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Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the 2nd international State of the World’s Plants Symposium taking place at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 25–26 May 2017. State of the World's Plants Symposium 25–26 May 2017 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew The State of the World’s Plants Symposium coincides with the publication of a cutting-edge annual report highlighting our current knowledge of the Earth’s plant diversity, the global threats that plants face and the policies dealing with them. The symposium is based around six themed sessions, each comprising talks from invited experts and a panel Q&A. Speakers will address a series of globally important questions relating to their own plant science research and policy work: 1) Madagascar: megadiverse and misunderstood – how can we hope to reverse threats to biodiversity? 2) The immediate risk of extinction: climate change won’t matter if everything has already died out… 3) Wildfires: a necessary evil? 4) Invasive plants: born to invade? 5) From field to healed: how do we detect the medicinal plants of the future? 6) Valuing nature: which plant species are most valuable? Call for abstracts We are inviting abstracts from delegates to present a poster and a one-minute oral presentation. Prizes will be awarded for the best early career researcher posters. Deadline for abstract submissions: Friday 21 April 2017 Registration £150 The registration fee includes lunch and refreshments on both days, a drinks reception and behind the scenes tours of Kew’s collections. Deadline for registration: Tuesday 25 April 2017 For more information, to submit an abstract or to register for the meeting, please visit: www.kew.org/sotwp-symposium<http://www.kew.org/sotwp-symposium> State of the World's Plants Discovery Stand, RHS Chelsea Discovery Pavilion, 23–27 May 2017 Please also consider visiting us this year at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show at which we will showcase three key themes from the State of the World’s Plants report: * New discoveries – a selection of plants described as new to science during the past few years and now in cultivation at Kew. Approximately 2,000 vascular plants are discovered each year. * Madagascar – important and fascinating plants from this biodiversity hotspot. * Extreme plants – plants that are able to withstand extreme environments. Knowledge of their resilience and distribution patterns is important to predicting future climatic and land use changes. Very best wishes, The State of the World’s Plants team Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.kew.org<http://www.kew.org/> ________________________________ The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a non-departmental public body with exempt charitable status, whose principal place of business is at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, United Kingdom. The information contained in this email and any attachments is intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you have received this message in error, please return it immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this email or in any attachment. Any views expressed in this email do not necessarily reflect the opinions of RBG Kew. Any files attached to this email have been inspected with virus detection software by RBG Kew before transmission, however you should carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachments. RBG Kew accepts no liability for any loss or damage which may be caused by software viruses.