闭幕词。核心课程包括海报课程和12个课程，包括关于氮素固定的生物化学、氮的化学与理论、技术与商业方面、调控与生理学、豆科植物共生的分子遗传学与基因组学、根瘤发育与生理学、全球方面、进化与生态、豆科植物共生的遗传学与基因组学、现实世界与食品安全问题、微生物学与生物合成生物学以及非豆科植物系统的口头演讲。会议的内容将通过会议网站提供摘要的方式进行传播。此外，像以前的许多ICNF会议一样，计划出版一本书，总结ICNF-19的陈述。

The 19th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation (ICNF-19) that will be held at the Asilomar Conference in Pacific Grove, California from October 4-9, 2015 is a scientific meeting that provides outstanding opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral scientists to interact with scientists from academia and industry on a global scale. The meeting actively emphasizes and supports the training of students and postdocs in developing their communication and interpersonal skills. Detailed efforts are planned to broaden the participation of women and members of groups under-represented in the sciences. The funding provided by NSF will broaden participation and help defray the costs of participation of students, postdoctoral associates and early-career investigators from the U.S. scientific community.Since 1974, the ICNF has brought together previously insular research communities to stimulate international dialogue on the critical issues relating to biological nitrogen fixation. The conference presents perspectives on the state of knowledge and covers diverse topics on nitrogen fixation. The 2015 conference will have an outstanding program consisting of five plenary speakers: Peter Vitousek (Stanford University), Dennis Dean (Virginia Tech), Claire Gough (INRA, France), Jens Stougaard (Aarhus University, Denmark) and Mariangela Hungria (EMBRAPA, Brazil) along with closing remarks by Hauke Hennecke (ETH, Zurich). The core program includes poster sessions as well as 12 sessions consisting of oral talks on the Biochemistry of Nitrogen Fixation, the Chemistry & Theory of Nitrogen, Technology & Business Aspects, Regulation & Physiology, Molecular Genetics & Genomics of Legume Symbioses, Nodule Development & Physiology, Global Aspects, the Evolution, & Ecology, Genetics & Genomics of Legume Symbiosis, Real World & Food Security Issues, Microbiology & Synthetic Biology, and Non-Legume Systems. The content of the meeting will be disseminated by providing access to abstracts through the conference web site. In addition, like many previous ICNF meetings, the plan is to publish a book volume summarizing the presentations for ICNF-19.