BOTANY 2010 will be held in Providence, Rhode Island
July 31– August 4,
2010. Societies participating in BOTANY 2010 will include: 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).
Botany 2009 Symposia, Colloquia, Workshops, Discussion Sessions,
and Field Trips
In preparation for Botany 2010 we seek to standardize
the understanding of how we jointly collaborate in running our meetings.
Shortly we will go out our respective memberships soliciting proposals
for symposia, colloquia, workshops, discussion 
sessions, and field
trips. These are the main member-driven, scientific components of our
conferences. Below is our common understanding of the terms and their
suggested time frames.
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. These
take place Monday morning through Wednesday afternoon. Submissions
open now and close November 1, 2009.
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. These take
place Monday morning through Wednesday afternoon. Submissions open
now and close November 1, 2009.
Discussion sessions (“roundtable discussion”)
are organized around a particular topic of interest with the bulk
of the time devoted to discussion that engages the audience. These
take
place Monday morning through Wednesday afternoon. Submissions open
now and close April 1, 2010.
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.). Sunday is the
main day reserved for workshops. Submissions open now and close December
1, 2009.
Field Trips are trips organized to visit areas of botanical
interest in the areas around our meeting. Saturday is the main day
reserved for field trips. Submissions will close December
1, 2009.
Please note: The general Call for Abstracts will open
in January 2010 and close April 1, 2010.
Any questions - please contact me - johanne@botany.org
