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 Dear
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Good afternoon! Newsletter #2 from the BSA Office:
1. Special 90th Anniversary Issue of the AJB
2. Call for Nomination of Officers
3. Call for Nominations - BSA Awards
4. BOTANY 2005 - "Call for Abstracts"
5. Membership Renewal
1. Special
90th Anniversary Issue of the American Journal of Botany
In October, the BSA will publish an "INVITED SPECIAL PAPERS"
- 90th Anniversary Issue of the American Journal
of Botany. Dr. Niklas and the AJB staff have put together
a fantastic group of papers in celebration of 90 years of publishing outstanding
botanical science.
If you are currently receiving a print copy of the journal
you will receive the issue as per normal. If you're not, we thought you
might like the opportunity to purchase this special Anniversary Issue
on its own. For those who ordered a copy before the October 4th deadline,
YOU WILL ALSO BE GETTING YOUR ISSUE in the normal AJB mailing. If you
haven't had the opportunity to get your copy - go to: http://www.botany.org/EmailMessages/102104SpecialIssueNote.html.
2. Call
for Nominations - BSA Officers
Nominations for President Elect and Program Director are now open. The
nominations form is located on the BSA website at: http://www.botany.org/newsite/reporting/mail/f04officers.pdf
Nominations should be forwarded to:
Dr. Linda Graham
Department of Botany
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706
E-mail: lkgraham@wisc.edu
Thank you for your response. It is important
that we all play a part in the development of the Society, and the future
of Botany.
3.
Call for Nominations
- BSA Awards
MERIT AWARD - http://www.botany.org/newsite/reporting/mail/f04merit.pdf
C. E. BESSEY TEACHING WARD - http://www.botany.org/newsite/reporting/mail/f04bessey.pdf
GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS - http://www.botany.org/newsite/reporting/mail/f04bsagrad.pdf
YOUNG BOTANISTS OF THE YEAR AWARD - http://www.botany.org/newsite/reporting/mail/f04yby.pdf
Nominations are open for the awards listed above. The
links lead you to the information and criteria available for each award.
Please take the time to recognize the outstanding botanical works of your
peers, colleagues, students and mentors.
4. Call for Abstracts -
BOTANY 2005
The BOTANY 2005 "Call for Abstracts" has been placed on the
BSA website. The overall submission format has changed slightly. Six presentation
options are available, and each presentation requires an abstract (CONTRIBUTED
PRESENTATIONS: Oral Paper, Poster, Discussion Session,
Education Forum Session; INVITED PRESENTATIONS: Symposium
or Colloquium Presentation, Special Lecture). Please see
the notification via the link listed below.
The deadline for abstract submissions is April 1, 2005
(the abstract submission process will open January 5, 2005). All abstracts
and the final program will be available online at the BOTANY 2005 web
site prior to the conference, and hard copies will be distributed on-site
to all conference registrants. The notification can be found at: http://www.botany.org/newsite/reporting/Call_for_Abstracts_(2005).pdf
5.
BSA Membership Renewal
Membership renewals are coming in at a good pace. Roughly a quarter of
you have renewed to date. Thanks for taking the time to complete this
task! For those who haven't yet had the opportunity here is the web link
again for your convenience: https://secure.botany.org/secure/default.asp?lType=2.
You should have also received a renewal form in the mail. If not, your
mailing details may be out-of-date. Update your details at: https://secure.botany.org/secure/default.asp?lType=1.
Remember to take the time to invite
prospective new members to join the Society. In joining now they receive
instant access to the American Journal of Botany online (an extra 2+ months)!
Our membership benefits are listed on the BSA website at: http://www.botany.org/newsite/membership/benefits.php.
The website link when inviting people to join the BSA
is: https://secure.botany.org/secure/JoinRenew/Page_1.asp?New=Yes
Have a great weekend and 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
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