Spring Brain Conference

春季大脑会议

• 批准号: 6903238
• 负责人: THOMAS A WOOLSEY
• 金额: $ 1.8万
• 依托单位: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-03-01 至 2006-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6903238
• 关键词: brain; central nervous system disorders; interdisciplinary collaboration; meeting /conference /symposium; neurosciences; travel

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Spring Brain Conference (SBC) was first organized in late 1989 to foster interdisciplinary communication among scientists studying different aspects of brain function in a format that stimulates significant interaction and discussion. The objective of the conference is to bring together top neuroscientists with varied backgrounds, interests and approaches expressly to promote the development of new strategies to investigate and stimulate the development of new therapeutic approaches to disorders of the CNS. SBC is held in Sedona, Arizona in mid-March. The dates for the next conference are March 16-19, 2005. Support is requested for meetings in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Registration and participation in the meeting is open. The meeting site, however, limits participants to a maximum of 100 scientists. In 2005, the conference will consist of 10-12 plenary scientific sessions each organized around a theme or topic. Sessions are chosen on a competitive basis and are presented in 2-4 oral presentations by recognized experts followed by open discussion. We request support for 1 established scientist, 3 Young Investigators and 6 Trainee Fellows to participate. Several sessions will be co-organized with program personnel from the NIH. For 2005, as in 2004, we will seek participation from different institutes such as: NINDS, NIA, NICHD, NIDA and NIMH. Two plenary lecturers will be invited to present expert overviews on topics of broad interest. We request support for a Keynote Speaker who gives the opening talk of conference. There will be a poster session, focusing on posters presented by young investigators/trainees/graduate students particularly young scientists from diverse background minority trainees. Over 70% of the budget is to support travel of these participants. The Young Investigators and Trainee Fellows will organize and participate in hands-on presentations to 180 Native American High School Children (grades 9-12) who are residents of the Kinlani Bordertown Dormitory in Flagstaff, AZ. This targeted outreach will be repeated over all 4 years of the grant to build relationships with this underrepresented group, and to attract them as new talent to the exciting field of neuroscience. In 2004, there was a significant increase in the number of women scientists participating in the SBC. Further increases in their participation at all levels are goals for the coming year. A report of the 2004 conference highlights is in press and will be posted on the web site. Such documentation and publication will be a part of all future SBC's. A preliminary announcement for the 2005 meeting is also in press. Broader advertisement will be purchased once the program is set and funding for this is requested also. Finally, funds are requested to partially defray costs of organizing and conducting the conference, collecting follow-up assessments, and supporting the meeting's web site.

描述(由申请人提供)：春季大脑会议(SBC)于1989年底首次组织，旨在促进研究大脑功能不同方面的科学家之间的跨学科交流，以刺激重要的互动和讨论。会议的目的是将具有不同背景、兴趣和方法的顶尖神经学家聚集在一起，明确地促进新战略的发展，以调查和刺激中枢神经系统疾病的新治疗方法的发展。SBC将于3月中旬在亚利桑那州的塞多纳举行。下一次会议的日期是2005年3月16日至19日。请为2005年、2006年、2007年和2008年的会议提供支助。会议的注册和参与是开放的。然而，会议地点限制参与者最多100名科学家。2005年，会议将由10至12次全体科学会议组成，每次会议都围绕一个主题或专题组织。会议在竞争的基础上选择，由公认的专家进行2-4次口头陈述，然后进行公开讨论。我们请求支持1名知名科学家、3名青年研究人员和6名见习研究员参加。将与美国国立卫生研究院的项目人员共同组织几次会议。2005年，与2004年一样，我们将寻求不同机构的参与，例如：NINDS、NIA、NICHD、NIDA和NIMH。将邀请两位全体讲师就广泛感兴趣的主题发表专家概述。我们请求支持一位在会议开幕式上发表讲话的主旨发言人。将举行招贴会，重点介绍青年研究人员/实习生/研究生，特别是来自不同背景的少数族裔实习生的青年科学家提交的海报。超过70%的预算用于支持这些参与者的旅行。青年调查员和见习研究员将为180名住在亚利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫Kinlani Bordertown宿舍的美国原住民高中生(9-12年级)组织和参加动手讲解。这一有针对性的外展将在赠款的所有4年中重复，以建立与这一代表不足的群体的关系，并将他们作为新的人才吸引到令人兴奋的神经科学领域。2004年，参加SBC的女科学家人数大幅增加。进一步增加它们在各级的参与是来年的目标。关于2004年会议要点的报告正在出版中，并将在网站上公布。这类文件和出版物将成为今后所有小岛屿发展中国家会议的一部分。2005年会议的初步公告也在出版中。更广泛的广告将购买一旦计划设置和资金也被要求。最后，请拨资金以部分支付组织和举办会议、收集后续评估和支助会议网站的费用。