2002 Floral Scent, Biology, Chemistry, and Evolution Conference; March 2002, Ventura, California

Gordon Research Conferences, East Greenwich RI

Investigators

Abstract

This application requests partial funding to support the Gordon Conference on the Biology, Chemistry and Evolution of Floral Scent to be held March 3 to 8, 2002, at the Ventura Harbortown Resort in Ventura, CA. The primary goal of this conference is to bring together researchers investigating the emergent field of floral scent from diverse disciplines and foster new interdisciplinary exchanges and collaborations that will increase our understanding of the evolutionary significance and mechanisms of floral fragrance emission. The conference will consist of 4 formal sessions, each consisting of 6 oral presentations (including 2 plenary talks by leading scientists in the area) and 4 afternoon poster sessions. The sessions focus on the principal disciplinary areas that are at the forefront of floral scent research and include the diverse fields of pollination ecology and systematics, analytical chemistry and methodology, neurophysiology and ethology, and biochemistry and genetic engineering. We have selected invited speakers on the basis of their current activity in the field while also striving for a program that has a balance of gender, includes peoples from different ethnicities and countries, and involves young promising investigators.