Assessing Botanical Capacity

The Chicago Botanic Garden and Botanic Gardens Conservation International's U.S. office are working with several partners, including the Botanical Society of America, to assess strengths and areas for improvement in plant science education, research and habitat management in the United States. We need your help. Please take a few minutes to complete our survey (links below), which includes questions about your academic background, management specialization, research interests, career goals, access to resources, and your opinion on several conservation issues. The survey is anonymous, and results will only be reported as a group or group subset.

We are asking individuals involved in plant science research, education and/or natural resource management in the United States to take this survey. The objective of this grant-funded project is to assess the collective ability of U.S. institutions and individuals to advance plant science research and application, while identifying gaps in capacity and highlighting opportunities to fill these gaps in the future. A summary report will be released in mid-2010 and freely available from www.bgci.org/usa/bcapinfo.

Thank you in advance for completing this survey. Your contribution is crucial to the study's success and is greatly appreciated. Please note that all surveys will close on Friday, September 19, 2009.


To TAKE THE SURVEY - please go to http://www.bgci.org/usa/bcap/

Please feel free to forward this message on to colleagues or students, and don't hesitate to contact us directly with any questions or concerns.

http://www.bgci.org/usa/BCAPInfo/

Sincerely,

Andrea T. Kramer, Ph.D.
Executive Director, U.S. Office
Botanic Gardens Conservation International
at Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022 USA
Phone: 847-835-6971
atietmey@chicagobotanic.org

Barbara Zorn-Arnold, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022 USA
Phone: 847-835-6858
bzornarnold@chicagobotanic.org