Conference: "4th ASM Conference on Cell-Cell Communication in Bacteria"; to be held November 6-9, 2011 in Miami, FL

美国学会于2011年11月6日至9日在佛罗里达州迈阿密的凯悦酒店主办了第四届细菌细胞-细胞通讯会议。会议的目标是：1.鼓励和支持新研究方向的发展；2.促进多学科互动，并为下一代科学家创造研究培训机会；3.让社区接触尖端技术进步，包括细菌遗传学和表型鉴定、冷冻-EM断层扫描、微流体和单细胞显微镜的高通量方法。4.促进来自不同领域、处于科学生涯不同阶段的科学家之间的合作互动和讨论。更广泛的影响。主办方努力做到包容，注重多样性，扩大参与度。申请的资金将帮助支持学生和早期职业参与者的旅行。ASM会议的传统是在《细菌学》杂志上发表的一篇综述中传播会议亮点。

The American Society sponsors the 4th Conference on Cell-Cell Communication in Bacteria held at the Hyatt Hotel in Miami FL, Nov. 6-9, 2011. The objectives of the meeting are to: 1. encourage and support the developments of new research directions; 2. foster multi-disciplinary interactions, and create research training opportunities for the next generation scientists; 3. expose the community to cutting edge technical advances including high-throughput methods in bacterial genetics and phenotyping, cryo-EM tomography, microfluidics, and single cell microscopy. 4. foster collegial interactions and discussions between scientist from different fields and at different stages of their scientific careers. Broader Impacts. The organizers have made an effort to be inclusive and pay attention to diversity and broadening participation. The funds requested will help support the travel of student and early career attendees. The ASM conferences have a tradition in disseminating conference highlights in a review published in the journal of Bacteriology.