Come celebrate New England Botanical Club’s 120th anniversary at this historic free research conference, to be held at Smith College in Northampton Friday – Sunday, June 5 – 7.
Botanical societies and practicing scientists enliven and advance plant science. Academic biologists and citizen-scientists generate important new discoveries about the flora. They also inspire a new generation of students who continue to expand scientific knowledge and work to conserve plants and ecosystems.
Meetings, field trips, and conferences are vital ways to infuse all botanists with new energy and visions for the future. Botanists of northeastern North America will showcase their activities and research. Botanical societies will brainstorm on opportunities for future research and collaboration.
The weekend kicks off Friday with a reception at the Smith College Greenhouses from 5 – 7. Registration begins Saturday at 8, followed by a morning session with talks by botanical researchers and exhibit tables on display by botanical societies. The keynote speaker will follow the buffet lunch. Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Botany Dr. Pamela Diggle (pictured) will address the conference. She is also Past President of the Botanical Society of America. An afternoon session follows the speech. Sunday at 9, at the MacLeish Field Station, there will be a brainstorm meeting: ensuring the future of botanical societies. Then at 11:30, take a botanical foray of the 240 acre field station (bag lunch provided.) The weekend is co-sponsored by Smith College Department of Biological Sciences. Register at www.rhodora.org.
