[PCA] Fw: Carnivorous Plant Society Conference: June 1-5 (Frostburg University, Maryland)

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

Forwarding information about the VIth International Carnivorous Plant 
Society conference being held at Frostburg State University (Maryland) 
June 1-5, 2006.  The agenda and call for papers are below.  For full 
information, see: http://www.frostburg.edu/6thICPS/

The 6th Conference of International Carnivorous Plant Society
June 1-5, 2006, Frostburg State University

Tentative Agenda



6/1/06
Thursday
6/2/06
Friday
6/3/06
Saturday
6/4/06
Sunday
07:00-
08:00

Breakfast at 
Appalachian Station.
Breakfast at 
Appalachian Station.
Breakfast at 
Appalachian Station.
08:00- 
09:50

Session 1: (CH 226) 
Undergraduate Student Research Symposium
Session 5: (CH 226)
Herbal Medicinal Research Symposium
Session 9:  (CH 226) 
Conservation
09:50-
10:00

Break
Break
Break
10:00-
12:00

Session 2: (CH 226) 
Graduate Student Research Symposium
Session 6:(CH 226) 
Molecular & Medicinal 
Research Symposium 
(IUS sponsored)
Session 10: (CH 226) 
Horticulture – Research -Education
12:00-
12:50

Lunch, Vendors & booths 
(CH 2nd Atrium)
Lunch, Vendors & booths 
(CH 3rd Atrium)
Lunch, Vendors & booths   (CH 2nd Atrium)
13:00-
14:50
Registration
13:00-17:00
(CH 2nd Atrium)
Session 3: (CH 226)
General areas
Session 7: (CH 226) 
Ecology Symposium 
(IUS sponsored)
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Educational Workshop-1 (CH 358) (14:00-15:00)
·       Local field trip: 
12:00-20:00 (lunch at High Point Lake).

·       Shuttle to airport
14:50-
15:00

Break
Break

15:00-
16:50

Session 4: (CH 226) 
Morphology, evolution, and phylogenetics
Session 8: (CH 226) 
Physiology & development
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Educational Workshop-1 (CH 358) (15:00-16:00)

16:50-
18:15

·       Poster session
(CH 328)
·       Vendors & booths 
(CH 2nd Atrium)
·       Public Auction;
·       Vendors and booths
·       Show for the Best Plants
 (CH 3rd Atrium)

18:15-
19:30
Reception
18:00-19:30
Dinner at 
Appalachian Station.
Banquet with invited speaker(s) 18:30-21:30 (CH 2nd Atrium or AP Station) 

19:30-
22:30
Movies
Art Workshop 
(CH 358)



6/5/06, Monday: Eastern Field Trip and shuttles to airport.
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Call for symposium & paper abstracts and posters 
1.      This conference expects presentations in study of the plant 
morphology, evolution, molecular research, medicinal research, 
ethnobotany, ecophysiology, conservation, development, and horticulture, 
etc. The conference has two field trips. See the Conference Agenda. 
2.      Call for abstracts for papers and posters: Excluding the title, 
name, and affiliation, the text should not be more than 250 words. Please 
indicate if you want to present it at a specific symposium if that is 
available. The deadline is April 1, 2006. Please submit your pages 
abstract to carnivora at frostburg.edu.
3.      Presentation requirement: Please prepare your presentation in 
PowerPoint Presentation format, HTM format, or other electronic format. If 
you really cannot work them out, but prepared it in other way, please let 
us know when you register or at least one week before the meeting so that 
we can arrange the device for your special need. 
4.      Each presentation is limited to 25 minutes (including question and 
answer period). Please prepare your talk to not go beyond 25 minutes. 
5.      How to submit abstracts: Detailed instruction will be posted here 
when the time is approaching. 
6.      Deadline for submitting abstracts for posters: at least a week 
before the conference. 

For detailed requirement for abstracts: 
http://www.frostburg.edu/6thICPS/papersDetail.htm
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