With support from the National Science Foundation, the American Institute of Biological Sciences and the USA Nagoya Protocol Action Group are organizing an online workshop series to explore how the international scientific community can study biodiversity in the changing landscape of international policy. ASPT encourages our members to get engaged in these important international discussions. Registration is currently open for the session scheduled for November 15, 2021. Stay tuned for information about additional sessions in this series.

More than Potatoes: Collaboration for Collecting and Building the Tree of Life

Leandro and Sandy have collaborated for over a decade to understand the evolution and diversity of the nightshade family (Solanaceae). Join them in a conversation about what it takes to make collections and phylogenetic studies have the greatest societal impacts.

Date: November 15, 2021

Time: 9:00 - 11:00 AM EST or 2:00 - 4:00 PM UTC (This program will be recorded)

Location: Online via Zoom

Hosted by: American Society of Plant Taxonomists & Botanical Society of America

Registration will close on November 10, 2021. Learn more and register at: https://www.aibs.org/news/2021/211020-nagoya-workshop-three.html