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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We are pleased to announce that the program and schedule for the 14<sup>th</sup> Smithsonian Botanical Symposium has been posted at
<a href="http://botany.si.edu/sbs/">http://botany.si.edu/sbs/</a>. The Symposium will be held May 20, 2016. We are also now accepting abstracts for poster presentations. Space is limited. The abstract deadline is April 13<sup>th</sup>. There is no registration
fee to attend the Symposium, but attendees must register online.</span><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">Visit the <a href="http://botany.si.edu/sbs/">
website</a> or email <a href="mailto:sbs@si.edu">sbs@si.edu</a> for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><b><span style="color:black">Smithsonian Botanical Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><b><span style="color:black">May 20, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><b><span style="color:black">Washington, D.C.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><b><a href="http://botany.si.edu/sbs/">http://botany.si.edu/sbs/</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">“Bats, Bees, Birds, Butterflies and Bouquets: New Research in Pollination Biology”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Presented by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In collaboration with the United States Botanic Garden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Supported by the Cuatrecasas Family Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The act of pollination, transferring pollen from one flower to another, remains one of the most ecologically important interactions between plant and animal. It allows plants to produce seed and reproduce, and
it provides pollen, nectar and other rewards to the animals that visit the flowers. Pollination is a keystone function of most terrestrial ecosystems, and an estimated 87 percent of flowering plants depend on animal pollination. Plant-pollinator interactions
have led to the evolutionary diversification of major groups of both plants and animals. A diverse plate of foods for humans is a result of pollination as well: one out of every three bites of food we eat is the result of an animal pollinating a plant. Yet
recent evidence shows that pollinator abundance and diversity is on the decline. What does the threat to the health of pollinators hold for the future of native plant populations and agriculture? Will plant and pollinator populations adapt to a changing climate,
invasive species, and habitat loss?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The 14<sup>th</sup> Smithsonian Botanical Symposium, hosted by the Department of Botany and the United States Botanic Garden, will highlight current research in pollination biology, from plant physiology and ecology
to evolution and animal behavior. New approaches to the study of plant-animal interactions may provide promise to safeguard biodiversity both here in the U.S. and around the world. The invited speakers will cover a wide range of approaches to illustrate the
challenges in plant-pollinator relationships in a rapidly changing world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Confirmed Speakers</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
Sam Droege - USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center<br>
Candace Galen - University of Missouri<br>
Matthew Koski - University of Virginia<br>
Tatyana Livshultz - Drexel University<br>
Nathan Muchhala - University of Missouri-St. Louis<br>
Robert Raguso - Cornell University<br>
David Roubik - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Program Schedule:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Friday, May 20 <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Lectures and Discussion, Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Closing Reception and poster session, United States Botanic Garden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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