Conference: 54th Annual Maize Genetics Conference to be held March 15-18, 2012 at the Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center in Portland, OR

智力上的功绩。第54届玉米遗传学年会将于2012年3月15日至18日在俄勒冈州波特兰的Doubletree酒店和会议中心举行。这次会议为科学界成员提供了介绍和讨论他们在玉米遗传学和植物生物学方面的最新研究的机会。本课程涵盖了广泛的研究基因、途径和性状的结构和功能的主题，涵盖了玉米遗传学的各个领域，从基因作用的基础研究到数量性状的分离，再到与作物改良相关的更多应用主题。会议将有四位受邀的全体演讲者作45分钟的演讲：托马斯·德雷塞尔豪斯，雷根斯堡大学；珍妮·格雷夫斯，澳大利亚国立大学；比尔·特雷西，威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校；Venkatesan Sundaresan，加州大学戴维斯分校。此外，该计划将包括从提交的摘要中挑选出的演讲者进行约35次18分钟的演讲，以及两次海报会议。更广泛的影响。玉米遗传学会议为研究生和博士后科学家提供了与该领域科学家的国际聚会见面和互动的绝佳机会，在发表演讲或海报的同时讨论他们的研究，并建立科学网络，这些网络在他们开始职业生涯时将是有价值的。扩大参加会议的努力将通过外联和招聘工作进行，旨在支持有兴趣探索玉米遗传学研究可能性的代表不足群体的学生、博士后和年轻教员参加会议。将这些获奖者与处于类似职业阶段的有经验的玉米研究人员结成伙伴关系，将有助于他们富有成效地参加会议。与其他会议相比，玉米遗传学会议在努力支持所有研究生与会者的出席方面是独一无二的。

Intellectual Merit. The 54th Annual Maize Genetics Conference will be held March 15-18, 2012 at the Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center in Portland, OR. The meeting offers members of the scientific community the opportunity to present and discuss their most recent research relevant to maize genetics and plant biology. A wide range of topics investigating the structure and function of genes, pathways, and traits are included, spanning the spectrum of maize genetics from basic studies of gene action to quantitative trait dissection to more applied topics relevant to crop improvement. The meeting will feature 45-minute talks by four invited plenary speakers: Thomas Dresselhaus, University of Regensburg; Jenny Graves, Australian National University; Bill Tracy, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Venkatesan Sundaresan, University of California - Davis. In addition, the program will include approximately 35 18-minute talks by speakers selected from submitted abstracts, and two poster sessions. Broader Impacts. The Maize Genetics Conference provides outstanding opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral scientists to meet and interact with an international gathering of scientists in the field, to discuss their research while presenting talks or posters, and to establish scientific networks that will be valuable as they embark on their careers. Efforts to broaden participation at the meeting will occur through outreach and recruiting efforts that seek to support Conference attendance by students, postdocs and young faculty from underrepresented groups with an interest in exploring research possibilities in maize genetics. Partnering these awardees with experienced maize researchers at similar career stages will facilitate their productive participation in the Conference. The Maize Genetics Conference is unique compared to other meetings in its efforts to support attendance by all graduate student attendees.