Dear XXX

The BSA Membership Renewal process is now open.
We are pleased to open the 2005 Membership renewal process. As part of the process you will all be receiving a membership form in the mail as a courtesy. It will be filled in with the details we have on file for you and take but a few seconds to complete.

I would however, like to recommend your use of the online membership form at: https://secure.botany.org/secure/default.asp?lType=2. The system is Verisign approved as a secure site and may be considered a safer option than sending your credit card details through the mail. There are also considerable savings to the Society in doing so. As with the form mentioned above, the online system will fill in the boxes with the information we currently have on file for you. It shouldn't take more than a few seconds to complete.

A few points to help us better serve you:
1) Ensure your details are correct, including the email address (Page 1).
2) Please provide your institutional affiliation. Please respond in the appropriate box (Page 1 - part of mailing address or not part of the mailing address).
3) I'd also suggest you set your Username and Password (Page 1) to match what you have set for the American Journal of Botany. This will make it easy to move back and forth between the BSA and AJB websites.
4) Remember to select the section(s) you would like to be associated with (Page 3).

If you have any difficulty with the system, please contact us immediately for assistance.

BSA Grant Opportunities News Letter #2
The second edition of the BSA Grant Opportunities Newsletter is now available online as a (fairly large) PDF file. It can be found at: http://www.botany.org/newsite/announcements/grantnews-20_12-2004.pdf.

Thank you for your time!

Sincerely,

Bill Dahl
Executive Director
Botanical Society of America
4475 Castleman Ave.
PO Box 299
St. Louis, MO 63166
Phone: (314) 577-9566
FAX: (314) 577-9515
www.botany.org