MidAmerica IAS chapter meeting

From: Steve Marak <samarak at gizmoworks.com> on 2010.04.25 at 22:56:09(20923) We're back from St. Louis and the 2nd meeting of the Mid-America chapter meeting, held at the Missouri Botanical Garden yesterday (Saturday, April 24). Thanks to the team at MoBot who put everything together to host the meeting - Tom Croat, Carla Kostelac, and Emily Colletti, as well as several of Tom's volunteers and students (Polly, Susan, Steve, and at least one other whose name I never got) who devoted their Saturday to making it a great event for all of us (with unanticipated excitement in the afternoon just to keep everyone on their toes!). We had attendees from an amazing range, including Phoenix, Arizona and Virginia (the Virginia attendees were actually visiting in Arkansas, but I think it still counts) and a sizable contingent from Chicago, Illinois. The highlights of the meeting proper were Tom's overview of the entire Araceae, as well as of the work going on with Araceae in the New World, and Joep Moonen's fascinating travelogue of aroids on a trip through Brazil and the Burle Marx Collection there. Then we went out to the gardens, where some combination of Tom, Carla, and Emily had managed to get permission to take us into the Climatron, even though it was closed for some maintenance work. Afterwards, we also got a tour of Tom's research greenhouses and a chance to see some examples of what he's working on up close. To keep it exciting, the MoBot crew had somehow arranged a massive thunderstorm to come through just as we made the hike from the research greenhouses back to the Lehmann building. We arrived drenched to the skin, with the tornado sirens and massive thunder providing the musical score. (It was slightly unnerving to hear someone asking Zach DuFran, just ahead of me, why he was taking pictures of the clouds, and hear him reply "I'm a meteorologist, and it's really bad when the sky turns green like that.") But once at Lehmann, we had time to dry off and get a look at the details of what Tom, Carla, and their volunteers are doing with the many specimen collections. Fascinating, and more than I can describe in a brief note, plus you really should hear it from Tom rather than me. A fun day, and thanks again to the crew at MoBot, staff and volunteers, for hosting us. Steve +More -- Steve Marak -- samarak@gizmoworks.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: Steve Marak <samarak at gizmoworks.com> on 2010.04.25 at 22:56:09(20924) We're back from St. Louis and the 2nd meeting of the Mid-America chapter meeting, held at the Missouri Botanical Garden yesterday (Saturday, April 24). Thanks to the team at MoBot who put everything together to host the meeting - Tom Croat, Carla Kostelac, and Emily Colletti, as well as several of Tom's volunteers and students (Polly, Susan, Steve, and at least one other whose name I never got) who devoted their Saturday to making it a great event for all of us (with unanticipated excitement in the afternoon just to keep everyone on their toes!). We had attendees from an amazing range, including Phoenix, Arizona and Virginia (the Virginia attendees were actually visiting in Arkansas, but I think it still counts) and a sizable contingent from Chicago, Illinois. The highlights of the meeting proper were Tom's overview of the entire Araceae, as well as of the work going on with Araceae in the New World, and Joep Moonen's fascinating travelogue of aroids on a trip through Brazil and the Burle Marx Collection there. Then we went out to the gardens, where some combination of Tom, Carla, and Emily had managed to get permission to take us into the Climatron, even though it was closed for some maintenance work. Afterwards, we also got a tour of Tom's research greenhouses and a chance to see some examples of what he's working on up close. To keep it exciting, the MoBot crew had somehow arranged a massive thunderstorm to come through just as we made the hike from the research greenhouses back to the Lehmann building. We arrived drenched to the skin, with the tornado sirens and massive thunder providing the musical score. (It was slightly unnerving to hear someone asking Zach DuFran, just ahead of me, why he was taking pictures of the clouds, and hear him reply "I'm a meteorologist, and it's really bad when the sky turns green like that.") But once at Lehmann, we had time to dry off and get a look at the details of what Tom, Carla, and their volunteers are doing with the many specimen collections. Fascinating, and more than I can describe in a brief note, plus you really should hear it from Tom rather than me. A fun day, and thanks again to the crew at MoBot, staff and volunteers, for hosting us. Steve +More -- Steve Marak -- samarak@gizmoworks.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Famille FERRY" <jpcferry2 at wanadoo.fr> on 2010.04.26 at 08:37:50(20937) Hello Steve , Many thanks for send your impressions . The best, Geneviève +More ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Marak" To: "Aroid list" Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 12:56 AM Subject: [Aroid-l] MidAmerica IAS chapter meeting > > We're back from St. Louis and the 2nd meeting of the Mid-America chapter > meeting, held at the Missouri Botanical Garden yesterday (Saturday, April > 24). > > Thanks to the team at MoBot who put everything together to host the > meeting - Tom Croat, Carla Kostelac, and Emily Colletti, as well as > several of Tom's volunteers and students (Polly, Susan, Steve, and at > least one other whose name I never got) who devoted their Saturday to > making it a great event for all of us (with unanticipated excitement in > the afternoon just to keep everyone on their toes!). > > We had attendees from an amazing range, including Phoenix, Arizona and > Virginia (the Virginia attendees were actually visiting in Arkansas, but I > think it still counts) and a sizable contingent from Chicago, Illinois. > > The highlights of the meeting proper were Tom's overview of the entire > Araceae, as well as of the work going on with Araceae in the New World, > and Joep Moonen's fascinating travelogue of aroids on a trip through > Brazil and the Burle Marx Collection there. > > Then we went out to the gardens, where some combination of Tom, Carla, and > Emily had managed to get permission to take us into the Climatron, even > though it was closed for some maintenance work. Afterwards, we also got a > tour of Tom's research greenhouses and a chance to see some examples of > what he's working on up close. > > To keep it exciting, the MoBot crew had somehow arranged a massive > thunderstorm to come through just as we made the hike from