Subject: Conference: Plant Biology and Conservation for students GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO PRESENT AND LEARN ABOUT PLANT BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION RESEARCH IN A COLLEGIAL LOW STRESS SETTING
WHAT: PLANT BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM WHERE: CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN WHEN: JULY 6, 2007 (IMMEDIATELY BEFORE BOTANY 2007 MEETING IN CHICAGO) The Chicago Botanic Garden is pleased to host the first ever Student Research in Plant Biology and Conservation Symposium especially for graduate and undergraduate students and postdocs. It will be held on Friday July 6, 2007 immediately before the Botany 2007 meeting in Chicago. This will be a day-long event that is focused on providing students with an early opportunity to present their research to colleagues. It is a wonderful chance for students with related interests and concerns to learn about the research of others, make contacts, and present their own work in a collegial and low stress environment. The event will close with our distinguished keynote speaker, Dr. Kent Holsinger, of the University of Connecticut. We are accepting abstracts for either posters or 15-minute oral presentations. Registration is open to anyone interested in plant biology and conservation and related areas. For program updates and abstract submission guidelines, please visit: http://www.chicagobotanic.org/school/symposia Or contact Beth Pinargote, Symposium Coordinator, at 847-835-8278. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is MAY 15, 2007. Registration is $29 and includes morning coffee, lunch, parking and all symposium handouts.
