[Nhcoll-l] Show your support for herbaria by joining The Society of Herbarium Curators

[Erica Krimmel]

As a natural history professional, we would like to invite you to *join The
Society of Herbarium Curators (SHC)
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.herbariumcurators.org_membership_&d=DwIBaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=cQj6BRlIl1bj-q0XFPZFjHxOhUJiid8oYLT2qXLfY3E&s=3zGMse8hPwNmJfFjfPKpQSycw2kHn9VI8IJfC0VTaHQ&e=>*. Since 2005, The Society
has complemented SPNHC by focusing specifically on herbaria collections.
Our membership consists of hundreds of professionals such as yourself who
are involved with herbaria and/or support the mission of SHC.

Benefits of SHC membership include:

   - *Professional development opportunities* for everyone from students to
   experienced curators. Applications for 2018 student research grants
   <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.herbariumcurators.org_grants_&d=DwIBaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=cQj6BRlIl1bj-q0XFPZFjHxOhUJiid8oYLT2qXLfY3E&s=pe_7qcHLBpd30H3SSGxOaVGBTuOSn4Ldip7gq5MRHTY&e=> open in January, and we have
   just launched an Early Career Section
   <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.herbariumcurators.org_early-2Dcareer_&d=DwIBaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=cQj6BRlIl1bj-q0XFPZFjHxOhUJiid8oYLT2qXLfY3E&s=Z_A-J8uzc0sgh_VrRTlijUznGkQ7Qu9vHA8OOFLKReQ&e=>. We will also be
   offering our online Strategic Planning for Herbaria
   <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.herbariumcurators.org_2017-2Dstrategic-2Dplanning-2Dcourse_&d=DwIBaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=cQj6BRlIl1bj-q0XFPZFjHxOhUJiid8oYLT2qXLfY3E&s=JWpDv0f3M-xzFezS5vaPTE9ecge99gDM_yowgtmAPSc&e=>
   short-course for the second time in spring 2018.
   - *Promotion for herbaria* through our leadership and involvement in
   societies aligned with our mission, including the Society for the
   Preservation of Natural History Collections <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__spnhc.org&d=DwIBaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=cQj6BRlIl1bj-q0XFPZFjHxOhUJiid8oYLT2qXLfY3E&s=uF0p3dTMJQ3Q7cptRblmU9LSlzClY9xzqbz-gJUKm10&e=> and
the Botanical
   Society of America <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.botany.org_&d=DwIBaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=cQj6BRlIl1bj-q0XFPZFjHxOhUJiid8oYLT2qXLfY3E&s=nXmUm0JGpy0IbA-x6wgZUi2-kXicIZXrvVsNJN0Or50&e=>.
   - *Advocacy and emergency logistical support* through our Herbarium
   Assistance Committee. In the past year we saw herbaria at risk of being
   abandoned, collections facilities on fire, and the effects of disasters
   from hurricanes in the U.S. and Caribbean to political unrest in Venezuela.
   These events have left The Society ever more committed to providing
   immediate support for herbaria worldwide.
   - *Access to a network of expertise* via the SHC website
   <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.herbariumcurators.org_&d=DwIBaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=cQj6BRlIl1bj-q0XFPZFjHxOhUJiid8oYLT2qXLfY3E&s=9Tb4aC7Evqy_5sZI07cNYqhf4KiGWozjlX9qjLWABk4&e=>, the Herbaria-L listserv
   (co-sponsored by the American Society of Plant Taxonomists
   <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aspt.net_&d=DwIBaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=cQj6BRlIl1bj-q0XFPZFjHxOhUJiid8oYLT2qXLfY3E&s=Bed6__Y1MQtRDJa3pBuLbhi2EBEPvebUffY4XRolm48&e=>), and our biannual newsletter, *The Vasculum
   <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.herbariumcurators.org_newsletter_&d=DwIBaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=cQj6BRlIl1bj-q0XFPZFjHxOhUJiid8oYLT2qXLfY3E&s=N1IQs7AzQ1z6vb_8k81w5cUF-1V8VxEyd5U1ixldG44&e=>*.

At only *$5 for student and $10 for regular memberships*, supporting SHC
costs less than a hand lens, and enables us to be a strong and consistent
advocate for herbaria worldwide. When you join
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.herbariumcurators.org_membership_&d=DwIBaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=cQj6BRlIl1bj-q0XFPZFjHxOhUJiid8oYLT2qXLfY3E&s=3zGMse8hPwNmJfFjfPKpQSycw2kHn9VI8IJfC0VTaHQ&e=> this year you can now gift a
membership to your all-star student herbarium workers, your favorite
colleague, or anyone else with a love of plants!

Sincerely,

Erica Krimmel, on behalf of the SHC Membership Committee

Membership Committee Chair, Society of Herbarium Curators
Assistant Collections Manager, Chicago Academy of Sciences
Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20171128/c2eb1c59/attachment.html