Evening Workshops
Evening
Workshops
Optional evening workshops will be held at small restaurants or other meeting places near the conference hotel.
Optional
evening
workshops
will
be
held
at
small
restaurants
or
other
meeting
places
near
the
conference
hotel
.
Meals and other costs are not included but are also optional.
Meals
and
other
costs
are
not
included
but
are
also
optional
.
Locations will be announced at the conference site.
Locations
will
be
announced
at
the
conference
site
.
Workshops are very loosely organized and most represent discussions that have been held at Society for Economic Botany (SEB) meetings over a series of years.
Workshops
are
very
loosely
organized
and
most
represent
discussions
that
have
been
held
at
Society
for
Economic
Botany
(
SEB
)
meetings
over
a
series
of
years
.
Workshop 1: Student Network
Workshop
1
:
Student
Network
Date: Wednesday evening, Feb. 5th
Date
:
Wednesday
evening
,
Feb.
5th
Chairs: Hugo de Boer and Arika Virapongse
Chairs
:
Hugo
de
Boer
and
Arika
Virapongse
Sponsor: Society for Economic Botany
Sponsor
:
Society
for
Economic
Botany
Description: Student members of the SEB hold a networking mixer each year in order to meet each other and to become familiar with a variety of educational programs and faculty advisors.
Description
:
Student
members
of
the
SEB
hold
a
networking
mixer
each
year
in
order
to
meet
each
other
and
to
become
familiar
with
a
variety
of
educational
programs
and
faculty
advisors
.
Faculty members who are part of training programs are encouraged to join the mixer to meet and talk with students.
Faculty
members
who
are
part
of
training
programs
are
encouraged
to
join
the
mixer
to
meet
and
talk
with
students
.
Workshop 2: Botanical Film Making
Workshop
2
:
Botanical
Film
Making
Date: Wednesday evening, Feb. 5th
Date
:
Wednesday
evening
,
Feb.
5th
Chair: David Strauch
Chair
:
David
Strauch
Sponsor: University of Hawaii
Sponsor
:
University
of
Hawaii
Description: Digital film making is a particularly useful tool of linking cultural information to recognizable plants.
Description
:
Digital
film
making
is
a
particularly
useful
tool
of
linking
cultural
information
to
recognizable
plants
.
This workshop is aimed towards increasing the quality of material recorded by giving participants greater control over the medium.
This
workshop
is
aimed
towards
increasing
the
quality
of
material
recorded
by
giving
participants
greater
control
over
the
medium
.
We will cover technical aspects (e.g.
We
will
cover
technical
aspects
(
e.g
.
camera settings, audio), technical aspects (framing, lighting, focus), and some ways of presenting the material.
camera
settings
,
audio
)
,
technical
aspects
(
framing
,
lighting
,
focus
)
,
and
some
ways
of
presenting
the
material
.
Experienced filmmakers are encouraged to attend, and participants are welcome to bring their own camera equipment.
Experienced
filmmakers
are
encouraged
to
attend
,
and
participants
are
welcome
to
bring
their
own
camera
equipment
.
Workshop 3: Collections for Botany--Collections Development and Management
Workshop
3
:
Collections
for
Botany
--
Collections
Development
and
Management
Date: Friday evening, Feb. 7th
Date
:
Friday
evening
,
Feb.
7th
Chair: Jan Salick
Chair
:
Jan
Salick
Sponsor: Society for Economic Botany
Sponsor
:
Society
for
Economic
Botany
Description: SEB is a network of researchers who have been developing standards for the development of collections of artifacts, plant samples and related materials.
Description
:
SEB
is
a
network
of
researchers
who
have
been
developing
standards
for
the
development
of
collections
of
artifacts
,
plant
samples
and
related
materials
.
Participants discuss successes, problems, and funding sources for solving management issues.
Participants
discuss
successes
,
problems
,
and
funding
sources
for
solving
management
issues
.
Evening Workshops  Optional evening workshops will be held at small restaurants or other meeting places near the conference hotel. Meals and other costs are not included but are also optional. Locations will be announced at the conference site. Workshops are very loosely organized and most represent discussions that have been held at Society for Economic Botany (SEB) meetings over a series of years.  Workshop 1: Student Network  Date: Wednesday evening, Feb. 5th  Chairs: Hugo de Boer and Arika Virapongse  Sponsor: Society for Economic Botany  Description: Student members of the SEB hold a networking mixer each year in order to meet each other and to become familiar with a variety of educational programs and faculty advisors. Faculty members who are part of training programs are encouraged to join the mixer to meet and talk with students.  Workshop 2: Botanical Film Making  Date: Wednesday evening, Feb. 5th  Chair: David Strauch  Sponsor: University of Hawaii  Description: Digital film making is a particularly useful tool of linking cultural information to recognizable plants. This workshop is aimed towards increasing the quality of material recorded by giving participants greater control over the medium. We will cover technical aspects (e.g. camera settings, audio), technical aspects (framing, lighting, focus), and some ways of presenting the material. Experienced filmmakers are encouraged to attend, and participants are welcome to bring their own camera equipment.  Workshop 3: Collections for Botany--Collections Development and Management  Date: Friday evening, Feb. 7th  Chair: Jan Salick  Sponsor: Society for Economic Botany  Description: SEB is a network of researchers who have been developing standards for the development of collections of artifacts, plant samples and related materials. Participants discuss successes, problems, and funding sources for solving management issues.