[MPWG] Botanical Partners Lecture Series

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

Attention MPWG'ers!

The following lecture may be of interest to you.  Space is limited so, if
you plan to go, please be sure to call ahead and reserve a spot for
yourself!

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 750
Arlington, VA  22203
703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276
http://www.plantconservation.org/mpwgconference/
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The United States Botanic Garden and the Smithsonian Institution's
Department of Botany are pleased to announce the new "Botanical Partners
Lecture Series."  This quarterly lecture series will bring together the
Washington scientific community interested in botanical studies.  Invited
speakers have been chosen to attract participants from a broad spectrum of
the local community who are interested in the botanical sciences.  An
informal reception after the talk will be hosted to promote discussion and
exchange of ideas.  Please share this announcement with colleagues in your
department.

Join us for our inaugural lecture:

"The Lost Amazon - The Journeys of Richard Evan Schultes, Ethnobotanist"
Dr. Wade Davis, Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society

Date: Thursday, October 16, 2003
Time: 4:00 p.m. with reception to follow

Location: USBG Conservatory

RSVP to Katie at (202) 226-8038 or kpalm at aoc.gov