Annual Meeting of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society

描述（由申请人提供）：本项目的目的是为国际行为神经科学学会（IBNS）年会上的相关费用筹集资金。该项目是我们现有的R13资助的延续，该资助有助于IBNS成为世界上首屈一指的行为神经科学学会（总会员= 736）。年会是协会使命的主要组成部分。会议为期4天，与会者（约175-250人）被安置在会议地点附近或步行距离内，为科学交流创造了一个紧密的社区。会议地点主要在美国大陆，但每3-4年在国际地点举行一次会议，以承认其国际成员（38%）。会议由一系列专题讨论会、主题演讲、口头和海报演讲以及专业技能发展讲习班组成。特别强调的是致力于促进基础，临床前和临床研究人员在心理健康，成瘾和衰老相关问题上的互动。青年研究者旅行奖获奖者（博士前和博士后）将在该项目中享有突出地位，并由会议的所有注册人参加。没有同时进行的会议或项目，再次培养了一种公共科学交流的感觉。在本申请中，申请资金为期五年，以支持3次两年一次的学会会议（2011年、2013年和2015年）。两年期支持请求是根据NIMH关于r13的修订供资公式的建议提出的。IBNS目前正在研究在NIH支持的“非年度”资助会议的相关问题。r13相关资金将用于支持年会的以下组成部分；前、博士后青年研究者旅行奖、受邀研讨会演讲者注册费、主题演讲者演讲费，以及用于在IBNS网站上发布会议摘要的费用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This purpose of this project is to secure funds to help defray the costs associated with the Annual Meeting of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS). This project is a renewal of our existing R13 grant that has been instrumental in vaulting the IBNS into a position of the premiere behavioral neuroscience society in the world (total membership = 736). The Annual Meeting represents a main component of the society's mission. The meeting is a 4 day event where attendees (~175-250) are housed at or within close walking distance to the meeting site - fostering a close community for scientific exchange. The locations of the meetings are predominantly in the US mainland but every 3-4 years the meeting occurs at an international site to acknowledge its international members (38%). The meeting is comprised of a series of special symposia, keynote addresses, oral and poster presentations and workshops for professional skill development. Special emphasis is devoted in the program to facilitate interactions among basic, preclinical, and clinical investigators on issues related to mental health, addiction, and aging. Young Investigator Travel Award winners (pre- and post-doctoral fellows) are featured prominently in this program with their own session that is attended by all registrants of the meeting. There are no concurrent sessions or programs, again, fostering a sense of communal scientific exchange. In this application, funds are requested for five years in order to support 3 biennial meetings of the Society (2011, 2013, and 2015). The request for biennial support is in accordance with advice from NIMH in terms of their revised funding formula for R13s. The IBNS is currently examining issues related to funding the meetings in 'off years' of NIH support. R13-related funds will be used to support the following components of the Annual Meeting; Pre- and Post-doctoral Young Investigator Travel Awards, Registration Costs for invited Symposium Speakers, Speaker's Fee for Keynote Speakers, and money to help defray the costs of Publication of Abstracts of the Meeting on the IBNS website. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The Annual Meeting of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS) is a showcase for high quality, contemporary research in the field of behavioral neuroscience. Many of the society's researchers are studying state-of-the-art issues related to public health (esp. Mental Health, Drug Abuse, and Aging - indeed, many are funded by these NIH Institutes). Thus, each year, the selection of several of the Symposia (and Discussants) and Keynote Speakers are guided by the degree to which they focus on the vertical integration of basic behavioral neuroscience, translational studies, and clinical practice. The intent of these selections will be to generate discourse among basic, preclinical, and clinical researchers that is directed toward a better understanding of the origins and treatment of a variety of biomedical illnesses. The Annual IBNS Meeting also places a strong and explicit emphasis on professional development of attending students, post-doctoral fellows, and young faculty by sponsoring a variety of workshops and mentoring experiences.