Here is one final reminder that our Spring Meeting takes place next Saturday, April 8 at Bates College in Lewiston. The pre-registration deadline has passed, but one may just show up and register at the door ($15 registration fee that includes lunch at the Bates cafeteria). Hope to see everyone in Lewiston next Saturday! Rick 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). 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