title: International conference on "photosynthesis research for sustainability-2011", July 24-30, 2011, Baku, Azerbaijan.
abstract: In this brief report, we provide a perspective on an international conference "Photosynthesis Research for Sustainability-2011", held in Baku, Azerbaijan, during July 24-30, 2011 (                            http://www.photosynthesis2011.cellreg.org/                                                     ). At this conference, awards were given to nine young investigators; they are recognized in this Report. We have also included here some photographs to show the pleasant ambiance at this conference. (See                             http://www.photosynthesis2011.cellreg.org/Photos.php                                                      and                             http://www.life.illinois.edu/govindjee/g/Photo/Baku.html                                                      for more photographs taken by the authors as well as by others.) We invite the readers to the next conference on "Photosynthesis Research for Sustainability-2013" to be held in May or June 2013, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Information will be posted at:                             http://www.photosynthesis2013.cellreg.org/                                                     .
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya Street 35, Moscow, 127276, Russia. suleyman.allakhverdiev@gmail.com
authors.forename: Suleyman I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Allakhverdiev
authors.forename: Irada M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Huseynova
authors.lastname: Govindjee
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D001382:Azerbaijan; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D038622:Internationality; D010788:Photosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*