the research > greenhouses back to the Lehmann building. We arrived drenched to the skin, > with the tornado sirens and massive thunder providing the musical score. > (It was slightly unnerving to hear someone asking Zach DuFran, just ahead > of me, why he was taking pictures of the clouds, and hear him reply "I'm a > meteorologist, and it's really bad when the sky turns green like that.") > > But once at Lehmann, we had time to dry off and get a look at the details > of what Tom, Carla, and their volunteers are doing with the many specimen > collections. Fascinating, and more than I can describe in a brief note, > plus you really should hear it from Tom rather than me. > > A fun day, and thanks again to the crew at MoBot, staff and volunteers, > for hosting us. > > Steve > > -- Steve Marak > -- samarak@gizmoworks.com > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Famille FERRY" <jpcferry2 at wanadoo.fr> on 2010.04.26 at 08:37:50(20938) Hello Steve , Many thanks for send your impressions . The best, Geneviève +More ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Marak" To: "Aroid list" Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 12:56 AM Subject: [Aroid-l] MidAmerica IAS chapter meeting > > We're back from St. Louis and the 2nd meeting of the Mid-America chapter > meeting, held at the Missouri Botanical Garden yesterday (Saturday, April > 24). > > Thanks to the team at MoBot who put everything together to host the > meeting - Tom Croat, Carla Kostelac, and Emily Colletti, as well as > several of Tom's volunteers and students (Polly, Susan, Steve, and at > least one other whose name I never got) who devoted their Saturday to > making it a great event for all of us (with unanticipated excitement in > the afternoon just to keep everyone on their toes!). > > We had attendees from an amazing range, including Phoenix, Arizona and > Virginia (the Virginia attendees were actually visiting in Arkansas, but I > think it still counts) and a sizable contingent from Chicago, Illinois. > > The highlights of the meeting proper were Tom's overview of the entire > Araceae, as well as of the work going on with Araceae in the New World, > and Joep Moonen's fascinating travelogue of aroids on a trip through > Brazil and the Burle Marx Collection there. > > Then we went out to the gardens, where some combination of Tom, Carla, and > Emily had managed to get permission to take us into the Climatron, even > though it was closed for some maintenance work. Afterwards, we also got a > tour of Tom's research greenhouses and a chance to see some examples of > what he's working on up close. > > To keep it exciting, the MoBot crew had somehow arranged a massive > thunderstorm to come through just as we made the hike from the research > greenhouses back to the Lehmann building. We arrived drenched to the skin, > with the tornado sirens and massive thunder providing the musical score. > (It was slightly unnerving to hear someone asking Zach DuFran, just ahead > of me, why he was taking pictures of the clouds, and hear him reply "I'm a > meteorologist, and it's really bad when the sky turns green like that.") > > But once at Lehmann, we had time to dry off and get a look at the details > of what Tom, Carla, and their volunteers are doing with the many specimen > collections. Fascinating, and more than I can describe in a brief note, > plus you really should hear it from Tom rather than me. > > A fun day, and thanks again to the crew at MoBot, staff and volunteers, > for hosting us. > > Steve > > -- Steve Marak > -- samarak@gizmoworks.com > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: Zach DuFran <zdufran at wdtinc.com> on 2010.04.27 at 16:31:52(20954) Thanks for writing up a report of the meeting, Steve. I really enjoyed getting to meet so many Aroiders from all over the country. A note about the severe weather... A tornado touched down on the west side of St. Louis at 4:20 pm at the West County Mall, approximately 10 miles west of the Missouri Botanical Gardens! http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/100424_rpts.html Zach +More -----Original Message----- From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Steve Marak Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:56 PM To: Aroid list Subject: [Aroid-l] MidAmerica IAS chapter meeting We're back from St. Louis and the 2nd meeting of the Mid-America chapter meeting, held at the Missouri Botanical Garden yesterday (Saturday, April 24). Thanks to the team at MoBot who put everything together to host the meeting - Tom Croat, Carla Kostelac, and Emily Colletti, as well as several of Tom's volunteers and students (Polly, Susan, Steve, and at least one other whose name I never got) who devoted their Saturday to making it a great event for all of us (with unanticipated excitement in the afternoon just to keep everyone on their toes!). We had attendees from an amazing range, including Phoenix, Arizona and Virginia (the Virginia attendees were actually visiting in Arkansas, but I think it still counts) and a sizable contingent from Chicago, Illinois. The highlights of the meeting proper were Tom's overview of the entire Araceae, as well as of the work going on with Araceae in the New World, and Joep Moonen's fascinating travelogue of aroids on a trip through Brazil and the Burle Marx Collection there. Then we went out to the gardens, where some combination of Tom, Carla, and Emily had managed to get permission to take us into the Climatron, even though it was closed for some maintenance work. Afterwards, we also got a tour of Tom's research greenhouses and a chance to see some examples of what he's working on up close. To keep it exciting, the MoBot crew had somehow arranged a massive thunderstorm to come through just as we made the hike from the research greenhouses back to the Lehmann building. We arrived drenched to the skin, with the tornado sirens and massive thunder providing the musical score. (It was slightly unnerving to hear someone asking Zach DuFran, just ahead of me, why he was taking pictures of the clouds, and hear him reply "I'm a meteorologist, and it's really bad when the sky turns green like that.") But once at Lehmann, we had time to dry off and get a look at the details of what Tom, Carla, and their volunteers are doing with the many specimen collections. Fascinating, and more than I can describe in a brief note, plus you really should hear it from Tom rather than me. A fun day, and thanks again to the crew at MoBot, staff and volunteers, for hosting us. Steve -- Steve Marak -- samarak@gizmoworks.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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