If all has gone well, I'm in the air somewhere between Hartford and Chicago right now on my way to Vancouver for Botany 2008.1 This meeting is going to be busier with business for me than usual. I'm attending as President-elect-elect of the Botanical Society of America.2 I'm giving a talk in a symposium on "Demand for Botanists on Public Lands: Challenges and Solutions". I'll also be able to make it to a couple of the other scientific sessions, but between various society and committee commitments, I'll be spending more time talking about BSA business than science. But making sure our professional societies function well is important to me, so I'm glad to do it.
And, unlike Evolution 2008, where I didn't hear my student Rachel Prunier present her talk. I'll get to hear her in Vancouver. We've been working hard on her talk, and I think it will be very interesting. So if you're in Vancouver, stop by 212/SUB at 9:15am on Tuesday morning to hear Rachel's talk on "Pelargonium community assembly in South Africa: The influence of phylogeny, morphology, and climate". I think you'll find the results intriguing.
And, unlike Evolution 2008, where I didn't hear my student Rachel Prunier present her talk. I'll get to hear her in Vancouver. We've been working hard on her talk, and I think it will be very interesting. So if you're in Vancouver, stop by 212/SUB at 9:15am on Tuesday morning to hear Rachel's talk on "Pelargonium community assembly in South Africa: The influence of phylogeny, morphology, and climate". I think you'll find the results intriguing.
1If you're wondering how I posted this from 30,000 feet in the air, no I'm not using an AirPhone. I don't even know whether the plane I'll be flying has them, and I don't expect to have my laptop out during the flight. One of the nice features of MovableType is that you can schedule when you want posts to be published. I set this to be published at 10:00am Saturday, but I haven't touched it since I finished writing it on Tuesday afternoon.
2President-elect-elect isn't actually an office. What that means is that I become President-elect after the banquet on Wednesday night. What it also means is that I'll have to give the Presidential address after the banquet next year in Snowbird. I'm dreading that all ready. Those of you who know me are probably dreading it too.
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