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The Scottish Exhibition Meeting, in conjunction with the Botanical Society of the British Isles

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)

Date

Sat, 05/11/2011 - 10:00 - 18:00

The Scottish Exhibition Meeting, in conjunction with the Botanical Society of the British Isles, will be held on Saturday 5th November 2011 in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
The main speaker this year is Dr Richard Gornall of the University of Leicester, talking about his work on saxifrages. All welcome.

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Next Generation Plant Ecology & Evolution workshop 2011

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)

Leaders

Alex Twyford

Date

Tue, 18/10/2011 - 09:30 - Wed, 19/10/2011 - 17:00

A two day workshop on how next generation sequencing technologies can transform research in plant ecology and evolution. This is an excellent opportunity for plant researchers to learn about exciting new applications of next generation sequencing technologies.

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Lecture: Hybrid fitness, adaptation and evolutionary diversification: lessons learned from the Louisiana irises

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), 20a Inverleith Row

Leaders

Prof. Mike Arnold, University of Georgia, USA

Date

Mon, 17/10/2011 - 17:30

Lecture by Prof. Mike Arnold, University of Georgia, USA, entitled: Hybrid fitness, adaptation and evolutionary diversification: lessons learned from the Louisiana irises.

Please Note: this meeting is on a Monday and not the usual Thursday.

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Field Meeting, Bellhaven Bay, Dunbar

Location

Bellhaven Bay, Dunbar

Leaders

Richard Milne

Date

Sat, 24/09/2011 - 11:00 - 16:00

Bellhaven Bay, Dunbar. Meet outside the West Barns Inn on Duke St (A1087), NT654781. Start time **approx 11.00 am. The main attractions here are the only plant of Crithmum maritimum ever recorded from the coast of E Scotland and naturalised Clematis tangutica; also Trifolium fragiferum and plentiful saltmarsh plants.

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Registration for Next Generation Plant Ecology & Evolution workshop 2011 is now closed

Date

Mon, 12/09/2011 - 17:00

Registration for the Next Generation Plant Ecology & Evolution workshop 2011, has been closed, however if you would like to know more please follow the link given below.

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Anniversary excursion to Benmore

Location

Benmore Botanic Garden

Date

Sat, 03/09/2011 - 09:00 - 20:00

The BSS has organised a Special 175th Anniversary excursion to Benmore for members, their friends and family. Log in for more details.

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Field Meeting, Millerhill, Midlothian.

Location

Millerhill, Midlothian

Leaders

Richard Milne

Date

Sat, 09/07/2011 - 13:00 - 16:00

Meet outside Subway by the main roundabout (on the A6095) at the Fort Kinnaird shopping centre (NT310716) at 1pm. The main highlights are non-native species, with Hypericum olympicum and Verbascum virgatum among fully naturalised species, plus rare established species too numerous to mention.

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BSS & BSBI joint Alpine field Meeting

Location

Kirkton Glen, Perthshire

Leaders

John Holland

Date

Sat, 25/06/2011 - 10:00 - 16:00

The 2011 BSS & BSBI joint Alpine field Meeting, to the cliffs at the head of Kirkton Glen, Perthshire.

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Botanical Society of Scotland AGM, followed by Lecture: Araucarians, Archeosarians and coniferous pseudoskeletons

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)

Leaders

Dr Chris Page, University of Exeter

Date

Thu, 23/06/2011 - 17:30

AGM followed by lecture from Dr Chris Page, University of Exeter, Araucarian, Archeosarians and coniferous pseudoskeletons.

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Lecture: Why birches are a confused and confusing group...

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)

Leaders

Dr Hugh McAllister, University of Liverpool and Ness Botanic Garden and Mr Ted Brabin, Amateur Botanist

Date

Thu, 19/05/2011 - 17:30

Lecture by Dr Hugh McAllister, University of Liverpool and Ness Botanic Garden and Mr Ted Brabin, Amateur Botanist, entitled: Part 1 Why birches are a confused and confusing group... Part 2 ...and its not only birches that are confused and confusing!

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