Supplement to Mycologia Vol. 54(5) October 2003 Newsletter of the Mycological Society of America
-- In This Issue -- Eumycetozoans in the Tropical Forests of Northern Queensland, Australia Eumycetozoans from Queensland ...... 1-2 by Steven L. Stephenson Reality of a Virtual Laboratory ...... 2-3 MSA Official Business Questions or comments should be sent to Steve Stephenson at the Dept of Biology, Fairmont State College, Fairmont, WV or
~ Important Dates ~ October 17: Deadline: Inoculum 54(6) July 17-21, 2004: MSA-NAMA, Asheville, NC July 30-Aug. 5, 2005: MSA-MSJ, Hilo, HI
Editor — Donald G. Ruch Department of Biology Ball State University Fig 1. Participants in the eumycetozoan surveys carried out in northern Muncie, IN 47306-0440 USA Queensland. L to R: John Landolt, Steve Stephenson, Donna Moore Powers, 765.285.8829 FAX 765.285.8804 Ceri Pearce, and Lindsay Dillon. [email protected] Microhabitats examined for myxomycetes included forest floor leaf MSA Homepage: litter, aerial litter (dead but still attached plant parts), dead lianas, and http://msafungi.org the inflorescences of large tropical herbs. Dictyostelids were isolated from samples of the soil/humus layer on the forest floor and from aerial soil (the mass of “soil-like” organic matter often found in association with the bases of vascular epiphytes in the forest canopy [Fig. 2]). Samples of forest floor leaf litter and aerial litter (both natural sub- strates and sterile straws, introduced into selected field study sites to assess colonization rates of these organisms) were examined for protostelids. One component of the surveys involved using the Australian Canopy Crane Facility near Cape Tribulation to obtain samples from heights >20 m above the forest floor (Fig. 3). Standard isolation techniques (e.g., moist chamber cultures for myxomycetes) were used for all three groups of eumycetozoans. More than 30 different species of myxomycetes were recorded from the various microhabitats examined during the course of the surveys. Didymium squamulosum was the single most abundant species, with Physarum compressum and P. pusillum also important. Among the other species recovered were Arcyria cinerea, Lamproderma arcyrionema, D. iridis, and Licea bulbosa. The latter was a new record for Australia. At least 17 distinct forms of dictyostelids, representing all three described genera (the first record of Acytostelium from Fig 2. Collecting a sample of aerial soil from the base of a Australia), were recovered from soil/litter samples, with vascular epiphyte. Dictyostelium purpureum and Polysphondylium pallidum the most common and widespread. Most of the species recovered are either cosmopolitan or characterized by distributions centered in tropical/subtropical regions of the world. However, at least five of the species recorded may be new to science. Eight described species of protostelids and three as yet unidentified forms, two of which are possibly new to science, were isolated from samples of litter (both aerial and forest floor). On average, more species were collected from dry forest sites than from wet forest sites. As a general observation, the data obtained during these surveys suggest that all three groups of eumycetozoans exhibit levels of biodiversity and patterns of occurrence not unlike those already known from similar studies carried out in the Neotropics of Central and South America. The surveys in northern Queensland were supported in part by grants from the National Science Foundation, the Australian Biological Resources Study program, and Shepherd College. Fig 3. View of the Australian Canopy Crane Facility.
The Reality of a Virtual Laboratory: Reference to Personal Herbaria and Culture Collections is Bad Science by Pedro W. Crous and Eric J. Cother Questions or comments should be sent to either Pedro W. Crous at Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands or < [email protected]>, or to Eric J. Cother at the Agricultural Institute, Forest Road, Orange NSW 2800, Australia or < [email protected] >.
Journals frequently worry about their impact factors, which accessible herbaria (Holmgren et al., 1990), which is an are linked to the ISI rating of the journal, and debatably also essential practice supporting good science (Agerer et al., reflect the journal’s standard. Impact factors reflect citability 2000; Crous, 2002). Depositing representative material is an and impact of the published work. Another aspect that also essential requirement not only for the description of new links directly with citability and impact, is the availability of species, but also for all types of research addressing species reference material (cultures and specimens), that can again be characterization, genetics, pathology, and many other used to repeat the work or test the hypotheses in future aspects. The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature years, incorporating the latest state of the art techniques. It is explicitly demands deposition of type material in a herbarium shocking, however, that few scientific journals have clear (Art. 7, 9, 37), but that this herbarium should be publicly policies in place to ensure that authors have in fact lodged available is only a recommendation (7a). It remains, however, representative specimens and cultures in internationally as one of the most basic principles of science that reviewers
2 of scientific papers check and confirm that representative undertake to journey to recollect and re-isolate the causal material is available in freely accessible collections. organism before this matter can be resolved. Most journals nowadays insist that DNA sequence data be We envisage establishing a virtual laboratory, where deposited in GenBank, and the alignments in TreeBase. However, different datasets are linked electronically. Research is the template used in GenBank to access new sequence data has constantly evolving. For example, just look at the papers that a serious flaw, as it does not provide a clear option to link these were published on a specific group of organisms 2–3 years data to the culture and/or specimen from which the sequence ago, and the latest data presently available. When the was derived. Sequences obtained from unspecified, untrace- original material is not available for study, such authors are able strains have limited value, and do not provide the possibil- forcing others to constantly re-invent the wheel. This is an ity to support future research with that specific data. The excellent example of bad science, and is a challenge to editors bubble of molecular research and multi-allelic datasets has of well-refereed journals. We have the power to do something burst, and we now have to deal with administering the realities, about it, and it should be done now. The future is a virtual which inevitably means that scientists need the original cultures or laboratory, linking specimens to cultures, sequences, papers, specimens for further research, to verify their identity. authors, etc. It’s time that journals and online databases see A name is but a concept. What it represents varies frequently the bigger picture, and reinforce good science. It is time that from one country to the next. A specimen or culture, however, we lay the foundation that will become the virtual laboratory is reality. A DNA sequence not linked to such a specimen or of the future. culture is but a name, and has limited value. Let’s take the most References basic example, namely that of new disease reports that are Agerer, R., Ammirati, J., Blanz, P., Courtecuisse, R., Desjardin, D. published in several plant pathology journals of repute. They E., Gams, W., Hallenberg, H., Halling, R. E., Hawksworth, D. L., all require that Koch’s postulates be proven, and the identity of Horak, E., Korf, R. P., Mueller, G. M., Oberwinkler, F., the causal organism be established. However, few journals Rambold, G., Summerbell, R. C., Triebel, D., Watling, R. (2000) require the author to deposit material or cultures. For instance, Always deposit vouchers. Mycological Research 104: 643–644. if the identification were to be confirmed by DNA sequence Crous, P.W. 2002. Adhering to good cultural practice (GCP). data, further research involving additional loci may eventually Mycological Research 106: 1378–1379. prove that this is a cryptic species awaiting description, one Holmgren, P.K., Holmgren, N.H. & Barnett, L.C. 1990. Index that may be confined to a specific region, country or host. Herbariorum Part 1: The Herbaria of the World. 8th Ed. New Without the specimen and culture, someone will have to York Botanical Garden, New York. 693 pp. MSA BUSINESS
From the Predident’s Corner....
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Under the leadership of former President John Taylor, another very successful year for the MSA has concluded with a thoroughly enjoyable meeting at Asilomar, California. The meeting was held jointly with the British Mycological Society and we thank those members of the BMS who were able to attend. This past year Mycologia became available on the WWW and a new system for the online submission, review and processing of manuscripts was tested and is now fully operational. In addition, in spite of a dismal economy and the costs of going online with Mycologia, Treasurer Jim Worrall and Finance Committee Chair Orson Miller kept the Society financially sound. The willingness of the Member- ship to approve dues increases was also a great help. President Shearer collecting submerged, decomposing Typha latifolia. The Society functions almost entirely through the volun- teer efforts of members and I would like to thank all who have On behalf of the MSA, I would especially like to express served in various capacities over the past year. Also I appreciation to three individuals who have completed their encourage those of you who would like to serve on any of terms of office or appointment. These individuals not only the Society’s committees (See the Manual of Operations on have contributed a tremendous amount of time, energy and the MSA Website for a listing) to email Secretary Faye enthusiasm to their work but also have improved how the Murrin or me. Society functions. John Taylor, 73rd President of the MSA, 3 MSA BUSINESS con’t President’s Corner con’t was an outstanding and energetic leader and representative especially Susan Kaminskyj, Tom Bruns, Jean Lodge, of the Society. Lorelei Norvell, Secretary of MSA for the past Lorelei Norvell, Joey Spatafora and Tim Szaro. three years, coordinated officers, committees and activities in Looking ahead, plans are well underway for the 2004 Annual an exemplary manner, greatly improved the Manual of Meeting to be held July 16–21 at the University of North Carolina at Operations, and with her encyclopedic memory, served as Asheville. The MSA meeting will overlap one day with the everyone’s source of information. Don Ruch, Editor of meeting of the North American Mycological Society. Jessie Inoculum from 2001 to 2003, steadily improved the quality of Micales is the Program Committee Chair and Rytas Vilgys is the our newsletter and marshaled contributors so that every Local Arrangements Committee Chair. So mark your calendars edition was ready on time. and check the MSA Website for details as plans develop. I would also like to thank the planners and organizers of the Sincerely, highly successful Asilomar Meeting for all their efforts, -- Carol Shearer President (2003–2004)
WWW Voting on Vernacular Names for Mushrooms
The MSA-NAMA Joint Commission on Common Mushroom Names for North America has set up an experimental web site to gather information on preferences for common or vernacular names for mushrooms in North America. Go to http://www.mushroomnames.org where you will automatically be directed to another site that explains the project. During this test phase (lasting several months) the genus Amanita will be posted along with common names thus far used in a number of books. Visitors to the site should register and then submit their preferences for mushroom names. A certain amount of redundancy is built in presently because resolving the taxonomic problems scientifically proved to be more difficult than expected even for a well-known genus. Therefore, all original names have been left as is. Visit the site again in the future to see if another group of names is posted. Amanita will be posted for several weeks. Please spread the word to anyone interested. The results will not be binding but will be used to guide the Commission members with preliminary list. Chairperson: Scott Redhead Members: Lorelei Norvell, Judy Roger, Tom Volk, Walt Sundberg, George Riner, Carol Dreiling Web Design: Jennifer Wilkinson
4 MSA BUSINESS -- COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Mycological Society of America Annual General Council Meeting Saturday, July 26, 2003 University of California, Berkeley, CA 1. President John Taylor called the annual Student, Associate, Emeritus-Subscriber by the approved dues increase) to adopt the MSA General Council meeting to order at $46 -> $50] to cover costs associated AMM enhanced electronic services 8:30 am at the Faculty Club (O’Neill Room) with Allen Marketing & Management package. Most troubling of the other on the University of California, Berkeley, enhanced internet services contract challenges currently faced by MSA campus. Also present were President-Elect and removing administration of the MSA (including loss of income due to the Carol Shearer, Vice-President David Fellows awards to the Honorary bankruptcy of a subscription service McLaughlin, Secretary Lorelei Norvell, Membership Awards Committee, company) is the decline in institutional Treasurer Jim Worrall, 2001-2 Past- henceforth to be referred to as the subscriptions, a situation possibly President Orson Miller, and Councilors Honorary Awards Committee. He also exacerbated by the present uncertain Gerard Adams, David Hibbett, Karen urged all MSA members to nominate international situation. On the positive side, Hughes, Michelle Momany, Faye Murrin, other members for MSA offices, noting Treasurer Worrall commended Council for David Rizzo, and Robert Roberson. 2002-3 that it continues to be very difficult to approving separation endowment and Past-President Tim Baroni and Councilor get members to nominate candidates. operating fund and for its willingness to Sabine Huhndorf were unable to attend. 