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The International Association of Bryologists (IAB) is an organization established in 1969 at the XI International Botanical Congress in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. The aim of the organization is to promote international cooperation and communication among bryologists, whether amateur or professional. This is achieved through sponsorship and arrangement of meetings and symposia that relate

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Recent news from IAB BLOG <p>Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/InternationalAssociationOfBryologists"&

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TERMS OF OFFICERS (Gallery) President: Jeffrey Duckett (2009-2013) Secretary-Treasurer: Matt von Konrat, (2012) First Vice President: Masanobu Higuchi (2007-2011) Second Vice President: Jiri Vana (2009-2013) TERMS OF COUNCILLORS Min Chuah-Petiot (2007-2011) Kenya Efrain De Luna (2007-2011) Mexico Zhang Li (2007-2011) China Emma Pharo (2007-2011)

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Guidelines for the Sustainable Harvest of Forest Moss I. Justification for Guidelines The harvest of forest moss for personal and commercial use is important culturally and economically and is likely to continue into the future. Commercial harvest has been reported from the Pacific Northwest of western North America (Peck 2006), the Appalachians of eastern North America (Studlar & Peck 2007),

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Efrain De Luna Biodiversidad y Sistemática, INECOL. Xalapa (México) IAB website administrator (January 2012) Please leave your comments and suggestions to the webmaster here.

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1. Richard Spruce Award (2009): VP#1 + 2 appointments 2. Hattori Award (2009): VP#2 + 3 appointments (Best paper or series of papers published by a member of IAB within the previous two years in a journal or book; $400 CDN) 3. Hedwig Award (2011): President prior to IBC Congress + 3 appointments (Award to person who has made outstanding contributions to bryology) 4. Stanley Greene

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Minutes of the Council meeting in St. Louis ( August 3, 1999) Minutes of the Council Meeting in Lucknow, India (January 25, 2002) Minutes – Vienna, Austria (July 19, 2005) Minutes of IAB Council Meeting, held in Crystal Crown Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia (26 July 2007)

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Links to other Bryological Web Sites Please send changes, broken links or suggestions to the webmaster. Bryological Societies American Bryological and Lichenological Society Austrian Bryological Working Group British Bryological Society Bryological Society of Japan Bryological Association of South Eastern Europe Bryologische - Lichenologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mitteleuropa

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IUCN World Red List of Bryophytes - IUCN SSC bryophyte specialist group

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Future IAB Meetings 2009 – South AfricaMore information: http://www.iab2009.uct.ac.za 2011 – Melbourne, Australia History of IAB Meetings

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The International Association of Bryologists is a non-profit organization founded in 1969 at the XI International Botanical Congress.The annual membership fee is 11 US $. (Members who would like to receive a paper copy of the Bryological Times should add 10 US $ to their annual membership fee). IAB dues may be paid for five years in advance with a discount of US $7.00 from the normal dues for

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Richard Spruce Award (Plaque and invitation to present opening address at next IAB meeting)Hattori Prize ($400 CDN cash)Hedwig Medal (Silver Medal)Stanley Greene Award (an amount of money to be determined biennially by the Secretary/Treasurer)Riclef Grolle Award for Excellence in Bryodiversity Research (plaque stating relevance of the contribution of recipient)Conservation and Endangered Species

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APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP Cut and mail to: Matt von Konrat, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605, U.S.A. Phone: (312) 665-7864 or send by email to: Matt von Konrat, Email The annual membership fee is 11 US $. (Includes electronic copies of the Bryological Times). Members who would like to receive a paper copy of the Bryological Times should add 10 US $ to their annual

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PublicationsAdvances in Bryology. Volume 1. (1981). Edited by W. Schultze-Motel . Published by Struass & Cramer, Gybtt.Advances in Bryology. Volume 2. (1984). Edited by W. Schultze-Motel. Published by Strauss & Cramer © A.R. Gartner - Verlog, K.G. FL-9490 Vading.Advances in Bryology. Volume 3. Bryophyte Ultrastructure (1988). Edited by N.G. Miller. Published by Gebrüder Borntraeger

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BRYONETBryonet-l is an email discussion and news group sponsored by IAB. Bryonet is open to anyone who is interested, with no charge.Bryonet is a managed list, which means all messages come to the owner/manager and are forwarded to the list. This prevents spam from entering the list but does cause a delay in distribuition of messages.The intent of the list is to provide good international

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The Bryological Times available for members! The Bryological Times was founded in 1980 by S. W. Greene (1928-1989) as a newsletter published for the IAB. The Bryological Times is published 3-4 times a year and contains items of interest to all bryologists. It includes a variety of columns expressing current thoughts in the field, reports of IAB meetings, news and notes, personalia,

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(Plaque and invitation to present opening address at next IAB meeting)Award to recognize one IAB member who has made important contributions to bryology, within the first 25 years of their career (dated from their first bryological publication).Award can only be received once.Given at every IAB meeting not held in conjunction with The International Botanical Congress (two of the three

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($400 CDN cash)Best paper or series of papers published within the previous two years in a journal or book by a member of IAB. Given every two years at the IAB meetings.Selection Committee chaired by Vice President Number 2, with three members appointed by the IAB Council at each IAB meeting.

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(Silver Medal)Award to person who has made outstanding contributions to bryology, given at the IAB meeting held in conjunction with each International Botanical Congress (once every six years).Award can only be received once.Selection Committee chaired by the IAB President who is in office for the two years before the presentation. with three members appointed by the IAB Council at each

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(an amount of money to be determined biennially by the Secretary/Treasurer)Awarded to persons submitting a proposal for research in Bryology.Proposals will be called for in January of the year of biennial IAB meeting by an announcement in The Bryological Times.Given every two years at IAB meetings.Chaired by Secretary-Treasurer, with two members appointed by council.

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(plaque stating relevance of the contribution of recipient)Award to to recognize outstanding contributions in bryodiversity Given at each IAB meeting if someone has been selected Intended for bryologists who work in developing countries and still manage to contribute significantly to the knowledge of bryodiversity in bryophyte-rich areas such as the tropics or smaller regions therein or in

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Open only to IAB members.Amount normally up to $600 US per applicant. Grants may be made at any time provided funds are available.Grants to be announced on IAB website and BT. Priority will be given to projects focusing on rare species, habitats or bryophyte hotspots in high need of conservation actions. The proposal should contain: A. description of project; B. its rationale; C, activities; D,

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