Schizophrenia International Research Society Scientific Conference

描述(由申请人提供)：精神分裂症国际研究会(SIRS)是一个非营利性的专业组织，成立于2005年，旨在将世界各地的精神分裂症研究人员聚集在一起，分享新信息，促进新研究工具的使用，并在国际基础上开展合作。为此目的，SIRS计划主要在美国以外召开两年一次的国际会议。SIRS与国际精神分裂症研究大会(ICOSR)、总部设在美国的大会和一个补充会议建立了合作关系。SIRS会议与ICOSR轮流举行，因此偶数年会议在欧洲由SIRS举办，在美国则由ICOSR举办奇数年会议。目前的提议是为指导和支持学生旅行获奖者参加SIRS大会提供资金。这是R13MH082446-01的竞争性续订。在第一年，这笔赠款的重点是向地理和种族不同的学生和博士后科学家群体颁发旅行奖学金，培训他们参加2008年6月在意大利威尼斯举行的第一届精神分裂症国际研究会科学会议。这次会议取得了巨大的成功，来自世界各地的约1500名与会者出席了会议。目前请求为今后几年提供支助，第二次会议将于2010年4月在意大利佛罗伦萨举行。第三届和第四届也将于2012年4月和2014年在意大利举行。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) is a non-profit professional organization that was established in 2005 to bring together researchers on schizophrenia world-wide for sharing of new information, advancing the use of new research tools, and developing collaborations on an international basis. SIRS plans biennial international conferences primarily outside the USA for this purpose. SIRS has established a collaborative relationship with the International Congress of Schizophrenia Research (ICOSR), a USA based congress, and a complementary meeting. The SIRS conference alternates years with ICOSR such that even years conferences are conducted in Europe by SIRS and odd years in the USA by ICOSR. The current proposal is to provide funds for mentoring and supporting student travel awardees to participate in the SIRS congress. This is a competitive renewal of R13MH082446-01. In its first year, this grant focused on awarding travel scholarships to a geographically and ethnically diverse group of students and post-doctoral scientists in training for participation in the 1st Schizophrenia International Research Society Scientific Conference held in June 2008, Venice, Italy. The conference was a huge success with approximately 1500 attendees from geographically disperse regions world-wide. Currently support is requested for future years, the 2nd conference to be held in, Florence, Italy, April 2010. The 3rd and 4th will also be held in Italy, April 2012 and 2014.