Request for Symposium Support from BSA Systematics Section (fwd)

[Toby Kellogg]

Good idea.  The symposia proposals are usually voted on pretty early -
voting often at one meeting for the following year.  I'll try to remember
to react when they send out the call for symposia for 2005 and maybe we can
put something together for that meeting.
Toby

>Sounds fine- Ill just withdraw the proposal for the symposium (maybe put
>it forward for consideration another year) and let them know there will be
>ca. 3 talks.
>Leonore
>
>On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Toby Kellogg wrote:
>
>> BSA talks are typically 15 mins, so I guess we'd be looking at 45 minutes
>> at most.  Or 30 mins plus a poster.  You could just tell them that we'll go
>> through the regular submission process - I think they'll need abstracts by
>> March 1 and we ought to have something to say by then.
>> Toby
>>
>> >So how long would this be 1.5 hours?? I need to rephrase the request to
>> >Botany2004.
>> >
>> >On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Toby Kellogg wrote:
>> >
>> >> I was thinking the same thing - how about if the St. Louis crew gives
>>a set
>> >> of talks at BSA, and so we won't worry about a formal workshop this year?
>> >> Toby
>> >>
>> >> >>I will be at botany 2004, too, quite possibly Felipe, too - maybe
>> >> >>the three of us should think whether we need a symposium, or a
>> >> >>couple of back-to-back talks, or a talk and a poster, or something
>> >> >>else.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >Peter S.
>> >> >
>> >> >>FYI
>> >> >>Seems like everyone is willing to support in name- though not in $
>> >> >>amounts. I'd like to respond to both Botany 2004 and ASPB regarding our
>> >> >>plans for next year. Should we plan a main workshop at ASPB and a
>>smaller
>> >> >>introduction at Botany 2004 (since Toby will be attending anyway?). Id
>> >> >>save it for an agenda item -but it would be good to respond sooner than
>> >> >>that.
>> >> >>Leonore
>> >>
>>
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>> >> >>-
>> >> >>Leonore Reiser, Ph.D.                   lreiser at acoma.stanford.edu
>> >> >>The Arabidopsis Information Resource	FAX: (650) 325-6857
>> >> >>Carnegie Institution of Washington	Tel: (650) 325-1521 ext. 311
>> >> >>Department of Plant Biology		URL: http://arabidopsis.org/
>> >> >>260 Panama St.
>> >> >>Stanford, CA 94305
>> >>
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>> >> >>
>> >> >>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> >> >>Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 14:52:16 -0600
>> >> >>From: Wayne J. Elisens <elisens at ou.edu>
>> >> >>To: Leonore Reiser <lreiser at acoma.Stanford.EDU>, Andi Wolfe
>> >> >><wolfe.205 at osu.edu>,
>> >> >>      Jeff Osborn <josborn at truman.edu>
>> >> >>Subject: Request for Symposium Support from BSA Systematics Section
>> >> >>
>> >> >>Dear Dr. Reiser,
>> >> >>
>> >> >>             I am sorry to inform you that the BSA Systematics Section
>> >> >>will not be able to provide funds to offset expenses for your proposed
>> >> >>symposium entitled "Biological Ontologies for Plant Biology:
>> >> >>Development and Applications."   The section is willing to 'sponsor'
>> >> >>your proposed symposium for inclusion in the scientific program, but we
>> >> >>are unable to provide funds.  BSA Systematics had a limited amount of
>> >> >>funds and an unprecedented number of funding requests from proposed
>> >> >>symposia and colloquia for the Botany 2004 conference in Snow Bird
>> >> >>Resort, Utah.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>         On behalf of the BSA Systematics Section, we thank you for
>>your
>> >> >>proposal and we wish you good luck in the organization and presentation
>> >> >>of your symposium.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>            Best wishes,
>> >> >>                     Wayne Elisens
>> >> >>                       Chair, BSA Systematics Section
>> >> >>
>> >> >>--
>> >> >>Wayne J. Elisens
>> >> >>Associate Professor and Curator of the Bebb Herbarium
>> >> >>           <http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/faculty/elisens.html>
>> >> >>Department of Botany & Microbiology
>> >> >>770 Van Vleet Oval
>> >> >>University of Oklahoma
>> >> >>Norman, OK  73019-6131
>> >> >>Ph  (405)  325 -5923
>> >> >>Fax (405)  325-7619
>> >> >>E-mail  elisens at ou.edu
>> >> >>
>> >> >>THE  BEBB  IS  ON  THE  WEB
>> >> >>         <http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/bebb/bebbhome.html>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Elizabeth A. Kellogg
>> >> Department of Biology
>> >> University of Missouri-St. Louis
>> >> 8001 Natural Bridge Road
>> >> St. Louis, MO 63121
>> >> phone: 314-516-6217
>> >> fax: 314-516-6233
>> >> http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/artscience/biology/Kellogg/Kellogg/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
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>> >Leonore Reiser, Ph.D.                   lreiser at acoma.stanford.edu
>> >The Arabidopsis Information Resource	FAX: (650) 325-6857
>> >Carnegie Institution of Washington	Tel: (650) 325-1521 ext. 311
>> >Department of Plant Biology		URL: http://arabidopsis.org/
>> >260 Panama St.
>> >Stanford, CA 94305
>>
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>>
>>
>> Elizabeth A. Kellogg
>> Department of Biology
>> University of Missouri-St. Louis
>> 8001 Natural Bridge Road
>> St. Louis, MO 63121
>> phone: 314-516-6217
>> fax: 314-516-6233
>> http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/artscience/biology/Kellogg/Kellogg/
>>
>>
>>
>
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>Leonore Reiser, Ph.D.                   lreiser at acoma.stanford.edu
>The Arabidopsis Information Resource	FAX: (650) 325-6857
>Carnegie Institution of Washington	Tel: (650) 325-1521 ext. 311
>Department of Plant Biology		URL: http://arabidopsis.org/
>260 Panama St.
>Stanford, CA 94305
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Elizabeth A. Kellogg
Department of Biology
University of Missouri-St. Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
phone: 314-516-6217
fax: 314-516-6233
http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/artscience/biology/Kellogg/Kellogg/