Plant Genetics 2005: Mechanisms of Genetic Variation to be held October 12-14, 2005 in Snowbird, Utah

这次会议由美国植物生物学家协会组织，会议的重点将是遗传变异的性质和机制及其对植物形态和功能进化的影响，以及对植物物种形成和作物驯化的影响。这次会议的目的是把研究不同领域的科学家聚集在一起，从人口遗传学和进化基因组学到染色体生物学、表观遗传学和发育生物学，以实现思想和方法的综合。将有七场口头报告，主题包括：进化遗传学和基因组学，遗传变异的起源，表观遗传学和表观基因组学，染色体动力学，植物发育的遗传机制，植物与微生物相互作用的遗传机制。此外，还会有海报展映和主题演讲。参与人数将限制在250人，预计其中很大一部分将是研究生和博士后。从摘要中挑选的海报会议和演讲将为学生、博士后和年轻研究人员提供展示自己研究的机会。隐蔽的设置和时间表的目的是促进持续的互动之间的演讲者和与会者。所有的用餐都将在现场进行，被邀请的演讲者将在整个会议期间出席。申请的资金将专门用于支持学生、博士后和青年研究员的注册费用。因此，预计这次会议将为年轻的研究人员提供一个独特的机会，让他们了解这个快速发展的研究领域的最新发展，并在会议期间与领先的研究人员进行互动和交流。

The focus of this conference, which is being organized by the American Society of Plant Biologists, will be on the nature and mechanisms of genetic variation and their effects on evolution of plant form and function, as well as on plant speciation and crop domestication. The proposed meeting is intended to bring together scientists working on a number of different areas, from population genetics and evolutionary genomics to chromosome biology, epigenetics and developmental biology, to achieve a synthesis of ideas and approaches. There will be seven sessions of oral presentations on the following topics: Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics, Origin of Genetic Variation, Epigenetics and Epigenomics, Chromosome Dynamics, Genetic Mechanisms in Plant Development, Genetic Mechanisms in Plant-Microbe Interactions. In addition, there will be poster sessions and a keynote lecture. The number of participants will be limited to 250, with the expectation that a high percentage of these will be graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Poster sessions and talks selected from abstracts will provide opportunities for students, postdoctoral fellows and young investigators to present their own research. The secluded setting and schedule are designed to facilitate ongoing interaction between presenters and attendees. All meals will be on-site and the invited speakers will be in attendance throughout the entire meeting. The funds requested will be used exclusively to support the registration costs of students, postdocs and young investigators. Therefore, it is expected that this gathering will provide a unique opportunity for young researchers to learn about the latest developments in this rapidly growing research area and to interact and exchange ideas with leading researchers for the duration of the conference.