FWD 2 Botanical Adulterants Monitor

Upcoming Events

Below are descriptions and links to some of the upcoming conferences, seminars and workshops that may be of interest to learn more on adulteration.

Botany 2014

Boise, ID: July 26th - 30th, 2014

The Botany conference is a joint meeting of the Botanical Society of America with the International Association for Plant Taxonomy, American Fern Society, American Society of Plant Taxonomists, American Bryological and Lichenological Society, and the Society of Herbarium Curators. Events at this conference include a symposium on “Practical Considerations for the Botanical Authentication and Quality Control of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants” by James E. Simon and Nick Crider and a symposium entitled “Botanical DNA Banking and the Systematics Community:  Working Together to Meet Future Research Challenges” by Wendy Applequist.

For more information: http://www.2014.botanyconference.org/index.php

55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP)

Oxford, MS: August 2nd - 6th, 2014

This year's meeting will explore the topic of natural products and their impact on humankind. To this end, the confluence of current research topics related to health and agriculture will reviewed, discussed, and explored. Topic areas will include past achievements, current status, and future prospects in the area of natural products discovery for the betterment of health, agriculture, and the environment. Since this is the largest meeting on natural products research in North America, this is a good meeting to stay current on new analytical trends and applications of analytical instruments for the analysis of botanicals.

For more information: http://asp2014.org