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A PREVIEW OF THE ANNUAL MSA MEETING FOR 1955
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
The 1985 meeting of the Mycological Society of America will be held on the campus of the
University of Florida, Gainesvil le, August 11-15, in conjunction with AIBS. Joe Amnirati is
the chair of the MSA Program Committee and Greg Erdos is the local representative. The call
for papers was sent to all members in December; the deadline for receipt of Application and
Abstract forms is February 15, 1985.
The annual foray will be held on two consecutive days, August 10 and 11. Three excursions
are planned. One will be on August 10 to San Filasco Hammock and the Florida Horticultural
Farm. On August 11 there will be two trips; one to Lake Mize, Austin Cary Memorial
Forest and a second to Cedar Key, which is a late afternoon trip and will include some sightseeing
and dinner.
Symposia are being organized on (a) recent trends in the study of heterobasidiomycetes,
(b) observations on macromycetes of the deep south and gulf coast regions, (c) the biology of
the cultivated Agaricus, (d) biological regulation of Morphogenesis in Achlya, and (e) an
evening session, a nomenclature open house. A workshop on recent advances in cryotechnology
will be given on August 10. This workshop is being organized by W. H. Hess, Brigham Young
University. Since space wi 11 be somewhat 1 imi ted, interested persons should contact him as
soon as ~ossible.
~eservations for foray excursions, the breakfast, and the awards presentation and social
can be made when ~rereaisterina for the meetinas. A descri~tive brochure from AIBS with Dre-
registration form' i s scheduled-to be sent to MSA members so he time after March 1, 1985.
TRAVEL NOTES FOR THE 1985 ANNUAL MEETING
To avoid some inconveniences that might arise concerning travel to the University of
Florida, Greg Erdos (local arrangements) offers this early warning bulletin to help members
who are planning to attend the 1985 meeting.
All Gainesville air traffic is via Atlanta. Gainesville has a small airport with only
four arrivals and departures from and to Atlanta. Therefore if you are planning to fly di-
rectly to Gainesville, I strongly recommend that you make reservations as early as possible.
You will be competing not only with other attendees but also with early arriving students.
There are alternatives to flying to Gainesville. One can fly to Jacksonville (90 minute
drive), Orlando (2 hour drive) or Tampa (2 and 112 hour drive) and rent a car for travel to
Gainesville and probably come out cheaper than taking a direct Gainesville flight. Emner
Travel of Gai nesvi 1 le (To1 1 free number: 1-800-874-8487) has investigated a variety of
options with Eastern Airlines including side trips to some of central Florida's tourist at-
tractions. At the worst, they offer a 35% reduction on the regular coach class fare. Also
if reservations are made with them before June 1, they can arrange to have larger planes come
to Gainesvi 1 le as the demand requires. Seriously consider contacting them early for travel
advice. They can obtain the best fare available and will help with other travel in Florida.
Be sure to identify yourself as an AIBS participant.
There will be adequate dormitory space available but, as it now stands, the dorms will
close at noon on Thursday. MSA sessions will probably not be scheduled after that time. I
will try to have a list of all motels that are either within walking distance or on bus lines
included with the March mailing by the secretary. There will also be fierce competition for
these by early returning students. Camping facilities in the area are limited, and August
in Florida is no time to try to live in a tent.
Pre-purchase of tickets to the annual breakfast and evening social is strongly recom-
mended. since there may not be any tickets available at registration. As the meeting time
approaches, I w ill try to keep you informed of other data that might be of assistance.
Please don't hesitate to contact me (Phone: [904] 392-1184) if you need further information
or help in arranging your trip. See y'all come August.