4. Secretary Norvell directed Council to her adhere to increasingly fiscally conservative Also attending the daylong session were reports (See Inoculum 54(2): 8 & 54(5)). She policies where possible in response to the Managing Editor Jim Ginns and incoming noted that the Society Roster, printed tightening financial situation. Councilors Tom Bruns and Cathy Cripps. annually in the November-December issue of Regarding the membership decline, Councilor 2. President Taylor presented his report (see Inoculum, has been also posted online on Momany suggested raising page charges to this issue of Inoculum), drawing attention to www.msafungi.org since October 2002. The non-members to encourage Society implementation of electronic manuscript roster lists term dates and email addresses for membership. Secretary Norvell noted that submission and tracking that should be fully all Society appointees and committee because new member applications histori- in place by January, 2004. He noted that the members and also provides important cally increase after very large meetings (e.g., membership-approved recent dues increase contact information for editorial appointees, Salt Lake, 2001 with APS) and dip after allows the Society to pay for enhanced AMM, and HighWire. She added that the smaller stand-alone meetings (e.g., Corvallis, internet membership services and MSA Manual of Operations (MOP), 2002), Council might once more (however encouraged all members to renew their which during the past three years was reluctantly) alternate stand-alone / memberships online by credit card and stringently edited with each President-elect, smaller joint meetings with larger APS or thus decrease handling costs to the Society. is also now posted on the Society website. AIBS joint meetings. Councilor Adams Challenges for the future included raising During the past year, virtually all Society suggested that MSA sponsor medical endowments so that interest from all award correspondence was conducted electronically, mycology or yeast genetics workshops funds will be sufficient to cover awards and and the Secretary handled over 4,060 emails and/or symposia. Noting that there is no prizes, placing Mycologia on PubMed, and during 2002-3. All responsive MSA formal “home” for fungal geneticists at the finding means (approximately $100,000) to members and all past and present officers present time, Councilor Momany place all past issues of Mycologia online. were thanked for helping to make the past suggested that MSA expand meetings Councilor Adams noted that any publication three years secretarial sentence to incorporate fungal genomics citing cultures placed in the American Type enjoyable. sessions / symposia while Secretary Cultures Collections are now linked to MOTION (approved unanimously): Karen Norvell suggested Council consider PubMed. Hughes moved and David McLaughlin formalizing a MSA Fungal Genetics 3. Vice-President McLaughlin reported seconded that the minutes of the 2002 Committee. After Council weighed the Corvallis Annual General Council meeting the 2003 election results. Elected were advantages and disadvantages of James B Anderson (Vice-President); be approved as published in Inoculum. overlapping vs joint meetings, President Faye Murrin (Secretary); François M 5. Treasurer Worrall presented his report. Taylor suggested that the 2005 MSJ- Lutzoni (Councilor, Systematics & The high startup costs associated with two MSA Hilo meeting might prove a Evolution); Harvey C Hoch (Councilor, important Society innovations – HighWire Cell Biology & Physiology); Cathy L online publication of Mycologia (requiring suitable venue for hosting a special Cripps (Councilor, Ecology & Pathol- an outlay of ~$35,000) and initiation of an comparative genomics symposium. ogy); and Thomas D Bruns (Councilor, online manuscript processing system for MOTION (approved unanimously): Jim Genetics & Molecular Biology). The the journal (requiring an initial outlay of Worrall moved and Lorelei Norvell seconded membership also approved both $12,000) – peaked during 2002-2003, that travel and lodging expenses for the 2003 proposed bylaws changes: increasing temporarily depressing the Society treasury. Karling Lecturer be disbursed from interest the dues [(Article II-B): Individual, In the next few months, the Society will generated by the general endowment funds. [The Family, Affiliated Society $92 -> $98; spend another $8,000 (fortunately covered annual lecturer’s honorarium is already paid out 5 MSA BUSINESS -- COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES con’t of the restricted endowment fund interest.] observed that with the advent of the Biolog Editor-in-Chief Joan Bennett’s report 6. Finance Committee Chair Miller ad now found on the first page of each issue [Inoculum 54(5)] and announced that the presented his report (see Inoculum 54(5)). of Volume 95, advertisements (a potentially EIC has requested to end her term a year While the Society investment strategy good source of revenue) have appeared in early after completing Volume 96 in remains unchanged (involving two bond Mycologia for the first time. ME Ginns 2004. Council agreed to assist incoming ladders, each composed of five 5-year federal suggested that the Society could save President Shearer in forming a notes), the Finance Committee set up two considerable money by not using the Mycologia Editor-in-Chief Search different portfolios during 2002-3; the first expensive Allen Air to airmail the journal Committee. President Taylor stressed portfolio (worth ~$148,000) is devoted to overseas. Councilor Momany noted that that a nominee should be approved by operating funds and the second (worth with Mycologia now online, instant journal Council and in place early in 2004 so as ~$356,000) covers the endowment funds. delivery might not be as necessary as it has to effect a smooth transition. Managing Chair Miller noted that because of the current been in years past. Editor Ginns, noting that his own tenure low rate of return for new 5-year federal Action to be taken: Council recommended as Managing Editor will also terminate notes (now at a low ~2.3%), in May the that Managing Editor Ginns use MSA’s new at the end of 2004, suggested that Committee decided to reinvest the monies electronic news flash capability to deter- Council consider making the Assistant gained from the sale of the matured Federal mine whether overseas members would be Editor a permanent position to ensure notes in a conservative mutual fund paying amenable to a slower journal delivery time continuity. He added there would be less ~4.2% (Income Fund of America, AMECX), to save the Society money. need for an Assistant Editor and Editor- in-Chief to work in the same location at least until federal interest rates rise. Attention next turned to page charges, Treasurer Worrall noted that despite the once the fully electronic manuscript recently raised to $60/year. Councilor submission process has been activated. recent economic downturn, MSA continues Momany suggested that setting lower to generate income due to Chair Miller’s page-charge fees for members might Action to be taken: President-elect Shearer conservative financial strategies. encourage membership. Council, agreeing that volunteered to approach current Assistant 7. Treasurer Worrall summarized the report Mycologia benefits from having both Editor John Donahue to determine whether from Endowment Committee Chair members and non-members publish in it, he might be interested in serving after the Thomas Harrington. He noted that this discussed the wisdom of granting member editorial office is transferred to a new Editor year endowment funds were reapportioned authors so many (e.g., 20) “free” pages per in Chief. so that all named funds are held in the year. ME Ginns noted that the partial pay Council next considered ways of decreasing restricted endowment with other donations option offered to unfunded authors who the time lag between manuscript submission assigned to the uncommitted (or general) cannot afford the full rate but willing to pay and publication in Mycologia, including endowment fund. He likewise noted that something gives authors more leeway. In increasing pages per issue (as has been done henceforth all awards or other endowment response to the managing editor’s observa- in 2003) or the number of issues per year. allocations will be made from the interest tion that the newly instituted pay-per-view Council concurred with Councilor Hibbett’s so as not to reduce the basic funds. As so online option probably will not generate a recommendation that Associate Editors many named funds (e.g. Alexopoulos Prize, large return, Council Hibbett noted that a impose a tougher page-length policy on Myron Backus, most Mentor Student large number of students might possibly use authors so that the Mycologia would be able Travel Awards) are currently too small to this feature. With respect to publishing the to print more, but shorter, papers. support awards at the previous high levels, MSA membership directory every three Councilor Hibbett also recommended such awards will be reduced proportional to years, Past-president Miller suggested that advertising a fast-track option for speedier the interest generated by each until funds the Society consider offering online a down- publication of time-sensitive papers, and increase sufficiently to support awards at the loadable pdf directory rather than continue Councilor Momany suggested posting previous high levels. To that end, Council to publish and mail hard copy versions to the papers online separately by HighWire before urges members to contribute generously (and entire membership. Secretary Norvell noted hardcopy publication. often!) to bring funds to their necessary that because such pdf files should not be Action to be taken: Out-going Secretary minimums (e.g., each Mentor fund = available to everyone (and to forestall Norvell will relay the above Council $10,000). Chair Harrington’s report noted unauthorized use of the full directory by recommendations to the Editorial Office and that there is an excellent opportunity to other organizations or individuals), the pdf Advisory Board. establish “named” fellowships for the two directories should be emailed individually to MSA Graduate Fellowships now awarded MSA members. Finally, Councilor Hughes 10. President Taylor reminded Council that from the Uncommitted (General) inquired whether MSA receives funds for Inoculum Editor Donald Ruch, whose Endowment. duplication of material in other publica- 3-year term is up in 2003, aided the Society considerably by finding his own 8. Mycologia Managing Editor Ginns tions, citing an instance where material was directly used in another publication without successor. Incoming Inoculum Editor presented his report, noting that while the Richard Baird will succeed outgoing journal is more or less on schedule, the permission of the author(s). The managing editor noted that, legally, in such instances Editor Ruch in 2003 after completion of number of copies mailed has decreased. the final issue of volume 54. Unfortunately, this means that MSA must permission should be obtained from both pay for extra storage (500 copies from the MSA and the author(s). 11. President Taylor next drew Council’s last run alone). On the positive side, he 9. President Taylor recapitulated Mycologia attention to the reports by Webmaster Roy Halling, MSA Bulletin Board 6 MSA BUSINESS -- COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES concl’d
Editor Ellen Farr, and Electronic held in Cairns, Australia). The Executive celebrating its 50th anniversary. Communications & Webpage Council and International Affairs President Taylor noted that IUMS 2005 Committee Chair Jim Anderson. Web Committee (chaired by Sharon directly precedes MSJ-MSA 2005 in San changes during 2002-3 included (1) Cantrell) agreed that it would be useful Francisco, which may economically hosting msafungi.org on a different, for the Society enter into a loose facilitate attendance by those wishing to considerably less expensive server and confederation with other national or attend both “Pacific” meetings. (2) posting already-formatted job international mycological societies for • Two different options for 2006 were openings by Webmaster Halling after the the purpose of reciprocal listing and/ discussed – (1) a smaller meeting old MSA Bulletin Board terminated or webpage links to mycological sites. (possibly with the Society for the Study due to formatting incompatibilities. In February, Secretary Norvell listed a of Evolution) at the University of Inoculum continues to be posted well in number of societies with whom alliances Minnesota, and (2) a joint St. Louis advance of mailing on the MSA website, either have been made or are anticipated meeting with the Botanical Society of and the MSA Manual of Operations in the official Society Roster under the America, which in July formally invited and Society Roster are also posted and informal heading, “Allied / Sister MSA to participate in their centennial updated as needed. After discussing Mycological Societies – National & celebration. whether a specific MSA appointee is International”. The purpose was to • needed to assist the Secretary, Informa- provide information to members of all A joint MSA-ALMS meeting with the tion Control Officer, and AMM societies with no financial entanglements Latin American Mycological Society in Association Manager during AMM’s anticipated or permitted without Council Miami, Florida, is being explored for assuming control of the Online Directory approval. 2007. and initiating on-line dues renewal, MOTION (approved unanimously): Gerry Actions to be taken: Councilor Hibbett Council decided that no action need be Adams moved and Dave McLaughlin volunteered to approach BSA for further taken at this time. seconded that the more significant Societies details regarding its 2006 St Louis centenary MOTION (approved unanimously): Karen continue to be listed on our Roster and meeting, and President-elect Shearer will Hughes moved and Michelle Momany Website under the heading, “Allied follow up regarding the location of the seconded that Council accept the MSA Societies”. As of July 26, 2003, the African prospective MSA-ALMS 2007 meeting. Education Committee’s proposed 2004 Mycological Association, Australasian MOTION (approved unanimously): Lorelei “Fungi growing on the tree of life” high Mycological Society, British Mycological Norvell moved and Orson Miller seconded school teacher workshop (outlined by Society, Latin American Mycological to adjourn. Larry Grand and Marc Cubeta, forwarded Society, Mycological Society of China, President Taylor adjourned the meeting at by Chair Meredith Blackwell. (No MSA Mycological Society of Japan, and the the pleasantly early (possibly historically funds requested or needed!) North American Mycological Association earliest) hour of 2:47 pm. 12. Council next discussed the fact that as are all listed as “Allied” Mycological Societies. Respectfully submitted, an all-volunteer organization, MSA – Lorelei L Norvel depends upon responsible administration Council Recommendation: In response to (very happy ex) Secretary by its appointees and noted that there is a query from the International Affairs a need for a tactful guide for handling Committee regarding how best to identify problems arising from volunteers’ being international concerns, Council recom- unable (or unwilling) to carry out mended that IAC Chair Cantrell use the new their duties as officers, representatives, electronic blast messaging service to solicit or committee members. opinions from MSA members. Council recommendation: The outgoing 14. Council next discussed upcoming President is the appropriate official to write meetings: a letter of inquiry to Society volunteers who Plans are well under way for MSA- appear to be having difficulties in fulfilling • their MSA responsibilities. NAMA 2004, next year’s overlapping joint meeting with the North American 13. Council then directed its attention to Mycological Association at the Univer- relationships with other societies. At sity of North Carolina in Asheville the present time, MSA is formally [NAMA July 11-16, MSA July 16-21; “affiliated” with several other interna- Chairs – Local Arrangements Rytas tional or national organizations (e.g., Vilgalys, Program Jessie Micales]. AAAS, AIBS, IUMS) but until this year • has not acknowledged other mycology- Councilor Hibbett reported on the oriented organizations. In January 2003, progress of the MSJ-MSA 2005 meeting the Australasian Mycological Society [Chairs – Local Arrangements Don inquired as to whether it would be Hemmes, Program Jean Lodge] to be possible to in some way affiliate with held in Hilo at the University of Hawaii with the Mycological Society of Japan, the MSA (in preparation for IMC8 to be Lorelei Norvell, Outgoing MSA Secretary. 7 MSA BUSINESS -- ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES
