Monthly Meeting Information

For last-minute updates on all MAW activities, call the MAW announcement line at: (301) 907-3053.

Our general meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month, unless otherwise noted. Our meetings through at least Dec 2003 will be held at the Chevy Chase Community Library, 8005 Connecticut Ave., MD.

The business sessions start at 7:00pm. The program sessions, usually featuring guest speakers, start at 8:00pm. The list of programs for upcoming meetings will be posted here as they become available.

Upcoming meetings:

6 Jan 2004, 7:00pm: MAW monthly meeting. The speaker will be Tina Ellor from Phillips Mushrooms. She will speak about commercial mushroom cultivation.

3 Feb 2004, 7:00pm: MAW monthly meeting. Anita Phillips, Michael Reichgott & David Chalkley from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) will speak on the function of the Mycology Lab of the ATCC; the potential contributions of the collection to posterity; ongoing research in phylogeny and taxonomy; culturing and preserving techniques; the breadth of the collection; and how thousands of collectors, just like MAW members, have contributed to the collection making it an essential resource for mycologists, educators, cooks, and industry.

2 Mar 2004, 7:00pm: MAW monthly meeting.

6 Apr 2004, 7:00pm: MAW monthly meeting. Dr. Cathie Amie, from USDA's Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory, will speak about the mushrooms of Guyana.

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