Botany 2025 Abstract Submission Now Open!

Botany 2025 Abstract Submission Now Open!

Start making plans to join your colleagues in Palm Springs, California, from July 26-30 for Botany 2025 – Botany without Barriers. Abstract submission is now open! Share your research with over 1000 botanical colleagues from around the world! This year we will accept up to 2 abstracts for talks and 2 abstracts for posters from each presenting author. Symposia and colloquia and lightning talk presentations are not included in this total. A list of topics used to organize conference sessions can be found on the conference website. Click here to submit your abstract. 

Check the conference website regularly for updates. Registration rates, field trips, featured speakers, and more will be posted soon!

 
Travel awards:
Several of the scientific societies involved in planning Botany conference offer travel awards to assist with defraying the cost of attendance. Visit the websites of these scientific societies to learn more about their awards: American Bryological and Lichenological Society, American Society of Plant Taxonomists, American Fern Society, Botanical Society of America, and the International Society for Plant Taxonomy.
 
Hotel and Travel Information:
Get ready for Botany 2025 by booking your room at the Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel! Enjoy exclusive rates and the convenience of staying close to all the action. Booking within the reserved room block not only ensures a great experience for you, but also helps the conference by keeping costs manageable and supporting future events. For international travelers, visa information and invitation letters are available to assist with travel plans. If you're looking to share accommodations, use the roommate finder tool to connect with fellow attendees. For more information, click here.Professional Rate - Single/Double -  $169.00/night +16.5% tax – Click here for reservations.
 Student Rate $119.00/night + 16.5% tax – Click here for student room reservations.
 Parking fee: 25 USD daily
Fee includes in/out privileges; Parking rates do not include tax
 Join Bonvoy for free internet at the Renaissance

In Palm Springs, you can look forward to:
Meeting space all on one level and walkable indoors
An accessible, friendly, and safe downtown location
Complimentary hotel shuttle from the airport
Affordable lodging rates ($119/nt for students and $169/nt) and rooms that can be shared for savings at the Renaissance Hotel
Potential morning field trips to places like Joshua Tree National Park, San Jacinto Mountains, Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve, California Botanic Garden, a date farm, local UC system Herbaria, and more
Nursing mother’s room, a quiet room, and designated gender-neutral bathrooms
Free street parking around the convention center and discounted hotel parking in the hotel lot
 
If you have any questions about conference logistics, please contact Lori Strong, Meetings Manager. For scientific program questions, please contact Melanie Link-Pérez, Conference Program Manager.   

Small grants for study of Wisconsin wild plants and fungi

Botanical Club of Wisconsin requests proposals for the 2025 John Thomson Research Award in support of student research on Wisconsin’s wild plants.

Graduate award = $2,500

Graduate students at any accredited university or college are eligible

 How to apply:  Send an electronic copy of your research proposal (see specifics below) by April 6th to:

 Dr. Christopher D. Tyrrell
Milwaukee Public Museum

tyrrell@mpm.edu

Proposal must include:

1.     A description of the proposed project, not to exceed five double-spaced pages, including:

• Title

• Project summary

• Scientific merit

• Specific objectives

• Methodology and timeline

• Budget, including line items

• Literature cited

2.     Applicant’s contact information (address, telephone, email), and advisor’s name.

3.     Name(s) and contact information (address, telephone, email) of student’s advisor/major professor.

Requirements and Guidelines

1.     The research project must advance the knowledge of taxonomy, ecology, or natural history of Wisconsin’s wild plants or fungi (including vascular plants, bryophytes, algae, fungi or lichens) by focusing on field investigation; select laboratory or experimental work related to natural history (e.g. DNA sequencing, pollination ecology, etc.) may also be eligible for funding.

2.     Funds may be used for equipment, supplies, laboratory/analysis fees, or travel and lodging related to field work. Other reasonable expenses will be considered, but funds may not be used for wages or to cover registration fees, travel, or lodging to attend conferences.

3.     Any work on State Natural Areas and/or threatened or endangered species requires a permit from the Bureau of Natural Heritage Conservation of the Wisconsin DNR and a copy of this must be included.

4.     A written report must be provided to the Botanical Club of Wisconsin upon completion and a summary prepared for the club newsletter.

5.     Potentially funded projects include taxonomic/systematic work, ecological studies, floristic inventories, etc.  Invasive species removal and habitat restoration projects will not be funded.

6.     BCW does not support institutional overhead.

Applications must be received by 11:59pm, Sunday, 6 April 2025

Botany 2025: Palm Springs, CA, 25-31 Jul 2025