[MPWG] Forthcoming meeting of the Botanical Society of Washington (BSW)

[Emanuela Appetiti]

Hi everybody! 

I wish to inform you about the forthcoming meeting
of the BSW, to be held at the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum on
October 4th, when FDA Ethnobotanist Steven Casper will present a talk
(free and open to public).  
Below are the details of his talk:

Date:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4TH 7:00 PM

Speaker: DR. STEVEN CASPER, ETHNOBOTANIST,
FDA

 Title: TRADITIONAL HISTORY OF USE VERSUS MODERN SUPPLEMENT
CONDITIONS OF USE

Abstract: People throughout the world have
traditionally used plants in ways that create a spectrum from food to
medicine and everything in between. Through millennia, many of these
uses have persevered and, often, in very prescribed ways. However, the
current explosion of the dietary supplement market has created many
novel combinations and uses that have no basis in traditional systems of
health. 

MEETING LOCATION: Cathy Kerby Room (Room CE-340), Smithsonian
Institution, National Museum of Natural History, 10th St. and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC.  
Use the Constitution Avenue
entrance; wait to be escorted up. All are welcome. As usual, light
refreshments will be served prior to and after the presentation.

Let
Larry Dorr know if you are attending the meeting by September 30 so that
he can arrange for badges. DORRL at si.edu

 Flyer for printing and/or
posting: http://botsoc.org/oct11.doc [1]

Thanks and best
wishes,

Emanuela Appetiti

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