<div>Anyone that is interested is invited to come to the meeting or join in</div><div>remotely via conference call. We do not have a speaker in January,</div><div>but we will be discussing potential speakers for the rest of the year</div>
<div>and other PCA activities. The number for the call is 800-593-8978 and</div><div>the passcode is 34886#. This message has been cross-posted to all the</div><div>PCA discussion lists. Please note the change in time for the meeting</div>
<div>to start at 2pm. In March the meeting agenda will also switch to having</div><div>the speaker give their talk after the introductions to make it easier for</div><div>webinar attendees to plan to be on for the talk.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Olivia Kwong</div><div>CPC/PCA</div><div><a href="http://www.nps.gov/plants/">http://www.nps.gov/plants/</a></div><div><br></div><div>The Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) Bi-Monthly Meeting is an open forum</div>
<div>for anyone interested or working in plant conservation. The meeting is</div><div>held every other month in the Washington DC metropolitan area. There is</div><div>roundtable for attendees to share relevant events, as well as updates from</div>
<div>each of the PCA working groups and committees. Regular attendees include</div><div>representatives from the PCA Federal agencies and from Cooperating</div><div>organizations; however anyone is welcome to attend this meeting. Past</div>
<div>meeting summaries and selected presentations are available at</div><div><a href="http://www.nps.gov/plants/meetings/bimonthly/index.htm">http://www.nps.gov/plants/meetings/bimonthly/index.htm</a>.</div><div><br></div>
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<div><br></div><div> Wednesday, January 9, 2013</div><div> 2:00 - 4:00 PM EST</div><div><br></div><div> LOCATION: Conference Room at NatureServe</div><div>
4600 N. Fairfax Dr., 7th Floor</div><div> Arlington, VA 22203</div><div><br></div><div>(Take the Orange Line to the Ballston Metro Station. From the Ballston</div><div>
Station, go west on North Fairfax Drive. Pass the U.S. Fish and Wildlife</div><div>Service building on the right. Cross N. Glebe Road. Turn left into the</div><div>entrance for the Holiday Inn Express. NatureServe is in the white brick</div>
<div>building behind the Holiday Inn. Take the elevator to the 7th Floor.</div><div>NatureServe has some vouchers available for 90 minutes of parking, if</div><div>needed.)</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------</div>
<div><br></div><div> AGENDA</div><div><br></div><div> 2:00 Introductions</div><div> 2:05 Announcements/Communications</div><div> 2:25 Updates on Activities</div>
<div><br></div><div> - Alien Plant Working Group</div><div> - Medicinal Plant Working Group</div><div> - Native Plant Materials Development Working Group</div><div>
- Public Outreach Working Group</div><div> - Restoration Working Group</div><div> - NFWF</div><div> - MOU</div><div> - NGO Committee</div>
<div><br></div><div> 3:00 Discussion of potential speakers for the year and</div><div> other PCA plans</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> 3:55 Closing Remarks</div>
<div> 4:00 Adjourn</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div> UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS</div><div>
[2nd Wednesday of alternate months]</div><div><br></div><div> - Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 2:00-4:00 PM</div><div> TBD</div><div> NatureServe Headquarters, Arlington, VA</div>
<div><br></div><div> - Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 2:00-4:00 PM</div><div> TBD</div><div> NatureServe Headquarters, Arlington, VA</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------</div>
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