[SOS-PCA] Hawaii Native Seed Conference and Seed Bank Partnership Meeting May 15-18, 2018

[Marian Chau]

Aloha!

We are excited to announce the 2018 Hawaiʻi Native Seed Conference and
Hawaiʻi Seed Bank Partnership Meeting on *May 15-18 2018* at the University
of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Information and updates are available here:
http://laukahi.org/hnsc2018/

The Hawai‘i Native Seed Conference brings together conservationists,
horticulturalists, researchers, and others working with seeds of native
Hawaiian plants to share knowledge with each other and visiting
experts. The conference will take place from May 15-18, 2018, at the
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The conference will begin with an optional
meeting of the Hawai‘i Seed Bank Partnership
<http://laukahi.org/hawaii-seed-bank-partnership/> on *May 15*. The
following days will feature speakers from Hawaiʻi, and several sessions led
by staff from the Kew Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
<https://www.kew.org/science/collections/seed-collection>. Topics for the
conference will focus on strategies and methods for collecting, handling,
and processing seed collections for propagation and storage, making this
widely applicable for anyone working in ecosystem restoration in the
Pacific region.

*Abstracts *will be accepted January 12 - February 28 (link to: Abstract
Submission
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PCI5vtU0ONR0ABCxyCQsAfY5hv5q4_hZbRhlwyWz6Q8/viewform?edit_requested=true>
)
*Early Registration*: February 1 - March 30 ($90/ $45-students) + $10 for
HSBP Meeting
*Late Registration*: April 1-30: Late registration ($125)

Accommodations will be available soon at the *East-West Center Visitor
Housing* <http://www.eastwestcenter.org/about-ewc/housing/visitor-housing> (on
UH Mānoa campus). Visit their webpage to see room types and rates. Updates
on this will be posted here: http://laukahi.org/hnsc2018/


   Marian M. Chau, Ph.D.
   Seed Conservation Laboratory Manager
   Lyon Arboretum, Hawaiian Rare Plant Program
   3860 Mānoa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822
   (808) 988-0469
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