Financial Support for the 2005 Gordon Research Conference on Temperature Stress in Plants

Project Director
Zhu, J.

Recipient Organization
GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES, INC
512 LIBERTY LN
WEST KINGSTON,RI 02892-1502

Performing Department
(N/A)

Non Technical Summary
The 2005 Gordon Research Conference on Temperature Stress in Plants, the next in a long and successful series devoted to this important topic, will be held January 30-February 4, 2005 in Ventura, California. The genomics and post-genomics revolution has ushered in optimism among plant biologists that more cold- and heat-tolerant plants would soon be developed. Progress has been made in model plant systems to have a better understanding of plant responses to temperature stresses, and toward the actual development of more cold hardy and heat tolerant crop plants. The goal of the 2005 Gordon Conference on Temperature Stress in Plants is to bring together scientists from a wide array of research areas to stimulate further progress in understanding the fundamental mechanisms behind plant responses to temperature stress and in improving cold- and heat-tolerance in crop plants. Previous Gordon Research Conferences on this topic have been highly successful because they have brought together diverse scientists who share a common intellectual focus, and the proposed program for the 2005 conference will be designed to continue this theme. Further, the meeting's modest size (no more than 135 participants) will be conducive to interaction among participants, with such exchanges likely leading to research collaborations.

Animal Health Component

(N/A)

Research Effort Categories

Basic

80%

Applied

20%

Developmental

(N/A)

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
203	2499	1000	20%
203	2499	1020	20%
203	2499	1040	50%
203	2499	1080	10%

Knowledge Area
203 - Plant Biological Efficiency and Abiotic Stresses Affecting Plants;

Subject Of Investigation
2499 - Plant research, general;

Field Of Science
1080 - Genetics; 1020 - Physiology; 1000 - Biochemistry and biophysics; 1040 - Molecular biology;

Keywords

Goals / Objectives
The objectives of the 2005 Gordon Research Conference on Temperature Stress in Plants are to: bring together scientists from the wide array of research areas related to the development of more cold- and heat-tolerant plants; stimulate progress in improving cold- and heat-tolerance in crop plants by encouraging conference attendees to develop collaborative research projects; and promote the advancement of the next generation of scientists in plant biology by providing travel and conference support to scientists from 1890 and other predominantly minority institutions and early career scientists.

Project Methods
The conference will be widely announced to the plant biology community, through announcements issued by the Gordon Research Conference organization, which are published in Science, and through publications of various scientific societies (such as the ASPB Newsletter, ISPMB Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, Agronomy Society and American Society of Horticultural Science) and appropriate online news groups. In order to encourage participation in the conference by plant scientists from predominantly minority institutions and early career scientists, there will be a Diversity Initiative and Early Career Scientist Initiative to provide travel and registration fee support for conference attendance. The conference will be organized around nine sessions. The conference Chair and Co-chair, with input from many individuals, including past chairs, past attendees and scientists working in the area of plant environmental stress research, will be responsible for determining the composition of sessions and speakers. Sessions are limited to one morning and one evening session per day, with the afternoons intentionally reserved for the poster sessions and free time for attendees to engage in intensive smaller group discussions. Each session has a discussion leader who provides a brief introduction of the topic and introduces speakers.

Progress 09/15/04 to 09/14/05

Outputs
GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES frontiers of science P.O. Box 984, West Kingston, RI 02892-0984 Phone: 401 783-4011 Fax: 401 783-7644 E-Mail: grc@grc.org World Wide Web: http://www.grc.org founded in 1931 Nancy Ryan Gray, Ph.D. Director 2005 GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE on TEMPERATURE STRESS IN PLANTS FINAL PROGRESS REPORT U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GRANT NO. 2004-35318-14925 The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on TEMPERATURE STRESS IN PLANTS was held at Four Points Sheraton: Harbortown from 1/30/2005 thru 2/4/2005. The Conference was well-attended with 99 participants. The attendees represented the spectrum of endeavor in this field coming from academia, industry, and government laboratories, both U.S. and foreign scientists, senior researchers, young investigators, and students. In designing the formal speakers program, emphasis was placed on current unpublished research and discussion of the future target areas in this field. There was a conscious effort to stimulate lively discussion about the key issues in the field today. Time for formal presentations was limited in the interest of group discussions. In order that more scientists could communicate their most recent results, poster presentation time was scheduled. Attached is a copy of the formal schedule and speaker program and the poster program. In addition to these formal interactions, "free time" was scheduled to allow informal discussions. Such discussions are fostering new collaborations and joint efforts in the field. I want to personally thank you for your support of this Conference. As you know, in the interest of promoting the presentation of unpublished and frontier-breaking research, Gordon Research Conferences does not permit publication of meeting proceedings. If you wish any further details, please feel free to contact me. Thank you. Sincerely, JIAN-KANG ZHU UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE

Impacts
The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on TEMPERATURE STRESS IN PLANTS was held at Four Points Sheraton: Harbortown from 1/30/2005 thru 2/4/2005. The Conference was well-attended with 99 participants.

Publications

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