Minutes of the MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Annual Business Meeting Wednesday, July 30, 2003 Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, California 1. President John W Taylor called the honors and asked all to notify officers E Henderson, M J Imoh, Greg Jedd, 2003 annual MSA business meeting to and/or the Nominations committee Wayne M Jurick II, Richard Knight, order at 8:13 am in Merrill Hall. After should they wish to serve MSA in some Wen-Hsiung Ko, Richard F Kopp, Maria welcoming members and guests, he elected or appointed capacity. Lee, Ainslie Little, Miao Liu, introduced Professor Neil Gow, Mohammad Madjdi-Kia, Micheal 4. Secretary Lorelei L Norvell presented President of the British Mycological Marshall, Ingo Morgenstern, John M highlights from her 2002-2003 reports Society, which co-hosted the joint Neville, Marek Nowakowski, Anna (Inoculum 54(2): 8, 54(5)) and summa- MSA-BMS 2003 meeting. After Oller, Bernadette D O’Reilly, Barrie E. rized important decisions made during thanking MSA for its cordial invitation Overton, Kathryn L Pascale, Randy C. the July 26, 2003, General Council to Asilomar, President Gow commented Ploetz, Cynthia L Raccardi, Karen meeting (see minutes, Inoculum 54(5)). that although BMS attendees were few Ritchie, Allan R. Rudison, John J in number, all greatly appreciated their 5. The membership voted unanimously to Sabuco, Wiley A. Schell, Steven warm reception by the MSA. He grant Emeritus Membership status to A Schmidt, Stuart L Shear, Nadir Sidiqi, warmly extended a general invitation to S El Ani, William Cibula, Jimmy D Matthew E. Smith, David J Spero, the United Kingdom and suggested that Clark, John C Cooke, Gerald T Jason T Watkins, Elizabeth M Witten. Cowley, Guy Durrieu, Lafayette MSA consider meeting with BMS in 7. Awards & Presentations: sometime in the not-too distant future. Frederick, Audrey C Gabel, James H Ginns, John Haines, Marion M Kyde, • The membership unanimously approved 2. The membership approved Secretary Terrill J Long, John M McCleary, the Honorary Awards Committee’s Norvell’s minutes of the 2002 MSA Samuel Mazzer, Philip G Miles, Edson selection of Dr Jeremy J Burdon Annual Business meeting as printed in C Setliffe, Lois H Tiffany, and Tsuneo (CSIRO, Canberra, Australia), Dr Tsugo Inoculum 53(5): 10-11. After thanking Watana. Hongo (past President of the Mycologi- and Program Committee members Chair cal Society of Japan), and Professor Susan Kaminskyj, Local Arrangements 6. Treasurer James J Worrall presented Egon Horak (Federal Institute of Coordinator Tom Bruns, and Sympo- his report (see Inoculum 54(5)), noting Technology (ETH); Curator, Swiss sium Organizer Jean Lodge (member that with increased costs and decreasing National Plant Herbarium, Switzerland) Jessie Micales could not come to revenues the Society faces challenging as the Society’s new MSA Honorary Asilomar), President Taylor briefly times due to the (hopefully temporary) Members. summarized 2002-2003 Society decrease in Society memberships and achievements and pointed to key issues journal subscriptions. The Treasurer • Mentor Student Travel Awards Commit- facing the Society in the near future (see asked the membership to welcome the tee Chair Rosalind Lowen announced President’s Corner, Inoculum, 54(5)). following new (& returning) members: recipients of nine named 2003 Mentor AUSTRIA – Thomas Kirisits; BOTSWANA Student Travel Awards ($500 each): 3. Vice-President David J McLaughlin – Joanne E Taylor; CANADA – Shannon Carla Rydholm (Duke University, announced newly elected officers and Berch, Maria Jaime, Shaun R Kay, François Lutzoni, supervisor; Barksdale councilors James B Anderson, Vice- Terri M McLenon; FINLAND – Kari T -Raper Award), Jerri Lynn Parrent President; Faye Murrin, Secretary; Saikkonen; FRANCE – Monique (Duke University, Rytas Vilgalys, Harvey C Hoch, Councilor for Cell Gardes; INDIA – Joginger S Dargan; supervisor; Bigelow Award), David A Biology/Physiology; Cathy L Cripps, JAPAN – Tsuyoshi Hosoya, Izumi Hewitt (Harvard University, Donald H Councilor for Ecology/Pathology; Okane; PUERTO RICO – Angel M Pfister, supervisor; Fitzpatrick Award), Thomas D Bruns, Councilor for Nieves-Rivera, Beatriz Ortiz Santana; Joshua Burgess (University of Genetics/Molecular Biology; and UNITED STATES – David Anderson, Wisconsin at La Crosse, Thomas J Volk, François M Lutzoni, Councilor for Norman B Andresen, Rachael M supervisor; Korf Award), Gi-Ho Sung Systematics/Evolution. He noted that Andrie, Sara Ashkannejhad, Julieta (Oregon State University, Joseph W both proposed By-Laws amendments Banuelas, Rebecca Bennett, Suzanne S. Spatafora, supervisor; Luttrell Award), passed (one a dues increase dedicated to Blevins, Michael A Brea, Hoy L Jozsef Geml (Pennsylvania State underwriting adoption of enhanced Bryson, Jr, Benjamin Luke Bruner, University, David M Geiser, supervisor; electronic services and the second Joshua W. Burgess, Bruce A Caldwell, Trappe Award), Kentaro Hosaka approving administration of MSA Mo-Mei Chen, Ezekiel M Dang, (Oregon State University, Joseph W Fellow awards by the re-named Joseph E Faust, Daniel J Friedman, Spatafora, supervisor; Thiers Award), Honorary Awards Committee). The Christopher J Friel, Maria Jimenez Xiaorong Lin (University of Georgia, Vice-President urged everyone to Gasco, Sally Glockling, James Gloer, Michelle Momany, supervisor; Uecker nominate fellow members for offices and Cecile Gueidan, Adam C. Gusse, Susan Award), and Matias J Cafaro (Univer- 8 MSA BUSINESS -- ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES concl’d
sity of Kansas, Robert W Lichtwardt, for developing Simple Sequence Repeat Blackwell (Louisiana State University) supervisor; Wells Award). Honorable (SSR) techniques for fingerprinting 92 and Professor David Malloch (Univer- Mention awards ($100 each) were also European and US isolates of sity of Toronto, retired) received the given to Daniel A Henk (Duke Phytophthora ramorum. Miao Mindy Society’s highest accolade, the MSA University, Rytas Vilgalys, supervisor); Liu (PhD candidate, Plant Pathology, Distinguished Mycologist Award. Patrik Inderbitzen (University of Cornell University) was awarded $905 Biographies of all award winners will be British Columbia, Mary L Berbee, from the Alexander H & Helen V Smith published in Inoculum, 54(5). supervisor), Teresita M McLenon Research Fund to study Hypocrella/ 8. President Taylor invited everyone to (University of Toronto at Mississauga, Aschersonia type specimens at the next year’s meeting with the North Jean-Marc Moncalvo, supervisor), Sean University of Michigan herbarium. A American Mycological Association at Westmoreland (University of Wiscon- $1,000 Forest Fungal Ecology Research the University of North Carolina in sin at La Crosse, Thomas J Volk, Award was granted to Steven A Trudell Asheville (July 16-21, 2004), gateway supervisor), and Nicholas C Zitomer (PhD candidate, College of Forest to the Great Smoky Mountain National (University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, Resources, University of Washington) Park, and to the following year’s meeting Thomas J Volk, supervisor). Chair for ecological research on stable nitrogen with the Mycological Society of Japan, Lowen thanked fellow committee isotopes found in epigeous sporocarps which will celebrate its 50th anniversary, members Charles W Bacon, Greg Thorn, from old-growth coniferous forests; a at the University of Hawaii in Hilo (July and Andrea Gargas for their participation second $1,000 Forest Fungal Ecology 30-August 5, 2005). He thanked all in the selection process. Research Award was given to Matthew MSA officers and volunteers for their • MSA Graduate Student Awards E Smith (PhD candidate, Department of continuing support and presented Committee Chair Wendy A Untereiner, Plant Pathology, University of California Lorelei Norvell a certificate of after acknowledging fellow committee at Davis) for a survey of Californian appreciation in recognition of her tenure members (Jamie Platt, François Lutzoni, Quercus ectomycorrhizae comparing as 2000-2003 MSA Secretary. Don Natvig) and thanking ad hoc fungal reproductive structures to molecular biological data obtained from 9. Outgoing President John Taylor turned members Tom Volk (oral presentations) over the presidential gavel to 2003-2004 and James Scott, Lisa Castlebury, and ectomycorrhizal root tips and evaluating differences in the targeted MSA President Carol A Shearer, who George Carroll (poster presentations), presented him with a certificate of presented 2003 MSA Graduate ectomycorrhizal community over the short term. 2003 is the first year that the appreciation in recognition of his tenure Fellowships ($2,000 each) to Jeremy as 2002-2003 MSA President. President Dettman (University of California, Forest Fungal Ecology Research Award has been granted; funds have been Shearer adjourned the meeting at 9:10 Berkeley) and Lisa Grubisha (Univer- am. sity of California, Berkeley). The 2003 donated by a single, anonymous, donor. Myron Backus Award ($500) was • President Taylor introduced and Respectfully submitted, granted to Daniel Henk (Duke congratulated five 2003 MSA Midcareer -- Lorelei Norvell University, Durham). [Winners of the Fellows selected by the Honorary Secretary 2003 Graduate Student Research Prize Awards Committee (Chair Amy presentation awards were announced Rossman, Orson Miller, and George after the business meeting at the MSA Carroll): Gerald Bills, Steve Miller, Social & Auction Wednesday evening. Mary Palm, Robby Roberson, and Jeff Winners were Priscila Chaverri & Stone. Kentaro Hosaka (Oral Presentations) • President Taylor introduced and and Joshua Burgess*, Jozsef Geml, & congratulated recipients of the Society’s Daniel Henk (Poster Presentations). most prestigious awards selected by the Joshua Burgess’s research prize was MSA Distinctions Committee (Chair generously provided by the British Brent Heath, Greg Mueller, Ron Mycological Society.] Petersen, Scott Redhead, Georgiana • Co-Chair Charles Mims (after noting May). Dr David Geiser (Pennsylvania that Co-Chair Walter J Sundberg had State University) received the the honor of compiling the annual report) Alexopoulos Prize, awarded for presented the awards for the Research outstanding research performed within Awards Committee (members Alex Weir, 10 years of receiving the doctorate. Drs Karen Nakasone, Joey Spatafora, Karen Mary Berbee (University of British Snetselaar). Dr Kelly L Ivors (Depart- Columbia) and Tom Volk (University of ment of Environmental Science, Policy, Wisconsin, La Crosse) each received the & Management, University of California Weston Excellence in Teaching Award, at Berkeley) was awarded $2,000 from considered particularly significant as the Martin-Baker Endowment Fund to candidates must be nominated by their train with Dr Peter J M Bonants at Plant own students. Past-president Meredith Lorelei Norvell, Outgoing MSA Secretary. Research International in the Netherlands 9 MSA BUSINESS -- ANNUAL REPORTS -- OFFICERS
MSA ANNUAL REPORTS MSA Officers President relating to mycological meetings also Rogerson, resulting in a revitalization of appeared, among them the interest of the Memorials Committee, under the This report provides an overview of the Deep Hypha group (led by Joey leadership of the MSA Historian. Don MSA events with which the president Spatafora and Meredith Blackwell) in Pfister. was involved. Readers in search of supporting a symposium at the MSA- more complete reports, or details of November 2002 saw the galvanization BMS 2003 meeting and the production events, are directed to consult the of the MSA-BMS 2003 Local Arrange- of a brochure advertising MSA reports of the MSA Secretary, Dr. ments Committee, chaired by Tom meetings to those attending the Oslo Lorelei Norvell, or the MSA Treasurer, Bruns and ably assisted by Tim Szaro. and Paris meetings in 2003. Dr. James Worrall. These two individu- A request for affiliation with the MSA als have labored tirelessly for the MSA August 2002 brought the email from by the Australasian Mycological and have made it a pleasure to serve as Past-President Tim Baroni and Inocu- Society highlighted the need for president. lum Editor, Donald Ruch, “It’s that time guidelines in this area, a task under- again! The due date for the next issue taken by the MSA International Affairs In my opinion, the key issues facing of Inoculum, 53(5), is August 15.”, thus Committee, chaired by Sharon Cantrell. the MSA involve the following: beginning a series of six President’s The increasing reliance of the MSA on Effecting electronic submission and Corner articles. The main effort in electronic communication, and the tracking of manuscripts for Mycologia; August was the recruitment of MSA problem of meeting the need with all- Instituting internet-assisted services for members for service on the roughly 50 volunteer labor, was given to the the MSA, particularly communication to MSA committees and other positions. Electronic Communication Committee, members and payment of dues; The willingness of MSA members to chaired by Jim Anderson and staffed by Improving interactions with the serve truly was inspirational. A MSA webmater Roy Halling (Roy is increasingly accessible international manuscript on the Saprolegniaceae owed many thanks by all of us), past community of mycology; Raising submitted by David Padgett, Roland MSA webmasters Dave and Ellen Farr, endowments to fully cover the cost of Seymour and Terry Johnson provided and Dave Geiser. The lapsed connec- awards; Placing Mycologia on Pub the opportunity to revive Mycologia tion between the MSA and the Natural Med; Making past issues of Mycologia Memoirs, Testing began of the Allen Science Collections Alliance was and Inoculum available on the internet. Press software for electronic submis- reinstituted by the appointment to the The first two tasks have been accom- sion and tracking of Mycologia NSCA of Gerrard Adams, who had plished this year, and these efforts will manuscripts. The sad news of the death recently moved to the ATCC. Mycologia surely impact issue number three. The of C. R. Benjamin focused attention on suffered the resignation of Mary last three issues provide challenges for a backlog of Memorials in Mycologia Langlois, assistant to the Editor-in- the future. and obituaries in Inoculum. Chief Joan Bennett, but enjoyed In July 2002, after being sworn in as September 2002 saw planning for overtures about the placement of paid President, efforts focused on awards MSA-BMS 2003 at Asilomar begin, due advertising in its pages. Early in 2003, and endowments: the continuation of to efforts of the Program Committee Mary Langlois was replaced by John the North American Mycological chaired by Susan Kaminskyj and ably Donahue, Mycologia Assistant Editor. Associate fellowship, administered by assisted by Jean Lodge, and from BMS December 2002 brought the terrifying the MSA, the creation of the new C.T. President Neil Gow and Treasurer Paul news that Inoculum Editor, Donald Rogerson Endowment Fund (thanks to Dyer. MSA Secretary Lorelei Norvell Ruch, was stepping down due to his the efforts of Gary Samuels), and the placed the Manual of Operations and assuming the duties of President of the possibility of a new endowed award for the Roster on the MSA web site. MSA Indiana Academy of Sciences. Don forest mycology. Issues arose concern- Treasurer Jim Worrall notified the achieved immortality in the annals of ing new services that could be provided Executive Council of a projected budget the MSA by locating his own replace- to Mycologia by Allen Press for the short fall of $27,000, due to reduced ment for Inoculum Editor, Dr. Richard electronic submission and tracking of income from investments. Baird of the Department of Entomolgy manuscripts, and by Allen Marketing and Plant Pathology at Mississippi and Management for member services, October 2002 brought the further sad State University. Dr. Jo Taylor con- including payment of dues over the news of the passing of Meinhard tacted the MSA as a spokesperson for internet using credit cards. Items Moser, and the need for obituaries and memorials for D. P. Rogers and C. T. the African Mycological Association. 10 MSA BUSINESS -- ANNUAL REPORTS -- OFFICERS con’t
