Conservation Program

Save the dates! Celebrate 50 years of CNPS plant conservation, January 13-17, 2015

Jan 13-14 - Preconference workshops and field trips
Jan 15-17 - Scientific conference

Venue:

DoubleTree by Hilton San Jose, 2050 Gateway Pl, San Jose, CA, 95110, US

Key dates:

Jan 2014 Call for Workshop proposals opens
Mar 2014 Call for Abstracts opens
July 2014 Call for Abstracts closes
July 2014 Early Registration opens
Oct 2014 speaker notification complete
Jan 13-14, 2015 Pre-conference workshops
Jan 13-14 Field trips
Jan 15-17 Conference
Jan 16 Banquet

Session Topics include:

Clean Air and Water for all
Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, Adaptation
CNPS 50 Years of History and Work
Education
Emerging Tools in Conservation Science
Fire & Native Plants
Horticulture
Interstate and International Native Plant Societies

Invasive Plants
Land Management
Native Plants, Native Cultures
Pathogens & Pests
Plant & Wildlife Relationships
Plant Science
Rare Plants and Locally Rare
Regulations: Past and Present

Renewable Energy
Restoration
Rare Plant Communities
Science and Policy
Science of Impacts
Student Session
Translocation, Transplantation, Assisted Migration
Vegetation Classification and Mapping

Conference Planning Committees

Volunteer Opportunities:

Outreach Committee- chair and members
Student Activities - chair and members
Botanical Art contest- chair and members
Poetry event- chair and members
Music event- chair and members
Workshops- members
Audio visual - chair and members

Events:

Over 250 speakers and presenters
3 keynotes speakers
Workshops
Field trips
Poster session
Banquet
Drawings and auction
Public Programming
Cocktail parties
Photography and Botanical Art contests
Poetry and music events
Associated meetings
Exhibitors Hall event
And much much more...