Botany 2012 - The Next Generation
July 7 – 11, 2012
Columbus, Ohio
Call for Botany 2012 Symposia, Colloquia, and Discussion Sessions
OVERVIEW & SECTIONAL SPONSORSHIP
Botany 2012 will be held in Columbus OH July 7 -11, 2012. Societies participating in Botany 2012 will include: the American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS), the American Fern Society (AFS), the American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT), the Canadian Botanical Association/L’Association Canadienne de Botanique (CBA/ABC), and the Botanical Society of America (BSA). In preparation for Botany 2012 we are now soliciting proposals for symposia, colloquia, and workshops. Symposia are organized around a topic of potential broad interest, are timely because of recent advances or synthesis in the field, or are particularly relevant to the conference venue. Colloquia are organized around more specialized topics with all presentations adhering to the standard 15 minute timeframe. The number of presentations in a colloquium is variable. Discussion sessions (“roundtable discussions”) are organized around a particular topic of interest with the bulk of the time devoted to discussion that engages the audience. Workshops are distinguished from symposia and colloquia by the inclusion of time devoted to hands-on activities (e.g., software demonstrations, data analysis tutorials, etc.).
Submission Site to Open September 1, 2011
Submission of Symposia Proposals - Deadline: October 15, 2011
Members are encouraged to organize symposia for the annual meeting. We strongly encourage cross Society/Sectional symposia. Each proposed symposium must have a coherent, timely, and preferably cross disciplinary theme. The sequence of speakers and progression of topics in the symposium should be considered carefully. Symposia will be half-day programs (four hours); full day symposia will not be considered. Individual talks in symposia are generally 30 minutes in length (inclusive of questions), although 15 minute talks may be accepted at the discretion of the symposium organizer. Time devoted to synthesis and discussion is strongly encouraged.
The symposium program may include an introduction as well as concluding discussion. An example symposium program is outlined in the timetable below: 15 min introduction (optional), three symposium speakers at 30 minutes each, coffee break, and three symposium speakers at 30 minutes each followed by a Discussion. Introduction (optional) 15 min
Three Speakers 30 X 3 = 1.5 hr
Coffee Break 30 min
Three Speakers 30 X 3 = 1.5 hr
Discussion/ Summary (optional) 15 min
Approval of symposium proposals is a two-step process. First, a symposium proposal must be approved for sponsorship, either in name only or with financial support, by at least one disciplinary section of the BSA and/or a Botany 2012 partnering Society. Second, all proposals approved by a Section or partnering Society will be evaluated by the Botany 2012 Program Committee, which is composed of all the Program Directors, to select those with the greatest potential interest to conference participants, while at the same time maximizing the diversity of disciplines and subject areas represented in the symposium selection. To minimize conflicts there will normally be no more than two concurrent symposia at any time, for a total of 12 symposia for the conference. A proposal ideally should first be submitted for review and action by the BSA Section(s) and/or Botany 2012 partnering Society prior to submission. This includes requests for any and all funding - securing funding agreements is the responsibility of the symposium organizers. Proposals should indicate whether sponsorship requested is in name only or with financial support.
Botany 2012 will only provide funding for a symposium if it has been approved by a Section or partnering Society. Sponsorship can be requested from more than one BSA Section and/or partnering Society, as cross disciplinary/multi-sectional symposia are strongly encouraged. Note one Section or partnering Society must be identified as the lead sponsor.
After approval by a BSA Section and/or partnering Society the symposium proposal must be submitted using the
Submission site at: www.botany conference.org. The site will open September 1, 2011
Copies of the proposals will be sent electronically to the sender and the Program Directors listed below.
The deadline for receiving symposium proposals is October 15, 2011.
For additional information or questions, please contact the appropriate Program Director: BSA
David Spooner, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Madison, WI 53706
(608) 890-0309, david.spooner@ars.usda.gov ASPT
Patrick Herendeen, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL 60022
(847) 835-6956, phrendeen@chicagobotanic.org AFS
Michael Windham, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
(919) 613-8732, mdw26@duke.edu CBA/ABC
Dr. Hugues Massicotte, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC V2N 4Z9
Tel: 250-960-5813, E-mail: hugues@unbc.ca
ABLS
TBA
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