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Meeting VIII:
Friday 7 November 2025

Location: University of San Diego, Hahn University Center, (Campus Map Here), enter building at street level, go down right hallway to Auditorium C.

Parking: There are at least two options (Campus Map Here):
 
    1) Park and pay: At the Main Parking Structure. There are pay stations where you pay by the hour  ($2.50/hour; input your license plate number; no need to display). There is an $18/day maximum, and they stop ticketing after 7 pm.  Consider it a donation to the university! 

   2) Free: You should find free parking along Via Las Cumbres (north from Linda Vista) then a quick (ca. 1,000 feet) walk or the campus shuttle to Hahn University Center.


Meeting Agenda:
1:20-2:20 PM        Our host, Dr. Michael Mayer, may be arranging a campus garden tour. Details to follow.
2:30-3:00 PM        Arrival, meet and greet, refreshments
3:00-3:10 PM        Introduction, committee member introductions,
format explanation
3:10-3:40 PM        Botany Bingo!
3:40-5:00 PM      
  Talks on San Diego botany (ca. 12 minutes each), each talk then followed
                                  by a few minutes of moderated questions:  


                                                      SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED


5:00-5:10 PM       Bingo winners
& prizes
                            Open announcements (quick!) pertinent to the SDBS Meeting
                            Call for speakers for next year's SDBS: Tentatively in person at S.D. Natural History Museum, fall 2026
                            Thanks to all and end of meeting

5:10 PM               Optional meetup at O'Toole's next door, and possibly adjacent outside patio!
                            Note: Pay for your own. To speed things up, consider bringing cash.