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Dear BSA
Members
Good morning! BSA Newsletter #11, September 1, 2005
(on the web at: http://www.botany.org/emailmessages/newsletter-11-8-29-05.htm)
1. Botany 2006 - Plan Ahead
2. Botany 2006 "Call for Symposia"
3. 2005 BSA Awards List
4. Scientific Inquiry through Plants Project
5. American
Journal of Botany - Positive Changes for Members
6. Botanical
Society of America - Three New Membership Classes
7. Now available online
We hope you've all had a great summer. If you weren't able to make it to Austin, it was an excellent meeting and the city itself was a fantastic venue. Approximately 700 of us enjoyed great science, good socializing and... well the food topped it all off nicely!
1. Botany 2006 - Plan Ahead
The centennial celebration of the Botanical Society of America is fast approaching.
Please make plans now to be in Chico, California, July 28-August
3, 2006. For updates, go to http://www.2006.botanyconference.org/.
2. Botany 2006 "Call for
Symposia"
The "Call for Symposia" for Botany 2006, Looking to the Future - Conserving
the Past, is now open. For full details go to http://www.2006.botanyconference.org/callinfo/2006CallForSymposia.php.
3. 2005 BSA Awards List
The 2005 Awards list has now been posted on the web. It's exciting to see how
much the BSA values the contributions of its members, and works to support students
within the Society. Go to http://www.botany.org/newsite/awards/2005awardrecipients.php.
4. Scientific Inquiry through
Plants Project
Would you be willing to donate 1.5 hours per moth to improve science education in the United States?
The Scientific Inquiry through Plants project is gathering momentum. Our final pilot will begin in late September. If you are interested in mentoring science students, please email us at sip3@botany.org. We’ll provide you with all the information you need to participate. Thank you for supporting this BSA educational initiative!
Working together we can change the state of science literacy in the USA
(see http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/science/30profile.html?ex=1126065600&en=dc826e64f8c95de5&ei=5070&emc=eta1).
5. American Journal of Botany
- Positive Changes for Members
Executive Committee and Council endorsed
improvements for members related to AJB page
charges and images costs.
Beginning January 1, 2006, we will alter the criteria for our “free page”
policy in an effort to provide an incentive for long-term membership and increase
our members' desire/ability to publish in the AJB. We will move to 20
free pages per year for members of more than 10 years, 16 free pages for members
of 5-9 years, and 12 free pages per year for members of 1-4 years.
Beginning January 1, 2006, we will alter the criteria for our “color charge” policy in an effort to provide incentive for long-term membership and encourage more color in the journal. We will move to free color plates for members of more than 10 years, $100 per color plate (maximum charge of $250) for members of 5-9 years, and $150 per color plate (maximum charge of $300) for members of 1-4 years.
6. Botanical Society of America
- Three New Membership Categories
In line with our mission, we are creating three new categories of membership as
a means of making botanical information available. The categories are:
The Amateur Botanist - This will be a non-voting, non-publishing membership with online access to the American Journal of Botany (including the journal archives). An Amatuer Botanist is an not a professional botanist but has a keen interest in the subject. Registration will be through the online process only. Cost = $20
The Affiliated Professional Botanist - This will be a non-voting, non-publishing membership with online access to the American Journal of Botany (including the journal archives). An Affiliated Botanist is a person working in, or having interest in, plant-related information that does not fit within our professional membership catagory. Registration will be through the online process only. Cost = $35
The Associate Member - This will be a non-voting, non-publishing membership with online access to the American Journal of Botany (including the journal archives). An Associate Membership is designed offers an opportunity for BSA members to gift/provide membership to fellow plant scientists working in developing nations (based on the Hinari stage 1 & 2 criteria http://www.who.int/hinari/eligibility/en/), who might not otherwise be able to join the Society. BSA members can recommend their colleagues for an Associate Membership. Registration will be through the online process only. Cost will be $10.
Career Opportunities - http://www.botany.org/newsite/employment/
BSA Grant Opportunities Newsletter - http://www.botany.org//newsletters/GrantNews-SeptOct05.pdf
Fall Plant Science Bulletin - http://www.botany.org/PlantScienceBulletin/PSB-2005-51-3.php.
September American Journal of Botany - http://www.amjbot.org/.
Thank you for your time!
Sincerely,
William M Dahl
Executive Director
Botanical Society of America
4475 Castleman Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
PO Box 299
St. Louis, MO 63166-0299
Ph: 314-577-9566
FAX: 314-577-9515
www.botany.org
Mission: The Botanical Society of America exists to promote botany, the field of basic science dealing with the study and inquiry into the form, function, development, diversity, reproduction, evolution, and uses of plants and their interactions within the biosphere.
The objectives of The Society are to: sustain and provide improved formal and informal education about plants; encourage basic plant research; provide expertise, direction, and position statements concerning plants and ecosystems; and foster communication within the professional botanical community, and between botanists and the rest of humankind through publications, meetings, and committees.