XVI International Botanical Congress1-7 August 1999Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. America's Center |
Keynote Symposia
"Feeding the World: Past, Present, Future"
Organizers: Luis Herrera-Estrella and Gurdev Khush
Speakers: Hossain, M., Rattan Lal "Soils, plants, pests: increasing sustainable crop production," Holland, J., Herrera-Estrella, L., Sinclair, T. R."Plant Sex: Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology"
Organizers: Spencer C. H. Barrett and Adrienne E. Clarke
Speakers: Newbigin, E., Dickinson, H., Lörz, H., Uyenoyama, M., Barrett, S."Plant/Microbe Interactions"
Organizers: Sharon L. Long and Alastair H. Fitter
Speakers: Ann Hirsch, Ian Sanders, Peter Young, Steven Pueppke, Douglas Cook"Biodiversity: Past, Present, Future"
Organizers: Osvaldo E. Sala and Peter R. Crane
Speakers: May, R., Scopel, A., Crane, P., Sala, O."Cellular and Metabolic Engineering"
Organizers: Natasha V. Raikhel and Chris Somerville
Speakers: Raikhel, N., Somerville, C., Willmitzer, L., Roberts, K., Anderson, M.
Plenary Lectures
Jane Lubchenco "Science and Society: A New Social Contract"
Jonathan D. G. Jones "Structure, Function and Evolution of Plant Disease Resistance Genes"
Michael J. Donoghue "Phylogenies and Plant Evolution"
General Symposia
Discipline I: Botanical Diversity: Systematics and Evolution
CONVERGENT EVOLUTION AND THE SYSTEMATICS OF COCCOID GREEN ALGAE
Organizers: Hegewald, E. and Lewis, L.
Speakers: Friedl, T., Hegewald, E., Huss, V., Komarek, J., Krienitz, L., Takeda, H., Watanabe, S.ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF OCEANIC ISLAND FLORAS
Organizers: Jansen, R. K. and Santos-Guerra, A.
Speakers: Baldwin, B., Cronk, Q., Stuessy, T., Carvalho, J., Wagner, W. L., Santos-Guerra, A., Dickie, S.BIONOMENCLATURE FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM: EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN CATALOGUING BIODIVERSITY
Organizers: McNeill, J. and Hawksworth, D. L.
Speakers: Sneath, P., Thompson, C., Brummitt, R., Patterson, D., Beach, J., Trehane, P.BIGNONIACEAE: THE POST-GENTRY ERA
Organizers: Hauk, W. D. and Lohmann, L.
Speakers: Burger, W. C., Galetto, L., Hauk, W., Lohmann, L., Scudeller, V., Tomb, S., Zjhra, M.NATURAL HISTORY OF PROTEACEAE
Organizers: Douglas, A. W. and Weston, P.
Speakers: Douglas, A., Drinnan, A., Weston, P., Barker, N., Hoot, S., Mast, A., Plana, V.ARCHAEOPTERIS, THE WORLD'S FIRST FOREST TREE: BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND SYSTEMATICS OF A LATE DEVONIAN PROGYMNOSPERM
Organizers: Scheckler, S. E. and Meyer-Berthaud, B.
Speakers: Meyer-Berthaud, B., Galtier, J., Bambach, R., Scheckler, S., Cressler, W. L., Hill, S., Bateman, R.PINE PHYLOGENY AND COEVOLUTION
Organizers: Alvarez-Buylla, E. and Liston, A.
Speakers: Farjon, A., Price, R., Liston, A., Pinero, D., Bruns, T., Kelly, S., Tomback, D.ASCOMYCETE SYSTEMATICS: TESTING MORPHOLOGICAL-BASED HYPOTHESES OF PHYLOGENY
(This symposium is dedicated to Margaret Barr, who laid much of the groundwork for present-day work in ascomycete systematics)
Organizers: Shearer, C. A. and Eriksson, O. E.
Speakers: Chen, W., Huhndorf, S., Lui, Y., Lutzoni, F., Reblova, M., Samuels, G., Winka, K.PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS IN ASTERACEAE SUBFAMILY ASTEROIDEAE: EVIDENCE FROM MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR SOURCES
Organizers: Bayer, R. J. and Breitwieser, I.
Speakers: Bayer, R., Breitwieser, I., Lane, M., Oberprieler, C., Starr, J., Nordenstam, B., Schilling, E.Discipline II: Ecology, Environment, and Conservation
SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN FLOWERING PLANTS
Organizers: Delph, L. and gren, J.
Speakers: Delph, L., Dawson, T., Ågren, J., Biere, A., Sakai, A., Ashman, T-L., Karoly, K.SEED POPULATION DYNAMICS
Organizers: Cavers, P. B. and Thompson, K.
Speakers: Cavers, P., Thompson, K., Houle, G., Hyatt, L., Jordano, P., Jurado, E., Ungar, I.THE ECOLOGY AND GENETICS OF PLANT REPRODUCTIVE CHARACTERS
Organizers: Mazer, S., and Thbaud, C.
Speakers: Campbell, D., Conner, J., Galen, C., Glover, B., Kalisz, S., Mazer, S., Thebaud, C.Discipline III: Structure, Development, and Cellular Biology
CONSTRUCTION MORPHOLOGY AND PHYLOGENY-HOMOLOGY AND HOMOPHYLY
Organizers: de la Sota, and Nixon, K.
Speakers: de la Sota, E., Hagemann, W., Kato, M., Mora-Osejo, L., Crepet, W., Nixon, K., Romero, E.STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF PLANT CELL WALL PROTEINS
Organizers: Showalter, A. M., Kieliszewski, M. and Bacic, T.
Speakers: Showalter, A., Bacic, T., Cheung, A., Kieliszewski, M., Bolwell, P., Tierney, M., Keller, B.Discipline IV: Genetics and Genomics
REPETITIVE DNA IN HIGHER PLANTS
Organizers: Hemleben, V. and Beridze, T.
Speakers: Hemleben, V., Beridze, T., Schmidt, T., de Jong, H., Vershinin, A., Nybom, H., Volkov, R.USE OF GENETICAL MAPS FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT
Organizers: Graner, A. and Bachmann, K
Speakers: Sasaki, T., McMullen, M., Gebhardt, C., Kuenzel, G., Kleinhofs, A., Graner, A., Chalmers, K.Discipline V: Physiology and Biochemistry
CONTROL OF NITROGEN FIXATION BY PLANT-NODULE INTERACTIONS
Organizers: Sinclair, T. R. and Minchin, F. R.
Speakers: Sprent, J., Huss-Danell, K., Layzell, D., Vance, C., Hartwig, U., Purcell, L., Harper, J.PLANT ANTIOXIDANT SYSTEMS: MOLECULAR AND GENETIC APPROACHES TO FUNCTION AND REGULATION
Organizers: Last, R. L. and Smirnoff, N.
Speakers: Foyer, C., Conklin, P., Niyogi, K., Mullineaux, P., Van Breusegem, F., Scandalios, J., Dangl, J., Epple, P.Discipline VI: Human Uses of Plants: Economic Botany and Biotechnology
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE LOTEA (THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL LOTUS SYMPOSIUM)
Organizers: Beuselinck, P. R. and Morris, P.
Speakers: Steiner, J., Banuelos, G., Volenec, J., English, J., Beuselinck, P., Morris, P., Stougaard, J.
General Symposia
Discipline I: Botanical Diversity: Systematics and Evolution
OVERVIEW AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PHYLOGENETIC NOMENCLATURE
Organizers: Cantino, P. and Eriksson, T.
Speakers: Kron, K., de Queiroz, K., Cantino, P., Robeck, H., Judd, W., Eriksson, T., Porter, M.ADAPTIVE RADIATION OF PLANTS ON OCEANIC ISLANDS: CLASSICAL PATTERNS, MOLECULAR DATA, NEW INSIGHTS
Organizers: Givnish, T. J. and Boehle, U.
Speakers: Givnish, T., Boehle, U., Nepokroeff, M., 't Hart, H., Smith, J., Ballard, H., Richardson, J.AQUATIC ANGIOSPERM SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION
Organizers: Les, D. H. and Waycott, M.
Speakers: Les, D., Waycott, M., Kadono, Y., Novelo R., Procaccini, G., Williamson, P., Ackerman, J.RECENT ADVANCES IN CACTACEAE SYSTEMATICS
(A symposium in honor of Dr. George Engelmann)
Organizers: Wallace, R. S., Leuenberger, B. E. and Taylor, N. P.
