<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Forwarding information about </font><font size=2 face="Arial">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: </font><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://www.frostburg.edu/6thICPS/</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b>The 6th Conference of International
Carnivorous Plant Society</b></font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b>June 1-5, 2006, Frostburg State
University</b></font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">Tentative Agenda</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">6/1/06</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Thursday</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">6/2/06</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Friday</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">6/3/06</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Saturday</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">6/4/06</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Sunday</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">07:00-</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">08:00</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Breakfast at </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Appalachian Station.</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Breakfast at </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Appalachian Station.</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Breakfast at </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Appalachian Station.</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">08:00- </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">09:50</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Session 1:</b> (CH 226) </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Undergraduate Student Research
Symposium</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Session 5:</b> (CH 226)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Herbal Medicinal Research Symposium</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Session 9:</b> (CH 226)
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<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Conservation</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">09:50-</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">10:00</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Break</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Break</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Break</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">10:00-</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">12:00</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Session 2:</b> (CH 226) </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Graduate Student Research Symposium</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Session 6:</b>(CH 226) </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Molecular & Medicinal </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Research Symposium </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">(IUS sponsored)</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Session 10:</b> (CH 226) </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Horticulture – Research -Education</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">12:00-</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">12:50</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Lunch, Vendors & booths </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">(CH 2nd Atrium)</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Lunch, Vendors & booths </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">(CH 3rd Atrium)</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Lunch, Vendors & booths
(CH 2nd Atrium)</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">13:00-</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">14:50</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Registration</font>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">13:00-17:00</font>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">(CH 2nd Atrium)</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Session 3:</b> (CH 226)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">General areas</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Session 7: </b>(CH 226) </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Ecology Symposium </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">(IUS sponsored)</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman">Educational Workshop-1
</font><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">(CH 358) (14:00-15:00)</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Symbol">· </font><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Local
field trip:</b> </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">12:00-20:00<b> </b>(lunch at High
Point Lake).</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Symbol">· </font><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Shuttle
to airport</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">14:50-</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">15:00</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Break</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Break</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">15:00-</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">16:50</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Session 4:</b> (CH 226) </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Morphology, evolution, and phylogenetics</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><b>Session 8: </b>(CH 226) </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Physiology & development</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman">Educational Workshop-1
</font><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">(CH 358) (15:00-16:00)</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">16:50-</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">18:15</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Symbol">· </font><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Poster
session</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">(CH 328)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Symbol">· </font><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Vendors
& booths </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">(CH 2nd Atrium)</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Symbol">· </font><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><b><u>Public
Auction</u></b></font><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">;</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Symbol">· </font><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Vendors
and booths</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Symbol">· </font><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Show
for the </font><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><b>Best Plants</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"> (CH 3rd Atrium)</font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">18:15-</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">19:30</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Reception</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">18:00-19:30</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Dinner at </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Appalachian Station.</font>
<td><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><b>Banquet</b></font><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">
with invited speaker(s) 18:30-21:30 (CH 2nd Atrium or AP Station) </font>
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<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">19:30-</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">22:30</font>
<td><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Movies</font>
<td><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman">Art Workshop</font><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">
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<br><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">(CH 358)</font>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b>6/5/06,</b> Monday: <b>Eastern
Field Trip</b> and shuttles to airport.</font>
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<div align=center><font size=3 face="Times"><b>Call for symposium &
paper abstracts and posters </b></font></div>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">1. </font><font size=3 face="Times">This
conference expects </font><a href=http://www.frostburg.edu/6thICPS/Agenda.htm><font size=3 color=blue face="Times"><u>presentations</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times">
in study of the plant morphology, evolution, molecular research, medicinal
research, ethnobotany, ecophysiology, conservation, development, and horticulture,
etc. The conference has two </font><a href="http://www.frostburg.edu/6thICPS/field-trips.htm"><font size=3 color=blue face="Times"><u>field
trips</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times">. See the </font><a href=http://www.frostburg.edu/6thICPS/Agenda.htm><font size=3 color=blue face="Times"><b><u>Conference
Agenda</u></b></font></a><font size=3 face="Times">. </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">2. </font><font size=3 face="Times">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. <b>The deadline
is April 1, 2006</b>. Please submit your pages abstract to </font><a href=mailto:carnivora@frostburg.edu><font size=3 color=blue face="Times"><b><u>carnivora@frostburg.edu</u></b></font></a><font size=3 face="Times">.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">3. </font><font size=3 face="Times"><b>Presentation
requirement</b>: 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. </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">4. </font><font size=3 face="Times">Each
presentation is limited to <b>25 minutes </b>(including question and answer
period). Please prepare your talk to not go beyond 25 minutes. </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">5. </font><font size=3 face="Times">How
to submit abstracts: Detailed instruction will be posted here when the
time is approaching. </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">6. </font><font size=3 face="Times">Deadline
for submitting abstracts for posters: at least a week before the conference.
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<br><font size=3 face="Times">For </font><a href=http://www.frostburg.edu/6thICPS/papersDetail.htm><font size=3 color=blue face="Times"><b><u>detailed
requirement for abstracts</u></b></font></a><font size=3 face="Times">:
</font><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://www.frostburg.edu/6thICPS/papersDetail.htm</font>