Biology of Isoetales, a colloquium in honor of Dr. W. Carl Taylor
Colloquium
Organizers: Alejandra Vasco, Botanical Research Institute of Texas; James E. Watkins , Colgate University; Robbin C. Moran, The New York Botanical Garden
Sponsored by the American Fern Society

100 years of Baileyan Trends – Wood Evolution, Function and Future
Colloquium
Organizers: Cynthia Jones, University of Connecticut; Elizabeth Wheeler, North Carolina State University; Pieter Baas, Herbarium Division, Leiden
Sponsored by Botanical Society of America's Phisiology Section

Afternoon

The Future of Digital Projects for Research & Teaching in Botany
Symposia
Organizer:  Jason Przybylski, JSTOR
Co-Organizer:  Deirdre Ryan, JSTOR
Sponsored by Canadian Botanical Association, and  Botanical Society of America's Teaching Section

Ericaceae: Systematics, Ecology and Evolution
Colloquium
Organizers: Caroline Puente-Lelievre, US Food and Drug Administration; Valerie Soza, University of Washington; Benjamin C. M. Potter, University of Auckland
Sponsored by Botanical Society of America's Genetics and Systematics Sections

The flora of Madagascar: uncovering mechanisms for diversification
Colloquium
Organizer: Margaret Hanes, Eastern Michigan University
Sponsored by Botanical Society of America's Systematic Section
 

Wednesday, July 25  - Morning

Evolution of Plant Chemical Diversity: Renaissance of comparative biochemistry
Symposia
Organizer:  J. Chris Pires, University of Missouri
Co-Organizer: Stacey Smith, University of Colorado, Boulder
Sponsored by American Society of Plant Taxonomists, International Association of Plant Taxonomists, and Botanical Society of America's Ecology, Systematics, Genetics, and Tropical Biology Sections

Applications of Plant Genomics
Colloquium
Organizers: Caroline Puente-Lelievre and Sara Handy, US Food and Drug Administration
Sponsored by Botanical Society of America's Economic Botany and Genetics Sections

Evolutionary History, Biogeography, and Floral Morphometrics of Salvia (Lamiaceae)
Colloquium
Organizers: Bryan T Drew, University of Nebraska-Kearney; Ken Sytsma and Ricardo Kriebel, University of Wisconsin
Sponsored by Botanical Society of America's Developmental and Structural, Genetics abd Tropical Biology Sections

Revolutionizing systematics: Herbaria in the Genomics Age
Colloquium
Organizers: Michael R McKain, The University of Alabama; Laura Lagomarsino, Louisiana State University
Sponsored by Botanical Society of America's Genetics and Historical Section

Afternoon

Phylogeny and evolution of angiosperms in the era of next generation sequencing
Organizer:  Hong Ma, The Pennsylvania State University
Co-Organizer(s):  Doug Soltis (University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History), Pam Soltis (University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History), Jim Leebens-Mack (University of Georgia)

Fossil plants at the intersection of evo-devo and phylogeny: celebrating the contributions of Gar W. Rothwell to biodiversity and evolution
Colloquium
Organizer:  Alexandru Mihail Tomescu, Humboldt State University
Sponsored by Botanical Society of America's Paleobotanical and Historical Section 

Pacific Biogeography
Colloquium
Organizers: Benjamin Potter, University of Auckland; Marc Appelhans, University of Goettingen; Warren Wagner, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsored by the Botanical Society of America's Systematic Section