Speakers: Andersen, E., Hunt, D., Barthlott, W., Hernandez, H., Kiesling, R., Mauseth, J., Stuppy, W., Pinkava, D., Wallace, R.EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY OF THE BRYOPSIDA: A SYNTHESIS
Organizers: Goffinet, B. and Hedderson, T.
Speakers: Hedderson, T., Boles, S., Hyvönen, J., Goffinet, B., La Farge, C., DeLuna, E.PHYLOGENY, EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS OF ROSACEAE
Organizers: Pankhurst, R. J. and Robertson, K. R.
Speakers: Evans, R., Robertson, R., Potter, D., Redzic, S., Campbell, C., Eriksen, B., Ertter, B.NEWEST IDEAS ABOUT THE OLDEST PLANTS
Organizers: Stein, W. and Berry, C. M.
Speakers: Cordi, J., Berry, C., Boyer, J., Cook, M., Sims, H., Roth, A., Habgood, K.FUNGAL-PLANT INTERACTIONS: EVOLUTIONARY TRENDS FROM PATHOGENS, MYCORRHIZAE AND LICHENS
Organizers: Gargas, A. and O'Donnell, K.
Speakers: Rosendahl, S., DePriest, P., Schardl, C., McDonald, B., Lange, L., O'Donnell, K., Gargas, A.Discipline II: Ecology, Environment, and Conservation
VEGETATION OF ANALOGOUS ENVIRONMENTS IN THE NORTHERN VERSUS SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
Organizers: Bredenkamp, G., Fujiwara, K. and Box, E. O.
Speakers: Mueller-Dombois, D., Fujiwara, K., Veblen, T., Bredenkamp, G., Pignatti Wikus, E., Gillison, A., Box, E.PALEOBOTANICAL APPROACHES TO PALEOCLIMATE
Organizers: Jacobs, B. F. and Fall, P.
Speakers: Jacobs, B., Suc, J-P., Thompson, R., Upchurch, G., Fauquette, S., Jackson, S., Mosbrugger, V.LIFE ON THE EDGE PAST AND FUTURE OF MANGROVES
Organizers: Schwarzbach, A. E. and Duke, N. C.
Speakers: Plaziat, J-C., Schwarzbach, A., Blasco, F., Farnsworth, E., Ball, M., Duke, N., Field, C.Discipline III: Structure, Development, and Cellular Biology
DYNAMIC ASPECTS OF THE CYTOSKELETON IN PLANT CELLS
Organizers: Staiger, C. J. and Shimmen, T.
Speakers: Staiger, C., Hepler, P., Yokota, E., Takagi, S., Wasteneys, G., Vantard, M., Cyr, R.PLANT ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION: THE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND MACROEVOLUTION OF PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY
Organizers: Pigliucci, M. and van Tienderen, P.
Speakers: Bohnert, H., Baldwin, I., Braam, J., Mittag, M., Cutler, A., Schmitt, J., Pigliucci, M.Discipline IV: Genetics and Genomics
ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION IN PLANT MERISTEMS
Organizers: Rost, T. L. and Bryant, J. A.
Speakers: Bryant, J., Francis, D., Jacqmard, A., Leyser, O., Laux, T., Goliber, T., Rost, T.VOLVOCALES, GATEWAY TO PHYSIOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT
Organizers: Coleman, A. W., Jaenicke, L., and Kirk, D.
Speakers: Coleman, A., Ferris, P., Grossman, A., Kirk, D., Nozaki, H., Rochaix, J-D., Witman, G.
Aguade, M., Krizek, B., Meagher, T., Miyashita, N., Stephan, W.Discipline V: Physiology and Biochemistry
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF ANAEROBIC GENE EXPRESSION
Organizers: Hehl, R. and Bailey-Serres, J.
Speakers: Bailey-Serres, J., Chalivendra, S., Dolferus, R., Ferl, R., Hehl, R., Kuhlemeier, C., Ricard, B.Discipline VI: Human Uses of Plants: Economic Botany and Biotechnology
PLANT CELL BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOCHEMICAL PRODUCTS
Organizers: Vardapetyan, H. and Kirakosyan, A.
Speakers: Vardapetyan, H., Kirakosyan, A., Charchoglian, A., Markosyan, L., Charcoglian, A., Tiratsuian, S., Matchkalyan-Hovanesyan, A.THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND ITS IMPACT ON ACCESS TO BOTANICAL GARDENS' COLLECTIONS
Organizers: Miller, J. S. and ten Kate, K.
Speakers: Galbraith, D., ten Kate K., Kuzevanov, V., Wolfson, M., Taylor, N., Miller, J., Way, M.Bold Award Symposium I
Organizer: Kugrens, P.
Speakers: TBA
Keynote Symposia
"Mechanisms of Plant Development"
Organizers: Elliot Meyerowitz and Ben Scheres
Speakers: Quatrano, R., Berleth, T., Scheres, B., Meyerowitz, E., Gasser, C."Intra-Intercellular Communications"
Organizers: Bernard L. Epel and Clarence A. Ryan, Jr.
Speakers: John Rogers, Youji Sakagami, Shaul Yalovsky, William Lucas, Bernard Epel"Role of Plants in Controlling Biogeochemical Cycles: Past, Present, Future"
Organizers: Pamela Matson and Heinz Rennenburg
Speakers: Minami, K., Sharkey, T., Ehleringer, J., Polle, A., Rennenberg, H."Biogeography and Patterns of Diversity"
Organizers: Mary K. Arroyo and Michael D. Crisp
Speakers: Linder, P., Arroyo, M., Turner, H., Donoghue, M., McGlone, M.
Plenary Lectures
Nina V. Fedoroff "Molecular Genetics and Epigenetics of the Maize"
Meredith Blackwell "Fungi that Fly: Associations of Fungi with Insects and the Consequences"
Mark Westoby "Plant Ecological Strategies"
General Symposia
Discipline I: Botanical Diversity: Systematics and Evolution
NEW PARADIGMS IN CHRYSOPHYTE BIOLOGY
Organizers: Wee, J. L. and Preisig, H. R.
Speakers: Preisig, H., Inouye, I., Cattolico, R., Green, B., Ikavalko, J., Siver, P., Wee, J.EVOLUTION AND RADIATION OF THE ASTERIDAE ON PACIFIC ISLANDS
Organizers: Motley, T. J. and Lindqvist, C.
Speakers: Puttock, C., Carr, G., Morden, C., Howarth, D., Lindqvist, C., Garnock-Jones, P., Motley, T., Costello, A.EVOLUTION, BIOGEOGRAPHY, AND SYSTEMATICS OF APIALES (ARALIACEAE AND APIACEAE)
Organizers: Plunkett, G. M. and Watson, M. F.
Speakers: Henwood, M., Lowry, P., Downie, S., Watson, M., van Wyk, B., Wen, J., Spalik, K.CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON BASAL ANGIOSPERMS: MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL ASPECTS
Organizers: Qiu, Y. and Zimmer, E.
Speakers: Qiu, Y., Kramer, E., Mathews, S., Floyd, S., Graham, S., Soltis, P., Sanderson, M.CURRENT CONCEPTS OF PHYLOGENY IN LIVERWORTS, HORNWORTS, AND TAKAKIOPHYTES
Organizers: Crandall-Stotler, B. and Hasegawa, J.
Speakers: Crandall-Stotler, B., Higuchi, M., Hasegawa, J., Boisselier-Dubayle, M., Freire, V., Stotler, R., Weis, G.LICHENOLOGY IN THE CONCEPT OF THE FAMILY PHYSCIACEAE
Organizers: Moberg, R. and Mayrhofer, H.
Speakers: Lothander, K., Pfeiffer, P., Arup, U., Nordin, A., Ott, S., Mayrhofer, H., Trinkaus, U.Discipline II: Ecology, Environment, and Conservation
HOST JUMPS
Organizers: Kohn, L. M. and Leuchtmann, A.
Speakers: Taylor, L., Rodriguez, R., Carbone, I., Leuchtmann, A., Dickman, M., Roy, B., Holst-Jensen, A.SYSTEMATICS, EVOLUTION, AND ETHNOBOTANY OF THE FLORA OF MOUNT KINABALU (BORNEO): BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION IN ACTION
Organizers: Beaman, J. and Martin, G.
