Meeting: Plant Biology 2015 PUI Networking Workshop; July 25, 2015, Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN

从研究密集型环境过渡到小型文理学院等私立本科院校（PUI），可能会使科学家难以与更广泛的科学界保持联系，而ASPB是这些联系的重要资源。这个年度会议前的扩展研讨会旨在加强PUI科学家在全国会议上的参与，并向他们介绍研究资源和机会，帮助他们全年与更广泛的植物生物学研究社区建立联系。这些联系对于PUI科学家寻求建立和维持成功的研究计划至关重要。第二个目标是帮助研究生和博士后更加了解在PUI成功职业生涯的期望，以便他们更好地准备进入就业市场。美国植物生物学家协会（ASPB）是支持各种科学家职业发展机会的领导者。在努力提高研究参与在小学本科院校（PUIS）为当前和未来的教师，ASPB是提供一个扩展的研讨会之前，在明尼阿波利斯，明尼苏达州的年度会议（PB2015）在2015年7月。该研讨会旨在帮助当前教师分享实验设计，协作，赠款写作和时间管理方面的最佳实践，以便在本科环境中进行研究。许多国家的研究表明，本科研究促进智力发展和科学事业的准备。PUI的教师经常被从研究密集型学校的丰富研究环境中移除，并需要通过ASPB等社团建立联系，以开发和维护强大的研究项目。该研讨会将帮助PUI教师发展可以通过在线ASPB社区全年网络机会保持的联系。该奖项将促进PUI教师的招聘，这些教师最需要与更广泛的植物生物学研究社区联系的帮助，以帮助他们更好地吸引他们所在机构的本科生参与研究。该研讨会还将使研究生和博士后接触到规划PUI研究生涯所需的资源。前往年会和参加研讨会构成了经济困难，许多PUI教师没有广泛的研究支持。为了抵消这一困难并鼓励尚未获得研究支持的教职员工出勤，该提案将为需要帮助的参与者提供旅行奖励。

The transition from a research-intensive environment to a Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI) such as a small liberal arts college can make it difficult for scientists to maintain connections with the broader science community, and ASPB is an important resource for those connections. This pre-annual meeting extended workshop is designed to enhance the participation of PUI scientists at the national meeting and to introduce them to research resources and opportunities that will help them connect to the broader plant biology research community year round. These connections are critical for PUI scientists seeking to build and maintain successful research programs. A second goal is to help graduate students and postdocs become more acquainted with the expectations for a successful career at a PUI so that they are better prepared to enter the job market.The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) is a leader in supporting career development opportunities for a wide variety of scientists. In an effort to boost research engagement at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) for current and prospective faculty, ASPB is offering an extended workshop prior to the annual meeting (PB2015) in Minneapolis, MN in July 2015. The workshop is designed to help current faculty share best practices in experimental design, collaboration, grant writing, and time management for conducting research in the undergraduate setting. Numerous national studies have shown that undergraduate research promotes intellectual development and preparation for science careers. PUI faculty are often removed from the rich research environment of research-intensive schools and need connections through societies, such as ASPB, to develop and maintain robust research programs. This workshop will help PUI faculty develop connections that can be maintained through year-round networking opportunities in the online ASPB community. This award will facilitate recruitment of PUI faculty that most need assistance connecting with the broader plant biology research community to help them better engage the undergraduates at their institutions in research. The workshop will also expose graduate students and postdoctoral associates to resources needed for planning a research career at a PUI. Travel to the annual meeting and attendance at the workshop poses a financial hardship to many PUI faculty members without extensive researchsupport. To offset this hardship and encourage attendance among faculty who do not already have research support, this proposal will allow travel awards for participants who need assistance.