MONOCOTS II conference -first notice

[Karen Wilson]

                         MONOCOTS II

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3rd INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GRASS SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION


 - An international conference on the comparative biology of the Monocotyledons
- To be held in Sydney, Australia, September 1998

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                        FIRST CIRCULAR
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The conference follows the successful "Monocotyledons: classification and
evolution", held in 1993 at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Participants
expressed enthusiasm for another conference to allow us to follow up studies
then in progress and to examine other areas of interest to workers on monocot
groups.

Papers and posters will cover the following topics as they affect both higher
level classification of the monocots and classification within particular groups
such as grasses and orchids:
*  Systematics
*  Morphology and anatomy
*  Developmental and evolutionary processes
*  Reproductive biology
*  Macromolecular studies
*  Biochemical diversity
*  Biogeography

Concurrent meetings will be devoted to particular groups within the monocots.
Interest has already been expressed in organising specialist meetings on the
grasses, aroids and sedges. Please indicate on the following form if you would
be interested in arranging meetings on other groups.

There will be a mixture of invited and contributed papers and posters. It is
planned to publish the proceedings.


VENUE: The conference will be held at the University of New South Wales, Sydney,
over the week beginning 28 September 1998.

FIELD WORK: The southern Spring is a good time to see the monocots in the wild
in Australia. Coming to this conference will also provide you with an
opportunity to visit other areas in the Asian-Pacific region. Details of
organised field trips will be given in the second circular.

FURTHER INFORMATION: A second circular and registration form will be sent out in
1996. To assist planning, please print out the following form and post it to:

Mrs Karen Wilson
Monocots II
Royal Botanic Gardens
Mrs Macquaries Road
SYDNEY   NSW 2000
AUSTRALIA

(Alternatively, contact KW at karen at rbgsyd.gov.au or fax on  +61-2-251.4403 and
ask for the first circular to be mailed to you, so you get to see the glossy
design incorporating the flower of Thysanotus tuberosus - our graphic designer
is rightly proud of her efforts!)

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