Botany 2022 in Your Words and Pictures

PSB 68 (3) 2022 BOTANY 2022

IN YOUR WORDS AND PICTURES!

Botany 2022 was a challenging undertaking! An amazing venue - Anchorage, Alaska! Our rst in-person conference in our changing world! Our rst venture into a hybrid conference and not without complications. All of you enjoyed the time spent with your colleagues IRL!! I love these conferences, I love the environment, how friendly it is to students, and I will continue going as I am able. I have been critical of these hybrid models, but Botany will always be my #1 conference and I do appreciate all the e ort that has gone into organizing this hybrid meeting. I appreciate all your e ort! ank you for all you do!

One of the undergrads told me, a er presenting her poster, that she had never felt so con dent in herself as a botanist. e diversity of attendees was fantastic, and the meeting truly felt like a place where our identities as humans were being celebrated, and everyone was encouraged to share who they are as people. I've never felt that so strongly at Botany before, and it was transformative.

It was great to be back in person. I know that behind the scenes things were somewhat chaotic and I want to thank the BSA sta for their patience and professional conduct. Also, thank you to Melanie Link-Perez.

e networking opportunities were phenomenal and overall I had a great experience. As a graduate student, the conference was an unparalleled opportunity for me. However, the technical glitches in both live and virtual presentations, separation of talks and events across two buildings not particularly close to one another, was disappointing.

Compliments on a great meeting! And thank you for opening up another eld trip on Sunday! ank you! I think everyone would have preferred all events at one location, but the walk was a great way to connect and get some fresh air. e meeting was a huge success for me in terms of networking and balancing the Alaskan site and the friendly BSA Sta . is is my go-to conference and it is the best!!!!

I am very appreciative of the hard work everyone did. ere were a few aws here and there: many cancellations (which you presumably had no control over), but, overall, this conference was very, very good. I’m quite glad I attended, and look forward to Boise next year.

I had an amazing time meeting new people and it made me excited to continue in research! I loved the opportunity to volunteer because I got to see how the conference was run and make new friends. Botany is one of my favorite meetings. I think it is always well organized, and I appreciate all of the ongoing e orts to promote inclusivity and belonging.

is was my rst in-person conference and I had a wonderful time! ank you very much for the great conference!

BOTANY IN ACTION!

Each year, the Botany conference sponsors a service project in the city that the conference is held—a form of corporate responsibility and an opportunity to give back to our hosts.

is past year in Anchorage, a group of volunteers went to the Taku Lake Park on Sunday morning and helped the U.S. Forest Service to rid the park of the invasive o ender: Prunus padus, Bird Cherry!

Consider joining us in Boise for Botany 2023's Botany in Action! You get a t-shirt, breakfast, lunch, and a feeling of doing something good! Watch the conference website and social media for more information!

Botany 2023 will be presented by these Scientific Societies: