BOTANY 2008, University of British Columbia, July 26 - 30

This is a quick note to say hello as we begin 2008 for the BSA. It looks to be a good year!

1. BSA Nominations and Awards - President-Elect, Program Director, Merit Award, Charles E. Bessey Award, Darbaker Prize, Young Botanist of the Year - please go to www.botany.org for more information.

2. Student Travel Awards - go to www.botany.org for more information!

3. BOTANY 2008 abstract submissions open Friday, February 1 - go to www.botanyconference.org for more information.

4. Registration and Housing will open March 1.

5. Workshops
We invite you to present your favorite Scientific or Educational workshop at the Botany 2008 - Botany without Borders - Conference, at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Workshops will be held on Sunday, July 27^th, as part of the Education and Outreach Forum. So...join us....share new techniques, strategies, and projects with your colleagues. Workshops are typically hands-on sessions, they are free to participants and can be two-hour, half-day or full-day in length.

The Workshop submission form is posted on the conference website at: www.2008.botanyconference.org/2008Calls/2008ls_Workshops.php

The deadline for submission has been extended to February 15^th. If you have any questions or comments - please let me know! Workshops really enhance the quality of the conference....and you can help!

We look forward to seeing you in Vancouver!

Johanne, Bill & The Conference Team
Botanical Society of America

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.