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Dear Friends,

The abstract submission site is now OPEN for our annual scientific conference this summer.  I invite you to join us.  SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT for a talk or poster by March 15.  Registration for the meeting is also OPEN!  Save money by registering early.

Also, a final reminder that the Open Science Network in Ethnobiology (opensciencenetwork.org) invites you to submit a workshop for the Society for Economic Botany Conference, 2016 in Pine Mountain, Kentucky.   Hands-on workshops will take place on Tuesday, June 7.  You should email your workshop proposal to Sunshine Brosi at slbrosi@frostburg.edu by the deadline of Monday, February 15

Students, postdocs and members from least developed countries, we are excited to offer travel awards again this year! Awards in the amount of $500 are available to defray the cost of travel to the meeting site and lodging. Award recipients will also receive complimentary registration. The deadline for submission of your travel grant application is March 15. Follow instructions on the application process HERE.

Members, to increase opportunities for more travel awards, donations are greatly needed! If you are able to contribute to the travel grant fund, please send a check to:
SEB Business Office
ATTN: Heather Cacanindin
PO Box 299
St. Louis, MO 63110

You can also give a donation to travel awards during your registration for the SEB 2016 conference.  All donations, no matter how small, are greatly appreciated! Please feel free to email me if you have any questions about how the funds will be used to support students, postdocs and members from least developed countries.

SEB 2016: JUNE 5-9, PINE MOUNTAIN, KY
The SEB conference theme this year is "Resilience in the Face of Resource Extraction: Ethnobotany and Exploitation."  This conference will discuss approaches to protecting biodiversity and cultural traditions in times of economic transition. Traditional Appalachian culture is deeply connected to the native flora and fauna, yet resource extraction continues to shape the geography and economic future of the region.  Join us and present your latest research, participate in our Teaching Tuesday hands-on workshops, and enjoy field trips in the area known for its historic beauty, as well as the riches of the mixed mesophitic forest that surrounds the campus. Three streams come together at the campus, and it is surrounded by hiking trails that offer both great vistas and the quiet calm of old-growth forest.

You can visit our meeting web page for detailed information about registration rates, conference activities, and lodging in Pine Mountain.

I hope you will be able to join us this summer!

All my best,

Cassandra Quave, President
Society for Economic Botany
 
Mission: To foster and encourage scientific research, education, and related activities on the past, present, and future uses of plants, and the relationship between plants and people, and to make the results of such research available to the scientific community and the general public through meetings and publications.

Society for Economic Botany
4475 Castleman Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
Ph. 314-577-9566, Fx 314-577-9515
www.EconBot.org
 
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