Annual Systematics Symposium, 2000-2004, St. Louis, Missouri

9981642理查森多年来，圣路易斯密苏里州植物园一直在每年秋天举办一次大型研讨会，主题是进化和系统生物学家的广泛社区感兴趣的话题。每年约有400名研究人员和学生参加，研讨会的会议记录在会议后一年左右的时间里发表在《园林学年鉴》上。该奖项将继续支持年度研讨会，关注一系列及时的研究主题、该领域的方法进步以及科学与政策之间的联系。从2000年秋季开始，专题讨论会将探讨物种概念(形态、生物学和系统发育)及其对生物多样性调查和保护政策的影响。选择发言者是为了代表当前对该领域的研究贡献，涵盖所有类别和方法，并考虑到劳动力多样性(过去的与会者和发言者中约有40%是妇女)。会议记录卷的及时出版增加了研讨会的影响，其中几个已经成为进化和系统生物学研究的里程碑式的评论，在高水平的大学和研究生班级中广泛使用。此外，与会者，特别是学生，在为期两天的研讨会期间，利用花园巨大的图书馆和标本馆资源，从而增加了互动和联网的机会。

9981642Richardson For many years the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis has hosted a major symposium in the fall of the year, on topics of interest to the broad community of evolutionary and systematic biologists. About 400 researchers and students participate each year, and the proceedings of the symposium are published in the Annals of the garden within a year or so of the meeting. This award will continue support for the annual symposia, with attention to a range of timely research topics, methodological advances in the field, and the interface between science and policy. Starting in fall 2000, the symposium will explore the topic of species concepts (morphological, biological, and phylogenetic) and their implications for biodiversity inventory and conservation policy. Speakers are chosen to represent current research contributions to the field, and to cover a full range of taxa and methodologies, and with consideration for workforce diversity (ca. 40% of past attendees and speakers have been women). Timely publication of the proceedings volumes increases the impact of the symposia, and several of these have become landmark reviews of research in evolutionary and systematic biology, of wide use in upper-level college and graduate classes. As well, participants, especially students, make use of the immense library and herbarium resources at the Garden in conjunction with the two-day symposium, thus increasing the opportunities for interaction and networking.