2017 Meeting of the Pan-American Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology, August 19-22, 2017, Calgary, Canada

进化发育生物学(EvoDevo)是进化生物学、发育生物学、遗传学、基因组学和生理学的交叉学科。EvoDevo的主要目标与这些领域相同；了解基因型如何产生表型。然而，与在很大程度上依赖于人类在少数模式生物中诱导的变异的传统发育遗传学不同，EvoDevo利用不同有机体群体之间自然发生的变异来将基因型和表型联系起来。为了实现这一目标，EvoDevo的工作人员将现代发育、遗传、基因组和生物信息学工具应用于广泛的模式和非模式生物。新成立的泛美进化发育生物学学会(PASEDB)的使命是：1)在美洲促进和支持EvoDevo，2)为该领域和相关学科的工作者之间的交流和合作提供一个论坛，3)促进EvoDevo和相关学科的培训和教育。PASEDB的成员认为，EvoDevo社区的持续活力和增长对于几个与人类健康直接相关的领域的进步和创新至关重要。PASEDB还坚定地致力于实现妇女、种族/少数民族、残疾人和其他传统上在科学界代表性不足的个人的适当代表性。PASEDB解决这些问题的主要方式是组织一次两年一次的会议，代表该领域不同领域的知名研究人员和受训人员可以会面，交流想法，建立网络，并建立合作关系。拟议的活动将支持新的教员和受训人员参加PASEDB 2017双年度会议。在这样做的过程中，该项目促进了思想的交流、合作和社区意识，这是促进知识和培训下一代科学家所必需的。由于该领域的高度跨学科性质，这些好处将延伸到相关领域，包括进化生物学、发育生物学、遗传学、基因组学和生理学。与会者还将参加一些旨在帮助促进妇女、少数族裔、残疾人和其他在科学界代表性不足的个人的适当代表性的活动。项目的技术说明。拟议的活动将支持10名初级教员、10名博士后学者和25名研究生参加泛美进化发育生物学学会2017两年一次的会议。与会者将参加几项旨在帮助实现传统上在科学界代表性不足的群体的适当代表性的活动。这些活动将包括为有色人种和LGBTQ社区成员举办的圆桌早餐，为科学领域的女性举办的讲习班，以及一位国际公认的增加科学领域女教员人数的领导人的演讲。选定的参与者将参加一项面向西班牙语社区的外联活动，其中包括与受邀演讲者进行西班牙语访谈。参与者也将被挑选来实现性别平等，至少30%的资助参与者将来自传统上在科学界代表性不足的群体。

The field of Evolutionary Developmental Biology (EvoDevo) sits at the intersection of Evolutionary Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Genomics, and Physiology. The main goal of EvoDevo is the same as these fields; to understand how genotype gives rise to phenotype. However, unlike traditional developmental genetics, which relies largely on human-induced variation in a small number of model organisms, EvoDevo utilizes naturally occurring variation between different groups of organisms to link genotype and phenotype. To accomplish this, EvoDevo workers apply modern developmental, genetic, genomic, and bioinformatic tools to a broad range of model and non-model organisms. The mission of the newly formed Pan-American Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology (PASEDB) is to; 1) promote and support EvoDevo in the Americas, 2) provide a forum for communication and collaboration between workers in the field and related disciplines and, 3) promote training and education in EvoDevo and related disciplines. The members of PASEDB view the continued vitality and growth of the EvoDevo community as essential to progress and innovation in several fields directly relevant to human health. PASEDB is also strongly committed to achieving appropriate representation of women, racial/ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, and other individuals who have been traditionally underrepresented in science. The main way PASEDB is addressing these concerns is by organizing a biennial conference where established researchers and trainees representing a diverse cross-section of the field can meet to exchange ideas, network, and establish collaborations. The proposed activity will support the attendance of new faculty and trainees to the 2017 Biennial Meeting of PASEDB. In doing so, the project with facilitate the exchange of ideas, collaborations, and sense of community needed to advance knowledge and train the next generation of scientists. Due to the highly interdisciplinary nature of the field, these benefits will extend to related fields including Evolutionary Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Genomics, and Physiology. Attendees will also participate in several activities designed to help promote appropriate representation of women, racial/ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, and other individuals who have been traditionally underrepresented in science. Technical Explanation of the Project. The proposed activity will support attendance of 10 junior faculty members, 10 postdoctoral scholars, and 25 graduate students to the Pan-American Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology 2017 biennial meeting. Attendees will participate in several activities designed to help achieve appropriate representation of groups traditionally underrepresented in science. These will include round table breakfasts for persons of color and members of the LGBTQ community, a workshop for women in science, and a talk by an internationally recognized leader in increasing the number of women faculty in the sciences. Select participants will take part in an outreach activity to the Spanish speaking community involving Spanish language interviews with invited speakers. Participants will also be chosen to achieve gender parity, and at least 30% of funded attendees will be from groups traditionally underrepresented in science.