Speakers: Beaman, J., Barkman, T., Conant, D., Cannon, C., Beaman, R., Nais, J., Martin, G.BEHAVIORAL DIMENSIONS OF POLLINATOR SERVICE AND THE CONSEQUENCES FOR PLANTS
Organizers: Thomson, J. and Chittka, L.
Speakers: Chittka, L., Waddington, K., Jones, K., Weiss, M., Yahara, T., Winter, Y., Smithson, A.Discipline III: Structure, Development, and Cellular Biology
CELL BIOLOGY OF FILAMENTOUS FUNGI: MORPHOGENESIS AND PATHOGENESIS
Organizers: Howard, R. J. and Read, N. D.
Speakers: Aist, J., Hardham, A., Heath, B., Hoch, H., Howard, R., Lopez-Franco, R., Roberson, R.DEVELOPMENTAL MECHANISMS IN FERN GAMETOPHYTES
Organizers: Banks, J. and Wada, M.
Speakers: Hass, B., Banks, J., Wada, M., Murata, T., Kanegae, T., Hickok, L.STRUCTURE, DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION OF THE PLANT SHOOT
Organizers: Bharathan, G. and Imaichi, R.
Speakers: Imaichi, R., Sehgal, A., Stein, W., Raven, J., Sztein, A., Jernstedt, J., Bharathan, G.Discipline IV: Genetics and Genomics
EPIGENETIC CONSTRAINTS ON GENE EXPRESSION AND PLANT DEVELOPMENT
Organizers: Pikaard, C. S. and Matzke, M. A.
Speakers: Matzke, M., Richards, E., Dennis, L., Pikaard, C., Chandler, V., Meyer, P.EPISTASIS AND THE EVOLUTION OF COMPLEX ADAPTIVE LANDSCAPES: CONSEQUENCES FOR THE ORIGIN AND MAINTENANCE OF PLANT BIODIVERSITY
Organizers: Fenster, C. and Korol, A.
Speakers: Goodnight, C., Tonsor, S., Fenster, C., Korol, A., Waser, N., Burke, J., Kruuk, L.Discipline V: Physiology and Biochemistry
THE BIOCHEMISTRY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND ECOLOGY OF HYDROCARBON EMISSIONS FROM PLANTS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
Organizers: Monson, R. K. and Kesselmeier, J.
Speakers: Zeidler, J., Loreto, F., Lerdau, M., Schuh, G., Litvak, M., Kesselmeier, J., Crutzen, P.PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY OF ROOTS IN WETLAND ENVIRONMENTS
Organizer: Seago, J. L. and Armstrong, W.
Speakers: Seago, J., Longstreth, D., Jackson, M., Armstrong, W., Chasar, L., Batty, L., Brix, H.PLANT MEMBRANE TRANSPORT
Organizers: Blumwald, E. and Rea, P.
Speakers: Rea, P., Zhu, J., Sussman, M., Taylor, G., Frommer, W., Blumwald, E., Harper, J.Discipline VI: Human Uses of Plants: Economic Botany and Biotechnology
SOUTH AMERICAN PLANTS AND THEIR CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGY INTERACTIVE WITH HUMAN ACTIVITIES
Organizers: Lewis, W. H. and Elvin-Lewis, M. P. F.
Speakers: Balee, W., Bennett, B., Kingston, D., Lewis, W., Montenegro, G., Elvin-Lewis, M., Timmermann, B.BOTANICAL LITERACY FOR THE NEXT MILLENIUM: WHAT TO KNOW AND HOW TO KNOW IT
Organizer: Kramer, D. W. and Uno, G.
Speakers: Uno, G., Wiks, R., Brennan, C., Kimata, M., Camara, M., Silvester, W., Buckley, D., Campbell, N.
General Symposia
Discipline I: Botanical Diversity: Systematics and Evolution
BIOLOGY OF THE AMARANTHACEAE-CHENOPODIACEAE-ALLIANCE
Organizers: Borsch, T., Clemants, S. and Mosyakin, S.
Speakers: Clemants, S., Mosyakin, S., Eliasson, U., Borsch, T., Jacobs, S., Feodorova, T., Brenner, D.CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON BASAL ANGIOSPERMS: STRUCTURAL AND PALAEOBOTANICAL EVIDENCE
Organizers: Endress, P. K. and Friis, E. M.
Speakers: Doyle, J., Mohr, B., Friis, E., Schneider, E., Sampson, B., Endress, P., Thien, L.FERN PHYLOGENY WITH EMPHASIS ON RELATIONSHIPS OF BASAL LINEAGES
Organizers: Pryer, K. and DuBuisson, J-Y.
Speakers: Pahnke, J., Wolf, P., Phipps, C., Gandolfo, M., DuBuisson, J-Y., Ranker, T., Cranfill, R.RECENT ADVANCES IN LICHENOLOGY: MOLECULAR APPROACHES TO SOLVING ISSUES RELATED TO SPECIES COMPLEX, CONSERVATION GENETICS, AND THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE HISTORY FEATURES
Organizers: Lutzoni, F. and Crespo, A.
Speakers: Hawksworth, D., Kroken, S., Cubero, O., Grube, M., Beck, A., Midlikowska, J., Zoller, S.INTERACTIVE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS
Organizers: Dallwitz, M. and Old, R. R.
Speakers: Pankhurst, R., Dallwitz, M., Old, R., Schalk, P., Dickinson, T., Thiele, K., Kartesz, J.Discipline II: Ecology, Environment, and Conservation
GLOBAL CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY
Organizers: Bawa, K. and Ganeshaiah, K.
Speakers: Graumlich, L., Menon, S., Kress, W., Dick, C., Mooney, H., Singh, K.AEROBIOLOGY: THE IMPORTANCE OF AIRBORNE POLLEN AND FUNGAL SPORES IN ECOLOGY, AGRICULTURE, AND HUMAN HEALTH
Organizers: Levetin, E. and Mandriol, P.
Speakers: Comtois, P., Speiksma, F., Frengueli, G., Levetin, E., Burge, H., Main, C., Koski, M.MELANESIAN FLORA - FLORISTICS, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF THE MELANESIAN FLORA
Organizer: Doyle, M. F.
Speakers: Doyle, M., Tuiwawa, M., Bush, E., Fuller, D., Pintaud, J-C., Suprin, B., TBALANDSCAPE DYNAMICS OF GENE FLOW AND PLANT GENETIC STRUCTURE
Organizers: Sork, V. L. and Petit, R. J.
Speakers: Gouyon, P-H., Hamrick, J., Nason, J., Petit, R., Sork, V., Smouse, P., Wulf, M.PHYLOGENY OF ECOLOGICAL TRAITS
Organizers: Silvertown, J. and Eriksson, O.
Speakers: Eriksson, O., Bena, G., Kawano, S., Armbruster, W., Becerra, J., Silvertown, J., Jordano, P., Kelly, C.OLDFIELD SUCCESSION IN THE NEOTROPICS
Organizers: Myster, R. W. and Dilger, M.
Speakers: Myster, R., Gleeson, S., Rhodes, C., Holl, K., Erickson, H., Gonzalez, R., Slocum, M., Garcia-Montiel, D.Discipline III: Structure, Development, and Cellular Biology
IN VIVO AND IN VITRO APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING DOUBLE FERTILIZATION IN FLOWERING PLANTS
Organizers: Dumas, C., Kranz, E. and Russell, S. D.
Speakers: Dumas, C., Kranz, E., Russell, S., Carmichael, J., Cass, D., Yang, H., Bhalla, P.EVOLUTION OF CONDUCTIVE TISSUE IN LAND PLANTS
Organizers: Carlquist, S. and Edwards, D.
Speakers: Edwards, D., Wheeler, E., Aloni, R., McCann, M., Ewers, F., Campbell, M., Carlquist, S.Discipline IV: Genetics and Genomics
EMERGING PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Organizer: Gleba, Y. and Raskin, I.
Speakers: Gleba, Y., della-Cioppa, G., Tretheway, R., Shanklin, J., Walker, K., Ow, D., Raskin, I.
Organizers: Belostotsky, D. and Baulcombe, D.
Speakers: Hohn, T., Green, P., Miller, A., Belostotsky, D., Schuster, G., Baulcombe, D., Schuler, M.Discipline V: Physiology and Biochemistry
ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES OF PLANTS IN THE SOIL-PLANT-ATMOSPHERE CONTINUUM
Organizers: Frye, J. and Grosse, W.
