Ideas for PSA 50th
Anniversary Celebration
Bruce Parker was appointed
chairman of the 50th Anniversary Celebration Committee (1993) to recommend
special activities for the program, which hopefully will be held at Asilomar,
Monterey, CA (1996 [Editor's note: The meeting will be held on the campus of the
University of California at Santa Cruz.]). In 1994, members were appointed to
the committee, namely Richard Norris, Richard Starr, Janet Stein-Taylor, Mike
Wynne, and Annette Coleman, Ralph Lewin, and Patricia Walne.
Many suggestions
have been received from PSA members:
- Historical-Persons,
Places, Pageants of the Past [slides, videos, tape recordings, poster
displays, special historical session similar to the one in 1977-Santa
Barbara].
- Phycological "Phamily"
Tree [showing the major professors and their students, etc., - to be updated
and displayed].
- Symposia [numerous ideas,
the most popular - The Future (Phuture) of Phycology: Optimism and Pessimism.
- Special "Collectibles"
(T-shirts, sweat shirts, watches, etc. - 50th (gold color emphasized).
- A 50th publication
(History and Future, Bibliographies of Select Famous Phycologists).
- Lecture and field trip to
the famous Middle Reef of Moss Beach.
The 50th committee wants to
consider all ideas and ultimately recommend the best possible program of
activities for our 1996 celebration. Please send your ideas to Bruce Parker or
other members of the committee. Suggestions from students and younger
phycologists are encouraged. The 50th Anniversary Celebration Committee will
present the collection of ideas along with the membership's wishes and its
recommendations at the Brechenridge, Colorado, 49th PSA meeting.
Bruce C. Parker
Biology Department
Virginia Tech
Phycological Newsletter Vol. 31, No. 1 April 1995
Last updated:
Jul. 13, 2005
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