[SOS-PCA] SURVEY: Botanical Capacity in the U.S.

[Olivia Kwong]

Please pass this message along to anyone that does botanical work in the 
United States.  This message has been cross-posted to all the PCA lists.

The deadline to take the survey is Friday, September 19, 2009.

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Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:54:23 -0500
From: Andrea Tietmeyer Kramer <andrea.kramer at bgci.org>
Subject: RE: BCAP survey links

How prepared is the U.S. to meet future botanical challenges?

The Chicago Botanic Garden and Botanic Gardens Conservation 
International's U.S. office are working with several partners to assess 
strengths and areas for improvement in plant science education, research 
and habitat management in the United States. This one-year, grant-funded 
project involves four key stages: 1) literature review, 2) survey of the 
botanical community, 3) workshop with key stakeholders, and 4) production 
and distribution of a report. For more information about the project see: 
http://www.bgci.org/usa/bcapinfo

The survey is now ready and we are looking for participants.  If you are 
involved in plant science research, education or natural resource 
management in the United States, we need your help. Please help us get 
a better picture of the U.S. botanical capacity by taking our 
anonymous survey!

The survey has been split into four different groups, please select the 
one group that best describes you:

1. University/college faculty: http://tinyurl.com/lnwlnr
2. Graduate student (Masters or Ph.D.): http://tinyurl.com/kv2ca8
3. Federal agency staff: http://tinyurl.com/mb8upj
4. Individuals working at non-profit organizations: 
http://tinyurl.com/mj3taw

(All four tinyurl links lead to the surveys hosted at surveymonkey.com)

You can also access or share the survey links on the web by going to 
http://www.bgci.org/usa/bcap

Thank you for your participation!  Your contribution is crucial to the
study's success and is greatly appreciated.  Please note that all surveys
will close on Friday, September 19, 2009.

NOTE: All surveys are anonymous, will take ~15 minutes to complete, and
cover topics like academic background, research & management interests and
expertise, access to resources, & opinion on conservation issues. Survey 
results will be summarized in a report outlining strengths & areas for 
improvement in plant science education, research, & habitat management
in the United States.  This report will be freely available online in 
mid-2010.

Andrea T. Kramer, Ph.D.
Executive Director, U.S. Office
Botanic Gardens Conservation International
at Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL  60022
USA

Tel: 1-847-835-6971
E-mail: andrea.kramer at bgci.org
Internet: www.bgci.org/usa