2017 Meeting of the Pan-American Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology, August 19-22, 2017, Calgary, Canada

进化发育生物学（EvoDevo）领域位于进化生物学，发育生物学，遗传学，基因组学和生理学的交叉点。EvoDevo的主要目标与这些领域相同;了解基因型如何产生表型。 然而，与传统的发育遗传学不同，它在很大程度上依赖于少数模式生物中人类诱导的变异，EvoDevo利用不同生物群体之间自然发生的变异来连接基因型和表型。为了实现这一目标，EvoDevo工作人员将现代发育，遗传，基因组和生物信息学工具应用于广泛的模型和非模型生物。 新成立的泛美进化发育生物学学会（PASEDB）的使命是：1）在美洲促进和支持EvoDevo，2）为该领域和相关学科的工作者提供交流和合作的论坛，3）促进EvoDevo和相关学科的培训和教育。 PASEDB成员认为EvoDevo社区的持续活力和增长对于与人类健康直接相关的几个领域的进步和创新至关重要。PASEDB还坚定地致力于实现妇女，种族/少数民族，残疾人和其他传统上在科学领域代表性不足的个人的适当代表性。PASEDB解决这些问题的主要方式是组织两年一次的会议，代表该领域不同部门的研究人员和受训人员可以交流思想，建立网络并建立合作关系。 拟议的活动将支持新的教师和学员参加2017年的PASEDB两年一度的会议。 在这样做的过程中，该项目促进了思想交流，合作和社区意识，以促进知识和培养下一代科学家。 由于该领域的高度跨学科性质，这些好处将扩展到相关领域，包括进化生物学，发育生物学，遗传学，基因组学和生理学。 与会者还将参加几项旨在帮助促进妇女、种族/少数民族、残疾人和其他传统上在科学领域代表性不足的个人的适当代表性的活动。 项目的技术说明。拟议的活动将支持10名初级教师，10名博士后学者和25名研究生参加泛美进化发育生物学学会2017年两年一度的会议。 与会者将参加几项活动，旨在帮助实现传统上在科学中代表性不足的群体的适当代表性。 这些将包括为有色人种和LGBTQ社区成员提供的圆桌早餐，为科学界女性举办的研讨会，以及国际公认的领导者在增加科学领域女性教师数量方面的演讲。选定的参与者将参加一个面向西班牙语社区的外联活动，包括与受邀演讲者进行西班牙语访谈。参与者也将被选择以实现性别平等，至少30%的资助与会者将来自传统上在科学领域代表性不足的群体。

The field of Evolutionary Developmental Biology (EvoDevo) sits at the intersection of Evolutionary Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Genomics, and Physiology. The main goal of EvoDevo is the same as these fields; to understand how genotype gives rise to phenotype. However, unlike traditional developmental genetics, which relies largely on human-induced variation in a small number of model organisms, EvoDevo utilizes naturally occurring variation between different groups of organisms to link genotype and phenotype. To accomplish this, EvoDevo workers apply modern developmental, genetic, genomic, and bioinformatic tools to a broad range of model and non-model organisms. The mission of the newly formed Pan-American Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology (PASEDB) is to; 1) promote and support EvoDevo in the Americas, 2) provide a forum for communication and collaboration between workers in the field and related disciplines and, 3) promote training and education in EvoDevo and related disciplines. The members of PASEDB view the continued vitality and growth of the EvoDevo community as essential to progress and innovation in several fields directly relevant to human health. PASEDB is also strongly committed to achieving appropriate representation of women, racial/ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, and other individuals who have been traditionally underrepresented in science. The main way PASEDB is addressing these concerns is by organizing a biennial conference where established researchers and trainees representing a diverse cross-section of the field can meet to exchange ideas, network, and establish collaborations. The proposed activity will support the attendance of new faculty and trainees to the 2017 Biennial Meeting of PASEDB. In doing so, the project with facilitate the exchange of ideas, collaborations, and sense of community needed to advance knowledge and train the next generation of scientists. Due to the highly interdisciplinary nature of the field, these benefits will extend to related fields including Evolutionary Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Genomics, and Physiology. Attendees will also participate in several activities designed to help promote appropriate representation of women, racial/ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, and other individuals who have been traditionally underrepresented in science. Technical Explanation of the Project. The proposed activity will support attendance of 10 junior faculty members, 10 postdoctoral scholars, and 25 graduate students to the Pan-American Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology 2017 biennial meeting. Attendees will participate in several activities designed to help achieve appropriate representation of groups traditionally underrepresented in science. These will include round table breakfasts for persons of color and members of the LGBTQ community, a workshop for women in science, and a talk by an internationally recognized leader in increasing the number of women faculty in the sciences. Select participants will take part in an outreach activity to the Spanish speaking community involving Spanish language interviews with invited speakers. Participants will also be chosen to achieve gender parity, and at least 30% of funded attendees will be from groups traditionally underrepresented in science.