Flora Malesiana Symposium in Sydney

From: Steve Marak samarak at arachne.uark.edu> on 2001.05.09 at 15:53:04(6405) Aroiders, below is information on the Flora Malesiana Symposium to be held in Sydney in a few months. Lyn Craven asked that we forward it to the list, as one of the workshops is on Araceae. A web site address and Lyn's e-mail are both included for those who want more information. Sounds like fun, wish I could go. +More ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aroid enthusiasts may be interested to know that there will be a workshop on the Araceae of the Malesian region (the aroid-rich islands between Asia and Australia) at an international meeting being held in Sydney, Australia in September this year. If you are in eastern Australia at that time, you may like to attend for part or all of the meeting. (Day registrations are accepted). SECOND CIRCULAR 5th International Flora Malesiana Symposium Sydney, Australia 9-14 September 2001 For more complete information, please see the Symposium website at the following URL: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/fm/circular2.htm or, contact the undersigned (Lyn Craven) who can send you the file as an attachment. Below is given concise information about: 1. the Symposium venues, contact details, etc 2. the provisional program and Mini-symposia 3. registration rates The Organising Committee hopes that you will be able to come to the Symposium in Sydney. We also hope that you will be able to present a paper or poster. Please pass this email onto those of your colleagues who may be interested in the conference. 1. SYMPOSIUM VENUES, CONFERENCE DETAILS, PAPER & POSTER SUBMISSION, ETC Venues and dates: The Symposium will take place in Sydney from 9-14 September 2001 The Queensland workshops with be based at Atherton, and take place from 4 September 2001 and the pre-conference excursion 5-8 September. Deadlines: Early Registration - 30 April 2001 Abstracts for Papers and Posters - 30 June 2001 Manuscripts for publication in the Proceedings - 21 Dec 2001 Addresses for registration: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/fm/fm.html or Dr Barry Conn, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia. Fax: +61-2-92412797. Enquiries/contacts General: fmv@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au Sydney symposium: Dr Alistair Hay, Tel: +61-2-9231 8181 Email: Alistair.Hay@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au Addresses for proposing papers, posters and workshops additional to those proposed in response to the First Circular: Dr Barry Conn, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia. Fax: +61-2-92412797. Email: fmv@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. *************************************** 2. PROVISIONAL PROGRAMS QUEENSLAND WORKSHOPS Interactive Identification systems (1-4 September) - a training workshop will be held at Atherton in north Queensland,1-4 September. Lauraceae (4 September) also in Atherton. SYMPOSIUM WORKSHOPS Workshops in Sydney are being organised on the following topics. Emphasis is intended to be on progress with accounts for Flora Malesiana and local floras in uncompleted major groups. Proposals for additional workshops to: fmv@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Pteridophytes Rubiaceae Myrtaceae Urticaceae Verbenaceae/Lamiaceae Araceae Pandanaceae Palms Orchids Zingiberaceae SYMPOSIUM SESSIONS Symposium sessions in the form of mini-symposia are being organised on the following subjects. Proposals for papers are welcomed. Bioinformatics - sponsored by IAPT State of Botany in Malesian countries Pteridophytes Palms Rubiaceae Orchidaceae Ecology/Biodiversity of Malesian plants Stakeholders Non-vascular Cryptogams ( Ethnobotany Panbiogeography and Malesia. Open sessions of contributed papers. These will consist of various papers on systematics and biology of Malesian plants not fitting into the above mini-symposia. *************************************** 3. REGISTRATION Table of registration rates (10% GST - Goods and Services Tax - inclusive) FULL REGISTRATION EARLY RATE (by 30 April 2001) AU$275 LATER RATE (after 30 April 2001) AU$350 STUDENT (full time) Supervisor must authenticate student status on registration form EARLY RATE (by 30 April 2001) AU$150 LATER RATE (after 30 April 2001) AU$200 DAY RATE AT SYMPOSIUM AU$70 per day for a maximum of two days %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ******************************* Lyn Craven Principal Research Scientist Australian National Herbarium CSIRO Plant Industry GPO Box 1600 Canberra, ACT 2601 Australia Phone: 61 2 62465122 Fax 61 2 62465249 Email: craven@pi.csiro.au -- Steve Marak -- samarak@arachne.uark.edu

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