Botanical Society of America 2008 BSA Council Meeting Agenda

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1. Call to Order and Introductions (Pamela Soltis)

2. Approval of Minutes of 2007 Council Meeting Report in place as of: 04-Sep-08

3. Reports of Executive Committee, Editors, and Staff

   A. President (Pamela Soltis)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: 23-Jul-08

   B. Past President (Christopher Haufler)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: 19-Jul-08

   C. President Elect (Karl Niklas)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: 18-Jul-08

   D. Secretary (Stephen Weller)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: 04-Sep-08

   E. Treasurer (Laura Galloway)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: 23-Jul-08

   F. Program Director (Karen Renzaglia)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File

   G. Council Representative (David Spooner)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: 24-Jul-08

   H. Editor, American Journal of Botany (Judy Jernstedt)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: 24-Jul-08

   I. Editor, Plant Science Bulletin (Marsh Sundberg)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: 02-Jul-08

   J. Webmaster (Bill Dahl)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: 17-Jul-08

   K. Business Office/Executive Director (Bill Dahl)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: 18-Jul-08

4. Reports of Committees, Sections, and Representatives

   A. Standing Committees (Administrative)

   1. Executive Committee (Pamela Soltis)
   2. Annual Meetings Program Committee (Karen Renzaglia) See Program Director's Reoprt
   3. Archives & History Committee (Shirley Graham) [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File
   4. Committee on Committees (Karl Niklas) See President-Elect's Report
   5. Conservation Committee (Kathryn Kennedy) [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File
   6. Education Committee (Gordon E. Uno) [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File
   7. Election Committee (Christopher Haufler) See Past President's Reoprt
   8. Financial Advisory Committee (Jack Horner)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: 14-Jul-08
   9. Membership and Appraisal Committee (Suzanne Koptur)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: 19-Jul-08
   10. Publications Committee (Patrick Herendeen)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: 11-Jul-08
   11. Webpage Committee (Bill Dahl) See Webmaster's Report

   B. Standing Committees (Awards and Prizes)

   1. Corresponding Members Committee (Christopher Haufler)* See Past Presidents Report
   2. Bessey Award Committee (Gordon Uno/James Wandersee) [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File
   3. Cheadle Award Committee (Cynthia Jones) [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File
   4. Darbaker Prize Committee (Linda Graham) [HTML format] Report in place as of: 23-Jul-08
   5. Esau Award Committee (Kenneth Cameron) [HTML format] Report in place as of: 17-Jul-08
   6. Karling Awards Committee (Bill Dahl) [HTML format] Report in place as of: 25-Jul-08
   7. Merit Awards Committee (Dennis Stevenson) [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File
   8. Moseley Award Committee (Brian Axsmith) [HTML format] Report in place as of: 07-Jul-08
   9. Pelton Award Committee (Ruth Stockey) [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File

   C. Ad hoc Committees

   1. BSA Development Committee (Edward Schneider)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: 25-Jul-08
   2. BSA International Committee (Anitra Thorhaug)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: 07-Jul-08
   3. Committee on Participation of Underrepresented Groups (Muriel Poston)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File

   D. Sections

   1. Bryological and Lichenological Section (Ted Esslinger) [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File
   2. Developmental and Structural Section (Cynthia Jones) [HTML format] Report in place as of: 15-Jul-08
   3. Ecology Section (Diane Byers) [HTML format] Report in place as of: 17-Jul-08
   4. Economic Botany Section (David Spooner) [HTML format] Report in place as of: 24-Jul-08
   5. Genetics Section (Wm Vance Baird) [HTML format] Report in place as of: 24-Jun-08
   6. Historical Section (Lee B. Kass) [HTML format] Report in place as of: 05-Jul-08
   7. Mycological Section (Darlene Southworth) [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File
   8. Paleobotanical Section (Alexandru M.F. Tomescu) [HTML format] Report in place as of: 24-Jun-08
   9. Phycological Section (Kenneth (Ken) Karol) [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File
   10. Physiological Section (Anitra Thorhaug) [HTML format] Report in place as of: 08-Jul-08
   11. Phytochemical Section (Joyce G. Foster) [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File
   12. Pteridological Section (Michael D. Windham) [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File
   13. Systematics Section (Kathleen Kron) [HTML format] Report in place as of: 09-Jul-08
   14. Teaching Section (James Wandersee) [HTML format] Report in place as of: 24-Jun-08
   15. Tropical Biology Section (Fabian A. Michelangeli) [HTML format] Report in place as of: 24-Jul-08
   16. Northeastern Section (Larry Klotz) [HTML format] Report in place as of: 19-Jul-08
   17. Pacific Section (Nancy Morin) [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File
   18. Southeastern Section (Lytton Musselman) [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File

   E. Representatives to other Organizations

   1. AAAS (Pamela Soltis)* See Presidents Report
   2. AIBS (Kent Holsinger)* [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File
   3. Biological Stain Commission (Graeme Berlyn) [HTML format] Report in place as of: 10-Jul-08
   4. CSSP (Christopher Haufler) [HTML format] See Past President's Report
   5. Natural Science Collections Alliance (Larry Skog) [HTML format] Report in place as of: No File

5. Old Business

6. New Business

   A. Corresponding Members

   B. FAC $35,000 special initiatives – concepts

   C. Membership Rates (2009)

   D. American Journal of Botany Rates (2009)

   E. 2008/2009 Budget

   E. BSA Graduate Student Research Award

   F. By-laws reccomendations

   G. Executive Committee Recommendations

   H. Awards

7. Adjournment