Hi Rick, I received notice of this so there's no need to send a paper copy. Interesting program and I'll certainly be there. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Speer" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 2:11 PM Subject: JBS Spring Meeting > Our Spring Meeting will take place on Saturday, April 9 in Chase Hall at Bates College in Lewiston. The theme for the meeting is "The Future of Plant Conservation in Maine" and a number of people have been working hard on the planning: Hank Tyler, Christopher Campbell, Arthur Haines, Alison Dibble, and Don Cameron. I'll paste in the draft agenda below. > > PLEASE if you receive this meeting notice, email me directly at [log in to unmask] to let me know that you have it. That way we can save some postage. (For all those that I have not heard from, I will be sending out a paper notice next week.) So, if you are reading this, email me! > > The meeting will begin at 9am and is scheduled to end at 3pm. The pre-registration cost is $12 (includes lunch at the Bates College cafeteria). Please make out a check payable to 'Rick Speer' and mail it to me at the address below. (Registration at the door will be $15.) > > For directions to Bates, look on their website at: > http://www.bates.edu/directions.xml > > Rick Speer > 566 N. Auburn Road > Auburn ME 04210 > (207) 783-8463 > > Draft Agenda > Spring JBS Meeting > Saturday, April 9th > > “The Future of Plant Conservation in Maine” > > Christopher Campbell, Moderator, Professor of Plant Systematics, UMaine > > 8:30 Registration > 9:00 Welcoming by Christopher Campbell > 9:05 Why It Is Important to Conserve Rare Plants * Dr. Alison Dibble, Plant Conservation Biologist, Brooklin, Maine > 9:30 Conservation Status of Maine’s Rarest Plants * Don Cameron, Department of Conservation, Natural Areas Program > 10:00 Break > 10:30 Future Conservation Issues in Maine * Karin Tilberg, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Conservation > 11:00 Special Plant Habitats * Arthur Haines, consulting botanist > 11:30 Plant Monitoring and Landowner Contact Program * Bill Brumback, New England Wild Flower Society > 12:00 Lunch > 1:15 Panel Discussion: Getting Involved in Future Plant Conservation Issues > Hank Tyler, Moderator > Panel members: > Rep. Elaine Makas, Lewiston > Karen Tilberg, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Conservation > Bonnie Loundsbury, past president, Androscoggin Land Trust > Theresa Kerchner, executive director, Kennebec Land Trust > Andy Cutko, Maine Natural Areas Program > Josh Royte, The Nature Conservancy > Paula Thompson, State Planning Office, Senior Planner > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release Date: 2/22/05 > > -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release Date: 2/22/05