Botany 2008 Conference Program

ASPT Award and Grant Funds Asa Gray Award Fund The Asa Gray medal was established to recognize outstanding scientists for their contributions to systematics research. Your donation will fund the medal and associated expenses. ASPT Endowment Fund This fund is used to support special Society initiatives, such as travel to meetings, workshops, and publications. Cooley Award Fund Established in 1956, this award is given for the best paper presented at the annual meeting by a person who is either a current graduate student or who has received a Ph.D. within the previous 10 years. Contributions fund an honorarium to the awardee. The Grady L. Webster Plant Systematics Publication Award Fund This award fund was created in 2006 by Drs. Barbara D. Webster and Susan V. Webster to honor the work of their husband and father. The Grady L. Webster Award will be a rotating award presented first by BSA in 2007. Beginning in 2008, ASPT will present the Grady L. Webster Plant Systematics Publication Award, recognizing the best published paper in Systematic Botany or Systematic Botany Monographs during 2006-2007. Donations to the fund will be used to support this biennial award. Graduate Student Research Grant Funds Contributions support students (both master's and doctoral levels) conducting field work, herbarium travel, and/or laboratory research in any area of plant systematics. Every year we present 10-15 of these grants to promising young scientists. • General Graduate Student Research Grant Fund • Shirley and Alan Graham Graduate Student Research Grant Fund This fund was generously endowed by the Grahams in 2002 and represents the first dedicated ASPT student research grant fund. • William R. Anderson Graduate Student Research Grant Fund As the second dedicated ASPT student research grant fund, this fund was established in 2002 in honor of William R. Anderson through contributions from colleagues and former students. • Rogers McVaugh Graduate Student Research Grant Fund Created in 2004 through contributions from his colleagues and former students, this student research grant fund honors Rogers McVaugh's dedicated, exceptional career. Christiane Anderson Systematic Botany Monographs Discretionary Fund This fund was created in 2004 by colleagues to show appreciation for Christiane Anderson's remarkable work as SBM Editor-inChief. The ASPT Council approved that the fund may be used, at Dr. Anderson's discretion, to support and enhance the publication of the Systematic Botany Monographs. ASPT Herbarium Emergency Fund Created in September 2005, the fund will provide financial assistance to herbaria damaged by natural disasters. Sponsorship of Members and Institutions in Developing Countries In order to make Systematic Botany available to botanists in countries where the cost is prohibitive, members are encouraged to consider sponsoring an individual membership for a colleague or a subscription for an institution in a developing country. Many developing country memberships and all sponsored institutional subscriptions qualify for a reduced rate. Help us make sure that plant systematists everywhere have access to Systematic Botany. For sponsorship questions, contact Linda Brown aspt@uwyo.edu. All contributions are tax-deductible. 30 29

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Botany 2008 Conference Program Contents Welcome To Vancouver General Meeting Information Scientific Field Trips Scientific And Educational Workshops Botany 2008 Plenary Address Botany 2008 Special Lectures Participating Societies Exhibitors And Sponsors Saturday, July 26 Sunday, July 27 Monday, July 28 Tuesday, July 29th Wednesday, July 30th Thursday, July 31th Poster Presentations Author Index By Session Number Week At A Glance Map - University Of British Columbia

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