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OPENING CEREMONY
Sunday, August 1, 1999
America's Center
Hall 4
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.


ALL-CONGRESS OPENING RECEPTION
Sunday, August 1, 1999
America's Center
Hall 5
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.


Monday, August 2, 1999

Session 1, 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.

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., Lrz, H., Uyenoyama, M., Barrett, S.

"Plant/Microbe Interactions"
Organizers: Sharon L. Long and Alastair H. Fitter
Speakers - i. Ann Hirsch "TBA"; ii. Ian Sanders "TBA"; iii. Peter Young "TBA"; iv. Steven Pueppke "Specificity in the legume-Rhizobium symbiosis: lessons from the soil of the Pacific Rim"; v. Douglas Cook "Genetic analysis of plant symbioses with Rhizobium and mycorrhizae."

"Biodiversity: Past, Present, Future"
Organizers: Osvaldo E. Sala and Peter R. Crane
Speakers: May, R., Scopel, A., Crane, P., Sala, O. and TBA

"Cellular and Metabolic Engineering"
Organizers: Natasha V. Raikhel and Chris Somerville
Speakers: Raikhel, N., Somerville, C., Willmitzer, L., Roberts, K., Anderson, M.

Session 2, 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.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"

Session 3, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.

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., Kom rek, 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., and TBA

BIGNONIACEAE: THE POST-GENTRY ERA
Organizers: Hauk, W. D. and Lohmann, L.
Speakers: Arbo, M., 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., Snigirevskaya, N., 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., Reblov , 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., gren, 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., Thbaud, 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., Scandalios, J., Dangl, J. and TBA

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., Bauelos, G., Volenec, J., English, J., Beuselinck, P., Morris, P., Stougaard, J.

Session 4, 4:00 - 6:30 p.m.

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., TBA

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: Hunt, D., Barthlott, W., Hernandez, H., Kiesling, R., Mauseth, J., Pinkava, D., Wallace, R.

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY OF THE BRYOPSIDA: A SYNTHESIS
Organizers: Goffinet, B. and Hedderson, T.
Speakers: Hedderson, T., Boles, S., Hyvonen, J., Goffinet, B., Cox, 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., TBA

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., Wolfe, J., 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.

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., Tchartchoglian, 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., TBA

Bold Award Symposium I


Organizer: Kugrens, P.
Speakers: TBA

Tuesday, August 3, 1999

Session 5, 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.

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: i. John Rogers "TBA"; ii. Youji Sakagami "TBA"; iii. Shaul Yalovsky "TBA"; iv. William Lucas "TBA"; v. Bernard Epel "TBA."

"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., Rennenburg, 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.

Session 6, 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.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"

Session 7, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.

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., Ikvalko, J., Siver, P., Wee, J.

EVOLUTION AND RADIATION OF THE ASTERIDAE ON PACIFIC ISLANDS
Organizers: Motley, T. J. and Lindqvist, C.
Speakers: Carr, G., Morden, C., Howarth, D., Lindqvist, C., Garnock-Jones, P., Motley, T., Pepper, 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., Reiner-Drehwald, E.

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., Farrell, B., Mitter, C., 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: Banks, J., Wada, M., Murata, T., Kanegae, T., Hickok, L., TBA, TBA

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, TBA

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., Mehlhorn, H., 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: Bale, W., Bennett, B., Kingston, D., Lewis, W., Montanegro, 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., Brennan, C., Kimata, M., Camara, M., Silvester, W., Buckley, D., Campbell, N.

Session 8, 4:00 - 6:30 p.m.

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.,Miadlikowska, 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: Singh, K., Menon, S., Appanah, S., Bazaaz, F., Sanchez-Azofeifa, A., Daily, G., Shaanker, U.

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., TBA

LANDSCAPE 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., Kawano, S., Armbruster, W., Beccera, 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.

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.

POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL CONTROL IN PLANTS
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., 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

Wednesday, August 4, 1999

Session 9, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

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)

Session 10, 10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Millennium Symposium

"Toward the Next Millennium"
Moderator - TBA
Speakers: Roger Beachy, TBA, TBA

Session 11, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.

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., 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., Wikstrm, 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., TBA

RARE 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., Knoop, V., 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., Kleink M., Sauer, N., Deikman, J., Roux, S., TBA

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., 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., Kridl, J., Jones, H., Mittendorf, V., Utsumi, S.

Session 12, 4:00 - 6:30 p.m.

