Symposia, workshops, and sabbaticals of the Priority Program "Age-Related Macular Degeneration

SPP“与视网膜相关的黄斑变性”协调员申请预算，以组织：（1）2002 - 2004年的一次国际研讨会。该研讨会旨在向国际研究人员传达PP的科学进展。反之亦然，预计国际投入将为SPP内的工作组提供咨询。(2)举办讲习班，鼓励参与者和项目之间的合作，并鉴于SPP内广泛的跨学科工作组（医学、生物学、遗传学），提高对不同方法的相互理解。(3)旅行和住宿的覆盖范围：最适当的实验室技术和研究策略的使用和最新性能通常需要PP参与者（研究人员和技术人员）访问SPP内外的合作实验室和诊所。

The co-ordinators of the SPP "Age-related-macular-degeneration" apply for a budget to organise: (1) One international symposium in theyears 2002 - 2004. The symposium aims to convey the scientific progress of the PP to aninternational community of researchers. Vice versa international input isexpected in order to counsel the workgroups within the SPP. (2) Workshops tostimulate collaboration between participants and projects and to improve themutual understanding of different methodologies in view of the wide range ofinterdisciplinary workgroups (in medicine, biology, genetics) within the SPP. (3) Coverage for traveland accommodation: Use and up-to-date performance of the most appropriatelaboratory techniques and research strategies in general require visits ofPP-participants (researchers and technicians) to collaborating and co-operatinglaboratories and clinics within and outside the SPP.