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Subject: [SANET-MG] FW: May 2, 2006 Re Underutilized Plants Conference and 
Poster Session
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:44:24 -0500
From: Andy Clark <san@SARE.ORG>
To: SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU

From: Polly Walker [mailto:     ]
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 1:12 PM
To: Andy Clark
Subject: May 2, 2006 Re Underutilized Plants Conference and Poster
Session

Dear Andy:

This conference and poster session may be of interest to those on the
SANET list.
Please send on those who may be interested. See Call for Posters (due
04/07/06) below.

Polly
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Underutilized Plants:
Their Role in Preventative Medicine, Nutrition, and Sustainability

Tuesday, May 2, 2006
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Feinstone Hall, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD

Public health professionals working in some of the most economically
challenged areas of the world are also in proximity to a large array of
underutilized plants.  Traditional knowledge of their medicinal and
nutritional uses is being lost at an alarming rate. This loss is
accompanied by disappearance of the plant species themselves and of the
ecosystems they support. This symposium will increase awareness by
highlighting some of these underutilized plant resources and their
benefits to local populations. We hope that health professionals, plant
researchers and others will attend. Program see over or
http://www.jhsph.edu/clf/events_new/promo_plantsconf
<http://www.jhsph.edu/clf/events_new/promo_plantsconf>
<http://www.jhsph.edu/clf/events_new/promo_plantsconf>

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED (FREE), lunch provided
To register contact Leana Pitkevits at 410-502-7578 or clf@jhsph.edu

CALL FOR POSTERS
We are seeking posters that highlight basic or applied research on
underutilized plants resources. These will be on display during the
conference with time during lunch and breaks for discussion. Abstracts
of accepted posters will be published in the conference program (There
will not be a conference proceedings).

Each abstract should include
*       Name(s) of presenters and institutions represented.
*       Title of poster and abstract (250 words or less).
*       Names(s), title(s), affiliation and mailing address, phone, and
email of presenter(s)

Submit abstracts electronically to the Center for a Livable Future
lpitkevi@jhsph.edu

Presentation Format:  Size not to exceed 56"x 42"

For questions about posters: Call Leana Pitkevits at 410-502-7578

Important Dates:
*       April 7, 2006 ABSTRACTS Due
________________________________


Polly Walker, MD, MPH
Research Associate Environmental Health Sciences
Associate Director
Center for a Livable Future
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
615 North Wolfe Street, W8503
Baltimore, MD 21205-2179
Tel: 410-502-7578 / Fax: 410-502-7579
Email: pwalker@jhsph.edu
http://www.jhsph.edu/clf/