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Meeting VI: Update!

Friday 15 September 2023, arrival at 2:30 PM, ends no later than 5:15 PM
Local Host: Dr. Elsa Cleland

Location: Kavli Auditorium, second floor and west end of Tata Hall (just southeast of John Muir Field); Campus Map Here.

Getting There: For information on driving directions, Visitors Centers Here.

Parking: There are two general options: Parking & Trolley. (See Campus Map/Parking/Parking Pay Station)

1) Park in a lot with visitor (V) spaces. The cost is $4.20/hour. Note that you must pay at a pay station (using your license plate no.) immediately after you park, or use Park Mobile (web or app). We recommend that you use Scholars (North Entrance), because that is toward our post get-together. However, if not going to that, two other lots nearby are: Gillman and South. Look for V spaces (Park Mobile website says zone number 4752).

2) Take the trolley! One option is to park at the Nobel Drive park and ride (free) and take the trolley north, two stops to UCSD (Central Campus Station), walk to Tata Hall.

For those with handicap needs, please stop at one of the entrance Visitors Centers for directions. Call 858-534-2230 for help.


Meeting Agenda:
1:30-2:30 PM        For those who wish to come to campus a little early, we recommend the self-guided
                                tour of the Stuart Collection (map here).
2:30-3:00 PM        Arrival, meet and greet, refreshments (coffee, tea, snacks)
3:00-3:15 PM        Introduction, committee member introductions, format explanation
3:15-3:45 PM        Botany Bingo!
3:45-5:10 PM        Talks on San Diego botany (12 minutes each), each talk then followed
                                  by a few minutes of moderated questions:  

	Wilnelia Recart González, Assistant Professor, University of San Diego A dive into the mating strategies of the stream orchid: Epipactis gigantea
	Mariana Delgado Fernández, Enviromental Consultant (Ecotono Consultoría Ambiental),     Fouder of Expediciones Botánicas Expediciones Botánicas: Connecting people with nature conservation in Baja California
	Daniel Donovan, Field Botanist, San Diego Natural History Museum Vascular Plant Flora of Ladd Canyon, Santa Ana Mountains
	Yazmin Lommel, M.S. student, San Diego State University Barrel Cacti (Ferocactus) in the Californias
	Niveditha Ramadoss, PhD student, San Diego State University Small but shiny females: Dimorphism study in Wolf’s cholla

5:10-5:15 PM       Open announcements (quick!) pertinent to the SDBS Meeting
                            Call for speakers for next year's SDBS: San Diego State University, fall 2024
                            Thanks to all and end of meeting

5:15 PM               Optional get-together. We have decided to meet at Ridgewalk Social, which has agreed to
                            stay open for us. It is a 0.7 mile walk, but the Scholars parking lot is in-between it and
                            Tata. Ridgewalk Social has good food, beer and hard kambucha, and nice outdoor space
                            with views of the mountains. Please head over there immediately after the meeting ends.