January 2003 opened with news from underlined the need for fundraising Junta Sugiyama as chair of the JMS Linda Hardwick at Allen Press of the efforts with the Award and Mentor Organizing Committee. Junta is well financial collapse of Divine/Rowecom, a Travel Endowment funds. known to MSA members as an Honor- broker of scientific journals. A number May 2003 brought the sad news of ary Member of our society. Past 2005, of institutional subscribers to Mycologia the death of R. W. G. Dennis. Better and currently under consideration are: were affected and the MSA responded news arrived from exhibitors interested MSA 2006 in Minnesota (Dave to the fears of these institutions with in showing wares at the MSA-BMS McLaughlin is a potential local arrange- offers of Mycologia for 2003, provided 2003 meeting, and advertisers interested ments chair), MSA 2007 in Miami that the subscriber paid for 2004. in placing ads in Inoculum. Correspon- (Diana Te Strake is our contact in Feburary 2003 held the enjoyable task dence with NAMA President Phyllis Florida), and an invitation to hold the of writing in support of a successful Cole brought the response that NAMA 2006 meeting with the Botanical Society proposal to name the R. L. Gilbertson would like to work closely with the of America. Just before the Joint MSA- Mycological Herbarium at the Univer- MSA to provide joint events at the JMS meeting in 2005, the IUMS will sity of Arizona. In this month, Keith MSA 2004 meeting in Asheville, North hold its International Mycological Seifert agreed to handle the editing of Carolina. The MSA Local Arrange- Congress in San Francisco in the last Padgett, Seymour and Johnson’s work ments Committee, comprising Rytas week of July. on Saprolegniaceae for Mycologia Vilgalys, Larry Grand and Dennis July 2003 brings the MSA-BMS 2004 Memoirs. Drehmel. and the MSA Program Asilomar meeting, and with it the MSA March 2003 was dominated by the Committee, Chaired by Jessie Micales, Council Meeting in Berkeley on MSA midyear Executive Council already is working hard on the meeting. Saturday, July 26, 2003. The problem of meeting in Berkeley, where the need for The alarming news that the University access to past issues of Inoculum was professional help with internet con- of California, Riverside Phytophthora raised by email, and the suggestion was cerns and the lack of MSA income collection was under threat provided a made that pdf files of the past decade of resulted in a call for increased MSA test of one feature of the new Allen Inoculum be made available on the dues. The possibility of mixing operat- Marketing and Management enhanced MSA web page; those interested in ing funds and endowment funds was web services, the first MSA Press seeing this suggestion become a reality removed by separating the accounts of Release. As of now, the collection is are encouraged to come forward. Lastly, the two sources of funds through the safe through 2004. I have advice for incoming MSA efforts of MSA Endowment Committee June 2003 saw the signing of a new President Carol Shearer, “The deadline th Chair Tom Harrington and MSA Inoculum contract with Allen Press, for Inoculum will be August 15 , start Treasurer Jim Worrall. Amy Rossman and the signing of the Mycologia Allen writing your first President’s Corner.” offered to take on the task of Inoculum Track contract, also with Allen Press, Respectfully Submitted, Book Review Editor. This position had both due to herculean efforts by -- John Taylor been ably discharged by John Zak, but Mycologia Managaing Editor Jim Ginns Berkeley, California had become onerous following John’s and MSA Treasurer Jim Worrall. One of appointment as Departmental Chair at the most pleasant presidential duties Texas Tech University. The ATCC fell in June, writing letters of thanks to accepted Gary Samuels as MSA those who have donated to the MSA Representative to the collection’s Endowments funds; this year letters scientific advisory board. The cost of were sent to: Margaret Barr-Bigelow, storing Mycologia back issues in the Daniel Mahoney, George Carroll, age of electronic publishing prompted Edward Butler, and June Wang. The the decision to reduce their number, and month also brought discussion of pointed out the need to raise funds to future MSA meetings. Planning for make all back issues of Mycologia MSA 2004 is underway, as described available on the web. above. Planning for the Joint MSA-JMS April 2003 was filled with communications 2005 meeting in Hawaii is underway as about the level of financial support well, with Maren Klich chairing the available to fund symposia and Mentor MSA Liaison Committee and Don Travel Awards for the MSA-BMS 2003 Hemmes handling the local arrange- John Taylor, Outgoing MSA President. meeting at Asilomar. The hard decision ments. On the Japanese side, JMS to limit awards to interest earned President Kishio Hatai has appointed
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Vice President MSA, each serving a 3-year term. two new endowment money market The committee calls for nominations, accounts: Endowment Receiving (to Nominations were received from the screens, and recommends nominees accumulate new endowment dona- membership and the Nominations for Honorary Membership and the tions until such time as they can be Committee and a slate of candidates MSA Fellow Awards to Council. invested) and Endowment (for assembled. The following candidates Nominees for Honorary Membership existing endowment investments and were elected by the membership in are officially voted to membership in a new money market account to June, 2003: Vice President James B. the Society at the annual general accumulate interest and dividends Anderson; Secretary, Faye Murrin; business meeting. MSA Fellows are until it is spent); (iii) not using Councilor for Systematics and Evolu- to be selected from members who General Endowment Funds to tion, François M. Lutzoni; Councilor for have completed at least 11 years of supplement individually named funds, Cell Biology and Physiology, Harvey C. service after their PhD with no upper all henceforth to be regarded as self- Hoch; Councilor for Ecology and limit and who are outstanding sustaining; (iv) having the Endow- Pathology, Cathy L. Cripps; and mycologists on the basis of one or ment Committee allocate future awards Councilor for Genetics and Molecular more criteria: a solid record of so that each individually named fund Biology, Thomas D. Bruns. On behalf of mycological research, and/or can accrue interest until such time as it the Society, I thank those who agreed successful teaching and develop- can support a travel award on its own; to run for election and to serve the ment of teaching materials for (v) tying the Alexopoulos Prize & Society. mycology, and/or significant service Myron Backus award amounts to the Two amendments to the by-laws were to the Society. This is meant to interest accrued in each fund (as now also approved. recognize a core group of mid-career done for MSA Research awards); (vi) • Article II-B — Increase dues $6 (from mycological achievers and outstand- funding MSA Graduate & Under- $92 to $98) for Individual, Family, & ing MSA volunteers. Over the graduate Fellowship awards from the Affiliated Society memberships and years, the total number of MSA General Endowment; (vii) underwrit- $4 (from $46 to $50) for Student, Fellows will not surpass 5% of the ing Society AIBS representative’s Associate, & Emeritus subscriber membership at any one time.” attendance at the annual AIBS members with the approved increase -- David J McLaughlin Executive Council meeting; (viii) dedicated to helping to defray costs [email protected] permitting the Inoculum Editor to associated with adoption and accept paid advertisements at his discretion; (ix) permitting the maintenance of the Allen Marketing Secretary & Management’s (AMM) Enhanced Mycologia Editor-in-Chief to increase On-line Services Package. AMM Normal secretarial activities conducted the number of pages per issue at her Enhanced On-line Services will from June 26 2002 to February 26, 2003 discretion; (x) the Electronic Commu- provide: on-line secure renewals; on- were itemized in the Secretary’s midyear nication & Web Management line ballot/polls; real time updated report (Inoculum 54(2): 8). The report Committee request to renovate the secure membership directory below highlights important motions and Abstract submission website and maintained by AMM; member announcements for 2002-2003 in addition considering modest fund requests address changes and updates; email to secretarial tediosities since the (with clear cost estimates) for addi- announcements; officer access to Executive Council meeting. tional programming innovations; (xi) requesting a raise in annual member- several reports; suggestion area for • Minutes of the March Executive ship dues to implement the AMM members; additional items, e.g., Council meeting at the University of Online Enhanced Services Option shopping cart (back issues, books). California at Berkeley were sent to [proposed By-Laws change]; (xii) Article IV-E-6-d & e— Remove Executive Council, Managing Editor • appointing the Historian to serve as Ginns, and Editor-in-Chief Bennett for administration of the MSA Fellows official Chair of the Memorials approval before publication in award from the MSA Distinctions Committee; (xiii) awarding Apprecia- Inoculum. Decisions made by Council Committee. Rename the “Honorary tion Certificates to Mycologia at midyear include approval of (i) the Membership Committee” and add Associate Editors and sending February 23, 2002, Executive Council responsibility for administering the letters to their institutions acknowl- Minutes; (ii) reallocation of MSA MSA Fellows Awards to the edging their service to the Society; investments into two primary funds renamed Honorary Awards Commit- (xiv) exploring future sites for MSA (Operational and Endowment) with the tee. The new Revised Bylaw IV-E-6-e 2006 (Minnesota with the Society recommendation that the Treasurer will read: “Honorary Awards: 3 for the Study of Evolution) and MSA members, all past-presidents of (with the Finance Committee) create 12 MSA BUSINESS -- ANNUAL REPORTS -- OFFICERS con’t
2007 (Miami with the Latin-Ameri- Cole as new Mycologia Associate Sustaining Chair Wendy Yoder will can Mycological Society); and (xv) Editors. be mailed to these valued Society sending Linda Hardwick (MSA’s • During 2002-2003, 67 new members benefactors after the Asilomar AMM Association Manager) a meeting. petitioned to join the Society and 18 bouquet of flowers and letter of members (A S El Ani, William Cibula, • Initial notification of the date and appreciation in return for her hard Jimmy D Clark, John C. Cooke , location of the annual Council meeting work (above and beyond her Gerald T Cowley, Guy Durrieu, was sent to Council members on April contract) on behalf the Society. Liaison for Society Incorporation 28. Requests for annual reports, roster • As moderator of Executive/General Lafayette Frederick, Audrey C Gabel, corrections, MOP revisions, and Council E-mail polls, I tallied 18 Managing Editor James H Ginns, John agenda items from officers, committee Council votes, the summaries of which Haines, Marion M Kyde, Terrill J. chairs, representatives and other were published bimonthly in Inocu- Long, John M McCleary, Samuel appointed officials were sent on June lum (also posted on the MSA Mazzer, Philip G Miles, Edson C 15, 2003 and followed by July 8, July website) by hard-working Editor Don Setliffe, Lois H Tiffany, and Tsuneo 14, and July 20 reminders as required. Ruch. Since March Council approved Watanabe) requested Emeritus status. (As of July 22, 38 responded with (i) creation of the Clark T Rogerson Names of new members and emeritus annual reports, 4 had submitted Fund to support field or herbarium candidate s, which were listed in the useful midyear reports, 7 reported no research-related undergraduate/ “MSA Council E-mail Express” activity, and 4 did not respond or graduate travel ; (ii) placing the published in each Inoculum, will be otherwise give evidence of contin- proposed Enhanced On-line Services presented for approval at the Asilomar ued existence.) After finalizing the related dues increase on the annual MSA Annual Business meeting on Council meeting agenda, reports ballot; (iii) appointment of Richard July 30, 2003. were integrated into an indexed 123- Baird as 2003-2006 Inoculum Editor; • Sadly, since June, 2002, I have page council packet that included (iv) transferring “Supplement to agendas, newly revised MSA received news of the deaths of the Mentor Travel Award Funds” to the Manual of Procedure, roster, and following long-standing members: General Endowment; (v) using the 2002 past minutes. The packet was e- Chester R Benjamin, Richard K interest from the aforementioned fund mailed to Council members at the Benjamin, William L Culberson, R W for purposes other than supplement- penultimate hour on July 23 and G Dennis (Honorary Member), ing 2003 Mentor Travel Awards; (vi) printed & bound for use at the Meinhard Moser (Honorary Mem- Honorary Awards Committee nomina- meeting. [NOTE: It is the considered ber), and Eugene B Smalley. tions of Jeremy Burdon (Australia), opinion of the secretarial spousal Tsugo Hongo (Japan), and Egon • As Secretary, I responded to unit that a deadline should be, in Horak (Austria) as new MSA requests for MSA membership fact, a deadline and that flexibility Honorary Members; and (vii) Honor- information, redirected mycological and leniency enables delayed ary Awards Committee nominations of and procedural questions to the responses. The outgoing Secretary, Gerald Bills, Steve Miller, Mary appropriate experts, and addressed who agrees that a strict deadline is a Palm, Robby Roberson, and Jeff miscellaneous Society concerns, most excellent idea, recommends that Stone as new MSA Fellows. handling a total of 4,049 MSA- the incoming Secretary harden her related emails between June 26, 2002, Earlier Email Council decisions heart to remain obdurate to pleas of and July 23, 2003. (Agreed. It is include approval of (i) incorporating the all procrastinators, thereby forestall- overwhelming, particularly during Hawaii Tourism logo on a brochure ing last-minute finger-hanging the 635-email July stretch.) In July, (distributed at IUMS 2002 and IMCVII) digestive upsets. The incoming incoming Secretary Faye Murrin publicizing the MSA-BMS 2003, MSA- Secretary is further well advised to was copied on most correspondence NAMA 2004, and MSA-MSJ 2005 reject all reports composed of hastily in an attempt to facilitate transfer meetings in exchange for a modest written Emails unaccompanied by the correct batch and individual email grant; (ii) placing the newly-named repeatedly requested properly addresses and minimize August Honorary Awards Committee on the 2003 formatted attachments.] shock. On July 8, invitations were ballot; (iii) Mary Berbee as 2002-7 • The agenda developed with Presi- sent to all roster-listed MSA Editorial Advisory Committee member; dent Taylor and the Emeritus member volunteers and appointees to attend and (iv-xi, in order) Roy E Halling, Joyce candidate list were prepared for the Asilomar Volunteer Appreciation E Longcore, Donald Natvig, Dennis E dissemination at the July 30 Society Reception. Thank-you letters to Desjardin, Steven L Stephenson, Charles Business Meeting. Sustaining Members prepared with P Woloshuk, Barbara A Roy, and Gary T 13 MSA BUSINESS -- ANNUAL REPORTS -- PUBLICATIONS
