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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:48:22 -0400<br><br>
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Dear Algal Community<br>
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The Phycological Society of America, through its Applied Phycology
Committee, is organizing a booth at the National Science and Engineering
Fair, at the Convention Center in Washington, D.C. in April, 2012.
Needless to say, we want to provide an exciting and informative agenda
for all visitors, but particularly young people thinking of careers in
science. While the emphasis will be on the ways in which algae provide
economic or conservation value, this is also an opportunity to educate
about the broad biodiversity and biospheric importance of algae.<br>
Two concepts under consideration are: 1.) A continuous video loop of one
half to one hour to present 6-12 commercial (or potentially commercial)
and conservation projects. A timetable would be present below to indicate
when visitors to the booth could arrive to view a particular project; 2.)
An overhead banner, such as the attached, to emphasize the global
importance of algae (note this image was the initiating slide of a power
point on algal biofuels; it should be expanded to indicate the great
polyphyletic diversity of algae). We do need some interactive
concepts.<br>
As co-chairs of the booth, Charlie Yarish and I are soliciting ideas that
maximize educational content in the very limited venue of a convention
center booth. (note: the PSA booth will be located near a “bio-bus” with
microscopes and other laboratory equipment. We would also like to have
seaweed environments presented in the continuous loop video and the
“bio-bus”.) <br>
Please e-mail Walter Adey
(<a href="mailto:Adeyw@si.edu">Adeyw@si.edu</a>) and/or Charlie Yarish
(<a href="mailto:charles.yarish@uconn.edu">charles.yarish@uconn.edu</a>)
with your exciting concepts. Please note: we are working with a very
limited budget, and donations of any kind that support ideas will be most
appreciated.<br>
<img src="cid:6.2.1.2.2.20111027183345.0258a850@biolo.bg.fcen.uba.ar.1" width=624 height=428 alt="Venus and Earth Adey">
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