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Message from DNNSB Leadership<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Greetings from the DNNSB Leadership! Like many of you, we are disappointed that SICB will be virtual this year, but we are embracing some of the positive aspects of a virtual meeting. The good news is that SICB is committed to making this virtual meeting as inclusive and accessible as possible. The virtual meeting will allow people who typically cannot attend SICB because of geographical constraints to participate, and the availability of presentations through the end of February means that you\u2019ll have plenty of time to see all the fantastic presentations that you can\u2019t squeeze into 4 days of an in-person meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n

We are sure that you have many questions about how SICB will run the meeting this year. While the virtual platform and some meeting details are still in development, we are pleased to share the following information with you:<\/span><\/p>\n

Meeting FAQs<\/b>
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  1. What is the plan for the virtual SICB meeting? <\/b>Briefly, live-streamed symposia and plenaries will be held on January 3-7<\/b>. On-demand talks, posters, and workshops will be available between <\/span>January 3 – February 28<\/b>. The online format will be through Pathable. Pathable was chosen because of its interactiveness and flexibility. You can view an example of that format here:<\/span><\/span> https:\/\/botany2020.pathable.co\/<\/a>. Because of the late abstract submission and the need to begin programming the meeting, some of the details are still in development. SICB is also still working out the details on the Business Meetings and Social Events. For details on the programming format, please see the updates by SICB President Beth Brainerd and the Program Chair, Jake Socha, and be sure to check <\/span>SICB website<\/a> and the <\/span>2021 meeting website<\/a> for the latest news.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. What are changes to the Best Student Presentation competition? <\/b>DNNSB had a great turn-out for the Best Student Presentation oral competition, with 37 students applying. Because we don\u2019t have the normal time constraints of an in-person meeting, the DNNSB Executive Committee elected to expand the competition to 10 oral presentations this year. The schedule for the meeting is still being finalized, but the Best Student Presentation<\/b> Oral Competition<\/b> will be held on <\/span>Sunday, January 3rd<\/b>. <\/span>The presentations will be pre-recorded and presented in a synchronous session that allows online engagement from the community and interaction with the presenter.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      Thanks to the flexibility of the online format, we will also be grouping the 6 <\/span>Best Student Presentation Poster<\/b> Competition <\/b>entrants into a single poster session. Presenters will create a poster in PDF format along with a short audio explanation of their poster. Conference attendees will be allowed to provide feedback through text-based comments alongside the poster and will be able to interact with the presenter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      We are looking for DNNSB members to serve as<\/span> judges for both the oral and poster BSP competitions<\/b>. When you register for the meeting, please indicate your willingness to serve as a judge.\u00a0<\/span>The DNNSB Executive Committee will be modifying the judging rubric to account for the new online format this year. We will be sure to distribute the rubric to the BSP participants prior to the meeting, as well as to the judges.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. What are the symposia and events sponsored by DNNSB at virtual SICB 2021? <\/b>In addition to the BSP sessions, DNNSB will co-sponsoring 6 of the 12 symposia at the 2021 meeting. We are the primary sponsor for two exciting symposia:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n