-- Alpine Diversity: Adapted to the Peaks -- July 31-August 5, 2004 -- Snowbird Resort -- Salt Lake City -- Utah--

Discussion Session Submission Form

 

 

Call for Discussion Sessions

BOTANY 2004 represents the annual meeting of four professional societies, including the American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS), the American Fern Society (AFS), the American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT), and the Botanical Society of America (BSA). The conference will be held in Snowbird, Utah from July 31 to August 5, 2004, and the theme for BOTANY 2004 will be “Alpine Diversity: Adapted to the Peaks.”

In addition to the regular program, which will run from Sunday through Wednesday (August 1-5), BOTANY 2004 will include an expanded format. The third annual FORUM focusing on botanical education and outreach will be held on Saturday, July 31, and it will be linked to the annual scientific meeting on Sunday, August 1, via workshops and field trips.

There are separate Calls for Abstracts for presentations at the annual scientific meeting and for Sessions at the education and outreach FORUM.

Discussion Sessions

Discussion Sessions provide the opportunity for individuals or groups to submit proposals for, and later moderate, sessions at the annual scientific meeting that are focused on timely, controversial, or perennial topics. Session topics might include a wide range of research issues (e.g., new techniques in a particular field; the value of collaborative, interdisciplinary research, etc.), publishing issues (e.g., publishing in an electronic era, etc.), etc. The number of one-hour sessions that will be able to be accepted will be contingent upon the size of the overall scientific program and the availability of rooms in the Conference Center. Because these sessions run concurrently with scholarly presentations and space may be limited, proposals for Discussion Sessions may need to be evaluated by the BOTANY 2004 Program Committee. Organizers will be notified about the selection decisions by late-May or early-June 2004. For the past three BOTANY conferences, all submissions were accepted and included in the program. Although session topics should be reasonably focused, it is hoped that proposals are submitted that have broad appeal to a disciplinary section, an entire society, or the plant biology community at large.

Submission of Session Topics (Deadline: April 1, 2004)

Proposals should include the following: 1) a title, 2) name(s) and contact information for all organizers, and 3) a brief summary of the Session that includes relevant background and significance of the topic.

Submission of session proposals should be conducted online at the BOTANY 2004 web site: www.2004.botanyconference.org. Copies of the proposals will be sent electronically to the sender and the conference Program Committee.

The deadline for receiving session proposals is April 1, 2004.

Questions about Discussion Sessions should be directed to the BSA Program Director: Jeffrey M. Osborn, Division of Science, Truman State University, 100 E. Normal Street, Kirksville, MO 63501-4221. Tele: (660) 785-4017, Fax: (660) 785-4045, E-mail: josborn@truman.edu

A Registration Brochure for BOTANY 2004 will be mailed to members of participating societies in spring 2004, and it will be available online at the conference web site.

For your Convenience:

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Questions about the Meeting program should be directed to the
BSA Meetings Manager:
Johanne Stogran
Botanical Society of America Meetings Office
2813 Blossom Ave
Columbus, OH 43231
Tele: (614) 899-9356
Fax: (614) 895-7866
E-mail: johanne@botany.org

Or Contact the Program Officers
Or the Conference Plannning Team