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CBA/ABC Bulletin 34(1) THE CANADIAN BOTANICAL ASSOCIATION BULLETIN DE L'ASSOCIATION BOTANIQUE DU CANADA February / février 2001 34(1) Montréal Patron / Président dhonneur Her Excellency the Right Honourable / Son excellence la très honorable Adrienne Clarkson, C.C., C.M.M., C.D. Governor General of Canada / Gouverneure générale du Canada On the inside / À l'intérieur I I 2001 CBA ANNUAL MEETING Page 2 Editors / La rédaction KELOWNA, BC, 23-27 JUNE CBA Section and Committee Chairs CONGRÈS ANNUEL DE L'ABC 2001 KELOWNA, BC, 23-27 JUIN 2001 CBA Annual Meeting / Congrès annuel de lABC 2001 Page 3 John Macoun Travel Bursary / SEE INSIDE Bourse de voyage John Macoun FOR MORE INFORMATION Page 4 VOIR À L'INTÉRIEUR Lionel Cinq -Mars Award / Prix Lionel Cinq-Mars POUR PLUS D'INFORMATION Page 5 lain and Sylvia Taylor Award / *** Prix lain and Sylvia Taylor To be or not to he... a CBA Member / ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS, REGISTRATION AND Être ou ne pas être... membre de lABC COMPLETE INFORMATION AT : Page 6 Best Student Papers Awards INSCRIPTION, SOUMISSION DES RÉSUMÉS ET Page 7 INFORMATIONS COMPLÈTES À : Prix pour les meilleurs articles écrits par les étudiants http://www.sci.ouc.bc.ca/biol/cba2001.html Page 8 *** Poorly Known Economic Plants of Canada - 28. Cattail, Typha Spp. DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT Page 15 SUBMISSION AND EARLY REGISTRATION : Book Reviews MARCH 31, 2001 DATE LIMITE POUR L'INSCRIPTION Page 16 CBA Board of Directors / ET L'ENVOI DES RÉSUMÉS : Bureau de direction de lABC 31 MARS 2001 Future Meetings / Prochains congrès Editors / La rédaction CBA Section and Committee Chairs I Editor / rédacteur Denis Lauzer Section Chairs (2000-2002) Assistant editor / rédacteur adjoint Ecology Dianne Fahselt Stuart Hay Department of Plant Sciences University of Western O ntario Institut de recherche en biologie végétale London ,ON, N6A 5117 [email protected] (Université de Montréal / Jardin botanique de Montréal) Tel.: (519) 679-2111 ext. 6480; fax : (519) 661.3935 4101, rue Sherbrooke Est Mycology Montréal, Québec James Traquair H1X 2B2 Agriculture Agri-Food Canada, Research Centre 1391 Sanford St. Téléphone : (514) 872-8494 London, ON, N5V 4T3 Télécopieur : (514) 872-9406 traquatrj C em.agr.ca Tel.: (519) 457-1470. ext. 224; fax : (519) 457-3997 Courrier électronique : [email protected] Structure Development *************** Denis Barabé 1RBV- Jardin botanique de Montréal Information for submitting texts / 4101. rue Sherbrooke Est Montréal. QC, H1X 2B2 Soumission des textes denis.barabe@ uniontrealca Tel (514) 872-1436: fax : (514) 872-3765 Texts and illustrations for the Bulletin must be sent to the Editor Systematics Phytogeography Luc Brouillet preferably via the electronic mail (attached file) or on a diskette. IRBV- Université de Montréal Texts should be saved under "Word" and illustrations under the 4101, rue Sherbrooke Est "TIFF" format. Montréal, QC, H1X 2B2 [email protected] If you have any question about text submission please contact the Tel.: (514) 872-8490: fax : (514) 872-9406 Editor. Teaching Sylvie Laliberté Les textes et 1es illustrations pour le bulletin doivent de préférence être Dép. des sciences biologiques Université du Québec Montréal envoyés par courrier électronique (sous forme de fichier attaché) ou C.P. 8888. Succ. Centre-ville encore sur une disquette. MontréaL QC, H3C 3P8 lal t berte.sylvte GAugam.ca Les textes doivent être enregistrés sous « Word » et 1es illustrations sous Tel.. (514) 987-3963 tax : (514) 987-4647 le format « T1FF ». N'hésitez pas à contacter 1e rédacteur pour toute information sur l'envoi Committee Chairs (2000-2002) de documents. Conservation *************** Pam Krannitz Pacific Wildlife Research Centre CBA Bulletin / Bulletin de lABC 5421 Robertson Road, R.R. I Delta, BC, V4K 3N2 The CBA Bulletin is issued quarterly (February, May, August, [email protected] Tel. : (604) 946-4676; fax : (604) 946-7022 November) and sent to all CBA members. Science Policy Le Bulletin de l'ABC paraît quatre fois par année (février, mai, août, Denis Barabé novembre) et est envoyé à tous 1es membres de l'ABC. 1RBV-Jardin botanique de Montréal 4101, rue Sherbrooke Est Montréal. QC. H1X 2B2 To ensure continuous delivery of the Bulletin please notify the agnis.b:uabe @umontreal.es Treasurer promptly of any change of address. l ei : (514) 872-1436: fax : (514) 872-3765 Veuillez communiquer tout changement d'adresse au trésorier afin de Development recevoir tous les numéros du bulletin. Vipen Sawhney *** Department of Biology University of Saskatchewan If you have any comments or suggetions about the Bulletin, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2 Sawhney @adntin.usask.cn please contact the Editor at the above address. Tel.: (306) 966.4-: 7; fax : (306) 966-4461 Si vous avez des commentaires ou suggestions concernant le bulletin, Membership veuillez s'il vous plaît contacter 1e rédacteur à l'adresse mentionnée plus Hugues Massicotte haut. Forestry Program *** Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Universi ty of Northern British Columbia Texts for the May issue must be received before April 15, Prince George, BC, V2N 4Z9 tug ties runbc.ca 2001. Les textes pour le bulletin de au mai doivent arriver Tel.: (250) 960-5813: fax : (250) 960-5538 plus tard le 15 avril 2001. 