SYMPOSIUM: The Promise of Integrative Biology, Anaheim, California

研讨会的目的是通过实例展示综合生物学在处理复杂生物现象方面的力量。这包括所有生物组织层次的整合：分类、生境和方法；从分子到全球生态系统；从观察到实验；从不同的角度来看，包括来自不同文化的人。综合生物学可以而且应该用于研究和培养下一代生物学家，以便他们能够更好地广泛和综合地思考解决紧迫重要的复杂问题的办法。由于该协会拥有强大的学生会员，我们特别关注综合生物学的培训。来自国际生物科学联合会（IUBS）的资助将使两位著名的外国科学家（来自法国和日本）与五位美国生物学家一起分享他们在综合生物学方面的方法。这些报告将发表在学会的期刊《综合与比较生物学杂志》上，并发送给学会的所有成员，同时广泛分发给世界各地订阅的科学图书馆。

The objective of the symposium is to present by example the power of integrative biology in approaching complex biological phenomena. This includes integration across all levels of biological organization: taxonomic, habitat, and methodological; from molecules to global ecosystems; from observation to experimentation; and from different perspectives, including those from different cultures. Integrative biology can and should be used both for research and to train the next generation of biologists so they can better think broadly and synthetically about solutions to complex problems of pressing importance. With the Society's strong student membership, we are particularly concerned about training in integrative biology. Funding from the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) will bring two prominent foreign scientists (from France and Japan) together with five US biologists to share their approaches in integrative biology. The presentations will be published in the Society's journal, The Journal of Integrative and Comparative Biology, and sent to all members of the Society, as well as widely distributed to subscribing scientific libraries around the world.