The 6th International Fission Yeast Meeting

本申请请求对将于2011年6月25日至30日在波士顿举行的第六届国际裂变酵母会议的部分支持。裂变酵母是生物医学研究的重要模式生物，为人类疾病生物学提供了许多基本的见解。会议对裂变社区的重要性体现在高水平的参与上，预计超过一半的裂变酵母实验室将出席，并且所有与会者都支付了全额注册费用。本次会议的总体目标有三个方面：将大部分裂变酵母社区聚集在一起，以允许在不同主题的实验室之间交流思想和建立合作;向裂变酵母介绍新的实验室;并为年轻的科学家-学生，博士后和初级PI-提供向广大观众展示他们工作的机会。所申请的资金将用于鼓励青年科学家被提名在会议上发言，包括在全体会议上发言的学生的所有登记费用。本次会议的成功完成将有助于裂变酵母研究的未来成功，并有助于培养在基础生物医学研究中取得新突破所需的关系。 公共卫生相关性：会议将在哈佛医学院约瑟夫B举行。马丁会议中心主礼堂可容纳530人，并有120张海报的展览空间。演讲、海报、膳食和住宿都在步行距离内，这将鼓励参与者之间进行最大限度的互动。该项目位于波士顿朗伍德区的中心地带，方便前往公共交通和波士顿机场。住房将提供街对面的西蒙斯学院。350间空调宿舍（125间单人房和225间双人房）。此外，附近的Longwood Best Western Hotel酒店将提供一组房间，但与会者需自行预订。根据过去的出席情况，我预计300-350人将留在宿舍，100人将选择留在酒店，50名当地参与者将不需要住房。所有的饭菜都将在西蒙斯自助餐厅供应，一次可容纳600人。上午和晚上的会议将在会议中心举行咖啡休息。同时举行的会议将在西蒙斯演讲霍尔斯举行。会议室的座位在150到300个之间，都在同一栋大楼里，这将允许人们从一个会议转移到另一个会议。所有的会议和餐饮设施都是无障碍的;也提供无障碍宿舍。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests partial support for the 6th International Fission Yeast Meeting to be held in Boston June 25 - 30, 2011. Fission yeast is an important model organism for biomedical research that has provided many fundamental insights into human disease biology. The importance of the meeting to the fission community is demonstrated by the high level of participation, with over half of all fission yeast labs expected to attend, and the fact that all participants pay full registration costs to attend. The general goals of the this conference are three fold: to bring together the bulk of the fission yeast community to allow for the exchange of ideas and the establishment of collaborations between labs working on different topics; to introduce new labs to fission yeast; and to give young scientist - students, post docs and junior PIs - an opportunity to present their work to a broad audience. The requested funding will be used to encourage young scientists to be nominated to speak at the meeting by covering all registration costs for students presenting in plenary sessions. Successful completion of this meeting will contribute to the future success of fission yeast research and help to cultivate the relationships required to make new breakthroughs in basic biomedical research. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The meeting will be held at the Harvard Medical School Joseph B. Martin Conference Center. The main auditorium seats 530 and there is exhibit space for 120 posters. Talks, posters, meals and housing are all within in easy walking distance, which will encourage maximum interactions between participants. The site is in the heart of the Longwood section of Boston, with easy access to public transportation and the Boston airport. Housing will be offered across the street at Simons College. 350 air-conditioned dorm rooms (125 singles and 225 doubles) are available. In addition, a block of rooms will available at the nearby Longwood Best Western Hotel, although participants will need to reserve them themselves. Based on past attendance, I project that 300-350 will stay in the dorms, 100 will opt to stay in the hotel and 50 local participants will not need housing. All meals will be served at the Simmons cafeteria, which can accommodate 600 at one sitting. Coffee breaks will be held at the conference center during the morning and evening session. The concurrent sessions will be held in Simmons lecture halls. The rooms seat between 150 and 300 and are all in the same building, which will allow people to move from one session to another. All of the meeting and dining facilities are handicap accessible; handicap-accessible dorm rooms are also available.