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59th Annual Systematics Symposium Missouri Botanical Garden 12-13 October 2012 With support from the National Science Foundation China To celebrate the Flora of China project Organizing committee: P. Mick Richardson and Nicholas Turland Friday 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Informal mixer in Ridgway Center Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Talks in Ridgway Center John MacKinnon (EU-China Biodiversity Program) China’s floral richness: Is it safe? Jianguo "Jack" Liu (Michigan State University) Pandas, plants, and people Jun Wen (Smithsonian Institution) Evolution of plant diversity in China David Boufford (Harvard University) & Hang Sun (Kunming Institute of Botany) Hengduan Mountains: not all biodiversity is tropical Sushma Reddy (Loyola University Chicago) Phylogeny and biogeography of birds of China Pu Huang (Washington University in St. Louis) Phylogeography of Asian wild rice and rice domestication Jan Salick (MBG) Evening speaker: Global warming and mountain plants Registration must be accompanied by a $50.00 registration fee, which also covers the cost of refreshments at the Friday mixer and lunch (but not dinner) on Saturday. The cost of the dinner on Saturday is an additional $75.00. Information on local hotels and motels will be available to registrants. No refunds will be granted after 24 September. There is no guarantee of food being available if you register after 24 September. Please use electronic registration and payment, at http://www.mobot.org/MBGSystematicsSymposium.   REGISTRATION ACCOMMODATIONS AWARDS PAST SYMPOSIA CONFERENCES