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The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Department of Botany, the United States Botanic Garden, and Smithsonian Gardens will hold the 22nd National Botanical Symposium (formerly Smithsonian Botanical Symposium), "<b>The Future of Collections-Based
Plant Science</b>," on May 16, 2025.</div>
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What does the future hold for herbaria and botanic gardens as the goals, visions, and objectives of these institutions adapt to a modern era while stewarding important preserved and living collections? Collections-based science, whether it is based on preserved
plant specimens, living collections, or both, has entered a new age as novel tools, such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine-learning, and genomics are being used more broadly by botanists. Contemporary plant science now involves big data and is highly
interdisciplinary. International networks and collaborations with a diversity of people and organizations have expanded the reach, breadth, and depth of botanical research. Botanists, horticulturists, conservation biologists, social scientists, community members,
and artists are collaborating to advance our understanding of plants and the application of this knowledge in their respective fields. This symposium will bring fresh thought into a new vision for collections-based plant science.</div>
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The Symposium will feature invited speakers giving afternoon presentations in Baird Auditorium of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, D.C., for both in-person and virtual guests. The talks will be followed by a poster session and evening
reception for in-person guests at the Conservatory of the U.S. Botanic Garden.</div>
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The event is free, but all attendees, both in-person and virtual, must register in advance by Friday, May 9, 2025.</div>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Gary Krupnick, Ph.D.</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Head of the Plant Conservation Unit</span></p>
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