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Dear BSA
Members
Good morning! BSA's March 2005 Newsletter:
(on the web at: http://www.botany.org/EmailMessages/newsletter-6-3-15-05.htm)
1. BSA Awards - Thanks!
2. Botany 2005 Abstract Submission open until April 1
3. Botany 2005 Grants and Student Travel Awards
4. Botany 2007 - A joint meeting with ASPB, ASPT and AFS
5. Education,
Outreach and You
6. Announcements
1.
BSA Awards - Thank you for the nominations!
Thank you to those who took the time and effort in making
the awards possible. Nominations for the 2005, MERIT,
C. E. BESSEY TEACHING, GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH and the YOUNG BOTANISTS
OF THE YEAR AWARDS are now closed. I'm pleased to report we have
over 60 nominations/applications.
2.
Botany 2005 Abstract Submission site deadline, April 1, 2005
The deadline for abstract submissions is April 1, 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. To submit an abstract go to: http://2005.botanyconference.org/engine/login.php?next=abstract.
To view submitted abstracts go to: http://www.2005.botanyconference.org/engine/search/index.php
3.
Botany 2005 Grants & Student Travel Awards
The call for "Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology"
(UMEB) Program Grant Applicants
The Botanical Society of America (BSA) is pleased to announce the third
year of a program entitled "Increasing diversity at the annual Botanical
Society of America meeting." This program is supported by the National
Science Foundation (Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology (UMEB)
Program) and will provide financial and professional assistance for 10
minority (African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Native Americans/Alaskan
Natives and persons with disabilities) undergraduate research students
to attend the Botany 2005 conference. Through a supportive mentoring network
and orientation activities, the students will be integrated into professional
and social activities of the Botany 2005 conference. For more information
and an application form, go to: http://www.2005.botanyconference.org/StudentSupport/index.php.
Developmental and Structural Section Student Travel
Awards, including the first Vernon I Cheadle Awards
Travel awards are available from the Developmental and Structural Section
of BSA for graduate and undergraduate students to attend Botany 2005 in
Austin, Texas. The awards will include the first four Vernon I. Cheadle
Student Travel Awards ($500 per award) to support student participation
at Botany 2005. Students should submit a one-page proposal that addresses
her/his interests in developmental/structural botany and includes a copy
of the title and abstract for the paper/poster to be presented at Botany
2005. Students should also indicate whether he/she is member of the Developmental
and Structural Section of BSA or her/his advisor is a member of the section
and include an estimate of the amount of matching funding that will be
available from other sources. Proposals must be submitted by 10 April
2005. For details go to: http://www.botany.org/emailmessages/D-SSection05-02-28.htm
Pteridological Section Student Travel Awards
The Pteridological Section of the Botanical Society of America is pleased
to announce $250 student travel awards available to undergraduate and
graduate students who will attend Pteridological Section symposia and
contributed paper sessions at the Botany 2005 meetings to be held in Austin,
TX, August 12-17. For full details and an application form go to: http://www.botany.org/emailmessages/Pter-TravelAward05-02-15.pdf
4.
Botany 2007
We are pleased to announce that Botany 2007 conference (including the
BSA, AFS and ASPT) will run in conjunction with the 2007 annual conference
of the American Society of Plant Biologists in Chicago, Illinois July
8 - 11. In essence we will put establish one meeting bringing together
plant scientists across disciplines. What a tremendous opportunity for
the plant sciences and plant scientists!
5.
Education, Outreach and You
I'd also like to bring the membership’s attention to the gathering momentum
behind the BSA education and outreach opportunities.
BSA Sci-π
A team of BSA members and leading educators from around the country recently
met at the BSA Office in St. Louis. The group discussed the development
of an interactive, web-based program to support scientific inquiry and
mentoring using plants and plant-based research. A test program will be
run at four High Schools and one Middle School this spring. This ‘pilot’
will use a proven student project that will be adapted in collaboration
with the participating teachers.
As the program develops, BSA members will have the opportunity to participate
as ‘professional experts’ and in developing future research questions
used in the schools. One significant benefit this may provide you as a
member is fulfilling outreach expectations of your home institution and
outside granting agencies. We'll provide more detail in the coming months
as the project moves into the implementation phase.
An overview of the program was presented at the Botany 2004 conference
in Utah. View the Botany 2004 BSA Sci-π abstract at: http://www.2004.botanyconference.org/engine/search/index.php?func=detail&aid=1053
and see the list of participants at the recent planning meeting at: http://www.botany.org/scientific_inquiry/committee.php.
Other BSA Educational Developments via the Web
Beverly Brown, Teaching Section Chair, and Gordon Uno, Education Committee
Chair, are working with the BSA Office to develop mechanisms and criteria
for members wishing to provide educational images and/or resources for
the BSA web site. Members of the teaching section are currently in the
process of reviewing the BSA image collection beginning at: http://www.botany.org/plantimages/.
If you would like to participate in the review process and/or have images
or other resource materials you feel would be beneficial as an educational
tool to the BSA and its outreach efforts, please contact the BSA Office
at: bsa-manager@botany.org.
6.
Announcements
Remember to send in notices/position posting and/or look
through the recent announcements and career openings pages on the BSA
website: http://www.botany.org/newsite/announcements/
and http://www.botany.org/newsite/employment/,
respectively.
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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