News from the Society, the Sections and the Committees
News from the Society, the Sections and the Committees
The Botanical Society of America will meet along with a number of other societies at the 48th Annual AIBS meeting this August in Montreal. This year's meeting will be hosted by the Canadian Botanical Association. The theme of the 48th Annual Meeting is "Biodiversity: Global Issues."
In addition to the full agenda of the BSA Annual Meeting, there are a number of workshops, field trips, social events, and sightseeing excursions scheduled.
Students wishing to reduce the cost of attending this meeting can apply to work as an audio-visual projectionist or registration clerk/"go-fer" and receive a registration fee refund for 12 hours service.
Several deadlines remain for the upcoming meeting this August in Montreal:
| 13 June | Conference Pre-Registration Deadline |
| 13 June | Workshop form due |
| 13 June | Field trip form due. |
| 13 June | Social event and Tours form due. Projectionist/clerk/go-fer application due. |
| 2 July | Campus housing reservation due. Hotel reservations deadline. |
| 11 July | Registration cancellations due in writing at AIBS. No refunds after this date. |
For registration information, contact AIBS
Meetings Department, 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd., Suite 402, McLean VA 22101; Telephone (703) 790-1745; Fax (703) 790-2672; Email admin@aibs.org
The website for the 48th Annual Meeting of AIBS is http://www.reston.com/aibs/meeting/1997/
Vacancies exist on several BSA committees for the 1997-1998 year, and interested members are sought to help in the functioning and growth of our Society. If you are interested in becoming a member of one of these committees, please contact Nancy Dengler, Department of Botany, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A1 (phone 4l6/978-3536; FAX 416/978-5878; e-mail dengler@botany.utoronto.ca). This is a way to become actively involved in the Society and to help shape its future.
Committees with vacancies include: Archives and History, Committee on Committees, Conservation, Darbaker Prize, Education, Election, Esau Award, Financial Advisory, Membership and Appraisal, Merit Awards, Moseley Awar Committees.
Committee responsibilities are described under Article X of the By-Laws in the Membership Directory and Handbook.
- Nancy Dengler, President-Elect
| PLANT SCIENCE BULLETIN ISSN 0032-0919 Published quarterly by Botanical Society of America, Inc., 1735 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 The yearly subscription rate of $15 is included in the membership dues of the Botanical Society of America, Inc. Periodical postage paid at Columbus, OH and additional mailing office.
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to:
Kim Hiser, Business Manager Phone/Fax: 614/292-3519 email: hiser3@osu.edu |
| James D. Mauseth (1997) Department of Botany University of Texas Austin, TX 78713 |
Allison A. Snow (1998) Department of Plant Biology Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210 |
Nickolas M. Waser (1999) Department of Biology University of California Riverside, CA 92521 |
| P. Mick Richardson (2000) Missouri Botanical Garden P.O. Box 299 St. Louis, MO 63166 |
Vicki A. Funk (2001) Department of Botany Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560 |
