International Federation of Placenta Association Meeting

描述(由申请人提供)： 这项申请寻求支付旅费，以允许来自美国的10-15名受训人员和新调查人员出席国际胎盘协会联合会(IFPA)年度会议，以及资助一名美国高级调查人员出席这些会议的旅费，他/她将在这些会议上发表受邀的全体演讲并参加研讨会。人类胎盘在其存在的九个月中发挥了许多支持胎儿生长发育的生理作用，这意味着胎盘研究真正是多学科的，胎盘研究界的会议汇集了不同专业的临床医生和基础科学家。通常，这些人的主要关注点不是胎盘，但他们认识到他们的才华可以在这一最多方面的领域的调查中发挥作用。IFPA年度会议非常成功，将来自世界各地的临床医生和科学家、资深和初级初级调查人员聚集在一起，在有利于坦率而友好的交流的气氛中报告和讨论他们的发现。会议定于每年9月在英国格拉斯哥(2005年)、日本神户市(2006年)、加拿大金斯敦(2007年)、布达佩斯、饥饿(2008年)和澳大利亚阿德莱德(2009年)举行。会议持续时间为3-31天半，最多可举行八次全体会议，讨论胎盘功能的具体方面。每一次全体会议的主要发言人都介绍了最先进的技术，而且不一定是胎盘生物学家。与全体会议同时举行的是一个2小时的互动式研讨会，讨论有争议的问题。至少两次3小时的深入讨论工作，特别是新的调查人员。为新的研究人员和实习生安排的口头会议将由项目委员会为这些会议挑选最佳摘要。最佳口头报告和最佳海报报告由受训者和新调查人员颁发。将根据对提交的第一作者摘要进行竞争性审查来挑选受训人员和新的调查人员，以奖励旅费。美国的高级调查员将由会议组织者和这项提案的PI挑选。在IFPA会议上，总是有很高比例(高达50%)的女性与会者、发言者和会议主席确保有足够的代表。

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.