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  • Tuesday, October 7, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Agents of Change: Botanic Gardens in the 21st Century

    Agents of Change: Botanic Gardens in the 21st Century, is a symposium presented by the National Tropical Botanical Garden and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History on Tuesday, October 7, from 9 – 5, at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC.  This symposium celebrates NTBG’s 50th anniversary, and will explore Extinction or Survival: Conserving Plants in a Changing World; Feast or Famine: How We Can and Will Feed 9 Billion People; Biocultural Conservation: Interpreting the Richness of the Human Experience; and Operational Sustainability: Are Botanic Gardens an Endangered Species?

    What lies ahead as the world faces grave challenges to the natural environment, struggles to feed the hungry, and loses cultural diversity?  This one-day event will bring together the world’s leading scientists, researchers, academics, and garden leaders to share the most pressing issues, trends, and solutions.

    Then, at 7 pm at The St. Regis Hotel in Washington, you are invited to a Gala Dinner with featured speaker Thomas L. Friedman, internationally renowned Pulitzer Prize winning author, reporter, and New York Times columnist.

    Tickets for the Symposium are $125 for the full day and $90 for half day (2 – 5,) and dinner tickets are $400 per person.  Register online at https://ntbg.wufoo.com/forms/m1vsoytu0x069wy/.

  • Thursday, February 18, 6:00 pm – The Origins of Agriculture: Everything You Need to Know in 50 Minutes of Less (Rescheduled)

    Bruce Smith’s lecture at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, originally scheduled for February 11, has been rescheduled to Thursday, February 18, beginning at 6 pm at The Harvard Museum of Natural History.  Dr. Smith, Curator of North American Archaeology at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, has been stuck in the snow, but will arrive next week to discuss his current research on agricultural origins, and how the story is more complicated than you’d expect.  But perhaps not more complicated than getting out of Reagan International.  Free admission.  For more information, log on to www.hmnh.harvard.edu, or call 617-495-3045.  A reception for museum members follows the talk.

  • Thursday, February 11, 6:00 – 7:00 pm – The Origins of Agriculture: Everything You Need to Know in 50 Minutes or Less

    The transition from hunting and gathering to food production was a seismic shift in human history. With it, we transformed the world. But how and when did this happen, and why is it important to understanding our current human condition? Bruce Smith, curator of North American archaeology at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, will discuss his current research on agricultural origins — and how the story is more complicated than you’d expect.  This free lecture will take place at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street in Cambridge, on Thursday, February 11, from 6:00 – 7:00 pm.  For more information, log on to www.hmnh.harvard.edu.