Speakers: Allen, L., Blom, C., Darwent, M., Cizkova, H., Drake, B., Carter, G., Tsuchiya, T., Wu, Z.PLANT MEMBRANE LIPIDS: METABOLISM AND FUNCTION
Organizers: Moore, T. S. and Harwood, J. L.
Speakers: Benning, C., Boss, W., Cassagne, C., Dewey, R., Hills, M., Quinn, P., Wang, X.Discipline VI: Human Uses of Plants: Economic Botany and Biotechnology
INDIGENOUS PLANT TENDING AND DOMESTICATION IN THE NEW WORLD OUTSIDE THE MAJOR CENTERS
Organizers: Fritz, G. J. and Crawford, G. W.
Speakers: Asch, D., Crawford, G., Fish, S., Fowler, C., Fritz, G., Nabhan, G., Wing, E.Bold Award Symposium II
Organizer, Millie, D.
Speakers: TBA
Poster Presentations
Presentation Session A - 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. (Even-numbered posters)
Presentation Session B - 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. (Odd-numbered posters)
Millennium Symposium
"Toward the Next Millennium"
Moderator - TBA
Speakers: Roger Beachy, TBA, TBA
General Symposia
Discipline I: Botanical Diversity: Systematics and Evolution
BROWN ALGAL PHYLOGENY: MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR INSIGHTS:
Organizers: Phillips, N. and Peters, A.
Speakers: Clayton, M., de Reviers, B., Boo, S., Siemer, B., Serrao, E., Phillips, N., Peters, A.EVOLUTION AND PHYLOGENETICS OF THE APOCYNACEAE S.L.
Organizers: Endress, M. and Stevens, W. D.
Speakers: Potgieter, K., Middelton, D., Venter, H., Civeyrel, L., Albers, F., Fishbein, M., Bruyns, P., Stevens, D.ANGIOSPERM PHYLOGENY: RELATIONSHIPS AMONG AND WITHIN THE MAJOR CLADES
Organizers: Soltis, P. S., Soltis, D. E. and Chase, M. W.
Speakers: Soltis, D., Davis, J., Hoot, S., Chase, M., Lledo, L., Bremer, B., Bremer, K.EVOLUTION AND DIVERSIFICATION OF THE LYCOPODS
Organizers: Taylor, W. C., Wikstrm, N. and Grauvogel-Stamm, L.
Speakers: Gensel, P., Pigg, K., Grauvogel-Stamm, L., Wikström, N., Therrien, J., Taylor, C., Hickey, J.TELEOMORPH AND ANAMORPH CONNECTIONS: THE GENUS FOR GENUS CONCEPT
Organizers: Samuels, G. J. and Crous, P. W.
Speakers: Rogers, J., Gams, W., Cannon, P., Seifert, K., Crous, P., Rossman, A., Untereiner, W.Discipline II: Ecology, Environment, and Conservation
BOTANICAL GARDENS: THE SHOP WINDOWS FOR PLANT SCIENCE
Organizers: Wyse-Jackson, P. and Rode, S.
Speakers: Edwards, I., Linares, E., DeBuhr, L., Price, R., Spector, P., Ashwell, A., TBARARE AND ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES IN THE GREATER ANTILLES
Organizers: Kolterman, D. A. and Oviedo Prieto, R.
Speakers: Rodriguez, P., Mallea, A., Breckon, G., Pimentel, M., Proctor, G., Valentin, E., DeJesus, I.THE PHENOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Organizers: Sparks, T. and Beaubien, E.
Speakers: Beaubien, E., Sparks, T., Menzel, A., Schwartz, M., Henry, G., Chuine, I., Roetzer, T.BEES AND ANGIOSPERMS; THE COEVOLUTION OF A PARTNERSHIP
Organizers: Bernhardt, P. and Dafni, A.
Speakers: Buchmann, S., Dafni, A., Dobson, H., Petanidou, T., Johnson, S., Raulston, T., Kevan, P.PHYTOREMEDIATION OF METAL CONTAMINATED AND POLLUTED ECOSYSTEMS
Organizers: Jamil, K. and Prasad, M. N. V.
Speakers: Jamil, K., Rengel, Z., Freitas, H., Saxena, P., Hu, J., Smith, B., Prasad, M.ECOLOGICAL BASIS OF SUSTAINABLE TROPICAL FORESTRY
Organizer: Hartshorn, G.
Speakers: deCamino, R., Cassells, D., Peralta, R., Simeone, B., Snook, L., Quevedo, L., Hartshorn, G.Discipline III: Structure, Development, and Cellular Biology
DEVELOPMENTAL PHENOLOGY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON PLANT ECOLOGY
Organizers: Watson, M. A. and Huber, H.
Speakers: Watson, M., Huber, H., Geber, M., Diggle, P., Pilson, D., Novoplansky, A., Hay, M.BRYOPHYTES: MODEL SYSTEMS FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Organizers: Oliver, M. J. and Cove, D. J.
Speakers: Oliver, M., Cove, D., Christianson, M., Nishiyama, T., Schumaker, K., Schaefer, D., Reski, R.XYLEM STRUCTURE IN TREE BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
Organizers: Baas, P. and Wheeler, E.
Speakers: Bauch, J., Newsom, L., Suzuki, M., Thibaut, B., Thorsch, J., Wimmer, R., Woodcock, D.ROOTING STRATEGIES AND BELOWGROUND COMPETITION
Organizers: Casper, B. and de Kroon, H.
Speakers: Jackson, R., Caldwell, M., Schenk, J., Casper, B., deKroon, H., Robinson, D., Weiner, J.Discipline IV: Genetics and Genomics
DEVELOPMENT OF GAMETES IN FLOWERING PLANTS
Organizers: Southworth, D. and Singh, M.
Speakers: Mogenson, L., Tanaka, I., Cresti, M., Grossniklaus, U., Twell, D., Singh, M., Southworth, D.Discipline V: Physiology and Biochemistry
MEMBRANE-BASED TRANSPORT AND SIGNALING IN PLANTS
Organizers: Roux, S. and Dudler, R.
Speakers: Dudler, R., Forestier, C., Klein M., Sauer, N., Deikman, J., Roux, S., Ranjeva, R., Schroeder, J.ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF INTERNAL AERATION IN WETLANDS: PLANT ADAPTATION AND GEOCHEMICAL CONTROL OF THE RHIZOSPHERE
Organizers: Allen, L. H. and Tsuchiya, T.
Speakers: Armstrong, J., Chanton, J., Inubushi, K., Arkebauer, T., Frye, J., Stuhlfauth-Roisch, U., Graffmann, K., Grosse, W.Discipline VI: Human Uses of Plants: Economic Botany and Biotechnology
ENGINEERING CROP PLANTS FOR IMPROVED QUALITY
Organizers: Shewry, P. R. and Krebbers, E.
Speakers: Visser, R., Falco, C., Higgins, T., Froman, B., Kridl, J., Jones, H., Mittendorf, V., Utsumi, S.
General Symposia
Discipline I: Botanical Diversity: Systematics and Evolution
PHYTOGEOGRAPHY OF THE CARIBBEAN BASIN
Organizers: Lodge, D. J. and Delgadillo M., C.
Speakers: Graham, A., Delgadillo, C., Salazar-Allen, N., Baroni, T., Miller, O., Gomez, L., Halling, R.RECENT STUDIES ON THE PHYLOGENY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE EUPHORBIACEAE
Organizer: Webster, G. L.
Speakers: Hoffmann, P., Leonard, J., Levin, G., Secco, R., Nowicke, J., Wurdack, K., Smith, B., Esser, H.PHYLOGENY OF GREEN PLANTS
Organizers: Buchheim, M. and Kenrick, P.
Speakers: Chapman, R., Zechman, R., Buchheim, M., McCourt, R., Lewis, L., Kenrick, P., Rothwell, G.EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE FUNGI: MOLECULAR PERSPECTIVES ON MORPHOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGY EVOLUTION
Organizers: Bruns, T. and Sugiyama, J.
Speakers: Sugiyama, J., Redecker, D., Schuessler, A., Nishida, H., Spatafora, J., Berbee, M., Oberwinkler, F., Swann, E.EVOLUTION OF THE MALVALES
Organizers: Alverson, W. S. and Bayer, C.
Speakers: LaDuke, J., Alverson, W., Bayer, C., Whitlock, B., Gibbs, P., Manchester, S., Vogel, S.POPULATION BIOLOGY OF POLYPLOIDY
Organizers: Husband, B. C. and Thompson, J. D.