• Throughout the year, President-elect ted “Miller” 2000-2001 secretarial destined to perform a superlative job as Carol Shearer and I incorporated papers. Hard copies and CD discs of 2003-2006 MSA Secretary. materials submitted by Society additional materials, files, addresses, Respectfully submitted, functionaries into the Manual of and miscellaneous Society materials -- Lorelei L Norvell Procedures (MOP), revising earlier were assembled for incoming MSA Secretary submissions where appropriate. Secretary Murrin. Historian and Memorials Chair As outgoing MSA Secretary, I wish Donald Pfister & I prepared provi- to take this opportunity to thank the sional MOP revisions to ensure that Miller, Baroni, & Taylor “dynasties,” the President, Secretary, Inoculum all of whom provided familial warmth Editor, Mycologia Editor-in-Chief and support, each differing subtly in and Historian are all kept informed of personality but all working together to MSA member deaths. The currently encourage mycology and those who revised MOP will be posted on the serve her. Grateful thanks are also MSA website after the annual extended to 1999-2000 President Kohn, meeting and updated by the incom- 1999-2000 Secretary Klich, and 1998- ing Vice-president and Secretary as 2001 Treasurer Stone for giving necessary. guidance when I needed it most, as well • Two sets (“Baroni” 2001-2002, as to all the many MSA volunteers who “Taylor” 2002-2003) of Society have – simply – done their jobs and minutes, reports, rosters, and other been willing to report on them. While auxiliary documents were assembled definitely looking forward to resuming and bound for archiving by Historian my own research, I know that all of you Pfister with the previously submit- will also help and look after Faye,
Publications and Communications Managing Editor great and to encourage PPV use the Mycologia 94(4). Eight membership fees to users will be reasonable. categories are recognized. They are, Distribution: Publication of Mycologia with the number of individuals in is on schedule! 1818 copies of the • The plan to make available online parentheses, Member (916), Student March/April issue were mailed May 7. earlier volumes of Mycologia was given lower priority due to budget- (165), Life (60), Emeritus (122), Associ- Advertisments: One of the first ads in ary constraints. ate (46), Family (8), Sustaining (23) and Mycologia is appearing in the 6 issues Honorary (22). Thanks to Linda Rearranged routing of user queries to the of 2003. It is a full page by Biolog Inc. • Hardwick for preparing the initial draft online site will save $200 per month. On-line version: Launched in March of and inputting revisions. And thanks to 2002 Mycologia. Page Charges: Although all authors a past president from Maryland, who • On February 18, 2003 limited access are asked to pay page charges, payment prefers to remain anonymous, for is optional. Charges of $40 per page, in proofreading two drafts. was implemented. A considerable effect for several years, were raised to amount of editing was needed to Back issues: MSA has acquired a $60 per page in March 2003. Authors of prepare the site. Jim Worrall is owed portion of NYBG’s supply of Mycologia approximately 50% of the papers in a large vote of thanks for handling volumes 1 through 90, and copies of the volume 94 agreed to pay page charges this. The Managing Editor dealt with Mycologia Index. The cooperation of and that should yield about $22,000. the logistics between Mycologia, Sandi Frank, Director of Scientific Allen Press and HighWire. Linda Indexing: Glassman Indexing Services Publications at NYBG during negotia- Hardwick is providing HighWire with of Ankney, IA, indexer of volumes 92, tions is greatly appreciated. The cost of updates on 2003 memberships and 93, and 94, is under contract to prepare the 470 items to MSA is limited to institutional subscriptions. the Author & Subject, Fungus Taxa and approximately $52 per year storage fee Host indexes for volume 95. • In the near future Pay-Per-View will from Allen Press. All requests for back issues should go to MSA, P.O. Box 1897, be available to nonsubscribers. The Membership directory: The 2002-2004 Lawrence, KS 66044-8897, USA. demand for PPV is not expected to be version was mailed mid July 2002 with 14 MSA BUSINESS -- ANNUAL REPORTS -- STANDING COMMITTEES
Institutional subscribers: The surprise Exchange subscriptions: Part of the postage and phone calls. This does not bankruptcy of divine/RoweCom MSA/NYBG agreement where MSA include attendance at the Executive meeting subscription agency deprived became the publisher of Mycologia was in Berkeley. Most photocopying is Mycologia of as many as 55 institu- MSA’s commitment to provide 93 available at no cost to MSA. tional subscriptions. The libraries had exchange subscriptions for NYBG until Queries: In 2002 about 300 e-mails, paid RoweCom but Mycologia was 2008. The agreement does not include letters and phone calls were sent/made never paid. We were concerned that online access. With a view toward on Mycologia related business, such as some libraries, if they did not receive gaining these 93 as institutional questions of copyright, page charges, Mycologia for a year, would not renew subscribers in 2008, we wrote them galleys, sale of MSA mailing list, for 2004. We wrote to the libraries offering online access at a 50% dis- advertising in Mycologia, and members offering condolences and the option of count or for only $80 per year. comments and complaints. receiving gratis online access for 2003 Managing editor’s expenses: Since August or receiving the hard copy. Respectfully Submitted, 1, 2002 $313.06 has been spent mainly on -- J. Ginns
Standing Committees Endowment Committee Myron P. Backus Award Fund $17,805 (+635) George W. Martin-Gladys E. Baker Research Fund $42,384 (+1423) The current composition of the committee is Thomas Clark T. Rogerson Fund $20,726 (+600) Harrington (Chair), Joanne Ellzey (Immediate Past Chair), Alexander H. & Helen V. Smith Fund $25,157 (+160) Donald Hemmes, Josephine Taylor, and Meredith Blackwell, Undergraduate Research Award $325 (+0) with Treasurer James Worrall as an ex-officio member. Total Mentor Research Awards $ 115,121 (+2868) The Clark T. Rogerson Fund was officially established this Uncommitted Endowment $ 140,118 (+782) year. Don Hemmes is in charge of the MSA Auction at the 2003 annual meeting. Total Endowment $ 339,618 Thus far in fiscal year 2003 (since 31 July 2002), we have Each of the Mentor Student Travel Funds should be at received $340 in T-shirt sales and $7825 in donations, which least $10,000 in order to make the award each year, but only brings our total endowment to $339,618. These funds have the Bigelow Travel Fund is above this value. The been invested separately from other funds of the Society. The Alexopoulos Prize Fund and the Myron Backus Fund are also income from the invested Endowment is placed into a separate substantially below the amount needed for the investment account and used to make awards, honoraria for symposium income to support the annual prize. speakers, and other activities as approved by Council. Each year two MSA Graduate Fellowships are given from The total cumulative contributions and the FY 2003 income generated from the Uncommitted Endowment. The contributions to the individual mentor award funds and the Endowment Committee feels that there is an excellent general (uncommitted) fund are: opportunity to make these “named” fellowships, and we Constantine J. Alexopoulos Travel Fund $4960 (+200) would like to discuss this possibility with interested donors Alma Whiffen Barksdale/ John P. Raper Travel Fund $4155 (+140) or fundraisers. Howard E. Bigelow Travel Fund $14,026 (+1100) Respectfully submitted, Edward E. Butler Travel Fund $5722 (+558) -- Thomas Harrington, Chair William C. Denison Travel Fund $6524 (+204) Harry Morton Fitzpatrick Travel Fund $4883 (+58) Melvin S. Fuller Travel Fund $2701 (+206) Richard P. Korf Travel Fund $4309 (+50) Everett S. Luttrell Travel Fund $5400 (+650) Harry D. Theirs Travel Fund $4231 (+416) James M. Trappe Travel Fund $3228 (+358) Francis A. (Bud) Uecker Travel Fund $3340 (+135) Kenneth Wells Travel Fund $2900 (+100) Total Mentor Travel Awards $66,379 (+4175) Constantine J. Alexopoulos Prize Fund $16,724 (+50) John S. Karling Annual Lecture Fund $10,000 (+0)
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Awards Committees Mentor Student Travel Awards H.M. Fitzpatrick: Hewitt, David A Sean Westmoreland Richard P. Korf: Burgess, Joshua Nicholas C. Zitomer For various reasons, there have been E.S.Luttrell: Sung, Gi-Ho several changes in the winners of the Respectfully submitted, James M. Trappe: Geml, Jozsef student Mentor Travel Awards as were -- Roz Lowen Harry D. Thiers: Hosaka, Kentaro reported in the last issue of Inoculum [email protected] Francis A. (Bud) Uecker: Lin, Xiaorong (54[4]). The final (correct) list follows. Kenneth Wells: Cafaro, Matias J 2003 Student Mentor Travel Award MSA Distinctions Winners -$500 Honorable Mention - $100 See pages of this issue of Inoculum Alma Whiffen Barksdale/ John P. Raper: Daniel A. Henk for the MSA Distinctions report. Rydholm, Carla Patrik Inderbitzen Howard E. Bigelow: Parrent, Jeri Lynn Teresita M. McLenon
Rotating Committees Program Committee several more symposia proposed than we nor even to meetings in general, it creates found we could accommodate, leading to its own tensions. At least once a server The success of this year’s meeting this year’s packed meeting. Fortunately, has failed, temporarily, so that some was/will be due in large part to the amongst others who graciously withdrew portion of the community has been efforts, flexibility and willingness of for this year, Michelle Momany, who incommunicado. (alphabetically) Tom Bruns, Jean Lodge, planned to organize an Aspergillus Lorelei Norvell, Joey Spatafora, Tim Email volumes in general have in- workshop as well as a symposium, was Szaro. Many others from BMS and MSA creased enormously, not including spam, willing to postpone the workshop to next were involved in arranging funding, so email in general is losing its impact year, when there will also be better lab symposia, and workshops. Without them through dilution. Email to/from Canada infrastructure. Perhaps fortunately then, the scientific meat of this meeting would from US (particularly, government) sites for being relatively dry, the Monterey not have come together. And, of course, doesn’t always work as reliably as I at area is not notable for a large mycoflora without presenters and their diverse and least have come to count on. The in mid-summer. Having a mid-day, mid- exciting research, there could not be a reasons for these glitches are unknown, week foray was a compromise, but there meeting at all. but led to at least one person setting up a were limited options. hotmail account for non-US communica- This year we faced problems particu- The electronic information management tion. Nevertheless, it would probably be larly regarding the dates booked for the problems were several. Deadlines, helpful next year to send a general email Asilomar conference site, and with particularly for abstract submission, were alert to this year’s meeting participants electronic information management. not seen by all interested participants. two to four weeks before the submission The Asilomar site was booked for Jul The March 31st abstract submission and registration deadline. 27th - August 1st, precisely the dates of deadline was probably earlier than some Despite the problems with electronic the main meeting, but not including expected for a late-July meeting, to give communication, we cannot now do ancillary events such as the foray. The the committee enough time to assemble without it. It is one of the reasons that Asilomar site is exceptional, and is very the abstracts sent to Inoculum. Well this year all abstracts have an email popular as a general vacation destination ahead of time, Jim Anderson created a address along with the institutional and as well as a conference site, so that it is user-friendly website for abstract mailing addresses. We may be able to do essentially fully booked, as far as large submissions that simplified this process. without the postal mail addresses in groups are concerned, for well over a Don Ruch provided much needed future, since they are readily available via year in advance. It was not possible to flexibility as late abstracts arrived. There the net. But we must also remember that extended the date at either end. Thus, the is also an increasing dependence on time to generate, read and interpret program had to be condensed into fewer having electronic submission working information is not keeping pace with days than expected, when having two flawlessly at the eleventh hour, so that burgeoning computer capacity. Many of societies meeting concurrently might we can dare to submit increasingly close us tend to over-commit our time and then have led to an extended program. Indeed, to the deadline. This phenomenon is scramble to get everything done, so we had an additional problem (an becoming endemic in academia, and regular perusal of websites can get embarrassment of riches) in having while it is not limited to MSA in particular neglected. For me, lack of time due to an 16 MSA BUSINESS -- ANNUAL REPORTS -- SPECIAL COMMITTEES unexpected major commitment I gratefully acknowledge the unfailing provided by the Mycological Society of imposed in November and dis- cheerful labours of everyone on the America over the past years. charged in June was the single most committee in organizing this meeting. I am Respectfully submitted, critical problem. also appreciative of the many opportunities -- Susan Kaminskyj, Chair
Representatives 2003 AAAS Report The society representatives along with “Science at the Leading Edge” will be extant AAAS Fellows propose recommen- the theme for the next AAAS Annual The AAAS meeting was held in dations for nominations for AAAS Fellows. Meeting in Seattle, WA 12-17 February Denver, CO February 13-18 with a This year the number of MSA members 2004. These meetings are well attended theme “Science as a Way of Life.” The becoming Fellows to AAAS increased, by the representatives of a great number role of the MSA representative is to especially with our MSA Fellows playing a of science societies, the press, and a participate in the Section meeting of super role in their nominations along with large number of young scientists, Biological Sciences. Annually all the suggestions from the current representa- especially from communities surround- members of this section offer ideas for tive. 2003 MSA members becoming AAAS ing the site of the meeting. topics and speakers to the officers of Fellows are: Paula DePriest, National the section. These suggestions are Respectfully submitted, Museum of Natural History; Jean Lodge, then moved upward through several -- Diane Te Strake, PhD USDA Forest Service, Luquillo, PR; and committees and the best of these MSA Representative to AAAS Rytas Vigalys, Duke University. emerge in future programs.
