<div dir="ltr"><div>Anyone that is interested is invited to come to the meeting. We have not yet confirmed webinar access, but if you are interested in being notified if such access is available, hit reply or send an email to <a href="mailto:okwong@blm.gov">okwong@blm.gov</a>. This message has been cross-posted to all the PCA discussion lists. Please note that the January meeting is taking place in the brand new Q?rius Theater at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. The attached PDF advertisement is for the section of the meeting with the speakers starting 3pm.</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) Bimonthly 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.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/fish__wildlife_and/plants/pca/announce.html">http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/fish__wildlife_and/plants/pca/announce.html</a></div>
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<div><br></div><div> PLANT CONSERVATION ALLIANCE GENERAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div> Wednesday, January 8, 2014</div>
<div> 2:00 - 4:00 PM</div><div><br></div><div>LOCATION: Q?rius Theater, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History<br></div><div> 1000 Constitution Ave. NW</div><div> Washington, DC 20004</div>
<div><br></div><div>Take the Orange or Blue Line to the Smithsonian Metro Station. From the Smithsonian Metro Station, walk across the National Mall to the building with the round dome housing the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Q?rius Theater is located on the ground floor near the Constitution Ave. entrance or from the National Mall entrance past the rotunda with the elephant down the escalators to the ground floor. There is no public parking facility at the Smithsonian on the National Mall; on-street parking is limited and posted times are enforced. There are commercial parking lots and garages located within several blocks of the museums.<br>
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<div><div> 2:25 Updates on Activities</div><div> - Alien Plant Working Group</div><div> - Medicinal Plant Working Group</div><div> - Native Plant Materials Working Group & Seeds of Success</div>
<div> - Public Outreach Working Group</div><div> - Restoration Working Group</div><div> - MOU</div><div> - NGO Committee</div></div><div><br></div><div>
3:00 How Do Botanical Collections Advance Conservation Action?</div><div> Speakers: Peggy Olwell (Bureau of Land Management), Gary</div><div> Krupnick (Smithsonian Institution), Megan Haidet (Seeds of </div>
<div> Success), Tom Kaye (Institute for Applied Ecology)</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 12, 2014 at 2:00-4:00 PM</div>
<div> TBA</div><div> NatureServe Headquarters, Arlington, VA<br></div><div><br></div><div> - Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 2:00-4:00 PM</div><div> TBA</div><div>
NatureServe Headquarters, Arlington, VA</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------</div>
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