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American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS)
American Fern Society (AFS)
American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT)
Botanical Society of America (BSA)
Canadian Botanical Association (CBA/ABC)

Program for: Botanical Society of America

Special Presentation

  ·  Address of the BSA President-Elect - Dr. Karl Niklas
  ·  Annals of Botany Lecture - Dr. Loren Rieseberg
  ·  Plenary Address - Dr. Paul Stamets
  ·  Regional Botany Special Lecture - Dr. Carl Wieman

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Events

  ·  Banquets
  ·  Breakfasts
  ·  Discussion Sessions
  ·  Luncheons
  ·  Meetings
  ·  Mixers
  ·  Receptions

Member Sections/Societies

  ·   BSA-wide
  ·  Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLS
  ·  Developmental and Structural Section
  ·  Ecological Section
  ·  Economic Botany Section
  ·  Genetics Section
  ·  Historical Section
  ·  Mycological Section
  ·  Paleobotanical Section
  ·  Phycological Section
  ·  Physiological Section
  ·  Phytochemical Section
  ·  Pteridological Section/AFS
  ·  Systematics Section / ASPT
  ·  Teaching Section
  ·  Tropical Biology Section

Topics

  ·  Biogeography
  ·  Conservation Biology
  ·  Economic Botany: Applied Plant Biology
  ·  Economic Botany: Ethnobotany
  ·  Economic Botany: Evolution of Cultivated Plants
  ·  Economic Botany: History of Plants and People
  ·  Ecophysiology
  ·  Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)
  ·  Gene Structure and Function
  ·  Genomics / Proteomics
  ·  Molecular Biology
  ·  Molecular Ecology and Evolution
  ·  Pollination Biology
  ·  Population Genetics
  ·  Stress Tolerance
  ·  Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe Interactions

Symposium or Colloquium Presentation

  ·  Bryophytes and Lichens of North America: Diversity, Function and Importance
  ·  Colloquium: The flora of Madagascar: research needs and research progress
  ·  Colloquium: The Utility of Pollen in Systematic and Morphological Studies: A Celebration of the Life of John J. Skvarla
  ·  Demand for Botanists on Public Lands: Challenges and Solutions
  ·  From Gels to Genomics: The Evolving Landscape of Pteridology. A Celebration of Gerald Gastony's Contributions to Fern Evolutionary Biology
  ·  Phylogeography of northern North America with insights from paleontological, geological, and molecular data
  ·  Plants and fungi--growing together
  ·  Pollination to Population Structure - How Understanding Reproductive Biology Can Inform Conservation of Rare Plants
  ·  Polyploidy: Genetics, Evolution and Ecology
  ·  President's Symposia - Understanding the Crisis in Science Literacy: The BSA is Planting Science in the 21st Century
  ·  The Future of Botany Teaching
  ·  The Future of International Botanical Research: possibilities and strategies for your International collaborations and research, especially in developing nations
  ·  Tropical Biodiversity and Food Security
  ·  Understanding plant evolution: morphology to molecules
  ·  Wollemia nobilis: Modern Studies of an Ancient Plant

Presentations for Society\Section: Botanical Society of America

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SessionDate/TimeLocationTitleTypeAuthorsKeywords

Sunday, July 27th

Sunday, July 27th, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm · Murrin 2 - 3/Gage
Session D1: Discussion Session: Navigating a Scientific Meeting
Presiding: Mackenzie L. Taylor, University of Tennessee; Andrew B. Schwendemann, University of Kansas
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D1001July 27th 4:30 pmMurrin 2 - 3/GageNavigating a Scientific Meeting
Log in to add this item to your schedule		Discussion SessionTaylor, Mackenzie L.; Schwendemann, Andrew B..networking
meeting
selecting sessions

Monday, July 28th

Monday, July 28th, 7:00 am to 8:00 am · Murrin/Gage
Session D2: Discussion Session: BSA Bylaws Committee Update & Recommendations
Presiding: Scott D. Russell, University of Oklahoma
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D2001July 28th 7:00 amMurrin/GageUpdating the BSA’s Bylaws to Meet an Ever-Evolving Business Environment
Log in to add this item to your schedule		Discussion SessionRussell, Scott D.; Jernstedt, Judy; Schneider, Edward; Schwendemann, Andrew B.; Dahl, Janice M.; Soltis, Pamela S.; Haufler, Christopher H.; Niklas, Karl J.; Dahl, William.bylaws
Monday, July 28th, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm · 212A/SUB
Session D7: Discussion Session: California Botanists Brown Bag Lunch and Discussion
Presiding: Michael Simpson, San Diego State University
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D7001July 28th 12:00 pm212A/SUBCalifornia Botanists Brown Bag Lunch and Discussion Session
Log in to add this item to your schedule		ArraySimpson, Michael.

Tuesday, July 29th

Tuesday, July 29th, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm · Council Chambers/SUB
Session D3: Discussion Session: Education and Outreach – Discussion of Programming at the Botany Meetings
Presiding: Claire Hemingway, Botanical Society of America
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D3001July 29th 12:00 pmCouncil Chambers/SUBEducation and Outreach – Discussion of Programming at the Botany Meetings
Log in to add this item to your schedule		Discussion SessionHemingway, Claire.Education and Outreach Forum
Tuesday, July 29th, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm · Fort Camp Lounge/Gage
Session D4: Discussion Session: Mentoring: What does it look like in the Science Community, the PlantingScience Online Community?
Presiding: Claire Hemingway, Botanical Society of America
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D4001July 29th 6:00 pmFort Camp Lounge/GageMentoring: What does it look like in the Science Community, the PlantingScience Online Community?
Log in to add this item to your schedule		WorkshopHemingway, Claire.PlantingScience
mentoring

Wednesday, July 30th

Wednesday, July 30th, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm · Council Chambers/SUB
Session D5: Discussion Session: What works for Me: Students’ Perspectives on the Graduate School Experience.
Presiding: Renee A. Lopez-Smith, Southern Illinois University
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D5001July 30th 11:00 amCouncil Chambers/SUBWhat Works for Me: Graduate Students and Professors Share Advice on the Graduate School Experience
Log in to add this item to your schedule		Discussion SessionLopez-Smith, Renee A.; Villarreal, Juan Carlos.undergraduate
graduate school
funding
professional development
Wednesday, July 30th, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm · Council Chambers/SUB
Session D6: Discussion Session: Finalizing the Phylocode: a discussion.
Presiding: Brent D. Mishler, University of California, Berkeley
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D6001July 30th 1:00 pmCouncil Chambers/SUBFinalizing the Phylocode: a discussion
Log in to add this item to your schedule		Discussion SessionMishler, Brent D..PhyloCode
discussion session
Wednesday, July 30th, 2:45 pm to 3:45 pm · 169/Law
Session D7: Discussion Session: The Fate of Fossil Collections and Data
Presiding: Michael T Dunn, Cameron University
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D7001July 30th 2:45 pm169/LawThe fate of fossil collections and data?
Log in to add this item to your schedule		Oral PaperSkog, Judith E.; Taylor, Thomas N..paleobotany
collections
fossils
Wednesday, July 30th, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm · 177/Law
Session D8: Discussion Session: National Park Service Biological Collections Forum - progress towards further cooperation
Presiding: Richard K. Rabeler, University of Michigan Herbarium
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D8001July 30th 4:00 pm177/LawNPS Biological Collections Forum - progress towards further cooperation
Log in to add this item to your schedule		Discussion SessionRabeler, Richard K.; Solomon, James C..National Park Service
Herbaria
collection ownership
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