International Federation of Placenta Association Meeting

描述（由申请人提供）： 本申请寻求资金，以支付旅行费用，使10-15名受训人员和来自美国的新研究人员能够参加国际胎盘协会联合会（IFPA）的年度会议，并提供资金，以支持美国高级研究人员参加这些会议的旅行费用，他/她将应邀出席全体会议并参加研讨会。人类胎盘在其存在的九个月期间在支持胎儿生长和发育方面发挥的许多生理作用意味着胎盘研究是真正的多学科研究，胎盘研究界的会议汇集了各种专业的临床医生和基础科学家。通常这些人的主要重点不是胎盘，但他们认识到他们的才能可以在这个最多方面的领域进行调查。非常成功的年度IFPA会议汇集了来自世界各地的临床医生和科学家，建立了高级和初级研究人员，在有利于坦率而友好交流的气氛中报告和讨论他们的发现。会议定于每年9月在下列地点举行：联合王国格拉斯哥（2005年）、日本科比市（2006年）、加拿大金斯顿（2007年）、匈牙利布达佩斯（2008年）和澳大利亚阿德莱德（2009年）。会议持续时间为3-31/2天，最多8次全体会议，讨论胎盘功能的具体方面。每次全体会议的主要发言人都是最先进的演讲，不一定是胎盘生物学家。在全体会议的同时，还举行了一个相应的2小时互动研讨会，讨论有争议的问题。至少两次3小时的工作深入讨论，特别是新调查员的工作。为新的研究者和受训者安排的口头会议由项目委员会选出最好的摘要。学员和新调查员的最佳口头介绍和最佳海报介绍将获奖。将根据对提交的第一作者摘要的竞争性审查挑选受训人员和新的调查员，以获得旅费。美国的高级研究者将由会议组织者和本提案的PI选择。在IFPA会议上，妇女出席者、发言者和会议主席的比例总是很高（高达50%），因此具有充分的代表性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks funding to cover travel costs to allow the attendance of from 10-15 trainees and new investigators from the USA at the annual International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA) meetings together with funding to support the travel costs of a senior US-based investigator to these meetings where he/she will present an invited plenary lecture and take part in workshop sessions. The many physiologic roles fulfilled by the human placenta in support of fetal growth and development during it's nine month existence means that placental research is truly multidisciplinary and meetings of the placental research community bring together clinicians and basic scientists of various specializations. Often these are individuals whose primary focus is not the placenta but who recognize that their talents can be brought to bear on investigations in this most multifaceted area. The highly successful annual IFPA meeting serves to bring together clinicians and scientists, established senior and junior beginning investigators from around the world, to report and discuss their findings in a atmosphere conducive to frank yet amicable exchange. Meetings are scheduled in September of each year in Glasgow, UK (2005), Kobe City, Japan (2006), Kingston, Canada (2007), Budapest, Hungry (2008) and Adelaide, Australia (2009). The meeting duration is 3-31/2 days with up to eight plenary sessions addressing specific aspects of placental function. The main speaker in each plenary gives a state of the art presentation and is not necessarily a placental biologist. Plenary sessions are accompanied by a corresponding interactive 2-hour workshop session addressing controversial questions. At least two 3-hour in-depth discussion of work particularly of new investigators. Oral sessions for new investigators and trainees are scheduled with the best abstracts selected for these by the program committee. Prizes are awarded for the best oral presentation and best poster presentations by trainees and new investigators. Trainees and new investigators will be selected based on competitive review of submitted first author abstracts for award of travel funds. The US-based senior investigator will be selected by the meeting organizer and PI of this proposal. There are always a high proportion (up to 50%) of women attendees, speakers and session chairs at IFPA meetings ensuing adequate representation.