Weinstein Cardiovascular Development Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案的具体目的是获得部分资金以支持Weinstein心血管发展会议。本次会议将于2013年在亚利桑那州图森市举行，2014年在西班牙马德里举行，2015年在马萨诸塞州波士顿举行。一年一度的温斯坦会议是心血管发展和疾病领域的首要会议。该会议从1980年代末由NHLBI提供的心血管发展研究人员年度会议演变而来。它完全是由研究团体推动的，有几个特点使它在科学会议中独一无二。每次会议的目标是汇集心血管生物学领域的基础和临床科学家，为学生、博士后和初级研究人员提供一个互动论坛，展示他们的工作并与高级研究人员互动，并积极支持科学的多样性。资金要求：1)减少学生注册费，2)为代表性不足的群体提供经济援助，3)支持大会义务。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The specific aim of this proposal is to obtain partial funding to support the Weinstein Cardiovascular Development Conference. This meeting will be held in Tucson, Arizona in 2013, in Madrid, Spain in 2014, and in Boston, Massachusetts in 2015. The annual Weinstein Conference is the premier meeting in the field of cardiovascular development and disease. The meeting evolved from annual meetings of investigators funded by RFAs on cardiovascular development offered through NHLBI in the late 1980s. It is entirely research community driven, with several features that make it unique among scientific conferences. The objectives of each meeting are to bring together basic and clinical scientists working in the areas of cardiovascular biology, to provide an interactive forum for students, postdocs and junior investigators to present their work and interact with senior investigators, and to actively support diversity in science. Funds are requested to: 1) Reduce student registration fees, 2) Provide financial assistance for underrepresented groups, and 3) Support general meeting obligations.