<div dir="ltr"><div>FEATURED SPEAKER:</div><div><div>Tom Kaye is Executive Director of the Institute for Applied Ecology. Tom specializes in endangered species propagation and restoration, the population dynamics of rare plants, population viability analysis, and monitoring. In addition, his interests include plant-pollinator interactions and plant systematics. He has a long-standing interest in coastal vegetation, including general patterns of plant distributions on the Pacific Coast and restoration of endangered species of beaches and dunes. He has served on the IUCN Species Survival Commission, Re-introduction Specialist Group and is a member of the Native Plant Society of Oregon.</div><div><br></div></div><div>NOTICE:</div><div>We the meeting location is at the Department of Interior's Main Interior Building in Washington, DC. This requires going through security as all adults are required to present a photo ID to enter the building, as well as undergoing bag and parcel checks. You will need to arrive by 1:45 pm at the E Street entrance to be met and allowed into the building for the meeting. <b>In order to facilitate this process, you will need to RSVP to me by March 10th to be added to a list for security.</b> Please see the full directions for attending the meeting included in the agenda below. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.</div><div><br></div><div>Anyone that is interested is invited to come to the meeting or join in remotely via webinar (instructions are included in the agenda below). This message has been cross-posted to all the PCA discussion lists.</div><div><br></div><div>Olivia Kwong</div><div>CPC/PCA</div><div><a href="http://www.blm.gov/pca">http://www.blm.gov/pca</a></div><div><br></div><div>The Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) Bi-Monthly Meeting is an open forum for anyone interested or working in plant conservation. The meeting is held every other month in the Washington DC metropolitan area. There is a roundtable for attendees to share relevant events, as well as updates from each of the PCA working groups and committees. Regular attendees include representatives from Federal agencies and from Cooperating organizations; however anyone is welcome to attend this meeting. Past meeting summaries and selected presentations are available at <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><div><br></div><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div>PLANT CONSERVATION ALLIANCE GENERAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div> Wednesday, March 11, 2015</div><div> 2:00 - 4:00 PM</div><div><br></div><div>LOCATION: Room 3038 at the Main Interior Building</div><div> 1849 C St. NW</div><div> Washington, DC 20240</div><div>Take the Orange Line to the Farragut West Metro Station. Go out the 18th Street exit and walk south towards Constitution Avenue. The entrance to the Department of Interior Main Interior Building is 5 blocks south on E Street between 18th and 19th. All adults are required to present a photo ID to enter the Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building. All visitors will be subject to security screenings, including bag and parcel checks, so arrive early to get to the meeting on time. <b>Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 10th to <a href="mailto:okwong@blm.gov">okwong@blm.gov</a> if you are going to attend the meeting so your name can be added to a list for security. </b></div><div><br></div><div>WEBINAR: 1. Go to <a href="https://mmancusa.webex.com/mmancusa/j.php?MTID=m50e5a10aca72cd38c83748c8f257bc9e">https://mmancusa.webex.com/mmancusa/j.php?MTID=m50e5a10aca72cd38c83748c8f257bc9e</a> </div><div>2. If requested, enter your name and email address. </div><div>3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: Nativeplants123! </div><div>4. Click "Join".</div><div>5. For audio, call 877-414-1336 passcode 6177335#</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div> AGENDA</div><div><br></div><div> 2:00 Introductions</div><div><br></div><div> 2:05 Tom Kaye (Institute for Applied Ecology) - Conservation Projects in Prison: The Case for Engaging Incarcerated Populations in Conservation and Science</div><div><br></div><div> 3:00 Announcements/Communications</div><div> 3:20 Updates on Activities</div><div> - Medicinal Plant Working Group</div><div> - Native Plant Materials Development Working Group & Seeds of Success</div><div> - National Seed Strategy</div><div> - Non-Federal Cooperator Committee</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, May 13, 2015 at 2:00-4:00 PM</div><div> TBD</div><div> Main Interior Building, Washington, DC</div><div><br></div><div> - Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 2:00-4:00 PM</div><div> TBD</div><div> Main Interior Building, Washington, DC</div>
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