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., TBA

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., 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., Ostermeijer, 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: Sievanen, 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., TBA

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.

Thursday, August 5, 1999

Session 13, 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.

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., Wardle, D., Grime, P., Reich, P., TBA

Session 14, 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

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"

Session 15, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.

General Symposia

Discipline I: Botanical Diversity: Systematics and Evolution

THE CONTINUING IMPORTANCE OF FLORISTIC STUDIES
Organizers: Thiers, B. and Bisby, F.
Speakers: Kiger, R., Castroviejo, S., Schnase, J., Davila, P., McNeill, J., Bisby, F., TBA

EVOLUTION OF THE PASSIFLOREAE
Organizer, MacDougal, J.
Speakers: Ree, R., Feuillet, C., Hansen, K., Gilbert, L., Tillett, S.,, deWilde, W., TBA

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., Sa 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., Schnenberger, 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., gren, 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: 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., Triebel, D., Herrera, M., Tehler, A., Egea, J.

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., Scott, R., Fischer, R., Messing, J., Larkins, 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., Baskin, T., Cosgrove, D., Hanson, A.

CLUSTER ROOTS: THEIR PHYSIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Organizer: Skene, K. R.
Speakers: Schmidt, S., Skene, K., Neumann, G., Allen, D., Watt, M., Herdman, L., 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.

Session 16, 4:00 - 6:30 p.m.

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., TBA

PHYLOGENY 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., 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: Olsen, J., Entwisle, T., Shaw, J., Pryer, K., Mueller, G., Hibbett, D., Vilgalys, R.

FOSSIL HISTORY, MORPHOLOGY, AND PHYLOGENY OF SEED PLANTS
Organizers: Crepet, W. and Archangelsky, S.
Speakers: Archangelsky, S., Crepet, W., Dilcher, D., Nixon, K., Stevenson, D., Taylor, T., TBA

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., Lcking, 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.

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: 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., T., Goring, D., Kao, T., McClure, B., Kowyama, Y., Landridge, P., TBA

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 SI CLE BOTANY
Organizers: Reeds, K. and Mller-Wille, S.
Speakers: Riddle, J., Toresella, S., Reeds, K., Ogilvie, B., McMahon, S., Mller-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., TBA

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.


Friday, August 6, 1999

Session 17, 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.

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., Agrawaal, A., Colman, 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.

Session 18, 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

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 Krner "The Challenge of Accounting for Complexity in Botanical Research"

Session 19, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.

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.

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., TBA

BIOGEOGRAPHY AND EVOLUTION OF ANDEAN PLANTS
Organizers: Ulloa, C. and Leon, B.
Speakers: Andersson, L., Clark, L., Ezcurra, C., Emschwiller, E., Leon, B., Gengler, K., Weigand, 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.

COASTAL SAND DUNES: THEIR ECOLOGY AND RESTORATION
Organizers: Martnez, M. L and Lubke, R.
Speakers: Lubke, R., Kerley, G., Martnez, M., Espejel, I., Moreno-Casasola, P., TBA, TBA

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., TBA

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., TBA

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.

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.

Session 20, 4:00 - 6:30 p.m.

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., TBA

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., Madrian, 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., Sderstrm, L., and Vitt, D.
Speakers: Vitt, D., Sderstrm, L., Scheidegger, C., Pharo, E., Smith, C., Bisang, I., TBA

ENDEMISM IN THE ANDES: PATTERNS AND PROCESSES
Organizers: Young, K. R. and Knapp, S.
Speakers: Knapp, S., Berry, P., J rgensen, 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., TBA

Discipline III: Structure, Development, and Cellular Biology

PLANT BIOMECHANICS
Organizers: Silk, W. , Speck, T. and Moulia, B.
Speakers: Holbrook, M., Moulia, B., Niklas, K., Silk, W., Spatz, H-C., Speck, T., TBA

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., Hay, A., Rutishauser, R., Kirchoff, B., TBA

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., 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-Tiito, 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.

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.


Saturday, August 7, 1999

Session 21, 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.

General Symposia

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., TBA

CULTIVATED 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: Dorr, 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 LeThomas, A.
Speakers: LeThomas, 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: Clay, K., White, J., Wilson, D., Gernandt, D., Jumpponen, A., Bertoni, M., TBA

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., Inglestadt, TBA, TBA

Discipline 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., TBA

CONGRESS CLOSING SESSION
Saturday, August 7, 1999
America's Center
Lecture Hall
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Moderator: Peter H. Raven