Special and Ad Hoc Committees Commission for Common being made in MSA’s Inoculum, NAMA’s would be part of a continuing collabora- Mushroom Names in North Mycophile, and the NAMA chat group. tion sponsored by the National Parks America Next year a new MSA commission member involving MSA and NAMA members. must be appointed or renewed. A keyone symposium on southern Jennifer Wilkinson, a volunteer Respectfully submitted, Appalachian biodiversity will also be and NAMA member, has developed -- Scott Redhead jointly hosted by NAMA, MSA and the an interactive WWW site to allow [email protected] Discovering Life in America program for “votes” on common names. The operating in the Great Smoky Mountains first test of the site will be for the 2004 NAMA/MSA Annual National Park. genus Amanita. For now the Meetings, Asheville, NC The meetings will also feature originally published scientific vendors, book sellers, and displays of binomial is used along with the The 2004 annual MSA meetings will take local fungi from western North Carolina. “common name” selected by the place Sat July 17 thru Wed July 21, on the book’s author as we recorded it. The campus of the University of North Carolina GENERAL INFO: The University of purpose of the web site is to solicit at Asheville (UNC-A). The theme for this North Carolina at Asheville campus and to obtain feedback on prefer- meeting will be Biodiversity of Fungi in the (http://www.unca.edu) is located approx ences, to collate the input, and to let Southern Appalachian Mountains. These 2 mi from downtown Asheville- easily the Commission members know of meetings shall coincide with the annual reached by auto, walking or via public the geographic breakdown for meeting of the North American Mycological transportation (Asheville Transit preferences. MSA and NAMA Association (NAMA), the banner organiza- Authority). This is a small campus (only members as well as the general tion for over 60 local clubs for amateur and 3000 students), so all venues are close public and colleagues may access professional mycologists across North to each other. For information on what the site at http:// America. NAMA will meet from Wed 14 Jul to do/see in Asheville see: http:// www.mushroomnames.org and thru Sunday 18 July. In addition to regular www.exploreasheville.com/ register their selection. Periodically, annual meeting activities of each society, MSA will handle registration (via after the Amanita experiment has several joint NAMA-MSA workshops and web as well as on-site registration been tried, selected other genera and forays are planned under the aegis of the desk). NAMA will handle their own groups will be posted. Announce- Great Smoky Mountains All Taxon Biologi- registration. UNC-A will handle check- ments about the site have been/are cal Inventory (ATBI). These workshops in at dorms. UNC-A will provide
17 MSA BUSINESS -- ANNUAL REPORTS -- SPECIAL COMMITTEES concl’d signage on campus so participants can available in the Biology Dept contract with Sedaxho Corp., which has find dorms, dining halls, rooms etc. (Robinson Hall, http://www.unca.edu/ an exclusive arrangement with UNC-A TRAVEL INFO: Asheville Airport biology), including two teaching labs to cater campus dining activities. (AVL) is serviced by several airlines, equipped with dissecting and com- Sedaxho will also cater our society including USAir, Delta, and Continental. pound microscopes. Contacts have events on campus. There are many Their web site is: http:/ been made with the Biology Dept. chair Dining hall plans possible; we expect to www.ashevilleregionalairport.com (Betsy Wilson) as well as other UNC-A include include separate meal plans for faculty who have agreed to provide breakfast/lunch or lunch only, etc. The next closest airports are Knoxville access to lab space for workshops. (TYS, 2.5 hrs), Charlotte (CLT, 2 hrs), MOTELS: Since Asheville is a major Greensborough (GSO, 3 hrs), and Raleigh- Current workshops-in planning are: tourist destination, there are many motels Durham Airport (RDU, 4 hrs away). a. Polypores- Leif Ryvarden will lead within 2-3 miles of the University. Limited one workshop shuttle service will be available from some SHUTTLE SERVICE/RIDES: We will hotels to and from the sessions. plan morning and afternoon shuttle b. Ascomycetes—Samuels, Pfister and service to/from motels to the campus and Cantrel, others, coordinating CAMPING: there are numerous downtown areas. There is also a local bus c. Aspergillus—Michelle Momany campgrounds and RV parks in and around service run by the city of Asheville that coordinating. Need to get more Asheville which cater to basic tent serves campus. details camping as well as RVs. Most of these are d. Cultivated Mushroom Workshop— within 5-15 minutes of campus. MEETING ROOM DETAILS: All Local Mushroom Grower Pete FEES: Basic Registration fees will venues are right on the main campus Whelihan and Omon Isikhuemen, quad, less than a 5 min walk from each cover the cost of attending the meet- coordinators ings, opening reception, business other (see campus web site: e. Russulaceae workshop - Steve Miller www.unca.edu). All rooms are equipped meeting/breakfast,and MSA social/ f. High School Teacher Workshop— auction. Separate registration fees will for Powerpoint presentations (other Marc Cubeta and Larry Grand are presentation media are possible). cover dormitories and meal plans, the exploring possibility of inviting MSA foray, and special events. Poster/Reception Area: There is an selected high school science Though too early to call, we expect excellent open area in the main Karpen teachers in North Carolina to attend registration and lodging for the Hall lobby / Laurel Forum with spillover forays and whatever might develop meetings to cost under $300. space into outdoor veranda. Refresh- from the MSA Teaching Committee. ments and snacks will be served during PARKING ON CAMPUS: Ample free MSA FORAY: Will take place Sat July parking will be available on campus. the poster sessions. 17 (Larry Grand organizing) at the Bent Vendor area: vendor space is available Cr. Expt. For., Pisgah Nat. For. It is More details to follow. Check the in Karpen Hall close to other activities. about a 20 min. drive from UNC-A. Innoculum and the MSA web site later Contact Vilgalys ([email protected]) for Permission and permits have been this fall for updates! vendor questions. obtained. Specimens will be displayed -- Rytas Vilgalys Ad Hoc Committee chair T-SHIRTS/LOGO: Ideas for MSA/ at the opening reception following the Asheville 2004 T-Shirt designs foray, at the NC Arboretum. MSA 2004 Local Arrangements (tatoos?) are being solicited by Larry Computers/email access: computer Committee Grand. Suggestions are welcome clusters will be made available for Rytas Vilgalys, Chair ([email protected]). checking email in the dormitories and [email protected] in the computer lab in the basement of Forays and Workshops (Larry Grand Dennis Drehmel, NAMA contacts Karpen Hall where most of the ses- and Jean Lodge, coordinators) [email protected] sions will take place. Pre-Meeting Forays/BioBlitzes: Larry Grand, Forays/Workshops HOUSING: Approx 300 beds will be current plans include at least two [email protected] intensive pre-meeting forays in the reserved on campus in adult-only days leading up to the meetings. dorms. UNC-A staff will be on hand to D. Jean Lodge, [email protected] Participants will include expert teams check in guests including late arrivals. MSA Program Committee of academics, students, and amateur Dormitory housing consists of suites mycologists who will coordinate of two rooms with shared bathroom/ Jessie A. Micales, Chair for 2004 efforts with the GSMNP ATBI office. common area with option for single [email protected] (31/nite) or double (24/nite) rooms. Workshops: Workshop space is Dining plans will be handled by 18 MSA BUSINESS -- MSA DISTINCTIONS AWARD WINNERS
MSA DISTINCTIONS AWARD WINNERS David M. Geiser 2003 Alexopoulos Prize Pennsylvania State University David received his PhD with Bill Timberlake at the Univer- sity of Georgia and did postdoctoral work with John Taylor at Alexopoulos Prize winner Berkeley prior to setting up his own lab in Pennsylvania. David Geiser instructing During this time, David has co-authored 16 papers, including students in the field. ones in general journals such as P.N.A.S., Science and Nature, and 3 book chapters. His expertise in fungal molecular phyologeny and biology has resulted in 10 symposium presentations and 8 departmental seminars around the world. In his spare time, David has managed to serve MSA as a member of 5 committees and as an Associate Editor of Mycologia, pretty good for a young fella! Two especially noteworthy comments concerning David’s talents observe that he “has always chosen the most important and interest- ing fungal evolutionary biology questions to address and has consistently aimed high from the beginning”, and that “he is truly a mycologist”, qualities suggesting a very worthy recipient of the Alexoploulos Prize who must surely have a long and bright future in mycology. Thomas J. Volk W.H. Weston Award for Excellence in Teaching University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse Tom received his PhD with Tom Leonard at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, remained there for a while as a postdoc. then joined Hal Burdsall at the USDA Forest Products lab in Madison for further postdoctoral work prior to establishing his own laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 1996. At La Crosse, he has taught a diversity of mycology courses which have attracted out- standing accolades, not only for the way his enthusiasm draws students into mycology, but also for the way his caring personality takes him way beyond normal expectations of commitment and assistance inside and outside of the classroom. However, perhaps Tom’s greatest teaching accolades relate to the development of his web site which is used by enthusiasts around the world, both professional and amateur alike, recording over 131,000 “hits” per year. This site very much relates to his amazing range of lectures and forays with and for NAMA and other amateur mycological organiza- tions and interest groups. Not only has he an outstanding list of extremely well received presentations, he has also played a Weston award winner Tom Volk at this year annual meeting. leading organizational role in MSA, NAMA and APS with participation on over a dozen committees and a stint as webmaster for the MSA website. 19 MSA BUSINESS -- MSA DISTINCTIONS AWARD WINNERS con’t
Mary L. Berbee W. H. Weston Award for Excellence in Teaching University of British Columbia Mary received her PhD at Davis with Ken Wells then embarked on globe-trotting postdoctoral work with Franz Oberwinkler, Jim Kerwin and John Taylor at Tübingen, Davis and Berkeley respectively before settling in “lotus land” in Vancouver, where she has taught diverse aspects of mycology since 1993. Key words that characterize her teaching include such enviable terms as enthusiasm, passion, rigor, dedication and ingenuity. Student comments such as ”She made us think and hypothesize” are lamentably rare examples of the highest accolades one could hope to attract as a teacher. Her demonstrations of “dental floss phyolgenetic trees” also sound like fun! Mary has published over 30 papers in leading journals, been programe Committee chair and Councilor for MSA and is currently on the IMA Executive, demonstrating Weston Award winner Mary Berbee. that her excellence in teaching is by no means at the expense of excellence in research.
David Malloch 2003 Distinguished Mycologist Award University of Toronto (recently retired) Dave received his masters at San Francisco State University from Harry Thiers lab, while NOT working on mushrooms, and his PhD with Roy Cain from the University of Toronto, whence he became a Research Scientist at the renowned Biosystematics Research Institute in Ottawa until returning to Toronto in 1975 to take over from his former PhD supervisor. During his career, Dave has published almost 100 research papers, mostly on ascomycete taxonomy, phyolgeny and ecology, but covering the range from Christmas tree allergies to mine waste fungi, the evolution and potential plant land-colonizing roles of mycor- rhizae, novel metabolites of coprophilous fungi, “sick building ” fungi, fungi in soils eaten by chimpanzees and ant fungus gardens. This range of interests and productivity, gave rise to the comment that ”David is interested in all fungi and in his studies he considers all the organisms with which a fungus shares its niches — a way of thinking that makes him unique among mycologists.”. It is very much to David’s credit that many of his papers on somewhat esoteric-sounding topics have in fact found favour in some of the most prestigious interna- tional journals. Another outstanding trait has been the range of topics explored by his students. He has graduated about a dozen students, most of whom have evolved their own excellent careers in mycology, no doubt at least in part because “they Distinguished Mycologist David Malloch. were masters of their research projects with a mycological identity of their own, not merely adjuncts subsumed in David’s
20 MSA BUSINESS -- MSA DISTINCTIONS AWARD WINNERS concl’d Malloch con’t research.”. One of his former students has noted that David courses, especially remembered field trips and active server has “the kind of open mind and constructive curiosity that of the mycological community with stints as MSA Councilor, some can only dream of, and others lack the wit to dream of.” reviewer and editor for mycological journals and organizer of Perhaps this is why an eminent mycologist remarked, after a both the ecology sessions for IMC5 in Vancouver and particularly contentious post-seminar exchange between several regional mycology workshops. It is fitting that David and another eminent mycologist, that “I didn’t know referees for both David and Meredith (following) separately he (David) was a genius.”! concur that the collaborative work they have done, and are continuing, together, while in each case but a small part of In addition to the published fruits of his eclectic mind, David their productivity, are some of their most important works. has been a quiet but very effective teacher of mycology
Meredith Blackwell 2003 Distinguished Mycologist Award Louisiana State University After her Masters on Alabama fishes, Meredith eased into the mycological fold by working on slime molds with Alexopoulos at the University of Texas at Austin for her PhD, obtained in 1973. She completed her transition to mycology as an electron microscopist with Jim Kimbrough in Florida and after a few years in Michigan, returned to warmer climes in Louisiana where she has continued to mix her fungal and animal expertise in a very productive programme of research on assorted insects and their fungal parasites. This career has generated over 80 papers and chapters and ovr 40 symposia presentations around the world, as well as co-authorship of the latest edition of arguably the most influential mycology text, “Introductory Mycology”. With respect to her research, another Distin- guished Mycologist has very accurately noted that “Meredith has always had a keen imagination and has been very innova- tive in her research activities. She quickly grasped the new Distinguished Mycologist Meredith Blackwell. technologies that became available and applied them in solving…problems among the fungi .”. “What sets Blackwell IMA (just completed), current secretary of IABMS, member- apart from other influential mycologists is her ability to see the ships in diverse non-mycological societies, editorial work for “big picture”.” Higher research accolades are hard to imagine. several journals and diverse activity within NSF. All of these Another person highlighted the other side of Meredith’s career, efforts are characterized by enthusiasm, energy, and, most “There is no bigger spokesperson and proponent for mycol- importantly, success! In all aspects of her research and service ogy.”. Within MSA, Meredith has just about done it all, and to mycology Meredith gets things done, and all with “a then some, culminating in her Presidency in 1992, her skills and courtesy and grace that has won the respect and affection of efforts extend well beyond MSA, including the Presidency of her colleagues”.
