[SOS-PCA] Hawai'i Native Seed Conference - abstract submission EXTENDED

[Marian Chau]

Aloha!

Abstract submission EXTENDED for the 2018 Hawaiʻi Native Seed Conference
and Hawaiʻi Seed Bank Partnership Meeting taking place *May 15-18 2018* at
the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Abstracts will be accepted until March
18, 2018. 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:* Extended until March 18, 2018.
*Early Registration*: February 1 - March 30, 2018 ($90/ $45-students) + $10
for HSBP Meeting
*Late Registration*: April 1-30, 2018: Late registration ($125)

Accommodations available 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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