International Symposium on Systematics and Evolution of Palms; Ithaca, NY; June 19-20, 1987

在国际棕榈协会和美国国家科学基金会的帮助下，康奈尔大学及其Bailey Hortorium将举办一次关于棕榈生物学和进化的国际研讨会。涵盖的领域包括系统学、生物地理学、孢粉学和解剖学、授粉和杂交、初步DNA分析、生态学和经济应用。会议的一个主要目标是为这一重要的热带植物群的研究开辟新的道路。此外，这次会议将与棕榈生物百科全书《棕榈属》（Genera Palmarum）的出版同时进行，该研究已得到美国国家科学基金会（NSF）多年的支持。这笔旅行补助金将帮助支付来自欧洲、非洲、亚洲和南美洲的9名外国科学家的费用，这是一次真正的国际聚会，他们都将在会议上发表演讲。这次研讨会是由博士组织的。娜塔莉·乌尔（Natalie Uhl）是世界公认的棕榈树生物学专家，大卫·杨（David Young）是贝利植物园（Bailey Hortorium）的主任，该植物园是多年来棕榈树研究的主要中心。

With assistance from the International Palm Society and NSF, Cornell University and its Bailey Hortorium will host an international symposium on the biology and evolution of palms. Fields of coverage include systematics, biogeography, palynology and anatomy, pollination and hybridization, preliminary DNA analyses, ecology, and economic uses. A major goal of the meeting is to chart new paths of research on this important group of tropical plants. Further, the meeting will coincide with publication of a monumental encyclopedia of palm biology, Genera Palmarum, research for which has been supported by NSF for several years. The travel grant will help cover expenses for nine foreign scientists from Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America, a truly international gathering, all of whom will give presentations at the meetings. The symposium is organized by Drs. Natalie Uhl, a world-recognized expert on palm biology, and David Young, the director of the Bailey Hortorium, a major center for many years of palm research.