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style='font-size:24.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:green'>2014 Pennsylvania Botany Symposium</span><o:p></o:p></h1><h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>November 7-8</span></strong><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:green'>Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel</span></strong><br><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:green'>State College, Pennsylvania</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:200%'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#5C7E37'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:200%'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#5C7E37'><hr size=3 width="100%" 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style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#606060'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:4.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid #999999 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=293 style='width:3.05in;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 6.75pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#606060'>This year’s symposium promises to be a unique opportunity for anyone interested in, and working with, the botany of Pennsylvania and the region. </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#606060'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#606060'>We have a full day of speakers planned this year that have been carefully selected to share their expertise on a variety of botanical topics including taxonomy, conservation, ecology, biology, history and floristics. The symposium will take place on Saturday, November 8<sup>th</sup> and to complement the symposium, we are offering three half-day workshops on plant identification that will take place on Friday afternoon, November 7<sup>th</sup> preceding the symposium. Join us Friday evening for socializing, networking and reuniting with fellow plant enthusiasts and enjoy a fun, educational, and engaging presentation on the future of botany and botanical education.<br><br>Registration, lodging information, directions and more specific information on the schedule of events, can be found on our website at <a href="http://www.pabotany.org"><span style='color:darkgreen'>www.</span></a><a href="http://pabotany.org/2014-pa-botany-symposium/" target="_blank"><span style='color:darkgreen'>pabotany.org/2014-pa-botany-symposium/</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:darkgreen'>.</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#606060'><br><br><br>Regards,<br></span><em><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#606060'>The Pennsylvania Botany Symposium Committee</span></em><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#606060'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width=158 style='width:118.2pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 13.5pt 6.75pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#606060'><a href="https://www.myfidelio.net/webui/AvailabilitySearch.aspx?chain=IQ&property=USPSH&allotmentcode=BOTK14A&arrival=06-NOV-2014&nights=03"><span style='color:darkgreen;font-weight:normal'>Book a Penn Stater Hotel room now</span></a></span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:darkgreen'>.</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#606060'> A limited number of rooms is available at our discounted group rate</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#606060'><br><br><em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>We are grateful to the sponsors who have provided financial support for the 2014 symposium to date as they have allowed us to keep registration costs very reasonable. In particular, we would like to thank:</span></em></span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#606060'><br></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#606060'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#606060'><br>Skelly and Loy, Inc.<br>Powdermill Nature Reserve<br>Cleveland Museum of Natural History<br>Pennsylvania Native Plant Society<br>Pennsylvania Landscape and Nurseryman’s Association<br>Botanical Society of Western Pennsylvania<br>GAI Consultants, Inc. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 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