The Canadian Botanical Association

The Canadian Botanical Association (CBA/ABC)serves as the national organization for botanists in Canada, including professional botanists at universities, colleges, schools, government and industry as well as students, technicians and amateurs. The association represents Canadian Botany and botanists in matters of local, national and international importance. The preservation of botanically significant natural areas is of special interest. Read more...

News, Events and Announcements

SPNHC-CBA-ABC 2010: May 31 - June 5, 2010, Ottawa, Ontario

SPNHC-CBA-ABC 2010

Biodiversity

2010 and Beyond

Science and Collections

May 31-June 5, 2010

Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA

Rising Stars of Research 2010

NATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH POSTER COMPETITION

August 18–21, 2010
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

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Botany

(Formerly Canadian Journal of Botany)

Join CBA/ABC

The members of the society receive the CBA/ABC Bulletin, the only nation-wide publication that disseminate current information on Canadian Botanical Science and Canadian Botanists, may attend the annual meeting that serves as a vital forum for the exchange of botanical ideas and information, contribute to the development of position papers that are united and authoritative voice on matters of concern to Canadian Botanists, have the opportunity to participate in efforts to facilitate research activity in Botany contributing to the advancement of the science in Canada, can subscribe to National Research Council Canada journals at a reduced rate. Membership Application Forms

Awards

The Lawson Medal

Mary E. Elliott Award

Awards for Students:

• Lionel Cinq-Mars Award for the best oral presentation by a student as a contributed paper at the CBA/ABC Annual Meeting.

• Iain and Sylvia Taylor Award for the best student poster presented at the CBA/ABC Annual Meeting.

• Luella K. Weresub Memorial Award for the best paper in Fungal Biology.

• Taylor A. Steeves Award for the best paper in Plant development, Structure or Morphology.

• Alf Erling Porsild Award for the best paper in in Systematics and Phytogeography.

• J. Stan Rowe Award for for the best paper in Plant Ecology

• John Macoun Travel Bursary to provide partial financial assistance for travel to the Annual Meeting to a student (or students) presenting a paper or a poster.

• Keith Winterhalder Undergraduate Travel Award to a student presenting a paper or a poster at the CBA/ABC Annual meeting.

• Undergraduate Student Regional Awards for the best presentation by an undergraduate student in the discipline of Botany at one of the major regional undergraduate conferences in Biology.