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AJB July 2004Dear BSA Members

Good morning! Newsletter #3 from the BSA Office:

1. Changes with the American Journal of Botany staff, office & contacts
2. Winter Plant Science Bulletin is out now.
3. BSA Centennial - Images
4. Special 90th Anniversary Issue of the AJB
5. Call for Nomination of Officers
6. Call for Nominations - BSA Awards
7. BOTANY 2005 - "Call for Abstracts"
8. Membership Renewal

1. Changes with the American Journal of Botany staff, office & contacts
The Botanical Society of America sends a big thanks to Karl Niklas, Elizabeth Lawson, Beth Hazen, Caroline Spellman, Ellen Cotter, the Associate Editors, and all the people who have participated in bringing us the American Journal of Botany over the past ten years. Thank you for your time, energy and dedication to the journal. You've done an exemplary job.

Members, authors please note: As of December 1st, 2004 the American Journal of Botany staff and office will change to:

EDITOR IN CHIEF: Judy Jernstedt, Ph.D.
PRODUCTION EDITOR: Beth E. Hazen, Ph.D.
MANAGING EDITOR: Claire Hemingway, Ph.D.

PRODUCTION OFFICE: (This replaces the Cornell office and the role of Caroline Spellman)
MANAGING EDITOR: Claire Hemingway, Ph.D.
American Journal of Botany
Botanical Society of America
PO Box 299
St. Louis, MO 63166-0299

PHYSICAL ADDRESS: American Journal of Botany, 4475 Castleman Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
PHONE: (314) 577-9554, FAX: (314) 577-9515, E-mail: ajb@botany.org.

2. Winter issue of the Plant Science Bulletin
The Winter issue of the Plant Science Bulletin is now online at: http://www.botany.org/PlantScienceBulletin/psb-2004-50-4.php.

3. Botanical Society Centennial - Images
Images have started to trickle in as we build our collection in support of the BSA centennial celebrations. Thanks to those folks who have taken the time to send them in! We'll place the online at: http://www.botany.org/plantimages/bsamembers.php If you have old photos please take a few minutes and send them in and support this project.

4. Special 90th Anniversary Issue of the American Journal of Botany
There are copies of the special issue remaining for sale. For details go to: http://www.botany.org/ajb/SpecialIssue.html

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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

8. BSA Membership Renewal
Membership renewals are coming in at a good pace. Roughly a half 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 Thanksgiving 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