Registration now open!
Smithsonian Botanical Symposium
April 24-25, 2014
Washington, D.C.
http://botany.si.edu/sbs/
“Location, Location, Location...New Advances in the Science of
Biogeography”
Presented by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History,
Department of Botany in collaboration with the United States Botanic Garden
Supported by the Cuatrecasas Family Foundation
The distribution of the earth’s biodiversity is not random in space and
time. Individual species ranges and entire ecosystems are uniquely shaped
by the intersection of ecological and geographic constraints, opportunity,
and evolutionary history. Scientists have long sought to recognize these
distribution patterns and to understand their underlying processes.
Significant advances have been made in the science of biogeography, which
weaves together biology and geosciences, as knowledge of our planet’s
geologic history has improved and as new analytical tools and sources of
data have become available. We anticipate even greater discoveries and
major syntheses in the future and this exciting scientific discipline is
more relevant today than ever, especially in the face of global climate
change that will drastically reshape the biogeography of life on earth.
The 12th Smithsonian Botanical Symposium, hosted by the Department of
Botany and the United States Botanic Garden, will celebrate the past
contributions of biogeography and look toward future ones that bring a
deeper understanding of the relationship between our planet and its biota.
The invited speakers will address why “location” matters with a wide range
of modern studies and applications on the geography of life.
Thursday, April 24
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Opening Reception and Poster Session, The
United States Botanic Garden
Friday, April 25
9:00 a.m. –6:00 p.m. Lectures and Discussion, Baird Auditorium, NMNH
6:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Closing Reception, Museum Rotunda, NMNH
Abstracts for poster presentations may be submitted online at
botany.si.edu/sbs/. The deadline for abstract submission is March 18.
There will be no registration fee this year, but attendees must register
online at botany.si.edu/sbs/. Visit the website, call 202-633-0920, or
email [email protected] for more information.
