Botany 2017 - Botanical Crossroads
June 24 - June 28, 2017
Fort Worth Omni Hotel
Fort Worth, Texas
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If you submitted an abstract and are a member of one of the participating societies – your abstract is automatically accepted. If are not a member – you need to have paid conference registration by May 15th.
Chosen Symposia and Colloquia
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Special Lectures
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Plenary Lecturer - Sunday Evening - June 25 - Robin Kimmerer
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Botanical Society of America's 2015 Emerging Leader Special Lecture - Michael Barker
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Regional Botany Special Lecture - Botanical Crossroads - Barney Lipscomb and Jason Singhurst
- Annals of Botany Special Lecture - Anna Traveset
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ASPT Incomng President Talk - Chelsea Specht
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Enhancing Scientist Diversity in Plant Biology Luncheon - A Panel Discussion Spanning a Diversity of Backgrounds
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Kaplan Memorial Lecture - Dan Chitwood - Persistent homology and organismal theory: quantifying the branching topologies of plants
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Incoming BSA President Talk - Loren Rieseberg
2017 Botany in Action
Sunday June, 25th 8:00am - 12:30pm
Join the fun, meet new friends, and do a good deed!
Help at Tandy Hills Nature Area
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The 2016 Botany in Action team off to clean-up Mother Matilda Beasley Park - with the Savannah Tree Foundation! Kudos to them for enduring the heat and making a difference!
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Deadline for our low rates expire May 30
Rates - $168.00 Register Here
Special Student Rate - $132.00 - Student Rate Sold Out!
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PLEASE NOTE: We have NOT and WILL NOT contract with any Housing Company to make your hotel reservations for you. Conference Hotels reservation are still available. If anyone contacts you offering to make your arrangements - Please refer them to me: johanne@botany.org.
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Student Involvement in Botany Lunch
Cutting the Cord: a workshop for computer-free presentation skills
AIBS Communicating Science to Decision-makers
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Sunday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Botanical Research Institute of Texas and Fort Worth Botanic Garden
2 Opportunities to go behind the scenes and Tour BRIT
Saturday and Sunday
9:00 - 12:30
Improve your Botaniclal Drawing Ability
Introduction to botanical drawing with Betsy Barry
Sunday
8:00 - 5:00
All these and more
Field Trips
Workshops
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A must see!
Thank-you to Chris Martine and his students at Bucknell for this video highlighting their research and participation in Botany 2016
Undergraduate Research: How Today's Students are Doing Real Science
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