| Saturday, August 13th |
| 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm | Session F Keynote:
Forum Keynote Address
Forum Keynote Address: Barbara Schulz | 400/Hilton |
| Sunday, August 14th |
| 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Session Plenary:
Plenary Address
Plenary Address: José Sarukhán | Salon H - Austin Grand Ballroom/Hilton |
| Monday, August 15th |
| 8:30 am to 11:45 am | Session 2:
Symposium
Comparative Chloroplast Genomics, Part I | Salon K - Austin Grand Ballroom/Hilton |
| 8:30 am to 12:00 pm | Session 4:
Symposium
Plenary Symposium: Botany in the World's Service | Salon G - Austin Grand Ballroom/Hilton |
| 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | Session 11:
Special Lecture
Pelton Award Lecture: William Friedman | Salon B - Gov Ballroom/Hilton |
| 1:30 pm to 5:15 pm | Session 14:
Symposium
Connecting People to Plants-Botanical Messsages that Make a Difference | Salon G - Austin Grand Ballroom/Hilton |
| 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Session 19:
Symposium
Comparative Chloroplast Genomics, Part II | Salon K - Austin Grand Ballroom/Hilton |
| 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm | Session D 1:
Discussion Session
Floristics and Collections: 2020 Vision | 410/Hilton |
| Tuesday, August 16th |
| 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | Session 23:
Symposium
The Cross Timbers: Botany, History, and Current Issues | Salon J - Austin Grand Ballroom/Hilton |
| 8:30 am to 11:45 am | Session 27:
Symposium
Dessication Tolerance in Bryophytes and Lichens, Part I | Salon K - Austin Grand Ballroom/Hilton |
| 10:15 am to 11:15 am | Session 30:
Special Lecture
Regional Botany Special Lecture: Scooter Cheatham | 400/Hilton |
| 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Session 34:
Special Lecture
Annals of Botany Lecture: Stanley Roux | Salon J - Austin Grand Ballroom/Hilton |
| 2:00 pm to 4:45 pm | Session 35:
Symposium
Dessication Tolerance in Bryophytes and Lichens, Part II | Salon K - Austin Grand Ballroom/Hilton |
| 3:45 pm to 4:45 pm | Session D 2:
Discussion Session
Student governance and the BSA | 408/Hilton |
| Wednesday, August 17th |
| 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | Session 41:
Symposium
Biology of Dryland Plants, Part I | Salon K - Austin Grand Ballroom/Hilton |
| 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | Session 42:
Symposium
Patterns and Mechanisms of Evolution of Island Plants, Part I | Salon J - Austin Grand Ballroom/Hilton |
| 10:15 am to 12:00 pm | Session D 3:
Discussion Session
Bridging the Internet Divide | 404/Hilton |
| 10:15 am to 12:00 pm | Session D 4:
Discussion Session
Finding funding for research and inventory assessments for bryophytes and lichens | 400/Hilton |
| 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm | Session D 5:
Discussion Session
NSF Opportunities: People, Ideas, Tools | 410/Hilton |
| 1:30 pm to 5:15 pm | Session 49:
Symposium
Biology of Dryland Plants, Part II | Salon K - Austin Grand Ballroom/Hilton |
| 1:30 pm to 5:15 pm | Session 50:
Symposium
Patterns and Mechanisms of Evolution of Island Plants, Part II | Salon J - Austin Grand Ballroom/Hilton |
| 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Session D 6:
Discussion Session
Lobbying (Advocating) for Botany | 412/Hilton |
| 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Session D 7:
Discussion Session
What Works for Me: Students’ Perspectives on the Graduate School Experience | 402/Hilton |
| 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Session D 8:
Discussion Session
The sectional organization of the Botanical Society of America: Where are we, and where do we go from here? | 412/Hilton |
| 8:15 pm to 8:45 pm | Special Lecture
Address of the BSA President-Elect: Edward Schneider | Salon H - Austin Grand Ballroom/Hilton |
