Chicago Botanic Garden

Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden

Symposium: Student Research in Plant Biology
and Conservation

Saturday, November 1, 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Register to ATTEND the symposium            Register to PRESENT at the symposium

Anyone interested in presenting at this symposium must submit an abstract to the Program Chair before OCTOBER 1, 2008. Posters should be no larger than 30" x 40". The Program Committee reserves the right to reject submissions because of program constraints. Authors will be notified in early October regarding acceptance of their poster.

The Chicago Botanic Garden is pleased to host the second annual Student Research in Plant Biology and Conservation Symposium, especially for graduate and undergraduate students to present their research. While the presenters are all students, faculty members and all those interested in plant biology are encouraged to register. This will be a day-long event providing students with an early opportunity to present their research to colleagues. It is a wonderful chance for students with related interests and concerns to learn about the research of others, make contacts, and present their own work in a collegial and low-stress environment. The event will close with our invited keynote speaker, Sir Peter Crane.

Registration fee includes all handout materials, parking, morning snack and boxed lunch. The symposium will be held in the Alsdorf Auditorium of the Regenstein Center at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, IL. Click here for directions.

Registration Deadline: October 24, 2008
Early-bird fee postmarked by October 3: $59/$74
Fee after October 24: $79/$99
Full-time students enrolled in graduate or undergraduate program: $29 with student ID
Symposium presenter registration is complimentary.

Plant Ecology and Evolution Student Symposium Draft Schedule
(subject to change)

8 a.m.   Check-in/Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.   Welcome Announcements
8:45 a.m.   Oral Session I (Five 15-minute presentations)
10 a.m.   Coffee Break
10:30 a.m.   Oral Session II (Four 15-minute presentations)
11:30 a.m.   Lunch
12:30 p.m.   Poster Session
2 p.m.   Oral Session III (Four 15-minute presentations)
3:15 p.m.   Reception
4 p.m.   Keynote Speaker, Sir Peter Crane
5:15 p.m.   Closing comments

Please continue to check this page for program updates, or call Beth Pinargote, symposium manager, at (847) 835-8278. To register, call (847) 835-8261 or click here.