2 February / février 2001 CBA / ABC Bulletin 34(1) 2001 CBA Annual Meeting / Congrès annuel de l'ABC 2001 JOHN MACOUN TRAVEL BURSARY BOURSE DE VOYAGE JOHN MACOUN FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND POUR LES ÉTUDIANTS QUI THE 2001 CBA ANNUAL PATICIPENT AU CONGRÈS ANNUEL MEETING IN KELOWNA DE L'ABC 2001 À KELOWNA The John Macoun Travel Bursary, named in honour of the man who served as official botanist on five major expeditions throughout Canada during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, La bourse de voyage John Macoun est décernée en l'honneur de is awarded to a graduate student who presents an oral paper in the John Macoun, qui dans l'exercice de ses fonctions en tant que Lionel Cinq-Mars Competition. botaniste a participé à cinq expéditions majeures à travers le Canada de la fin du 19e siècle au début du 20e siècle, à un étu- Eligibility diant qui présente une communication orale dans le cadre de la I . The competition for this bursary is open to student members of compétition Lionel Cinq-Mars. CBA. 2. Students must present an oral paper in the Cinq-Mars Admissibilité Competition or a poster in the Taylor Competition at the 2001 1. La compétition pour cette bourse est ouverte aux étudiants CBA Annual Meeting in Kelowna. membres de l'ABC. 3. No student may receive more than one travel bursary while 2. L'étudiant doit présenter une communication orale dans la registered for the same degree. compétition Cinq-Mars ou un poster dans la compétition Taylor au congrès annuel de l'ABC 2001 à Kelowna. Procedures 3. Un étudiant ne pettt pas recevoir plus d'une bourse de voyage I. Students applying for an award must do so no later than pour la période durant laquelle il est inscrit à un programme spé- March 31, 2001. cifique. 2. The application must contain the following documents : a) a copy of the abstract of the paper to be given in the Cinq-Mars Marche à suivre or Taylor Competitions at the 2001 CBA Annual Meeting in I. Les étudiants doivent faire parvenir leur demande pour la Kelowna; bourse de voyage au plus tard le 31 mars 2001. h) a supporting letter from the student's Supervisor of research 2. La demande doit contenir les documents suivants : that also includes a statement that the student is engaged in a a) une copie du résumé de la communication présentée dans la M.Sc. or Ph.D. program; compétition Cinq-Mars ou dans la compétition Taylor du congrès c) the student's cttrriculum vitae (one page); annuel de l'ABC 2001 à Kelowna; d) a letter of recommendation from a member of the student's b) une lettre de recommendation de la part du directeur de thèse research committee (not the Supervisor). de l'étudiant et une preuve que l'étudiant en question est inscrit 3. Send the complete set of application documents to : à un programme de maîtrise ou de doctorat; c) le curriculum vitae de l'étudiant (une page seulement); Joe Gerrath d) une lettre de référence d'un membre du comité de direction 70 Dumbarton St. de l'étudiant (directeur de mémoire ou de thèse exclu). Guelph ON 3. Veuillez faire parvenir la demande complète à : N 1E 3T6 Tel.: (519) 822-1964 Joe Gerrath E-mail : [email protected] 70 Dumbarton St. Guelph ON 4. The CBA President will appoint a committee to screen all N1E 3T6 applications and to recommend the candidates for the bursaries. Tél. : (519) 822-1964 The sole selection criteria shall he those of academic merit. Courriel : [email protected] 5. Bursary winners will possibly be notified before the end of April 2001, and the award will be send at that time. 4. Le président de l'ABC mettra sur pied un comité de sélection qui examinera les demandes et recommandera les candidats pour les bourses. Le seul critère d'évaluation sera celui du mérite académique. 5. Les gagnants des bourses seront avisés avant la fin du mois d'avril 2001. Les prix leur seront remis à ce moment-là. CBA / ABC Bulletin 34(1) February / février 2001 2001 CBA Annual Meeting / Congrès annuel de l'ABC 2001 LIONEL-CINQ-MARS AWARD PRIX LIONEL-CINQ-MARS FOR THE BEST STUDENT ORAL POUR LA MEILLEURE PAPER PRESENTED AT THE COMMUNICATION ORALE THE 2001 CBA ANNUAL PRÉSENTÉE PAR UN ÉTUDIANT MEETING IN KELOWNA AU CONGRÈS ANNUEL DE L'ABC 2001 À KELOWNA Each year the Canadian Botanical Association gives an award for the best student oral paper presented at the CBA Chaque année l'Association botanique du Canada décerne un Annual Meeting.
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