Speakers: Thompson, J., Husband, B., Cook, L., Rodriguez, D., Ronfort, J., Bretagnolle, F., Ramsey, J.Discipline II: Ecology, Envorinment, and Conservation
THE LIVING LABORATORY: BOTANICAL GARDEN RESEARCH IN SERVICE OF CONSERVATION
Organizers: Morin, N. and Hernandez Bermejo, E.
Speakers: Wyse-Jackson, P., Vovides, A., Schoen, D., Ragone, D., Gardner, M., Hernandez Bermejo, E., Dixon, K.POST-INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPES: VEGETATION, ECOLOGY, AND ECOSYSTEMS-BASED REGENERATION
Organizers: Thompson, S. A. and Tamminga, K.
Speakers: Tamminga, K., Kuehl, P., Majcher, E., Dutton, B., Thompson, S., Wavikar, S.FLORISTIC COMPOSITION OF NEOTROPICAL RAIN FORESTS: ECOLOGICAL, BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AND CONSERVATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
Organizers: Tuomisto, H. and Phillips, O.
Speakers: Terbough, J., Duivenvoorden, J., Condit, R., Hall, P., Ruokolainen, K., Phillips, O., Clark, D.PLANT METAPOPULATIONS
Organizers: Olivieri, I. and McCauley, D.
Speakers: Groom, J., Giles, B., Oostermeijer, G., Godelle, B., McCauley, D., Olivieri, I., Thrall, P.Discipline III: Structure, Development, and Cellular Biology
SYSTEMATIC WOOD ANATOMY AND MODERN METHODOLOGIES
Organizers: Miller, R. B. and Terrazas, T.
Speakers: Baas, P., dos Santos, G., Gasson, P., Hayden, J., Noshiro, S., Terrazas, T., Miller, R.VIRTUAL PLANTS: MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION OF MORPHOGENESIS
Organizers: Room, P. and Remphrey, B.
Speakers: Sievänen, R., deReffye, P., Pages, L., Lewis, P., Chelle, M., Prusinkiewicz, P., Room, P.Discipline IV: Genetics and Genomics
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF PLANT MEIOSIS
Organizers: Ma, H. and Bhatt, A.
Speakers: Bhatt, A., Cande, Z., Ma, H., Makaroff, C., Moore, G., Preuss, D., Pruitt, R.RNA METABOLISM IN PLANT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR TRANSGENE DESIGN
Organizers: Flavell, R. B. and Green, P.
Speakers: Brown, J., Filipowicz, Shimamoto, K., Flavell, R., Vaucheret, H., Dickey, L.TRANSMISSION, MOLECULAR AND POPULATION GENETICS OF THREE BASIDIOMYCETES
Organizers: Garber, E. D. and Shykoff, J.
Speakers: Day, A., Antonovics, J., Garber, E., Shykoff, J., Henry, C., de Sa, M., May, G.Discipline V: Physiology and Biochemistry
THE EVOLUTION OF THE CARBON CYCLE
Organizers: Chaloner, W. and Rothschild, L.
Speakers: Rothschild, L., Beerling, D., Berner, R., Chaloner, W., Jones, T., Jones, H., Lenton, T.DESICCATION TOLERANCE IN PLANTS
Organizers: Tuba, Z. and Alpert, P.
Speakers: Alpert, P., Proctor, M., Farrant, J., Gaff, D., Kranner, I., Smirnoff, N., Tuba, Z.Discipline VI: Human Uses of Plants: Economic Botany and Biotechnology
ETHICS AND RISKS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
Organizers: Taylor, I. E. P. and Jefferson, R.
Speakers: Barrett, K., Jefferson, R., Mellon, M., Durant, J., Dill, G., Priest, S., Sahai, S., Bharatan, G., Bryant, J.
Keynote Symposia
"Plant Speciation"
Organizers: Richard J. Abbott and Douglas W. Schemske
Speakers: Abbott, R., Rieseberg, L., Arnold, M., Schemske, D., Hodges, S."Plant Conservation Biology"
Organizers: Anthony H. D. Brown and Jos Sarukh n
Speakers: Dixon, K., Savolainen, O., Teshome, A., Thompson, J., Gomez-Pompa, A."Plant stress responses: plasticity for natural and anthropogenic stressors"
Organizers: D. Heinrich Sandermann and Eva Pell
Speakers: Pell, E., Zilinskas, B., Durst, F., Edwards, R., Sandermann, H."Evolution of Plant Development"
Organizers: Mitsuyasu Hasebe and Elizabeth Kellogg
Speakers: Tsukaya, H., Doebley, J., Schmidt, R., Kellogg, E., Hasebe, M."Plant Community and Ecosystem Dynamics Through Space and Time"
Organizers: J. Philip Grime and G. David Tilman
Speakers: Berendse, F., Diaz, S., Wardle, D., Grime, P., Reich, P., Wardle, D.
Plenary Lectures
Jorge Crisci "Historical Biogeography: Limits, Prospects and Opportunities"
Enrico Coen "Origin of Floral Symmetry"
Toni M. Kutchan "Future Prospects for Biotechnological Use of Plants that Produce Alkaloids"
General Symposia
Discipline I: Botanical Diversity: Systematics and Evolution
THE CONTINUING IMPORTANCE OF FLORISTIC STUDIES
Organizers: Thiers, B. and Bisby, F.
Speakers: Shultz, L., Kiger, R., Castroviejo, S., Schnase, J., Brouillet, L., Davila, P., McNeill, J., Bisby, F.EVOLUTION OF THE PASSIFLOREAE
Organizer, MacDougal, J.
Speakers: Bernhard, A., Ree, R., Feuillet, C., Hansen, K., Gilbert, L., Tillett, S., deWilde, W., Cervi, A.PHYLOGENY OF LEGUMINOSAE I. MIMOSOIDEAE AND PAPILIONOIDEAE
Organizers: Doyle, J. J. and Crisp, M. D.
Speakers: Doyle, J., Grimes, J., Pennington, T., Crisp, M., Lavin, M., Schrire, B., Steele, K.PTERIDOPHYTE BIOGEOGRAPHY
Organizers: Moran, R. C. and Ollgaard, B.
Speakers: Skog, J., Collinson, M., Gradstein, R., Smith, A., Parris, B., Brownsey, P., Dassler, C.SPECIES-LEVEL RELATIONSHIPS IN BRYOPHYTES: NEW APPROACHES
Organizers: Wyatt, R. and Bischler, H.
Speakers: Akiyama, H., Derda, G., Fontinha, S., Long, D., Odrzykoski, I., McDaniel, S., Wyatt, R.PHYLOGENY OF LIFE: THE BACTERIAL PERSPECTIVE ON EUKARYOTIC AND PROKARYOTIC EVOLUTION
Organizers: Palmer, J. D. and Embley, M.
Speakers: Keeling, P., McFadden, G., Cavalier-Smith, T., Burger, G., Embley, M., Doolittle, F., Giovannoni, S.CRETACEOUS FLORAS: EVIDENCE FOR PATTERNS OF ANGIOSPERM DIVERSIFICATION
Organizers: Schnenberger, J. and Lupia, R.
Speakers: Eklund, H., Lupia, R., Magallon, S., Schönenberger, J., Takahashi, M., Frumin, S., Poole, I.Discipline II: Ecology, Environment, and Conservation
ECOLOGY OF PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE (LYTHRUM SALICARIA)
Organizers: Nosko, P. and Blossey, B.
Speakers: Eckert, C., O'Neil, P., Olsson, K., Stevens, K., Ågren, J., Blossey, B., Nosko, P.DIVERSITY AND VARIATION IN FRUITING PLANTS OF TROPICAL AMERICA: ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFLUENCES
Organizers: Loiselle, B. A. and Griz, L. M. S.
Speakers: Griz, L., Oliveira, P., Balvanera, P., Foster, R., Bourne, G., Murcia, C., Ramirez, N.CRITICAL ISSUES IN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF OCEANIC ISLAND PLANTS
Organizers: Anderson, G. J., Silva O., M. and Ruiz, E.
Speakers: Kent, E., Holsinger, K., Greimler, J., Jensen, R., Crawford, D., Weller, S., Bernardello, G., Levin, D.ECOLOGY, FLORISTICS AND PHYTOGEOGRAPHY OF ARID LICHENS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE SONORAN DESERT REGION
Organizers: Nash, T. H., and Hertel, H.
