“Plant Resilience and Conservation for a Changing Climate”
- Free, virtual symposium
- 6 Featured Speakers
- 12 Contributed Talks
- Abstract submission is now open
Organized by the Botanical Society of America
and the BSA Ad-Hoc Committee on Climate Change
Symposium Overview
This Symposium is a global event organized by the Botanical Society of America to
- build connections between botanical scientists, agencies with varying degrees of botanical expertise, and policymakers.
- address the effects of climate change on flora.
- identify future needed research paths and collaborations.
- steer greater public awareness of the importance of plants in mitigating and adapting to climate change.
- promote plant literacy to better understand this challenging issue.
Symposium Main Topics
Day 1 - Responses of plants and plant populations to shifts in climate factors.
This topic considers epigenetic modifications, physiological adaptations, stress tolerance mechanisms, reproductive traits, and other topics broadly related to plant adaptations and factors such as temperature, precipitation, seasonality, altitude, drought, and atmospheric composition.
Day 2 - Conserving endemic species in the face of habitat loss and long-term shifts in climate.
This topic considers managed relocation of species (assisted dispersal or conservation introductions), climate-driven range shifts, seed banking for biodiversity, community-based conservation efforts, traditional ecological knowledge, and policy.
Abstract Submission
Included in this Fall’s symposium are 12 spots for submitted abstracts. Abstract submission is now open through September 15, 2024.
Symposium Abstracts
- You do NOT have to be a current BSA member to submit an abstract
- All abstracts must include a theme related to one of the two main topics described above.
- Presenters will be expected to be available for both days until the schedule has been finalized
- Presenters are expected to be available at the end of the day of their talk to answer questions and be part of the breakout rooms.
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To submit an Abstract:
Click here to access abstract portal and sign in at the top right.
BSA members can use their ID/Password, non-members can click here to set up their login information.
Featured Speakers
We are excited to include these experts on climate change.
Dr. Sally Aitken
University of British Columbia
Dr. Jill Anderson
University of Georgia
Dr. David W. Inouye
(Professor Emeritus)
Dr. Nicholas J. Kooyers
University of Louisiana, Lafayette
University of Maryland
Dr. Holly R. Prendeville
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Dr. Tanisha M. Williams
University of Georgia
Sponsorship of this Event
Do you want to support the BSA Fall Climate Change symposium? Put your brand in front of 3000 BSA members, a global virtual symposium audience, and over 65,000 social media followers over 4 platforms!
There are several sponsorship opportunities ranging from the $500 Bronze level to the $5,000 Title Sponsor level, with increasing sponsorship benefits for each level.
Individuals can also support this event as a Patron with a gift of $150 or more. Your gift will help keep this event, and future events like it, free and accessible to the global botanical science community.
To learn more about sponsoring the 2024 BSA Fall Symposium on Climate Change, click here.