Don't forget to send in your registration for the JBS Spring meeting (registration deadline: March 31). Also, make a couple phone calls to Josses in neighboring towns to make sure that they are aware that the meeting is fast approaching (not everyone is subscribed to this email list). I'm looking forward to seeing everyone in Lewiston in three weeks! Rick JBS will be gathering in at Bates College on Saturday, April 8. Exact location: Chase Lounge in Chase Hall on Campus Avenue. For directions to Bates College, visit their web page at: http://www.bates.edu/directions.xml Coffee, tea and muffins will be ready at 8:30am and the program will be starting at 9am (see draft agenda below). The pre-registration fee is $12 and includes lunch at the Bates cafeteria. (Registration at the door is $15.) Please pre-register by Friday, March 31 by sending a $12 check made payable to: Rick Speer. Mail to Rick at 566 N. Auburn Road, Auburn, ME 04210. If you have questions, contact Rick by phone: 783-8463; or Email: [log in to unmask] . Theme: The Flora of Katahdin Draft agenda: 8:30 AM * registration, refreshments, and reconnecting 9:00 AM * Chris Campbell * Welcome and announcements 9:10 AM * Opening remarks by Jensen Bissell, Director of Baxter State Park 9:15 AM * Alison Dibble: Ecology, botanical history, and conservation concerns on Katahdin 10:15 AM * Jean Hoekwater: Katahdin's flora: Forever wild in Baxter State Park 10:30 AM * BREAK 11:00 AM * Jim Hinds: Katahdin's lichens 12 noon * LUNCH 1:00 PM * Norton Miller: High altitude bryophytes of Katahdin and some geological correlates 2:00 PM * Arthur Haines: Recent floristic research in Baxter State Park 3:00 PM * adjournment