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The Robert L. Gilbertson Mycology Herbarium On March 14 of 2003 in Tucson, AZ, official dedication on September 3, 2004. the audience at the weekly Plant Pathol- The new herbarium will occupy about 2000 ogy Seminar was entertained by Emeritus square feet and will have the capacity for Professor Robert L. Gilbertson who nearly twice the current numbers of presented a seminar on the colorful specimens (38,000 of which 14,000 were history of the University of Arizona’s deposited by Gil). In keeping with the Mycology Herbarium. A plan had history of the building, a basketball rim and developed over several months to backboard will hang from the front of the surprise Gil by ending the question and mezzanine, a fitting symbol for Gil who has answer period after his seminar with the held season tickets for U of A basketball for announcement that the Mycology 36 years. Herbarium will be renamed the Robert L. At this occasion it also was announced Gilbertson Mycology Herbarium. that there will be an effort to establish in Dr. Videotaped presentations from long-time Gilbertson’s name an endowment that will friends Meredith Blackwell, Page support a graduate student to study fungi Lindsey, Hal Burdsall, and Karen at the University of Arizona. The Endow- Nakasone added to the occasion. Hal ment Committee (Jim Adaskaveg, Meredith and Karen indicated that they would be Blackwell, Judy Brown, Julietta Carranza, sending specimens with names that are Marylou Fairweather, Don Hemmes, Page eponyms bearing Gil’s name for storage Lindsey, Karen Nakaone, Mary Olsen, Don Robert L. Gilbertson in the newly renamed herbarium. Karen Pfister, Jack Rogers, Mark Steinberg, Karin noted that this is only the fifth herbarium Yohem, Deb Young and Hans VanEtten) has in the US to be named after a mycologist. Herring Hall, an historical building and the been formed and is soliciting advice and Following the presentations from Gil’s first gymnasium on campus. The basement donations for this cause. Dr. George colleagues was a videotaped presenta- and first floor will become the Plant Cummins will act as Honorary Chair and Gil tion from the most important person on Herbarium and the mezzanine will be the will serve as a “consultant” for the the UA campus, the Head Basketball (see Mycology Herbarium, known officially from committee. If you wish to contribute below) coach Lute Olsen, who renamed July 6th onward as The Robert L. Gilbertson directly, please send your contribution to the entire building (Herring Hall), which Mycology Herbarium. The renovations to the Division of Plant Pathology and will house the herbarium, after Gil. A web Herring Hall were spearheaded by the Dean Microbiology, Forbes Building Room 204, cast of these events can be viewed on of the College of Agriculture and Life University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. the MSA web site < http://msafungi.org/ Sciences, Eugene Sander, and the Director Checks should be made out to the Robert L. main.html >. of the Experiment Station, Colin Kaltenbach. Gilbertson Endowment. The renovations are scheduled to be The new Herbarium came about because -- Hans VanEtten, PhD completed in summer of 2004 with the the University of Arizona is renovating [email protected]
MASMC Meeting for more information. fungi. It is directed toward an informed April 17, 2004 in Philadelphia -- Karen Snetselaar, PhD audience who want to know more about [email protected] mycology and who wish to share their The Middle Atlantic States Mycology studies and interests with the mycologi- Conference will be held on April 17 at Call for Papers for McIlvainea cal community. Line drawings and sharp, Saint Joseph’s University, on the glossy, black and white or color photos outskirts of Philadelphia, PA. As usual, As the new editor of McIlvainea I are welcome and encouraged. Instruc- the meeting will feature a Friday would like to encourage all members of tions for authors are available from: Dr. evening open house, student and the Mycological Society of America to Andrew Methven, Department of faculty presentations on Saturday, a consider submitting a manuscript for Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois banquet speaker, and a Sunday morning publication in McIlvainea. University, Charleston, IL 61920. foray. For more details, watch the McIlvainea, a publication of the North -- Andy Methven meeting webpage at www.sju.edu/ American Mycological Association, is 217-581-624 biology/ksweb/masmc.htm. Or, contact intended to promote mycology through email: [email protected] Karen Snetselaar at [email protected] articles and features of interest about 22 MYCOLOGICAL NEWS concl’d
Peripatetic Mycology Wanted Fungal Pathogens of Ragweed 2003 was our fourth year of mycologi- species that regularly composes 90% of cal exploration in Guyana. The two- basal area in extensive stands of I am conducting research to find one or month expedition, led by Terry Henkel otherwise species-rich rainforests. 2003 more potential biocontrol agent(s) against (Humboldt State University) and Cathie was a mast-fruiting year for D. common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) Aime (USDA-ARS), investigated the corymbosa, a feature of other tropical to be used in Hungary against this noxious systematics and ecology of macro- monodominants, and we took advan- weed. Ragweed, since its introduction to mycetes in the remote rainforests of the tage of this by sampling seed output, Europe in the 19th century from North Pakaraima Mountains. Our long-term which reached 20-30 large seeds /m2 America, has become a severe medical study examines macromycetes associated during the peak of fruiting. problem due to its production of allergenic with ectomycorrhizal Dicymbe spp. Colleague and student participation pollen. During my stay in Canada I searched (Caesalpiniaceae) and fungal community was high this year, including represen- for rusts and other fungal pathogens structure in various forests of the region. tatives from the University of Guyana, infecting common, as well as for other, ragweed species. I also searched for Phyllachora ambrosiae, another biotrophic pathogen of common ragweed, but couldn’t find it in Canada or the US. The fungal pathogens I did find on A. artemisiifolia (Albugo tragopogonis, Oidium sp., Plasmopara halstedii and some necrotrophic pathogens) do not seem to meet the requirements of a ‘good’ candidate for a classical biocontrol trial against common ragweed in Europe. I would be very grateful to anyone who could help me in finding rust fungi and/or Phyllachora ambrosiae or any other potential biocontrol agents of A. artemisiifolia in Canada or the US. The rust species listed on common ragweed in North America include Puccinia Back row, left to right: Jordan Mayor, Cathie Aime, Lance Woolley, Novukatsu Hasebe, xanthii, P. canaliculata and P. Jose Hernandez, Valentino Joseph conoclinii. Other rust species have also Middle row: Jerome Andrew, Mimi Chin, Estene Andrew, Francino Edward, Milton Joseph, been found on A. artemisiifolia accord- Clydecia McClure, Luciano Edward Front row: Nisha Andrew, Chris Andrew, Lulu Andrew, Javi Andrew, Piakai Henkel, Terry Henkel ing to the herbarium specimens depos- ited at the U.S. National Fungus Collec- tions (BPI) in Beltsville, MD. Any help in We have currently tabulated over 750 Humboldt State University, and the this project would be greatly appreciated. species of macromycetes among all USDA. And, as always, we were nutritional guilds, and counted tens of forever indebted to the expert Please send any collection to me before th thousands of fruiting bodies in perma- parataxonomy and forest mastery of the 20 September to Dr. Levente Kill, nent mycosociology plots. New Patamona Amerindians, without whom, McGill University, Department of Plant species and genera have been de- as they say in Guyana, we would have Sciences, Macdonald Campus, 21.111 scribed in the Boletaceae, Amanitaceae, been lost in the bush! (Funding Lakeshore, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, th Russulaceae, Cortinariaceae, provided by the National Geographic Quebec, H9X 3V9, Canada. After 20 Clavulinaceae, Ganodermataceae, Society’s Committee for Research and September, please forward collections to Hymenochaetaceae, and Exploration). me at Dr. Levente Kiss, Senior Research Elaphomycetaceae, and only time limits -- M. Catherine Aime Scientist, Plant Protection Institute of the the formal description of hundreds [email protected] Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Department of Plant Pathology, H-1525 more. Additionally, we are studying -- Terry Henkel Budapest, P.O. Box 102, Hungary. ecological mechanisms of mono- [email protected] specific dominance in the ectotrophic Yours sincerely, Dicymbe corymbosa, an extraordinary -- Levente Kiss, PhD 23 MYCOLOGICAL CLASSIFIEDS
Mycologia & Phytopathology Positions Available Available Research Foundation of SUNY -- Administrative Support Position An individual or institution that can use Mycologia 1963-1994 or Phytopa- The Research Foundation of SUNY may be available. Salary dependent on thology 1950-1994 (8 bound), may have through a National Science Foundation experience and educational background. them for the cost of shipping. To Grant seeks administrative support Competitive benefit package provided. contact me, see below. applicants (data entry clerk) to perform data Work in an air conditioned office entry functions at the Caribbean National environment. Low cost housing is -- Arthur M. Elliot Forest (a tropical rain forest) in Puerto Rico. possible at the Sabana Field Research 5224-28th Street Enter collection and specimen informa- Station in the Caribbean National Forest Lubbock, TX 79407-3508 at least through December. 806-799-1293 tion into computer database, assist in packing collections for mailing and Submit cover letter, resume, and herbarium maintenance. High school references to Dr. D. Jean Lodge, Center Mold Testing and diploma, strong attention to detail, for Forest Mycology Research by fax familiarity with computer databases, and 787-889-7477 or 787-888-5685, email: Identification Services dependable work habits required. [email protected] , call 787-889-7445 Identification and contamination Depending on qualifications, position or mail USDA-FS, FPL, PO Box 1377, control for food technology, spawn may include the possibility of working Luquillo PR 00773-1377. Applications technology, plant diseases, and on fungal (basidiomycete) systematics. accepted until position is filled. The insectaries. ASTM & Mil-Spec testing Masters degree in relevant field of Research Foundation of SUNY is an for aerospace, controlled environments biology required to work on systematics. AA/EEO/ADA employer. and environmental engineering. 10% Full time, one year temporary daytime -- D. Jean Lodge, PhD discount for regular and sustaining MSA position with the possibility of an [email protected] members. Email
THE MYCOLOGIST’S BOOKSHELF
In this issue we feature books received from June through August 2003, and list previously featured books received since June 2002. We are working on the transition to the new book editor for Mycologia, Dr. Amy Rossman, to begin in January 2004. Thanks to all who have written to request a book to review and to suggest books for the bookshelf. John Zak, BOOK REVIEW EDITOR Email at john.zak@ ttu.edu.
BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED JUNE THROUGH AUGUST 2003
• Essntial Fungal Genetics. 2002. D Moore and LA Novak- • Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World. 2003. IR Frazer. Springer NY, www.springer-ny.com, 357 p. Price: Hall, SS Stephenson, PK Buchanan, W Yun, and ALJ $70.00 U.S. Review needed. Cole., Timber Press, Inc, www.timberpress.com, 372 pp. Price: $40.00 U.S. Review needed. • Onygenales: the Dermatophytes, Dimorphics and Keratin Degraders in their Evolutionary Context. Studies in Mycology # 47. 2002. J Guarro, RC Summerbell, and RA Sampson (eds.), Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Utrecht, The Netherlands, www.cbs.knaw.nl. 220 p. Price: • 49.00. Review needed.
