Program of the 26th Midcontinental Paleobotanical Colloquium

March 13-15, 2009

East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee

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  The annual meeting will have its in-house program at the Carnegie Hotel, directly across from the ETSU campus.  

Friday (March 13th)

  • Afternoon: Check in at the Carnegie Hotel
  • 12:00 - 5:00 pm:
    • Open house at ETSU Paleobotany Lab. Brown Hall (Science Building) Room 315.
    • Visit ETSU Arboretum, featuring southeast North American and eastern Asian disjunct pair trees.
  • 6:30 pm: reception and food at Wilder Room, Carnegie Hotel.
    • Wine, beer, and cocktail not included. Prepare cash, please. ($6.00/glass for red, white, and blush house wine; $3.75/glass for domestic bottled beer; $4.75/glass for imported bottled beer; $7.00/glass for house brand cocktail; $9.00/glass for premium cocktail)
    • Food (included) - example of choices: domestic cheese display w/ grapes and gourmet cracker, small vegetable crudites w/ fresh herb dip, crab cakes w/ mango cilantro puree, and ham rolls
Saturday (March 14th) All food and drinks included.
  • 8:30 am - 5:00 pm: Academic program (Taylor Room, Carnegie Hotel)
    • 10:30 am: Coffee break
    • 12:30 pm: lunch (southern BBQ buffet)
    • 3:00 pm: Coffee break
  • 6:00 pm: Dinner banquet and guest talk
    • banquet: wine; house salad w/ fresh vegetables and a variety of dressings; guest choices: grilled chicken break w/ orange tequila cream, seared Slamon w/ cucumber mint tzatziki, or Basil pesto pasta w/ Asiago; entrees served w/ haricot vert and garlic smashed red skinned potatoes, rolls w/ butter, coffee, iced tea and water, and double chocolate cake.
    • Guest speaker: Dr. Darrell Moor, who is going to give a talk on "Busy Bees and Bountiful Blooms: How the Honey Bee Time-Memory Enables Flower and Pollinator Synchrony."
Sunday (March 15th) - Two field trips are planned. Vans will arrive at the Carnegie Hall parking lot at 8:30 am and return at 4:00 pm. Boxed lunch will be provided.
 
Report any error and comments to Dr. Chris Liu at liuc@etsu.edu