The Botany 2025 Program Committee is has some unexpected news and subsequent changes to our upcoming Botany conference.
For several years, we have been planning for the Botany 2025 conference to take place at the JW Marriott Starr Pass in Tucson, Arizona. However, we were recently informed that the meeting space and hotel rooms will undergo significant renovations during the summer of 2025. These renovations would seriously hinder our ability to host a successful conference in that space, making it necessary to explore alternative arrangements.Changes are in order!
Finding a new site for Botany 2025 at this late date is quite challenging as we essentially need to find a location that can fit our needs for exhibit space, our large poster session, multiple breakout rooms for concurrent sessions, and all the hotel sleeping rooms required by our attendees. Many places that we explored did not have an opening for the summer of 2025 or did not have the appropriate space available to host our conference.
With the help of our outgoing Conference Manager Johanne Stogran, our incoming Conference Manager Lori Strong, the staff at Starr Pass, and our Conference Program Planning Committee, we have narrowed down our options for a new 2025 Conference location. We are now pursuing negotiations with a location in the Southwest United States and hope to have final news to share before the end of the year.
We’re very excited and think you will be, too!
In Summary:
Botany 2025 will have a new location but the same dates, July 26-30, 2025!
Botany 2026 – Tucson, Arizona in July 2026!
Botany 2027 – dates and location TBD (Many cities will be under consideration)
We had so many fantastic Symposia and Colloquia proposals submitted for 2025 that we have enough great science to cover two years’ worth of meetings! Each proposal submitter will be contacted individually to see if they want to have their proposal considered for the 2025 or the 2026 meeting. We understand that some proposals aligned closely with the area around Tucson and may wish to remain connected to that location for 2026. Also, we will again open a Call for Workshops once the final 2025 location has been secured.
We worked hard to source proposals for meeting sites with affordable hotel rates, reasonably priced food and beverage options and exciting field trip opportunities. We are excited about the potential 2025 meeting location under negotiation and look forward to making a final announcement to the botanical community soon. Stay tuned!
Thank you for your patience as we make these adjustments. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Melanie Link-Perez (Botany Conference Program Manager) and Heather Cacanindin (BSA Executive Director).
We look forward to seeing you next summer so keep your calendar marked for July 26-30, 2025!