Workshops

A slate of complimentary workshops are planned for the conference. Workshops are sponsored by the Botanical Society of America in conjunction with the workshop providers and are open to all conference attendees.

Pre-registration is required for all workshops as there are a limited number of seats available. When registering, please indicate your first and second choices for each time slot.

Register Early!


Saturday

10:00am - 12:00pm

W2 - 'Smiling Faces' - A Simple Technique for Teaching Enzyme Function

W3 - Planting Science and Cultivating Mentoring

W4 - MorphBank's New Annotation Functionality for Morphological Phylogenetics and Biological Research Collections

1:00pm - 3:00pm

W5 - Classroom Wonders: Wisconsin Fast Plants and C-Fern


Sunday

8:30am - 12:30pm

W6 - Measuring Eco-physiology of Plants from Cells to Ecosystems with Nondestructive Techniques

W7 - Image Quiz: Teaching plant identification based on insights from cognitive psychology

W8 - Sharing scientific research with K-12 learners: expanding our outreach

W15 - Using the taxonomy of educational objectives to inform the teaching of botany

10:00am - 12:00pm

W9 - Plants in Space: Educational Opportunities in Plant Biology Using the Space Garden

W10 - Preparing Figure Files for Publication

1:00pm - 5:00pm

W11 - Scientific Writing and Editing

W1 - New BSA Teaching Innovations Short Course

W16 - The World of Plants at Your Fingertips

1:00pm - 3:00pm

W12 - Collections Planning and Policy for Educators and Academics

W13 - Carex Identification

3:30pm - 5:30pm

W12a - Collections Planning and Policy for Educators and Academics

W13a - Carex Identification


Monday

5:00pm - 7:00pm

W14 - Ideas to Deliverables - Designing and Disseminating Effective Educational Materials - A Joint ASPB-BSA Education Workshop

To Attend the Conference:

» Online Conference Registration Form
» To Register by Mail of Fax
» Hilton Housing Reservations - Coming Soon
» Want to share expenses?
    Need a Roommate?
» Interested in serving as a student worker?
  Fill out the application - Deadline June 15

 

Student Research Symposium

Plant Biology and Conservation

Chicago Botanic Garden
Click here for more info

Miscellany

» Need a Letter of Invitation?
   E-mail Johanne
» Apply for Travel Money - See if you    qualify
» ASPB Travel Grant Application    Members  of all societies are invited to   apply.
» Visa Information   Meeting is registered   with the US Department of State
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MORPH Student Travel Grants are Available

Deadline June 1, 2007
More information at:

MORPH