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Conferences & Seminars 2011 Danforth Center Seminar Series St. Louis, Missouri All seminars are in the Southwestern Bell Auditorium at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. 2011 Washington University Seminars St. Louis, Missouri For details, check the seminars. Biodiversity Without Boundaries 2012 Portland, Oregon 22-26 April, 2012 BWB attendees range from scientists, natural resource managers, and environmental consultants to planners, environmental advocates, and corporate and public policy-makers. The unifying commitment of this diverse audience? Tackling urgent and emerging international conservation needs through science, collaboration, and leadership. BWB’s in-depth sessions explore a full spectrum of conservation issues and solutions: the science behind the pressing problems the information and expertise needed to direct decisions the tools and methods for setting priorities, planning and taking action, and monitoring and tracking progress toward goals the lessons learned from conservation success, collaboration, and leadership approaches For details and to submit a proposal go to the conference website. SPNHC 2012 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Emerging Technology and Innovation in Natural History Collections Management Yale University New Haven, Connecticut 11-16 June, 2012 The theme of SPNHC 2012 is Emerging Technology and Innovation in Natural History Collections Management and will focus on the tools, innovative methods and collaborations that will move the natural history collections community forward. Our venue will be the Omni Hotel located in downtown New Haven within steps of the city green and Yale’s historic old campus. General sessions will be held at this luxury hotel, while social events will give a glimpse of the Peabody Museum and its collections as well as other Yale collections and the campus. We are planning an exciting program including field trips, workshops, technical sessions, demonstrations and a vendor exhibition or tradeshow. For details, check the website or Facebook. 32nd Congress of the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study Succulent plants in the XXI Century: systematics, ecology and conservation La Habana, Cuba 3-6 July, 2012 This Congress aims to provide an international forum for academics, researchers and amateurs to exchange ideas in the field of biology of succulents and related topics. The congress expects to foster networking and collaboration among participants to advance the knowledge and identify major priorities in the field that contribute to conservation of succulents worldwide. For more information see the website. Botany 2012 Call for Botany 2012 Symposia, Colloquia, and Workshops The Hyatt Regency Hotel and the Greater Columbus Convention Center Columbus, Ohio 7-11 July, 2012 Societies participating in Botany 2012 will include: the American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS), the American Fern Society (AFS), the American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT), the Canadian Botanical Association/L'Association Botanique du Canada (CBA/ABC), and the Botanical Society of America (BSA). For details and to submit a proposal go to the conference website. IUCN World Conservation Congress Jeju, Korea 6-15 September, 2012 Check the website for the latest updates and information about the Congress, and to access the Call for Contributions. The call will remain open until 15 October 2011. For inquiries, contact: congressforum@iucn.org. This page was revised 02/08/12 If you would like to see a conference added, please contact Myriam Fica.