Conference Overview & Sectional Sponsorship

BOTANY 2010 will be a joint meeting with the American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS), the American Fern Society (AFS), the American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT), and the Botanical Society of America (BSA).

Submission of Workshop Proposals - Deadline: December 1, 2009

Members of all participating societies are encouraged to organize and present workshops at the annual meeting. We invite proposals for workshops along education or research themes. Join us on Sunday, July 26, 2009 to share a new techniques, strategies, and projects with your colleagues. Workshops are typically:

• hands-on sessions
• free to participants
• two-hour, half-day or full-day length
  

Workshops are ticketed events but are free to registered attendees and generally have limited enrollments. Careful consideration must be given to logistical issues and to support facilities such as computers, laboratory requirements, and seating style.

Any questions about workshop proposals, please contact Johanne Stogran at johanne@botany.org

Proposals should include the following: 1) your name and email address, 2) title of the workshop, 3) name(s) and contact information for all organizers, 4) a brief summary of the workshop, 5) preferred day, time and lenght for workshop, 6) support and facilities required, 7) anticipated attendance, 8) sponsorship and 9) BSA support request.

The deadline for receiving Workshop proposals is: December 1, 2009

Submit your Botany 2010 Workshop Proposal Here

This request will be sent electronically by pressing the "Submit Proposal" button at the bottom of the Submission form. Pressing this button sends your proposal via e-mail to the Society Program Directors and BSA Conference Manager noted below.

For additional information or questions, contact:
Johanne Stogran
Botanical Society of America
(740) 927-8501
E-mail: johanne@botany.org

For additional information or questions, please contact the appropriate program director:

ABLS
Roger Rosentreter, Bureau of Land Management, Boise ID 83706
(208) 373-3824, roger_rosentreter@blm.gov

AFS
Michael Windham, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 - (919) 660-7293, mdw26@duke.edu

ASPT
Patrick Herendeen, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL 60022 - (847) 835-6956, pherendeen@chicagobotanic.org

BSA
David Spooner, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 - (608) 890-0309, david.spooner@ars.usda.gov

And/Or your sponsoring BSA Sectional Program Chair (www.botany.org/governance/sections.php).