South East Nerve Net Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案有助于支持一年一度的东南神经网络会议（SENN）。本次会议的主要目标是：1。为学生提供一个场所，向整个地区的神经科学家展示他们的研究成果。2. 促进比较系统神经生物学研究和行为的神经基础研究。3. 扩大妇女和历史上代表性不足的群体的参与。会议为学生们作报告提供了一个有吸引力的场所。对于大多数学生来说，这是他们第一次有机会在科学会议上发言。我们的目标是为学生保留友好的形式，同时使其成为一个足够大的会议，让他们接触到自己机构以外的科学家。会议的形式通常是在周五晚上有一位当地的主旨发言人，并举行欢迎招待会。周六有一整天的学生和博士后的简短演讲，之后是另一个主题演讲。晚上到处都是海报和晚餐。公式因场地而异。加强会议的计划包括：学术生存技能研讨会、公共推广项目和本科生小型面试。将作出具体努力，增加代表性不足的群体的参与，并突出它们的研究成果。将向学生提供旅行奖学金，以增加会议的可达性。会议地点在亚特兰大和佛罗里达州的两个地点轮流举行：惠特尼实验室和佛罗里达州立大学。会议由国际神经行为学学会和当地主办机构共同主办。亚特兰大位于东南部大部分地区的中心。佛罗里达的遗址代表了这次会议的历史选区。东南神经网络通过将学生介绍给来自美国东南部的研究人员，帮助他们培养从事神经科学工作的能力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal helps support the annual South East Nerve Net Conference (SENN). The primary goals of this conference are to: 1. Provide a venue for students to present their work to neuroscientists throughout the region. 2. Promote comparative systems neurobiology research and research on the neural basis of behavior. 3. Expand the participation of women and historically under-represented groups of people. The meeting provides an attractive venue for students to give presentations. For most students, this is the first opportunity to speak at a scientific meeting. Our aim is to preserve the friendly format for students while making this a large enough meeting to give them exposure to scientists outside of their own institutions. The format of the meeting is generally to have a local keynote speaker on Friday evening with a welcome reception. On Saturday there is a full day of short talks by students and post-docs, followed by another keynote talk. The evening is filled with posters and dinner. The formula is varied depending upon the venue. Plans for enhancements to the meeting include: academic survival skills workshops, public outreach programs, and mini-interviews for undergraduates. Specific efforts will be made to increase participation by under-represented groups and to highlight their research successes. Travel fellowships will be provided to students to increase the accessibility of the meeting. The meeting venue rotates between Atlanta and two sites in Florida: the Whitney Laboratory and Florida State University. The meeting is co-sponsored by the International Society for Neuroethology and local host Institutions. The Atlanta location is central to most of the South East. The Florida sites represent the historical constituency of this meeting. The South East Nerve Net aids in training students for careers in neuroscience by introducing them to researchers from across the Southeastern United States.