Previously Listed Books From August 2002
• The Advance of the Fungi. 2003. EC APS Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, Large. APS Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Paul, MN 55121, [email protected], 510 [email protected]. 397 pp. No Road, St. Paul, MN 55121, pp. Price: $99 US. Requested from price provided. Review needed. [email protected], 510 pp. Price: $69 publisher. • Fungal Pathogenesis: Principles and US. Requested from publisher. • Dictyostelium: Evolution, Cell Clinical Applications. 2002. RA • The Amanita caesarea-Complex. Bioilogy, and the Development of Calderone, and RL Cihlar (eds.). Bibliotecheca Mycologica No 187. Multicellularity. 2001. RH Kessin and Marcel Dekker, Inc., 270n Madison 2001. G Guzman and F Ramirez-Guillen. J Franke, Cambridge University Press, Ave., New York, NY. 10016, http:// J Cramer in der Gebruder Borntraeger The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge www.dekker.com, 762 pp. Price: $195 Verlagsbuchhandlung, D-14129, CB2 2RU, UK. Price : $90.00 US. US. Review in progress. Review in Inoculum 53(2): 18-19. Berlin, Germany, 66pp. Price: Un- • Fungi as Biocontrol Agents: known. Reviewer needed. • Fungi in Marine Environments. Progress, Problems, and Potential. • The Biology of Fungal Pathogens. Vol Fungal Diversity Research Series 7. 2001. T Butt, C Jackson, and N Magan 2: Fungal Pathogens and Diseases in 2002. KD Hyde (ed), Fungal Diversity (eds.). CABI Bioscience, Bakeham Cereals, Video or DVD. 2003. J- Press, Center for Research in Fungal Lane, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9TY, UK. Alexander Vereet and H Klink (eds), Diversity, Department of Ecology & 416 pp. Price not confirmed. Review Biodiversity, The University of Hong in progress. 25 THE MYCOLOGIST’S BOOKSHELF con’t Previously listed from August 2002 con’t • Fungus Fred Goes Foraying. 2002. M • Guide to Yeast Genetics and Molecu- HD Osiewacz, Marcel Dekker, Inc. Hadley, British Mycological Society, lar and Cell Biology. Vols 350 and Cimarron Road, PO Box 5005, Kew, Surrey, England, 22 pp. Price: 350. 2002. C Guthrie and GR Fink Monticello, NY 12701-5185, £5.25. Reviewed in Inoculum 54(2). (eds), Published by Academic Press, [email protected], 608 pp. $195 csterv.ap@,elsevier.com 664pp, Vol. US. Book requested from publisher. • Fungi in Ecosystem Processes, 351 776pp. Price: $79.95 US each. Mycology Series 17. 2003. J Deighton. • Molecular and Cellular Biology of Review in progress. Marcel Dekker, Inc., Cimarron Road, Filamentous Fungi. 2001. N Talbot PO Box 5005, Monticello, NY 12701, • How the Mushroom Got its Spots. (ed). Oxford University Press, Great [email protected], 424pp. Price: 2002. S Assinder and G Rutter, British Claredon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, $175 US. Requested from Publisher. Mycological Society, Kew, Surrey, UK. www.oup.co.uk.pas, see England, Biotechnological and Practical Approaches Series for • Fungi in Marine Environments. Biological Sciences Research Council, additional information, 267pp. price: Fungal Diversity Research Series 7. Swindon, Wiltshire, 44 pp. Price: Free. $115 US. Review needed. 2002. KD Hyde (ed), Fungal Diver- Reviewed in Inoculum 54(2). sity Press, Center for Research in • Mr. Bloomfield’s Orchard: The Fungal Diversity, Department of • Illustrated Genera of Rust Fungi, 3rd Mysertious World of Mushrooms, Ecology & Biodiversity, The edition. 2003. GB Cummins, and Y Molds, and Mycologists. 2002. N. University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Hiratsuka. APS Press, 3340 Pilot Money. Oxford University Press, Road, Hong Kong, Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121, 198Madison Ave., New York, NY [email protected]. 397 pp. No [email protected], 240 pp. Price: $65 10016-4314. www.oup.com. 208 pp. $26 price provided. Review needed. US. Requested from publisher. US. Review in Inoculum: 54:17-18. • Fusarium: Paul Nelson Memorial • Leptographium Species: Tree • Mushrooms of CapCod and the Symposium. 2001. BA Summerell, JF Pathogens, Insect Associates, and National Seashore. 2001. AR Leslie, D Backhouse, WL Bryden, Agents of Blue-Stain. 2002. K Jacobs Bessette, AE Bessette, and WJ Neill. and LW Burgess (eds.), APS Press, and MJ Wingfield, APS Press, 3340 Syracuse University Press, 621 Skytop 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul MN Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul MN 55121- Rd, Suite 110, Syracuse, NY 13244- 55121-2097, www.shopapspress.org, 2097, www.shopapspress.org, 224 pp. 5290, sumweb.syr.edu/su_press/, 408 pp. $59 US. Review needed. $69 US. Review needed. 174pp. Price: Hardback - $60 US, Paper - $27 US. Review needed. • Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and • Lichens of Antarctica and South Barley. 2003. KJ Leonard and WR Georgia: A Guide to their Identifica- • Mushrooms of Hawai‘I: An Identifi- Bushnell. APS Press, 3340 Pilot tion and Ecology. Studies in Polar cation Guide. 2002. DE Hemmes and Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121, Research. 2001. DO Ovstedal and RL DE Desjardin, Ten Speed Press, [email protected], 530 pp. Price: $89 Lewis-Smith. Cambridge University Berkeley, CA 94707, US. Requested from publisher. Press, The Edinburgh Building, [email protected], 224 pp. Price: Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK, $40 US. Review in Inoculum 54: 18. • Genomics of Plants and Fungi, www.cambridge.org, 411pp. Price: Mycology Series 18. 2003. R Prade • Mushrooms of Nepal. 2000. $100 US. Reviewed in Inoculum and HJ Bohnert (eds), Marcel Dekker, MKAdhikari, Published by: KS 53(4):20 – 21. Inc., 270 Madison Ave., New York, Adhikari, O Laurence (Mycosphere), NY 10016, [email protected], • Lichens of North America. 2001. IM E Sano and G Kawi, Mailing address: 440pp. Price: $195 US. Requested Brodo, SD Sharnoff, and S Sharnoff. 21/835 Adhikari Niwas, Alka Basti, from Publisher. Yale University Press, P.O.Box 209040, Lainchour, Behind British Embassy, New Haven, CT 06520, 795pp. Price: GPO Box no. 841, Kathmandu, Nepal, • The Genus Mycena in South- $70 US. Review in progress. [email protected]. 236pp. Price: Eastern Australia. 2003. CA $43.00 includes shipping. Review Grurinovic. , Fungal Diversity Press, • Microorganisms in Home and Indoor needed. Center for Research in Fungal Work Environments. 2001. B Diversity, Department of Ecology Flannigan, RA Samson, and JD Miller • The Mycota Vol VII A & B, System- and Biodiversity, The University of (eds.), Taylor& Francis, 11 New Fetter atics and Evolution. 2001. DJ Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Lane, London EC4P 4EE, 490 pp. Price: McLaughlin, EG McLaughlin, and China, www.hku.hk/ecology/ Unknown. Review in progress. PA Lempke (eds.). Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., PO Box 19386, mycology/FDP.html, 329pp. Review Molecular Biology of Fungal Develop- Newark, NJ 07195-9386, needed. ment. (Mycology Series/15). 2002. 26 THE MYCOLOGIST’S BOOKSHELF concl’d
[email protected], Part A 366 • The Powdery Mildews: A Compre- • Stem Rust of Wheat: From Ancient pp, Part B 259 pp. Price: Part A is $215 hensive Treatise. 2002. R Belanger, Enemy to Modern Foe. 2001. PD US, Part B is $159 US. Review needed. W Bushnell, AJ Dik, and T. Carver Peterson, APS Press, 3340 Pilot • Nomenmyx. A Nomenclatural (eds), APS Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Knob Road, St. Paul MN 55121-2097, TaxaBase of Myxomycetes. Vol 16 in Road, St. Paul, MN 55121, www.shopapspress.org, 168 pp. $69 the Series Cuadernos de Trabajo de [email protected], 292 pp. Price: $85 US. Review requested. US. Requested from publisher. Flora Micológica Ibérica. 2001. C • Taxonomy and Pathology of Lado. Consejo Superior de • The Rainbow Beneath my Feet: A Cylindrocladium (Calonectria) and Investigaciones Cientificas, Real Mushroom Dyer’s Field Guide. 2001. Allied Genera. 2002. PW Crous. APS Jardin Botanico, Plaza de Murillo, 2- AR Bessette and AE Bessette. Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul 28014 Madrid, Spain. lado@ma- Syracuse University Press, 621 MN 55121-2097, rjb.csic.es, 219 pp. $15.63 US. Skytop Rd, Suite 110, Syracuse, NY www.shopapspress.org, 294 pp. $69 Review needed. 13244-5290, sumweb.syr.edu/ US. Review needed. su_press/, 176pp. Price: Unknown. • Pathogenic Fungi in Humans and • Tropical Mycology: Volume 1. nd Review in progress. Animals, 2 edition. Mycology Macromycetes. 2001. R Watling (ed). Series Volume 16. 2003. DH Howard. • A Revision of the Species Described CABI Bioscience, Bakeham Lane, Published by Marcel Dekker, in Phyllosticta. 2002. HA vander Aa and Egham, Surrey, TW20 9TY, UK. 208 pp. www.dekker.com. 790pp. Price: $225 S Vanev. Publisher: Centraalbureau voor Price not confirmed. Review needed. US. Review needed. Schimmelcultures, www.cbs.knaw.nil. • Tropical Mycology. Volume 2 510pp. Price: • 50.000. Review needed. • Plant-Microbe Interactions, Volume Micromycetes. 2002. R Watling, JC 6. 2003. G Stacey and NT Keen. APS • Slayers, Saviors, Servants, and Sex: Frankland, AM Ainsworth, S Isaac, Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. An Expose of the Kingdom Fungi. and CH Robinson (eds), CABI Paul, MN 55121, [email protected], 2001. D Moore. Springer Verlag Publishing, CABI International, 376 pp. Price: $79 US. Requested Customer Service, PO Box 2485, Wallingford, Oxon OX10 8DE, UK, from publisher. Secaucus, NJ 07096, orders@springer- www.cabi-publishing.org, 203pp. ny.com. Price not confirmed. Re- Price: $75.00 US. Review needed. viewed in Inoculum 54:7-18.
MYCOLOGY ON-LINE
MYCOLOGY ON-LINE DIRECTORY Below is an alphabetical list of websites featured in Inoculum during the past twelve months. Those wishing to add sites to this directory or to edit addresses should Email
ASCOMYCOTA – NEW CLASSIFICATION (51-5) BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SYSTEMATIC MYCOLOGY (51-6) IMC7 (51-3) http://194.131.255.3/cabipages/Names/ http://194.131.255.3/cabipages/ http://lsb380.plbio.lsu.edu/ima/index.htm FundicNew.asp BSM/bsm.htm ING (INDEX NOMINUM GENERICORUM) DATABASE ASOCIACION LATINOAMERICANA DE MICOLOGIA BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY (54-1) (52-5) (51-5) http://britmycolsoc.org.uk http://rathbun.si.edu/botany/ing/ http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/alm/ ingForm.cfm EUROPEAN POWDERY MILDEWS (52-2) AUSTRALASIAN MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY WEBSITE FOR http://.nt.ars-grin.gov INTERACTIVE CATALOGUE OF AUSTRALIAN FUNGI INTRODUCTORY FUNGAL BIOLOGY (53-4) (52-1) FUNGA VERACRUZANA (53-6) http://bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au/mycology/ http://www.rbgmelb.org.au/fungi/ http://www.uv.mx/institutos/forest/hongos/ default.htm funga-vera/index.html INTERACTIVE KEY, DESCRIPTIONS & ILLUSTRA- AUTHORS OF FUNGAL NAMES (54-2) HADRIANUS JUNIUS STINKHORNS (52-2) TIONS FOR HYPOMYCES (52-6) http://www.indexfungorum.org/ http://www.collectivesource.com/hadrianus http://nt.ars-grin.gov/taxadescriptions/ AuthorsOfFungalNames.htm hypomyces/
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MSA BULLETIN BOARD (51-5) MUSHROOM WORLD [NEW KOREAN/ENGLISH PLANT-ASSOCIATED FUNGI OF BRAZIL (54-2) http://msafungi.org/bulletinboard/ SITE IN 2001] (51-6) http://nt.ars-grin.gov www.mushworld.com (Select Search Fungal Databases, option 3, MYCOLOGIA ON-LINE (53-3, page 18) Host-Fungus Distributions) http://www.mycologia.org NAMA POISON CASE REGISTRY (51-4) http://www.sph.umich.edu/~kwcee/mpcr REGISTRY OF MUSHROOMS IN ART WEBSITE MYCOLOGICAL PROGRESS (52-3) http://members.cox.net/ http://www.botanik.biologie.uni- PATHOGENIC FUNGI FROM SOUTH AFRICA mushroomsinart/ muenchen.de/botsyst/mycpro.html (52-4, page 29) http://nt.ars-grin.gov/fungaldatabases/ SYSTEMATICS OF THE SAPROLEGNIACEAE (53-4) MYCOSEARCH WEB DIRECTORY/SEARCH ENGINE southafrica http://www.ilumina-dlib.org (51-5) or http://www.saspp.co.za/ http://www.mycosearch.com WEB MSA (51-6) http://msafungi.org
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Event dates and descriptions precede event locations (italic boldface), contacts (plain font), and Email/Websites (bold face, no brackets). Those wishing to list upcoming mycological courses, workshops, conventions, symposia, and forays in the Calendar should submit material formatted as shown below and include complete postal/electronic addresses. 2003 (September 22-27). 14th Congress of 2003 (October 15-17). VIII Congreso 2004 (April 16-18). MASMC. European Mycologists. Nacional de Micologia (8th Mexican DETAILS: Inoulum 54(5):20. Yalta, Crimea, UKRAINE Mycological Conference). Saint Joseph’s University XIV CEM Secretariat DETAILS: Inoculum 54(2):12. Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA Department of Mycology UAEM, Toluca, MEXICO Karen Snetselaar M. G. Kholodny Institute of Botany Mexican Mycological Society [email protected] Tereshchenkivska Steet 2 Cristina Burrola Aguilar UA-01601 Kiev, Ukraine Facultad de Ciencias, UAEM 2004 (July 17-21). MSA Annual Meeting. xivcem@symbiosis.kiev.ua Instituto Literario No. 100, C.P. 50000 DETAILS: Inoculum 54(5):15-16. http://www.biodiversity.ac.psiweb.com/14cem Toluca, Mexico University of North Carolina at Asheville Tel/Fax. 017222965553, 54 & 56 Asheville, NORTH CAROLINA 2003 (September 28 - October 4). 21st foray [email protected] Rytas Vilgalys of the European Cortinarius Society/ http://www.tap-ecosur.edu.mx/smdm/ 919.684.2870 (phone) 21es Journées européennes du 8cnm.htm 919.684.5412 (Fax) Cortinaire. [email protected] Podbanské, SLOVAKIA 2004 (March 14-17). ISMS XVIth Interna- Slovak Mycological Society tional Congress. Institute of Botany DETAILS: Inoculum 54(1):10 Dúbravská 14 Miami, FLORIDA SK-842 23 Bratislava, Slovakia Laura Phelps [email protected] American Muchroom Institure http://www.jec-cortinarius.org and/or One Massachusetts Avenue, NW http://fungi.sav.sk/jec21 Washington, DC 20001 USA 202.842.4344 (phone) 202.842.2345 (Fax) http://www.americanmushroom.org/ isms.htm
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30 Social and Auction 2003 MSA Meeting Asilomar Conference Center Pacific Grove, California
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31 An Invitation to Join MSA THE MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2004 MEMBERSHIP FORM
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