2010 Symposium Agenda

Overview Registration Program Poster session - Call for posters Exhibitor Booths Lodging Directions Student Stipends (PDF) Symposium Sponsorship Flyer (PDF)

Botanical Treasures in Northern California – What's at Stake?

January 11-13, 2010
California State University Chico
Bell Memorial Union Auditorium

Northern California Botanists will be hosting their 3rd symposium at California State University, Chico on January 11-13, 2010.

The 2010 Symposium will attract hundreds of professional botanists, scholars, plant biologists, and students who will participate in a full schedule of peer-led sessions, poster presentations, and networking opportunities.

Session topics will focus on several emerging issues in the field, including new botanical discoveries, conservation genetics, invasive species, pollination, herbivory, and mentoring new botanists, all emphasizing the northern part of California. The symposium will consist of two days of talks on January 11 and 12 with more than 30 presentations by federal and state government agencies, the leading environmental consulting firms in the region, academic institutions and non-profit organizations dedicated to improving our natural resources.

The keynote speaker, Dr. Bruce Baldwin, of the University of California at Berkeley, will present a talk on “Impact and Consequences of Molecular Taxonomy to Botanical Conservation” on Monday, January 11, during the annual Symposium Dinner.

Four post-conference workshops are scheduled for Wednesday, January 13 and will focus on botany for teachers, Sacramento River floodplain restoration, resources for beginning professional botanists, and using the updated Manual of California Vegetation.

Registration

Registration for the symposium is now open and is available online or you may print out the form and mail it in. Register early, prices increase after December 15, 2009. Online registration closes January 5, 2010. Late registration will be available at the door, however limited banquet tickets will be available during walk-in registration.

Online Registration – click here

Mail-In Registration – Fill out this PDF form and mail to:

Northern California Botanists
2010 Symposium Registration
6640 Paragalia Way
Paradise, CA 95969

Register at the Door – we will accept walk in registrations.

Lodging and Directions

We have reserved a block of rooms at discounted rates at four hotels in Chico. Please call the hotels directly. The rooms are available at the discounted rate for the nights of January 10, 11, and 12, 2010. For these and other lodging options in Chico – click here.

Getting to and Around Chico – click here

Student Registration and Travel Stipends

Northern California Botanists will be awarding a number of $200 stipends to help students defray the costs of attending the symposium. Click here for an application.