Mark you calendars, Saturday October 28th, 2006.
CETroB Overview
Miami is home to one of the largest concentrations of prominent tropical biologists in the world working in universities, botanical gardens and museums. While not based in South Florida, The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History has a distinguished record in tropical biology research as well as outstanding specimens and library collections, with many researchers visiting and traveling through South Florida. Together, these institutions have formed the Coalition for Excellence in Tropical Biology (CETroB).
The rich collective resources in tropical biology - including libraries, collections, staff and students - provide a unique opportunity for creating formal mechanisms for collaboration and program development in research, training and education. The Miami-based resources are supplemented by ongoing travel through Miami among Smithsonian, Latin American and Caribbean scientists.
The formation of CETroB provides a framework for developing joint programs that bridge scientific disciplines and institutions, as well as research and education, with a high likelihood of support from funding agencies, foundations and private donors.
CETroB Goals · to foster collaboration among tropical biologists of Miami and the Smithsonian Institution in research, training, and educational activities · to publicize Miami in conjunction with the National Museum of Natural History as a world class research, education and training center in tropical biology, with enormous collective resources to share with a wide audience · to provide a formally recognized mechanism through which local universities, museums, and research institutes along with the Smithsonian can interact with one another on an ongoing and regular basis · to engage foreign scientists in educational and research activities both in South Florida and at the Smithsonian Institution
CETroB Symposium
The biennial CETroB symposium is a primary activity of the organization with the goal to renew and foster new connections among Miami area and Smithsonian tropical researchers. The first CETroB symposium coincided with the opening of the permanent display, Smithsonian Expeditions: Exploring Latin America and the Caribbean, at the Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium.
The symposium location has alternated between Florida International University (FIU) and the University of Miami starting 2000. Because CETroB hosted the 2004 Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation annual meeting in summer 2004, the symposium scheduled that year was delayed one year to 2005. Last year the symposium was to be hosted by FIU at the Wertheim Conservatory on Saturday, October 22nd, 2005, which of course was the weekend that Hurricane Wilma struck Miami. Despite the setback, we are persisting with a meeting this year on October 28 at the Wertheim Conservatory Case Study Room, WC 130.
The CETroB Symposium provides the opportunity for local tropical researchers and students to present aspects of their research as either in Oral Presentations or Posters in a friendly atmosphere and to meet with other local tropical biologists. Oral presentations will be 15 or 20 minutes long, depending on the total number of talks requested.
Registration Form
Fill in the sections below only if you are presenting. If you want italics or special characters in your abstract, follow the format rules below.
Title, Authors, Department of Presenter:
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Systematics and biogeography of the Burseraceae. June L. Tate*, George H. Harris, and Susan M. Monroe. Fairchild Tropical Garden.
The paper presenter is indicated by an asterisk*
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