Autumn Immunology Conference

该提案要求为秋季免疫学会议（AIC）提供两年的支持， 免疫学家在芝加哥市中心华丽一英里万豪酒店。第1年将支持第50年 2022年11月18日至21日的年度AIC和第二年将支持将于11月17日举行的第51届年会， 2023年20号AIC的目的是促进免疫学家之间的交流和合作，特别是 位于美国上中西部地区的那些。芝加哥是一个令人兴奋的目的地， 距离许多中西部学术机构是许多NIAID资助的调查人员的家园。 自1972年成立以来，AIC一直受到高度重视，并拥有一批忠诚的常客。 来自中西部的与会者，但它也吸引了来自美国各地的免疫学家每年。具体目标 AIC的目标是：1）传播该领域顶级实验室的新免疫学研究成果，2）提供论坛 让受训者磨练他们的演讲技巧，3）增加不同科学家群体之间的互动 对免疫学研究感兴趣会议首先为学员举办"与演讲者见面"活动， 星期五举行欢迎招待会。星期六和星期天有类似的结构：上午的座谈会， 然后是较小的主题研讨会，然后是海报会议。会议将于周一结束， 全体会议。每年上午的专题讨论会都选择三个不同的主题领域。2022年，6名女性 6位男性特邀演讲者将发表关于移植，T细胞发育和自身免疫的演讲; 2023年 主题将由AIC主席与执行理事会（EC）在春季规划会议上协商选择 会议所有被接受的摘要（通常约250篇来自博士后/研究生/本科生）都被邀请提供一个 下午的工作坊有10分钟的演讲，然后是1小时的海报展示。AIC由一个 专门的所有志愿者小组的教师，服务多年的任期，包括"领导轨道"，包括 4年的承诺，担任研讨会协调员，秘书，主席，然后过去 主席/委员。自1992年以来，欧盟委员会一直努力保持其成员中的性别平衡;我们通常 轮流男性和女性进入领导轨道，这样2022年的会议将由理查德博士主持 迪保罗（圣路易斯大学）和2023年的会议将由克里恩佩博士（美国）领导。Pitt）。另一个独特之处 AIC的是本科生研讨会，包括免疫学专业小组讨论和博士研讨会 免疫学中的程序AIC对学员来说确实是一种形成性的体验，这仍然是最重要的体验之一。 积极评价会议的各个方面。志愿者EC努力工作，以征求学术和企业 捐款，以便我们可以保持低注册费，让尽可能多的学员参加这个 会议事实上，注册费是免除任何本科生谁提出的摘要。第50届AIC年会 意义重大，因为它也标志着我们的华莱士多样性研究员计划成立30周年， 为代表性不足的少数群体提供旅行奖励和建立联系的机会。

This proposal requests 2 years of support for the Autumn Immunology Conference (AIC), an annual gathering of immunologists at the Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile hotel in Chicago, IL. Year 1 will support the 50th annual AIC on November 18-21, 2022 and Year 2 will support the 51st annual meeting to be held November 17- 20, 2023. The purpose of AIC is to foster communication and collaboration among immunologists, particularly those located in the upper Midwest region of the US. Chicago is an exciting destination, and within driving distance for many midwestern academic institutions that are home to numerous NIAID-funded investigators. Since its inception in 1972, AIC continues to be very highly regarded and has a fiercely loyal group of regular attendees from the Midwest, but it also attracts immunologists from around the US each year. The Specific Aims of AIC are to: 1) disseminate new immunological research findings from top labs in the field, 2) provide a forum for trainees to hone their presentation skills, and 3) increase interactions between a diverse group of scientists interested in immunology research. The meeting starts with a “Meet the Speakers” event for trainees, a Keynote speaker, and a welcome reception on Friday. Saturday & Sunday have similar structures: morning symposia, then smaller themed workshops, followed by poster sessions. The meeting ends on Monday with just a morning plenary session. Each year, three different topic areas are chosen for the morning symposia. For 2022, 6 female & 6 male invited speakers will present talks on Transplantation, T Cell Development, & Autoimmunity; the 2023 topics will be chosen by the AIC Chair in consultation with the Executive Council (EC) at the spring planning meeting. All accepted abstracts (typically ~250 from postdocs/grad students/undergrads) are invited to give a 10 min. talk during the afternoon workshops, followed by a 1 h poster presentation. AIC is organized by a dedicated all-volunteer group of faculty that serve multi-year terms including the “leadership track” that consists of a 4 year commitment to serve as the Workshop Coordinator, the Secretary, the Chair, and then the Past Chair/Councilor. Since 1992, the EC has strived to maintain a gender balance amongst its members; we typically rotate males and females to enter the leadership track such that the 2022 meeting will be chaired by Dr. Richard DiPaolo (St. Louis Univ) and the 2023 meeting will be led by Dr. Kerry Empey (U. Pitt). Another unique feature of AIC is the Undergraduate Workshop with a Careers in Immunology panel discussion and a table fair of PhD programs in Immunology. AIC is truly a formative experience for trainees and this remains one of the most positively evaluated aspects of the meeting. The volunteer EC works hard to solicit academic and corporate donations so that we can keep the registration fee low, allowing as many trainees as possible to attend this meeting. In fact, the registration fee is waived for any undergrad who presents an abstract. The 50th annual AIC is significant because it also marks the 30th anniversary of the inception of our Wallace Diversity Fellows program, which provides travel awards and networking opportunities to underrepresented minorities.