Speakers: Nash, T., Buedel, B., Tretiach, M., Egea, J.Zambrano, A., Hammer, S., Lumbsch, H., Triebel, D., Herrera-Campos, M., Theler, A.Discipline III: Structure, Development, and Cellular Biology
VASCULAR PLANTS IN AQUATIC HABITATS: PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF FORM
Organizers: Cook, C. D. K. and Stockey, R. A.
Speakers: Cook, C., Johnson, K., Stockey, R., Kvacek, Z., Dahlgren, G., Crawford, R., Philbrick, T.Discipline IV: Genetics and Genomics
THE GENETICS OF FLORAL EVOLUTION
Organizers: Baum, D. and Cubas, P.
Speakers: Theissen, G., Alvarez-Buylla, E., Purugganan, M., Baum, D., Teeri, T., Cubas, P., Bradley, D.GENES REGULATING ENDOSPERM DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION
Organizers: Dickinson, H. and Scott, R.
Speakers: Friedman, W., Fischer, R., Scott, R., Messing, J., Larkin, B., Woody, L., Thompson, R.Discipline V: Physiology and Biochemistry
WATER DEFICITS AND PLANT GROWTH: CELLS AND SOLUTES
Organizers: Sharp, R. E. and Munns, R.
Speakers: Boyer, J., Schurr, U., Tardieu, F., Munns, R., Barthlott, W., Baskin, T., Cosgrove, D., Hanson, A., Roberts, S.CLUSTER ROOTS: THEIR PHYSIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Organizer: Skene, K. R.
Speakers: Diem, H., Schmidt, S., Herdman, L., Neumann, G., Allen, D., Watt, M., Skene, K., Ballard, S., Schwintzer, C.Discipline VI: Human Uses of Plants: Economic Botany and Biotechnology
THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN THE TROPICS
Organizers: Piperno, D. R. and Simpson, B. B.
Speakers: Buckler, E., Bellwood, P., Herrera, L., Mercader, J., Zhao, Z., Kealhofer, L., Piperno, D.THE RECENT HISTORY OF BOTANICAL SCIENCE
Organizers: Smocovitis, V. B. and Ackerman, J. D.
Speakers: Stuckey, R., Slack, N., Kleinman, K., Lesney, M., Smocovitis, B., Pinar, S., Holland, D.
General Symposia
Discipline I: Botanical Diversity: Systematics and Evolution
INSIGHTS ON NORTH AMERICAN FLORISTICS FROM THE FLORA OF NORTH AMERICA PROJECT ("FNA")
Organizers: Barkley, T. and Brouillet, L.
Speakers: Barkley, T., Cholewa, A., Whitton, J., Villasenor, J., Murray, D., Fredskild, B., TBAPHYLOGENY AND SYSTEMATICS OF THE CAMPANULACEAE S.LAT
Organizers: Lammers, T. G. and Eddie, W. M. M.
Speakers: Ayers, T., Eddie, W., Hong, D., Knox, E., Shulkina, T., Lammers, T., Morin, N., Murata, J.PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS IN CAESALPINIOIDEAE: EVIDENCE FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES OF CHARACTERS
Organizers: Herendeen, P. and Bruneau, A.
Speakers: Breteler, F., Herendeen, P., Tucker, S., Klitgaard, B., Lewis, G., Bruneau, A., Luckow, M.VICARIANCE BIOGEOGRAPHY REVISITED - NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM FERNS, BRYOPHYTES, ALGAE AND FUNGI
Organizers: Mueller, G. M., Entwisle, T. J. and Vilgalys, R.
Speakers: Lindstrom, S., Olsen, J., Entwisle, T., Shaw, J., Wolf, P., Pryer, K., Mueller, G., Hibbett, D., Vilgalys, R.FOSSIL HISTORY, MORPHOLOGY, AND PHYLOGENY OF SEED PLANTS
Organizers: Crepet, W. and Archangelsky, S.
Speakers: Gandolfo, M., Archangelsky, S., Crepet, W., Dilcher, D., Nixon, K., Stevenson, D., Taylor, T., Kerp, H.PHYLOGENY OF THE RED ALGAE (RHODOPHYTA)
Organizers: Hommersand, M. H., Maggs, C. A. and Saunders, G. W.
Speakers: Maggs, C., Pueschel, C., Saunders, G., Fredericq, S., Chiovitti, A., Breeman, A., Goff, L.Discipline II: Ecology, Environment, and Conservation
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF SPECIALIZED SEED DISPERSAL, DORMANCY, AND GERMINATION STRATEGIES
Organizers: Baskin, C. and Garwood, N.
Speakers: Baskin, J., Berjak, P., Ghersa, C., Gutterman, Y., Lamont, B., Leck, M., van Staden, J.LIFE FORMS AND STRATEGIES IN TROPICAL FORESTS
Organizers: Gottsberger, G. and Liede, S.
Speakers: Valencia, R., Sazima, M., Bullock, S., Silberbauer-Gottsberger, I., Charles-Dominique, P., Bouman, F., Lücking, R.HIGH MOUNTAIN ECOLOGY
Organizers: Bock, J. H. and Nakhutsrishvili, G.
Speakers: Gansert, D., Dobremez, J-F., Ozenda, P., Koerner, C., Kikvidze, Z., Bowman, D., Wyka, T., Remucal, D.CONSERVATION FOR 2000 SAVING THE CENTERS OF PLANT DIVERSITY: THE SPECIES SURVIVAL COMMISSION PLANTS PROGRAM
Organizers: Meilleur, B., Given, D., and Smart, J.
Speakers: Maunder, M., Given, D., Hilton-Taylor, C., Meilleur, B., Strahm, W., Hamilton, A., Smart, J.Discipline III: Structure, Development, and Cellular Biology
PROGRESS IN ROOT BIOLOGY: A TRIBUTE TO MARGARET E. McCULLY
Organizers: Peterson, R. L. and Guinel, F.
Speakers: Berry, A., Ashford, A., Guinel, F., Canny, M., Ortego, E., Allaway, W., North, G.PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH IN PLANTS
Organizers: Heath, M. C. and Jones, A.
Speakers: Vardi, A., McCabe, P., Jones, A., Thomas, H., Johal, G., Heath, M., Gilchrist, D., Ohashi, Y.Discipline IV: Genetics and Genomics
MOLECULAR GENETICS OF SELF-INCOMPATIBILITY IN PLANTS
Organizers: Kao, T. and Franklin, F. C. H.
Speakers: Franklin, C., Goring, D., Kao, T., McClure, B., Kowyama, Y., Landridge, P.GENOME EVOLUTION IN HYBRID PLANT SPECIES
Organizers: Ainouche, M. and Wendel, J.
Speakers: Gardner, K., Gaut, B., Keim, P., Wendel, J., Osborn, T., Feldman, M., Heslop-Harrison, P.Discipline V: Physiology and Biochemistry
WATER DEFICITS AND PLANT GROWTH: WATER TRANSPORT AND HORMONAL REGULATION
Organizers: Davies, B. and Steudle, E.
Speakers: Steudle, E., Hsiao, T., Sharp, R., Taylor, I., Ho, T., Davies, B., Loveys, B.Discipline VI: Human Uses of Plants: Economic Botany and Biotechnology
FIN DE SIECLE BOTANY
Organizers: Reeds, K. and Mlüler-Wille, S.
Speakers: Riddle, J., Toresella, S., Reeds, K., Ogilvie, B., McMahon, S., Mlüler-Wille, S., Madison, M.GLOBAL MOVEMENT OF HARMFUL NON-INDEGENOUS PLANTS AND FUNGI
Organizers: Rossman, A. and Lonsdale, M.
Speakers: Waterhouse, B., Brasier, C., Lonsdale, M., Wingfield, M., Palm, M., Campbell, F., Novak, S.ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT PLANTS: USE AND CONSERVATION ISSUES
Organizers: Vance, N. C. and Turner, N.
Speakers: Balick, M., Turner, N., Blumenthal, M., Gibson, D., Hersch-Martinez, P., Cunningham, T., Vance, N.
