X International Conference on Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome(HFRS), Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) and Hantaviruses

 描述（由申请人提供）：国际汉坦病毒学会（ISH）是一个特许组织，设有国际管理委员会，并选举主席、副主席和秘书。ISH和所有参与方案组织的人都是志愿者。自1989年在韩国首尔召开第一届ISH会议以来，ISH的主要职能是每三年组织一次国际会议，会议地点轮流举行，以包括世界上所有发生汉坦病毒疾病的地区。2016年，本次会议将在科罗拉多州柯林斯堡的科罗拉多州立大学艺术中心举行，可容纳约500名与会者。第十届肾综合征出血热（HFRS）、汉坦病毒肺综合征（HPS）和汉坦病毒国际会议的主要目的是：（1）提供关于汉坦病毒及其在全球引起的疾病的所有方面的最新研究成果;（2）纪念汉坦病毒学领域的先驱;（3）介绍汉坦病毒、HFRS和HPS的新研究者;（4）为汉坦病毒学家之间的非正式交流和建立合作关系提供一个论坛。 国际空间卫生研究所的继续和这些会议的组织是令人惊讶的成就，因为国际空间卫生研究所没有得到官方资助，成员也不缴纳会费。因此，ISH的存在完全是因为对汉坦病毒及其引起的疾病的研究的共同热情。主办会议的费用由登记费、赞助摊位的捐款和个人慈善捐款支付。ISH努力降低会议费用，从而使来自较贫穷国家的个人能够参加会议。这样做需要赠款和捐款的财政支持。要求提供支持，以增加少数群体的参与，降低研究生和博士后研究员的注册费，并抵消受邀国际演讲者的旅费和/或住宿费。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The International Society of Hantaviruses (ISH) is a chartered organization with an international Governing Committee, and an elected President, Vice President and Secretary. The ISH and all involved in the program organization are volunteers. Since the first ISH conference convened in 1989, in Seoul, Korea, the primary function of the ISH is to organize an international conference every three years, which rotates in location to include all areas of the world with hantavirus diseases. In 2016, this conference will be held in the University Center for the Arts, CSU, Fort Collins, Colorado, which can accommodate about 500 participants. The primary objectives of the X International Conference on Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome (HFRS), Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) and Hantaviruses are to: (1) Provide current state-of the art research findings on all aspects of hantaviruses and the diseases that they cause globally; (2) Commemorate pioneers in the field of hantavirology; (3) Introduce new investigators to hantaviruses, HFRS, and HPS; and, (4) Provide a forum for informal exchange of ideas and building of collaborative relationships among hantavirologists. The continuation of ISH and the organization of these conferences are amazing achievements, in that the ISH receives no official funding and members pay no dues. Thus, the ISH exists solely because of a shared enthusiasm for research on hantaviruses and the diseases that they cause. The costs of hosting the meeting are covered by registration fees, contributions from sponsored booths, and individual charitable contributions. The ISH strives to keep meeting costs low and hence enable individuals from poorer countries who could not otherwise attend. To do so requires financial support from grants and donations. Support is requested to increase participation of minorities, reduce registration fees for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, and offset costs for travel and/or housing for invited international speakers.