From kbilton at gmail.com Mon Nov 13 16:37:29 2023 From: kbilton at gmail.com (Kathy BILTON) Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 17:37:29 -0500 Subject: [Botsocwash] (BSW) December 5 Holiday Potluck + Dues + November 7th Recording Message-ID: Plans are afoot for us to have our first in-person meeting since March, 2020. We'll be having a Holiday Potluck on Tuesday, December 5, at the museum in W-33. This is the room where we had been meeting prior to things shutting down in March 2020. (Of course, everything depends on whether the museum will be open.) Gabe Johnson, our outgoing President, will be giving the Presidential Address at 7pm. This will be a hybrid presentation so that those unable to attend in person will be able to see the presentation on Zoom. Here is the Google Doc where you can sign up to come to the December 5 Holiday Potluck: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M9VAyUPNYcqcnC9e9FX0gxKzDefqO55K1QxvKCpUNwo/edit *Please sign up by Tuesday, November 28th* in order that your name be given to Smithsonian security. There will be a list at the door and your name will need to be on it for you to be able to get in. It is requested that in addition to your name, you say what organization (if any) you are with and also whether you are a BSW member or a guest. Zoom link will be provided at a later date. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 2024 is approaching and Dues will soon be due!* Information below. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The recording of Dr. Ryan Folk's November 7 presentation: Nitrogen-Fixing Symbioses in a Challenging World: Insights from Large-Scale Ecological Modeling is available here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/uc1qotqRHOsgFQpOERlU0tEKOLH2dygyv227OPLwQ _s31hXadwUD3bJcFbypjlRF.AkrSH0FFDJXIh3Vi [us02web.zoom.us] Passcode: @$w!1n at G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 2024 is approaching and Dues will soon be due!* There are three ways to pay 2024 Dues, $10 for an individual or $15 for two at one address. 1) Mail check payable to Botanical Society of Washington and send to: Paul Peterson, 4520 Cheltenham Dr., Bethesda MD 20814 2) Pay by cash or check in person when you come to the potluck. 3) Pay using Venmo: Paul Peterson: @BotSoc-Wash Instructions for those new to Venmo: 1. Set up Venmo app on your phone 2. Link to method of payment, such as a bank account or credit card 3. Select pay 4. Enter @BotSoc-Wash on the Add Recipients line 5. Enter dollar amount, such as $10 or $15 6. Enter Dues on the What's it for line 7. Select Pay and follow instructions, if you have more than one bank listed you are prompted to select one or the other You actually do not need to use Paul's name. All you need is the Venmo name @BotSoc-Wash. If you search Paul Peterson in Venmo you will see the Botanical Society of Washington logo taken from the coffee mug and the Venmo name @BotSoc-Wash. There are no fees if you use your bank account; there is a 3% fee if you use a credit card. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kbilton at gmail.com Wed Nov 22 13:13:35 2023 From: kbilton at gmail.com (Kathy BILTON) Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:13:35 -0500 Subject: [Botsocwash] =?utf-8?b?KEJTVykg8J+mgyBIb2xpZGF5IFBvdGx1Y2sgLSBz?= =?utf-8?q?ign_up_by_November_28_=F0=9F=A6=83?= Message-ID: ------------------------------ Our Holiday Potluck and meeting (first in-person meeting since March 2020) will be on Tuesday, December 5, at the museum in W-33. This is the room where we had been meeting prior to things shutting down in March 2020. Set-up for the dinner will begin at 5:30pm with the dinner starting at 6pm. The cost is $10 to cover items supplied by the Society and can be paid at the door. Gabe Johnson, our outgoing President, will be giving the Presidential Address at 7pm. The 7pm Presentation Topic: "Deepwater Algal Collection in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean" by David L. Ballantine and Hector Ruiz with Special Preface by BSW President, Gabriel Johnson. This will be a hybrid presentation so that those unable to attend in person will be able to see the presentation on Zoom. Here is the Google Doc where you can sign up to come to the December 5 Holiday Potluck:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M9VAyUPNYcqcnC9e9FX0gxKzDefqO55K1QxvKCpUNwo/edit *Please sign up by Tuesday, November 28th* in order that your name be given to Smithsonian security. There will be a list at the door and your name will need to be on it for you to be able to get in. It is requested that in addition to your name, you say what organization (if any) you are with and also whether you are a BSW member or a guest. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83189341689?pwd=UEwxR3B4cW4vc0VtSEZIM29MZE5UZz09 If needed: Meeting ID 831 8934 1689 Passcode 435237 Dial-in : 301 715 8592 ------------------------------------------------ Dues information: * 2024 is approaching and Dues will soon be due! * There are three ways to pay 2024 Dues, $10 for an individual or $15 for two at one address. 1) Mail check payable to Botanical Society of Washington and send to: Paul Peterson, 4520 Cheltenham Dr., Bethesda MD 20814 2) Pay by cash or check in person when you come to the December 5th potluck. 3) Pay using Venmo: Paul Peterson: @BotSoc-Wash Instructions for those new to Venmo: 1. Set up Venmo app on your phone 2. Link to method of payment, such as a bank account or credit card 3. Select pay 4. Enter @BotSoc-Wash on the Add Recipients line 5. Enter dollar amount, such as $10 or $15 6. Enter Dues on the What's it for line 7. Select Pay and follow instructions, if you have more than one bank listed you are prompted to select one or the other You actually do not need to use Paul's name. All you need is the Venmo name @BotSoc-Wash. If you search Paul Peterson in Venmo you will see the Botanical Society of Washington logo taken from the coffee mug and the Venmo name @BotSoc-Wash. There are no fees if you use your bank account; there is a 3% fee if you use a credit card. ------------------------------------------------------- ? Happy Thanksgiving! ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kbilton at gmail.com Tue Nov 28 13:21:32 2023 From: kbilton at gmail.com (Kathy BILTON) Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:21:32 -0500 Subject: [Botsocwash] =?utf-8?b?8J+OhPCfjLIgVG9kYXksIE5vdi4gMjgsIGlzIHRo?= =?utf-8?q?e_deadline_to_sign_up_for_next_Tuesday=27s_holiday_potlu?= =?utf-8?b?Y2sg8J+MsvCfjoQ=?= Message-ID: *Here is the Google doc* where you can sign up: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M9VAyUPNYcqcnC9e9FX0gxKzDefqO55K1QxvKCpUNwo/edit (Should there be a problem with that URL, you can find the link on the Botanical Society's webpage: http://botsoc.org/ ) *Next Meeting:* Will be a Holiday Potluck on December 5, 2023, with food set-up starting at 5:30pm, Dinner at 6 and the Presentation at 7pm. *Speakers:* David L. Ballantine and Hector Ruiz with Special Preface by BSW President, Gabriel Johnson. *Topic:* "Deepwater Algal Collection in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean" *Location:* The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Room W-33. *Note:* The 7pm presentation can be attended via Zoom. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: