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Dear BSA
Members
Good morning! BSA's May 2005 Newsletter
(on the web at: http://www.botany.org/EmailMessages/newsletter-7-5-4-05.htm)
1. Conference Registration is Now Open
2. UMEB Application Deadline Has Been Extended
3. AJB - Going for Color
4. Archive Review
5. Education, Outreach and You - BSA Sci-π Goes Live
6. Announcements
7. BSA Grant Opportunities Newsletter
1.
Botany 2005 Conference Registration is Now Open!
Registration for this year's conference is now open. To
register, go to http://www.2005.botanyconference.org/
and follow the links.
Make sure you consider all your options.
Take part in the Educational Forum on Saturday, the Workshops on Sunday
and Field Trips and Local Tours throughout the week. Please note: All
2005 Workshops are free of charge!
2.
UMEB Application Deadline Has Been Extended
The deadline for applications in the BSA “Increasing
diversity at the annual Botanical Society of America meeting”
program has been extended to June 1, 2005. Please note: This is part of
a wider program called "Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental
Biology" (UMEB) and is a fantastic opportunity for members to support
for minority involvement in plant biology. This program is specific to
the BSA. PLease take the time to get involved. For more information go
to: http://www.2005.botanyconference.org/StudentSupport/UMEB.php.
3.
AJB - Going for Color (where appropriate)
Over recent years American Journal of Botany
editors, Karl Niklas and now Judy Jernstedt, have been strong advocates
for increasing the use of color images in the AJB
and for lowering the cost of doing so. I'm pleased to report we have taken
notice and are enacting the following change of policy:
As of January 1, 2005, the cost for publishing
color images/figures is $365 per plate (for the first and each subsequent
plate). We may, at our discretion, provide rebates for subsequent plates
related their positioning within the journal and/or any other image-related
costs for publishing.
4.
Archive Review & Centennial History
BSA member Betty Smocovitis visited the St. Louis
office to review the archives as she prepares a special publication for
the BSA Centennial history. We look forward to hosting her for a longer
research and writing visit this summer.
5.
Education, Outreach and You - BSA Sci-π
We are live! BSA Sci-π can be viewed at: http://www.botany.org/scientific_inquiry/
Last month we featured recent developments on an interactive, web-based
educational tool to support scientific inquiry and mentoring using plants
and plant-based research. Several schools are now participating. We invite
you to stop by the website and see how the program is starting to evolve.
This program will be an outstanding opportunity to mentor young people
and meet some of the outreach and service requirements of your grants
and departments. Feel free to contact us if you would like more information
on how to become involved and/or use this resource as a tool to support
your work. Please note: There will be several sessions
on this exciting new project presented at Botany 2005 in Austin.
6.
Announcements
Remember to send announcements, notices and job postings
in to bsa-manager@botany.org
for the BSA website.
7. BSA Grant Opportunities Newsletter
The first edition of the BSA Grant Opportunities
Newsletter is now available online as a (fairly large) PDF file. It can
be found at: http://www.botany.org/newsletters/GrantNews-May-June05.pdf.
Over the coming months we hope you will view the additional issues as
one of the significant benefits the BSA offers to its members. The first
issue is freely available on the BSA website, with subsequent issues being
posted as a secure item accessible via your member login.
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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