Keynote Symposia
"Plant/Animal Interactions: Current Multidisciplinary Approaches and Promising Directions"
Organizers: Ignacio H. Chapela and Rodolfo Dirzo
Speakers: Dirzo, R., Horvitz, C., Whitham, T., Agrawal, A., Coley, P."Genome Evolution"
Organizers: Masahiro Sugiura and Susan R. McCouch
Speakers: Wessler, S., Martin, W., McCouch, S., Palmer, J., Gray, M."Phylogeny of Life"
Organizers: Volker A. R. Huss and Brent Mishler
Speakers: Sogin, M., Hommersand, M., O'Kelly, C., Taylor, J., Mishler, B."The Sensory Ecology of Plants: New Developments and Perspectives"
Organizers: Carlos L. Ballar and Elaine M. Tobin
Speakers: Briggs, W., Whitelam, G., Ballar, C., Dicke, M., Schultz, J."Fragmentation of Natural Systems"
Oganizers: William J. Bond and Barbara A. Schaal
Speakers: Schaal, B., Bond, W., Waller, D., Hobbs, R., Koptur, S.
Plenary Lectures
Paul A. Cox "Unfinished Journey: Carl Linnaeus' Travels in Lappland and the Creation of Ethnobotany"
Joanne Chory "Light Modulation of Plant Development"
Christian Körner "The Challenge of Accounting for Complexity in Botanical Research"
General Symposia
Discipline I: Botanical Diversity: Systematics and Evolution
THYMELAEALES: SYSTEMATICS, EVOLUTION AND PROTECTION
Organizers: Melnick, V. and Nevling, L.
Speakers: Wang, Y., Parfenov, V., Melnik, V., Nevling, L., Urbani, M., Turis, P., van der Bank, M.PHYLOGENY AND SYSTEMATICS OF THE LAMIALES S.L."
Organizers: Olmstead, R. and Oxelman, B.
Speakers: Olmstead, R., McDade, L., Oxelman, B., Scotland, R., Wolfe, A., Kim, K., Wagstaff, S.THE BIOLOGY OF MISTLETOES: AERIAL VASCULAR PARASITES
Organizers: Barlow, B. A., Calvin, C. L. and Fineran, B. A.
Speakers: Benzing, D., Kirkup, D., Wilson, C., Kuijt, J., Reid, N., Pate, J., Fineran, B.EVOLUTION IN CLONAL FUNGI
Organizers: Anderson, J. B. and Stenlid, J.
Speakers: Anderson, J., Rehner, S., Milgroom, M., Stenlid, J., Birky, C., Geiser, D., Zeyl, C.EUR-AMERICAN FLORISTIC SIMILARITIES THROUGH THE CENOPHYTIC
Organizers: Kvacek, Z. and Manchester, S.
Speakers: Tiffney, B., Mai, D., Kvacek, J., Hably, L., Rember, W., Golovneva, L., Martinetto, E., Cross, A.,SPECIES DIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEMS ON THE INTERNET
Organizers: Bisby, F. and Waggoner, G.
Speakers: Waggoner, G., Peterson, S., Zarucchi, J., Boufford, D., Madison, D., Donoghue, M., Bisby, F.HOMOLOGIES AMONG PTERIDOPHYTES
Organizers: Conant, D. S. and Schneider, H.
Speakers: Hill, J., Stein, D., Renzaglia, K., Brown, R., Steeves, T., Farrar, D., Schneider, H.Discipline II: Ecology, Environment, and Conservation
HABITAT FRAGMENTATION, PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTIONS, AND POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE
Organizers: Kress, J. and Shaanker, R. U.
Speakers: Kress, J., Ganeshaiah, K., Aizen, M., Apsit, V., Kesseli, R.BIOGEOGRAPHY AND EVOLUTION OF ANDEAN PLANTS
Organizers: Ulloa, C. and Leon, B.
Speakers: Andersson, L., Clark, L., Ezcurra, C., Emshwiller, E., Leon, B., Gengler, K., Weigend, M.TROPICAL MACROALGAL ECOLOGY
Organizers: Hanisak, M. D. and Larkum, A.
Speakers: Littler, M., Larkum, A., Williams, S., Foster, M., Steneck, B., Hay, M., Clifton, K., Adey, W., Targett, N., Lapointe, B.COASTAL SAND DUNES: THEIR ECOLOGY AND RESTORATION
Organizers: Martnez, M. L and Lubke, R.
Speakers: Psuty, N., Lubke, R., Kerley, G., Martinez, M., Ripley, B., Sigüenza, C., Espejel, I., Moreno-Casasola, P.Discipline III: Structure, Development, and Cellular Biology
LEAF MORPHOGENESIS
Organizers: Dengler, N. and Tsukaya, H.
Speakers: DeMason, D., Freeling, M., Hudson, A., Kaplan, D., Marcotrigiano, M., Martiensson, R., Sinha, N.FLORAL STRUCTURE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR SYSTEMATICS
Organizers: Smets, E. and Rudall, P.
Speakers: Tobe, H., Deroin, T., Hufford, L., Robbrecht, E., Ronse de Craene, L., Rudall, P., Buzgo, M., McMahon, M., Caddick, L.IMPACT OF THE CELL CYCLE ON DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES IN HIGHER PLANTS
Organizers: Francis, D. and Jacobs, T.
Speakers: Inze, D., John, P., Sundaresan, V., Dudits, D., Murray, J., Doerner, P., Cockcroft, C., Laufs, P.Discipline IV: Genetics and Genomics
THE DYNAMIC PLANT GENOME
Organizers: Levy, A. and Britt, A.
Speakers: Levy, A., Britt, A., Grandbastien, M-A., Puchta, H., Birchler, J., Kunze, R., Paszkowski, J.Discipline V: Physiology and Biochemistry
ANALYSIS OF PLANT TROPISMS
Organizers: Liscum, E. and Iino, M.
Speakers: Liscum, E., Iino, M., Firn, R., Masson, P., Tasaka, M., Hangarter, R., Lomax, T.REDOX-REGULATION OF ENZYME ACTIVITY
Organizers: Anderson, L. E. and Ashton, A. R.
Speakers: Li, A., Knaff, D., Miginiac-Maslow, M., Scheibe, R., Hartman, F., Raines, C., McIntosh, L.Discipline VI: Human Uses of Plants: Economic Botany and Biotechnology
ECOLOGICAL ETHNOBOTANY: MULTI-LEVEL PLANT/PEOPLE INTERACTIONS"
Organizers: Salick, J. and Pickersgill, B.
Speakers: Pickersgill, B., Johns, T., Peters, C., Cabellero, J., Uhl, C., Roth, L., Sanford, B., Rodriguez, E., Joyal, E., Bawa, K.NEW SEEDS: INNOVATIONS IN PRODUCTION, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND PERFORMANCE
Organizers: Basra, A. S. and May, L.
Speakers: Anderson, O., Guckert, A., May, L., Falcinelli, M., Rhodes, B., Groot, S., Payne, R., Hill, H.
General Symposia
Discipline I: Botanical Diversity: Systematics and Evolution
PHYLOGENETICS, MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION, AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE MYRTALES
Organizers: Sytsma, K. J. and Quinn, C. J.
Speakers: Conti, E., Graham, S., Renner, S., Sytsma, K., Quinn, C., Litt, A.PHYLOGENY AND SYSTEMATICS OF THE ASTERIDAE
Organizers: Bremer, B. and Bremer, K.
Speakers: Albach, D., Anderberg, A., Backlund, M., Erbar, C., Plunkett, G., Xiang, J., Backlund, A.CURRENT RESEARCH ON PARASITIC FLOWERING PLANTS
Organizers: Nickrent, D. L. and Press, M. C.
Speakers: Nickrent, D., Press, M., Yoder, J., Lynn, D., dePamphilis, C., Westwood, J., Scholes, J.HERBARIA AND TAXONOMY IN THE 21st CENTURY: WHITHER AND WHY?
Organizers: Stevens, P.F. and West, J.
Speakers: Demissew, S., Romero, G., Madrinan, S., Paton, A., Soepadmo, E., Stevens, P., West, J.SPECIES AND SPECIATION IN PTERIDOPHYTES
Organizers: Haufler, C. H. and Watano, Y.
Speakers: Tuomisto, H., Schneller, J., Masuyama, S., Gemmill, C., Wagner, W. H., Vogel, J., Werth, C.INTRASPECIFIC PHYLOGEOGRAPHY
Organizers: Ueda, K., Fineschi, S. and Cruzan, M.
Speakers: Brunsfeld, S., Chiang, T-Y., Comes, H., Cruzan, M., Fineschi, S., Ueda, K., van Dijk, P.Discipline II: Ecology, Environment, and Conservation
BRYOPHYTE AND LICHEN RARITY: PATTERNS, CAUSES, AND CONSERVATION
Organizers: Smith, C., Söderström, L., and Vitt, D.
