Hurricane Emily supplement - Twelfth International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, December 14-18, 2005 in Cancun, Mexico

分子植物-微生物相互作用国际大会（IC-MPMI）已成为展示该领域最新研究成果的主要场所。涵盖的主题包括致病菌和共生细菌，真菌，卵菌，病毒和线虫。 还组织了关于技术进步、生物控制、功能基因组学、宿主/病原体相互作用的进化和生物技术应用的会议。会议形式包括上午的全体会议和下午同时举行的会议。海报会议在晚上举行。还有专门专题的特设讲习班，包括今年关于青年科学家专业发展的讲习班。会议传统上每隔一年举行一次，在东半球和西半球之间交替举行，通常吸引约1000名与会者。发言人由国际植物-微生物相互作用学会（IS-MPMI）的官员组成的国际咨询委员会选出，年龄，性别和国家平衡。与以往的大会一样，会议记录将由IS-MPMI（明尼苏达州圣保罗）出版。 该提案要求提供资金，以支付因艾米丽飓风而导致的第十二届印度洋、印度洋和地中海沿岸国家间海洋和渔业委员会的特殊费用，飓风迫使大会从2005年7月推迟到12月。

The International Congresses on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (IC-MPMI) have become the major venue for the presentation of the latest research in this area. Topics covered include pathogenic and symbiotic bacteria, fungi, Oomycetes, viruses, and nematodes. Sessions are also organized on technological advances, biocontrol, functional genomics, evolution of host/pathogen interactions, and biotechnological applications. The format is composed of morning plenary sessions and afternoon concurrent sessions. Poster sessions are held in the evenings. There are also ad hoc workshops on specialized topics, including this year one on professional development of younger scientists. The meeting is traditionally held every other year, alternating between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, and usually attracts ~1000 participants. Speakers are chosen by an international advisory board composed of the officers of the International Society for Plant-Microbe Interactions (IS-MPMI) and are balanced for age, gender, and country. Like past Congresses, the proceedings of the meeting will be published by IS-MPMI (St. Paul, MN). This proposal requests funds to defray exceptional expenses incurred for the XII ICMPMI as a result of Hurricane Emily, which forced postponement of the Congress from July to December (2005).