2009 MBC SPRING FORAY GENERAL SCHEDULE

(all activities in the Kellogg Center will be held in the Big Ten Room)

FRIDAY, MAY 22

3:00 PM Check-in at the Kellogg Center (hotel)

4:00 – 9:00 PM REGISTRATION: Big Ten Room

Dinner on your own

7:30 PM Welcome and Orientation

8:00 PM Evening Program: Leah Knapp, “Relationships between plants and animals”

SATURDAY, MAY 23

6:30 – 8:30 AM Special Continental Breakfast; pick up box lunches

8:00 – 9:00 AM Staging and departure of all field trips from parking lot

NOON – 1:00 PM LUNCH

1:00 PM Staging and departure of afternoon field trips from parking lot

4:00 PM All field trips return to the Kellogg Center

5:00 – 6:00 PM Michigan Botanical Foundation Annual Meeting

6:00 – 7:00 PM Saturday dinner

7:30 PM Announcements, Presentation of Distinguished Service Award

8:00 PM Evening Program: Brad Slaughter and Tyler Bassett, “Rare Plants of Michigan”

SUNDAY, MAY 24

6:30 – 8:30 AM Special Continental Breakfast; pick up box lunches

8:00 – 9:00 AM Staging and departure of all field trips from parking lot

NOON – 1:00 PM LUNCH

1:00 PM Staging and departure of afternoon field trips from parking lot

4:00 PM All field trips return to the Kellogg Center

5:00 – 6:00 PM Michigan Botanical Club State Board Meeting

6:00 – 7:00 PM Sunday dinner

7:30 PM Michigan Botanical Foundation and Michigan Botanical Club meeting reports

8:00 PM Evening Program: Peter Carrington, “Eating the Sunflower Family.”

MONDAY, MAY 25

6:30 – 8:30 AM Special Continental Breakfast; and check-out for field trippers

12:00 PM Check-out time for the Kellogg Center