Speakers: Vitt, D., Söderström, L., Scheidegger, C., Pharo, E., Smith, C., Bisang, I., Longton, R., Belland, R.ENDEMISM IN THE ANDES: PATTERNS AND PROCESSES
Organizers: Young, K. R. and Knapp, S.
Speakers: Knapp, S., Berry, P., Jørgensen, P., Young, K., Moraes, M., Zuloaga, F., Luteyn, J.ALGAE AS ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Organizers: Hambrook, J. A. and Biggs, B. J. F.
Speakers: Smol, J., Charles, D., Prygiel, J., Porter, S., Rott, E., Carmichael, W., Biggs, B.MYCORRHIZAE AND GLOBAL CHANGE
Organizers: Allen, E. B., Turnau, K. and Allen, M. F.
Speakers: Read, D., Brunner, I., Johnson, N., Allen, M., Rygiewicz, P., Turnau, K., Vosatka, M.PHENOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TROPICAL PLANT COMMUNITIES
Organizers: Morellato, P. C. and McDade, L.
Speakers: Morellato, P., Wright, S., Newbery, D., Sakai, S., Williams-Linera, G., McDade, L., Zimmermann, J., Williams, R., Silvius, K.Discipline III: Structure, Development, and Cellular Biology
PLANT BIOMECHANICS
Organizers: Silk, W. , Speck, T. and Moulia, B.
Speakers: Baskin, T., Holbrook, M., Moulia, B., Niklas, K., Silk, W., Spatz, H-C., Speck, T.FROM AGNES ARBER TO NEW EXPLANATORY MODELS FOR VASCULAR PLANT DEVELOPMENT
Organizers: Kirchoff, B. K. and Rutishauser, R.
Speakers: Schmid, R., Sattler, R., Barlow, P., Classen-Bockhoff, R., Hofer, J., Hay, A., Rutishauser, R., Kirchoff, B.Discipline IV: Genetics and Genomics
FUNGAL GENOMICS
Organizers: Bennett, J. W. and Machida, Masayuki
Speakers: Arnold, J., Bennett, J., Govers, F., Kitamato, K., Leong, S., Machida, M., Prade, R.Discipline V: Physiology and Biochemistry
PROBING PLANT METABOLISM WITH NMR
Organizers: Ratcliff, R. G. and Shachar-Hill, Y.
Speakers: Bligny, R., Fan, T., Raymond, P., Kockenberger, W., Ratcliffe, G., Roberts, J., Shachar-Hill, Y.SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN STOMATAL GUARD CELLS
Organizers: Tallman, G. and Raghavendra, A. S.
Speakers: Shimazaki, K., Hetherington, A., Ng, C., Raghavendra, A., Zeiger, E., Thiel, G., Tallman, G., Assman, S.MULTIPLE ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY ROLES OF SECONDARY METABOLITES IN PLANTS: SIGNIFICANCE OF CHEMICAL VARIATION
Organizers: Langenheim, J. H. and Espinoso-Garcia, F. J.
Speakers: Lincoln, D., Loquvam, J., Knudsen, J., Snyder, M., Julkunen-Tiitto, R., Popp, M., Lindroth, R.Discipline VI: Human Uses of Plants: Economic Botany and Biotechnology
ANTHROPOGENIC PLANT MIGRATIONS: HABITAT TRANSFORMATIONS BY OVERT AND INADVERTENT INTRODUCTIONS
(This symposium is sponsored jointly by the Economic Botany Section of the Botanical Society of America and the Society for Economic Botany)
Organizers: Lentz, D. L., Linares, C. E. and Bye, R.
Speakers: Lentz, D., Austin, D., Bye, R., Harder, D., Kaplan, L., Mack, R., Pearsall, D., Daehler, C.PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Organizers: Boom, B. and Parry, B.
Speakers: Parry, B., Dorsey, M., da Cunha, M., Iltis, H., Ruiz, M., Davis, J., Alexiades, M.
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Discipline I: Botanical Diversity: Systematics and Evolution
EARLY LAND PLANTS: EVOLUTION AND DIVERSIFICATION
Organizers: Fairon-Demaret, M. and Gerrienne, P.
Speakers: Gray, J., Richardson, J., Morel, E., Hao, S., Krassilov, V., Hueber, F., Jensen, D.BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF THE MYRTACEAE: CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Organizers: Snow, N. and Lughadha, E. N.
Speakers: Ladiges, P., Hoare, R., Landrum, L., Lughadha, E., Curracan, A., Simmonds, M., Hill, K.MOSS DIVERSITY; A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Organizers: Churchill, S. and O'Shea, B.
Speakers: Crosby, M., Whittemore, A., Churchill, S., O'Shea, B., Ignatov, M., Tan, B., Streimann, H.PROBLEMS OF CRITERIA, RANK AND LIMITS OF THE TAXA IN BOTANY
Organizer: Tsvelev, N. N.
Speakers: Masyuk, N., Yurtzev, B., Eyde, R., Pestova, I., TBACULTIVATED PLANT TAXONOMY IN NORTH AMERICA
Organizers: Trehane, P. and Brickell, C.
Speakers: Dirig R., Spongberg S., Wiersema, J., Matthews V., Strachan, J., Tucker, A., Zuk, J.TOWARDS AN INTERNATIONAL PLAN FOR PRESERVING BOTANICAL DOCUMENTATION: CRITICAL PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS
Organizers: Tancin, C. and Beasley, M.
Speakers: Door, L., Reveal, J., Fitzgerald, S., Reed, J., Beasley, M., Demas, S., Hedstrom, M.THE ROLE OF PALYNOLOGY IN PHYLOGENY AND SYSTEMATICS
Organizers: Civeyrel, L. and Le Thomas, A.
Speakers: Le Thomas, A., Harley, M., Furness, C., Blackmore, S., Hesse, M., Suarez-Cervera, M., El-Ghazaly, G.EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS OF PELARGONIUM
Organizers: Price, R. A. and Albers, F.
Speakers: Van der Walt, J., Jones, C., Parkinson, C., Bakker, F., Gibby, M., Vorster, P., Toloumenidou, T.Discipline II: Ecology, Environment, and Conservation
ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI: BIODIVERSITY, EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGY
Organizers: Stone, J. K. and Schulz, B.
Speakers: Guo, L., Clay, K., White, J., Schulz, B., Wilson, D., Gernandt, D., Jumpponen, A., Bertoni, M., Rodriguez, R.Discipline III: Structure, Development, and Cellular Biology
VITAL IMAGING
Organizer: Emons, A.
Speakers: Gadella, D., Shaw, S., Gilroy, S., Cyr, R., Valster, A., Verma, D., Hawes, C.EMBRYOLOGY AND GENETICS
Organizers: Batygina, T. and Goldberg, B.
Speakers: Raghavan, V., Tyrnov, V., Harada, J., Batygina, T., Drews, G., Lutova, L., Teryokhin, E.Discipline V: Physiology and Biochemistry
MOLECULAR INSIGHTS INTO THE BIOSYNTHESIS AND FUNCTION OF PLANT ISOPRENOIDS
Organizers: Bach, T. J. and Chappell, J.
Speakers: Rohmer, M., Boronat, A., Croteau, R., Crowell, D., Benveniste, P., Wititsuwannakul, R., Della Penna, D.NON-DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS OF PLANT FUNCTION
Organizer: Cram, W. J.
Speakers: Cram, W., Tomos, A., Walsh, R., Aono, M., InglestadtDiscipline VI: Human Uses of Plants: Economic Botany and Biotechnology
MANAGING FUNGAL CULTURE COLLECTIONS FOR BIODIVERSITY PROSPECTING
Organizers: Jong, S. C. and van der Mei, D.
Speakers: Carroll, G., de Brabandere, J., Jong, S., Kawai, G., Martinez-Carrera, D., Nakase, T., Peng, J.ETHNOBOTANY AND CONSERVATION OF BIOCULTURAL DIVERSITY
Organizers: Carlson, T. J., Maffi, L. and Toledo, V.
Speakers: Carlson, T., Maffi, L., Toledo, V., Iwu, M., deAvila, A., Hunn, G., Lizzaralde, M., Zent, S., Lopez-Zent, E., Shepard, G., Borges, B., Carlson, T.
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