SUPPORT FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE RESEARCH SOCIETY ON ALCOHOLISM (RSA)

描述(由申请者提供)：酒精中毒研究会(RSA)年会是涉及酒精研究所有领域的首要科学会议。除了生物医学方面，它还包括医学/临床和心理社会研究。RSA会议每年举行一次，以前的会议(33次)大多在美国大陆举行，尽管也有一些会议在夏威夷和加拿大(温哥华、蒙特利尔)举行。关于2011年第34次会议，会议将于2011年6月25日至29日在佐治亚州亚特兰大举行。2012年第35次会议将在加利福尼亚州旧金山举行。这些会议的地点将为来自美国各地的科学家以及世界各地的其他科学家提供一个有吸引力的机会来介绍和讨论他们的研究。这些会议将对美国的酒精研究产生重大影响，研究报告和讨论的结果将推动该领域的发展。每次会议的计划都将以与酒精研究社区高度相关的主题为特色，并提供讨论现有和新的合作研究的机会。研究报告将以专题讨论会、圆桌会议和由RSA成员提出的研讨会的形式进行。RSA计划委员会将选出具有最高科学价值和创新能力的提案。此外，还将举行多次海报宣传会。RSA努力招聘和留住外地新的调查员，突出他们的工作并提供专业发展活动，这将在2011年和2012年的会议上继续下去。由于RSA是一个稳定、成熟的组织，每年都会举行会议，所以这项申请为期5年。下两次会议的计划正在进行中，但我们预计很快就会开始为本申请的3-5年进行类似的计划。本申请申请资助年轻科学家(毕业后4年内的博士前和新研究员)参加这些重要会议的费用。要求提供旅费和登记费。将作出努力，专门针对代表性不足的群体。还要求支付一些行政费用。这笔赠款的具体目的是为参加RSA年度会议的学生和年轻研究人员提供旅行和注册援助。总体目标是向那些有兴趣了解更多关于酒精领域当前研究的个人提供信息，并有可能以从事酒精研究为职业。 与公共健康相关：在包括美国在内的世界大多数地区，酗酒是一个主要的公共健康问题。这项申请是为了资助青年科学家参加第34届至第38届酒精中毒研究学会(RSA)年会。2011年将在佐治亚州的亚特兰大举行，2012年的会议将在加利福尼亚州的旧金山举行。第36-38次会议的规划工作将于2011年晚些时候开始。RSA年度会议是关于酒精滥用和成瘾的所有方面的主要科学会议，包括生物医学、心理学和医学/临床研究报告。这次会议的成果将极大地促进美国和全世界对酒精中毒的治疗、预防和理解。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Annual Meeting is the premier scientific meeting involving all areas of alcohol research. In addition to biomedical aspects, it also covers medical/clinical, and psychosocial research. The RSA meeting is held annually, and previous meetings (33) have been held mostly in the continental US, although some meetings have also been held in Hawaii and Canada (Vancouver, Montreal). For the 34th meeting in 2011, the meeting will be held in Atlanta, Georgia (June 25-29, 2011). The 35th meeting in 2012 will be in San Francisco, CA. The location of these meetings will provide an attractive opportunity for scientists from around the U.S.A. along with others around the world to present and discuss their research. The meetings will have a large impact on alcohol research in the U.S., and the outcome of the research presentations and discussion will advance the field. The program for each meeting will feature topics that are highly relevant to the alcohol research community and provide opportunities for discussion of existing and new collaborative research. The research presentations will be in the form of symposia, roundtables, and workshops that will be proposed by the membership of RSA. The RSA Program Committee will select the proposals with the highest scientific merit and innovation. In addition, numerous poster sessions will be held. The RSA has made an effort to recruit and retain new investigators in the field by highlighting their work as well as providing professional development activities, and this will continue for the 2011 and 2012 meetings. Since RSA is a stable, established organization with annual meetings, this application is for 5 years of funding. Planning for the next two meetings is well underway, but we expect similar planning for years 3-5 of this application to begin soon. This application requests funds to offset expenses for young scientists (predoctoral and new investigators within 4 years of their terminal degree) to attend these important meetings. Funds are requested for travel and registration fees. An effort will be made to specifically target underrepresented groups. Some administrative costs are also requested. The specific aim of this grant is to provide travel and registration assistance for students and young investigators to attend the annual RSA meeting. The overall goal is to provide information to those individuals who are interested in learning more about current research in the alcohol field with the possibility of pursuing alcohol research as a career. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Alcohol abuse is a major public health problem in most parts of the world including the United States. This request is for funding to allow young scientists to attend the 34th through 38th Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA). The 2011 will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, and the 2012 meeting will be in San Francisco, California. Planning for the 36th-38th meetings will begin later in 2011. The RSA annual meeting is the premier scientific conference on all aspects of alcohol abuse and addiction including biomedical, psychosocial, and medical/clinical research presentations. The meeting outcome will greatly advance the treatment, prevention, and understanding of alcoholism in the U.S. and throughout the world.