12th International Congress of Human Genetics

描述（由申请人提供）：我们要求提供部分资金支持，用于支付将于2011年10月11日至15日在加拿大蒙特利尔举行的第12届国际人类遗传学大会（ICHG）的演讲者和特别参与者的旅费。ICHG每五年举行一次，在各大洲轮流举行，以鼓励不同的与会者。它由非洲大陆的区域性人类遗传学专业组织主办。2011年大会将与美国人类遗传学会同时举行并由其赞助，预计将吸引6000至7000名与会者。美国人类遗传学学会（ASHG）成立于1948年，是全球人类遗传学专家的主要专业会员组织。该学会的近8000名会员包括研究人员、院士、临床医生、实验室实践专业人员、遗传咨询师、护士和其他对人类遗传学领域有特殊兴趣的人。2011年科学计划将包括100-120名国际知名的受邀演讲者和思想领袖，他们将分享总结，提供见解，并在该领域内讨论不同的及时主题。此外，将接受口头和海报报告从提交的摘要。最先进的辩论将使与会者了解目前存在争议的领域。教育课程将为K-12的学生和教师、本科和专业课程以及遗传学课程开发人员设计。将为博士前和博士后的受训者提供特别的活动，包括专业发展的特别会议。与所有ASHG年会一样，将为大约24位遗传学或疾病组织的外行领导人提供另一个称为倡导者计划的同步轨道，以便消费者/倡导者与来自世界各地的遗传学专业人员之间可以直接互动。参加ICHG会议的人将接触到广泛的人类遗传学主题，加强世界各地医学遗传学的研究议程和临床实践。许多精心挑选的主题和数千名与会者的不同背景将导致生动的科学交流和创造性思维。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We are requesting partial financial support to defray speaker and special participant travel expenses associated with the 12th International Congress of Human Genetics (ICHG) to be held in October 11-15, 2011, in Montreal Canada. The ICHG is held every 5 years, rotating among continents to encourage diverse attendance. It is sponsored by the regional human genetics professional organization on the continent. The 2011 Congress will be held concurrently with and be sponsored by the American Society of Human Genetics and is expected to attract between 6,000 and 7,000 attendees. The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), founded in 1948, is the primary professional membership organization for human genetics specialists worldwide. The Society's nearly 8,000 members include researchers, academicians, clinicians, laboratory practice professionals, genetic counselors, nurses and others who have a special interest in the field of human genetics. The 2011 Scientific Program will include 100-120 internationally renowned invited speakers, and thought leaders who will share summaries, provide insights, and debate different timely topics within the field. In addition, oral and poster presentations will be accepted from submitted abstracts. State-of the-art debates will inform participants about current areas of controversy. Education sessions will be designed for students and instructors of K-12, undergraduate and professional courses and curriculum developers in genetics. A special track of events will be available for trainees, both pre- and post-doctoral, including special sessions on professional development. An additional concurrent track, called the Advocates Program, will be provided, as at all ASHG annual meetings, for about 2 dozen lay leaders of genetics or disease organizations, so that there can be direct interaction between the consumer/advocates and genetics professionals from around the world. Those attending the ICHG conference will be exposed to a wide-range of topics in human genetics, enhancing both the research agenda and clinical practice of medical genetics around the world. The many carefully selected topics and varied backgrounds of the thousands of attendees will lead to lively scientific interchange and creative thinking. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Objectives of the Conference: The goal of the 2011 International Congress of Human Genetics is to provide the ideal venue for genetic scientists to share the latest research results and practice models, and to promote international discussion among researchers, academicians, clinicians, laboratory practice professionals, counselors, and all trainees in the field of human genetics. This International Congress is held every 5 years, and rotates among the continents. This year it is being held in conjunction with the Annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) and most of the attendees will be ASHG members. Larger and with more emphasis on international discussions, this meeting is designed to facilitate interactions among scientists from all over the world. Attendees will be a part of a record-breaking meeting that provides the world's focal point for human genetics. Research plans will be updated, new collaborations formed, and clinical practice modified as the result of new information shared at the ICHG. As a result of the congress, attendees will be able to identify limitations and gaps in current practice of genetic medicine and its applications, and will gain knowledge and insight to develop a research agenda going forward. The mixture of events includes plenary sessions of expert speakers and an added 2 young investigator talks, invited scientific sessions, invited educational sessions, and 408 talks to be selected from submitted abstracts. Every abstract is reviewed by 3 independent reviewers and scored, with the highest scoring abstracts in the topics listed below making the platform sessions. The major topic areas to be covered will be: cancer cytogenetics, cancer genetics, cardiovascular genetics, clinical genetics and dysmorphology, theory and methods of complex traits, development, epigenetics, ethical, legal and social issues, evolutionary and population genetics, gene structure and gene function, genetic counseling and clinical testing, genetics education, genomics, health services research, metabolic disorders, molecular basis of Mendelian disorders, pharmacogenetics, prenatal/perinatal genetics, psychiatric genetics neurogenetics, and neurodegeneration, reproductive genetics, statistical genetics and genetic epidemiology, and therapy for genetic disorders. Each topic has up to 10 subtopics. These categories are used by the program committee for the invited and educational sessions, and each abstract submitter is asked to suggest the topic of their abstract. The SPC then groups presentations and posters in creating the final program.