Dear Emeritus Members

Good morning! November 2006 Newsletter (on the web at: http://www.botany.org/news/newsletters/newsletter061113.php)

I hope everyone is having a reasonable autumn. Here in St. Louis, it's been very pleasant weather-wise and pretty darn good in terms of the BSA. Please remember to renew your membership for 2007 and mark next summer's conference in your calendar (July 7-11, 2007, in Chicago). We would like to bring the following items to your attention.

1. 2007 Membership Renewals | 2. Thanks! | 3. Call for Nomination of Officers | 4. 2007 Botanical Society Award Nominations | 5. Thanks and the www.botany.org update

1. 2007 Membership Renewals
As you hopefully know by now, the BSA has updated its relationship with Emeritus Members. The cost of your BSA membership has been reduced to zero. We value your long-term membership and contributions over the years, and want to ensure you are kept informed of developments in the botanical sciences, regardless of the fact you may now be listed as retired.

To ensure we are able to keep in touch, and that our information is up-to-date, we ask you to complete the membership renewal process as per normal. You can do so online or by mail. We will mail our renewal materials on the 20th of November. You may renew online now at: https://secure.botany.org/secure/default.asp?lType=2.

Please note: There are no membership fees for the Society. The small fees associated with sections remain in place. You will also have the opportunity to support various aspects of the Society if you wish. If, at the end of the process, you do not have any charges listed we will not ask for any credit card information. Your membership renewal will update our database automatically. If you have any trouble at all, please contact us at bsa-manager@botany.org or 314-577-9566 for assistance.

If you require your username and password, please respond to this email and I'll send it right back.

If you renew online before November 20^th, it will save us from mailing you the paper renewal.

2. Thank You!
On behalf of the Society I'd like to thank the participating scientists of the BSA's educational outreach program, Planting Science. Your Education Director, Dr. Claire Hemingway, is doing a fantastic job in building this program, and the scientists supporting the project are clearly making a significant contribution to science education.

Splendid effort, Scientists! This is a big boost for plant education & science in the participating schools. Schools, teachers and students thank you for your time and support. Current research projects can be viewed online at: http://www.PlantingScience.org/.

3. BSA 2007 "Call for Nomination of Officers"
We are now accepting nominations for President-elect and Treasurer for the spring 2007 election. For full details go to: http://www.botany.org/awards_grants/calls/2007nomination_of_officers.pdf.

4. 2007 Botanical Society Award Nominations
Nominations are now open for the following awards:
BSA Merit Award(s): http://www.botany.org/awards_grants/calls/2007merit.pdf
BSA C. E. Bessey Teaching Award(s): http://www.botany.org/awards_grants/calls/2007bessey.pdf
BSA Graduate Student Research Awards: http://www.botany.org/awards_grants/calls/2007gsra.pdf
BSA Young Botanist of the Year Awards: http://www.botany.org/awards_grants/calls/2007yby.pdf

5. Thanks and www.botany.org update
Thank you to the BSA Web Committee for support in updating our website. Check out the changes at http://www.botany.org. We'd appreciate your comments and ideas for further improvements.

Thank you for your time!

Sincerely,

William M Dahl
Executive Director
Botanical Society of America
4475 Castleman Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110

PO Box 299
St. Louis, MO 63166-0299

Ph: 314-577-9566
FAX: 314-577-9515
www.botany.org
www.BotanyConference.org
www.PlantingScience.org

Mission: The Botanical Society of America exists to promote botany, the field of basic science dealing with the study and inquiry into the form, function, development, diversity, reproduction, evolution, and uses of plants and their interactions within the biosphere.

The objectives of The Society are to: sustain and provide improved formal and informal education about plants; encourage basic plant research; provide expertise, direction, and position statements concerning plants and ecosystems; and foster communication within the professional botanical community, and between botanists and the rest of humankind through publications, meetings, and committees.