Plant Biology 2012…Going Communicating Plant Biology to the Mobile! General Public AAAS Fellows Class of 2011 Life Is About Choices
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ASPB News THE NEWSLETTER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLANT BIOLOGISTS Volume 39, Number 2 March/April 2012 President’s Letter Inside This Issue Walk the Talk to Spread the Word Plant Biology 2012…Going Communicating Plant Biology to the Mobile! General Public AAAS Fellows Class of 2011 Life is about choices. plant biology is at the grocery store, where there’s TAB Articles Now Indexed on PubMed Resources (for most always a rich diversity of safe and relatively inex- of us) are limited, and pensive food. So where’s the problem we so urgently Steve Huber Teaching Tools in Plant every day we must each need to fix, one might ask. Changing this public Biology Seeks Freelance make decisions about where and how we spend perception will require innovative platforms and the Science Editors our time, efforts, and money. Likewise, federal and efforts of all ASPB members as “citizen advocates.” state governments face the continual challenge of We not only can help the public recognize there are prioritizing needs, which is especially important in many potential problems and challenges just ahead times of economic downturn when immediate and that require our action now, but also we must do “pressing” problems tend to receive heightened at- continued on page 5 tention and increased resources. One pressing problem many plant scientists wor- ry about is the sustainable production of sufficient Do you have ideas about how we (and sufficiently nutritious) food for a rapidly grow- can use social media to foster ing global population, especially in light of ongoing dialogue with the public? If so, I climate change. Although plant biology extends well would like to hear from you—see the beyond agriculture, for many in the general popula- last paragraph for details! tion the most frequent opportunity to interact with Plant Biology 2012 Austin, Texas July 20–24 SeeTHE ANNUALpage 3 MEETINGfor travel OF discountsTHE AMERICAN and SOCIE hotelTY OF accommodations PLANT BIOLOGISTS The ASPB News is delivered online as well as in print. Members will be alerted by e-mail when a new issue is posted. The ASPB News welcomes member feedback. Contact the editor at [email protected]. ASPB Executive Committee & Staff CONTENTS President Steven C. Huber 217-265-0909 Immediate Past President Nicholas Carpita 765-494-4653 President-elect Peggy Lemaux 510-642-1589 President’s Letter 1 Secretary Julia Bailey-Serres 951-827-3738 Treasurer Jonathan Monroe 540-568-6649 3 Plant Biology 2012 Chair, Board of Trustees Mary Lou Guerinot 603-646-2527 Chair, Publications Committee Sally Mackenzie 402-472-6997 Chair, Women in Plant Biology Committee 440-775-6596 7 TAB Articles Now Indexed on PubMed Marta Laskowski Chair, Minority Affairs Committee MariaElena B. Zavala 818-677-3342 Chair, Education Committee Erin Dolan 540-231-2692 9 People Chair, International Committee Leon V. Kochian 607-255-2454 Chair, Membership Committee David Horvath 701-239-1255 14 Public Affairs Update Chair, Committee on Public Affairs Richard Sayre 505-412-6532 Elected Members Gloria Muday 336-758-5316 Marguerite Varagona 636-737-6394 17 ASPB Education Forum Richard Vierstra 608-262-8215 Sectional Representatives 21 Teaching Tools in Plant Biology Seeks Midwestern Sarah E. 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It is edited and prepared by ASPB staff from material provided by ASPB members and other interested Headquarters Office parties. 15501 Monona Drive Rockville, MD 20855-2768 USA Copy deadline is the 5th day of the preceding even-numbered month Phone: 301-251-0560 (for example, December 5 for January/February publication). Fax: 301-279-2996 Contact: Nancy A. Winchester, Editor, ASPB News, 15501 Monona Drive, [email protected] Rockville, MD 20855-2768 USA; [email protected]; 301-296-0904. © 2012 American Society of Plant Biologists Plant Biology 2012 Austin, Texas July 20–24 THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLANT BIOLOGISTS Make Your Travel Plans Early! Where to Stay Special Airline Discounts Plant Biology 2012 will be held at the ASPB has arranged discounts for Plant Bi- Austin Convention Center. Attendees will ology 2012 attendees with several airlines ERS B M receive special discounted room rates that serve the Austin Airport: A H C at conference hotels. Please note that E NISE D discounted rates are available until June American Airlines 15, 2012, or until the block is exhausted, When making your reservations, call whichever comes first. Hotels are located American Airlines at 1-800-433-1790 from about eight miles (15 minutes) from the anywhere in the United States or Canada airport. For reservations, click Housing at and refer to Promotion Code 1372BM. Or http://my.aspb.org/?page=Meetings_ go to American Airlines online, choose PB12Housing. More Flight Search Options, and insert the above promotion code in the appro- Getting to Your Hotel priate box. Taxis from the airport to the downtown Continental or United Airlines area and hotels cost about $25. Super Shuttle costs around $13 one-way, and Call United Meetings at 1-800-468-7022 bus service costs about $10 one-way. We and provide the Z Code ZKVV and Agree- suggest visiting the websites provided ment Code 160144. Austin Like a Local below for additional information and To avoid a service fee and receive an ad- pictures of each facility: Austin is a great city, but like every ditional 3% discount, book your reserva- city you visit to attend a meeting, Hilton Austin (headquarters hotel) tions online at http://www.continental. much of it will be missed as you http://tinyurl.com/8y7zcqk com. Enter both your Z Code ZKVV and concentrate on just figuring out how Agreement Code 160144 in the Offer Hilton Garden Inn (Austin downtown) to get from your hotel to the conven- Code Box. http://tinyurl.com/7ebvf2c tion center and how to find the rooms where sessions are being held. By the Courtyard Marriott Delta Airlines time you begin to get a feel for the (students and postdocs only) When making your reservations at http:// town itself, you’re packing your bags http://tinyurl.com/86faowt www.delta.com, give Ticket Designator to go home. Code NM8M9. Residence Inn Marriott But let us give you a few tips so (students and postdocs only) that you actually can experience http://tinyurl.com/78akjsw Austin—the Live Music Capital of the World®—in whatever free time you have during PB2012. We look forward to seeing you From grub to tunes, find out where to go from those who know in Austin July 20–24! best—the people who live there. Visit http://www.austin360.com/blogs and you’ll feel like a native. That’s true Texas hospitality! PHOTOS COURTESY OF AUSTIN CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU ASPB News, Vol. 39, No. 2 • 3 All the Details in the Palm of Your Hand! Plant Biology 2012 Goes Mobile Beginning April 25, 2012, you can download the Plant Biology • Maps of the convention center and nearby locations meeting mobile app to your smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop. • Exhibitors The meeting app can be used across a variety of operating systems, • The Career Center including Apple iPhone, Google Android, RIM Blackberry, and • Hotel information, including reservations if you have not made Windows mobile devices. It is also compatible with iPad, iTouch, yours before April 25 and all Windows Mobile–based Tablets. So leave your program • Attendee list so that you can look for your colleagues during the book in your room: we’re going mobile! meeting These Features at Your Fingertips Plan ahead and make the • Complete schedule of symposia, minisymposia, workshops, best use of your time at the and special events, including links to speaker information event. We’re hoping you keep all the details in the palm of • Day-by-day complete timeline of the conference—including your hand! poster hours and exhibit hours—all in one place and easy to find • Abstracts and their respective locations in the exhibit hall • Alerts about upcoming events and any changes made during the conference Mobile App • Informal dinner and lunch gatherings hosted by attendees or speakers Available • Local resources, including restaurants, where to find the April 25, 2012.