Where to Find SCB Symposium Registration and Event Announcements on socalbot.org

Symposium registration information and event announcements are posted on socalbot.org in two places: the symposium page (linked from the registration announcement posts) and the site's Posts section, which carries dated announcements such as registration openings, poster deadlines, and save-the-date notices. If you are looking for the current symposium, start with the most recent post; registration details are not on the homepage itself but on the symposium page the post points to.

Where registration information lives

The site announces registration through a post, then directs readers to a separate symposium page for the actual registration information. The October 15, 2026 post states that registration for the 52nd Annual SCB Symposium is open and that "Registration information can be found on the symposium page."

Practical implication: the post tells you that registration is open and what the topic is; the symposium page is where you complete or learn the registration steps. If a post says "more details and event registration coming soon" (as the August 3, 2026 save-the-date notice does), the symposium page is the place to check back.

Where event announcements appear

Announcements are published as dated posts. Recent examples from the site:

The site also keeps prior-year posts, such as the September 3, 2025 announcement for the 51st Annual Symposium ("Birds, Bees, Flies, and Seeds: Pollination Biology and Seed Dispersal"). Check the post date before acting — a 2025 deadline has passed even if the post is still visible.

How dates and locations are presented

Event details appear inside the post text rather than in a separate calendar. For the 52nd Annual Symposium, the save-the-date post gives the day, date, venue, and topic in one sentence: Saturday, November 7, 2026, at California Botanic Garden. Registration posts give the topic and point to the symposium page but do not repeat the venue. To confirm an event, read both the save-the-date post and the registration post.

Poster submissions and the contact address

Poster-related questions and submissions go to posters (at) socalbot.org — written that way on the site to avoid spam harvesting; use the standard @ when sending. The 2026 call specifies:

• Abstracts due October 9, 2026, submitted electronically
• Include all authors, author affiliations, and poster title in the email body
• Limit abstracts to 250 words
• Indicate whether the presenter is a student
• Notification of acceptance by October 16, 2026
• Do not submit posters previously displayed at an SCB symposium

Student incentives stated in the call: a free 1-year SCB membership for the best student poster, and student poster presentations qualify for free symposium registration.

Quick way to find what you need

1. Open socalbot.org and go to the Posts section.
2. Find the most recent symposium-related post and note its date.
3. Follow the link in that post to the symposium page for registration information.
4. For poster questions, email posters (at) socalbot.org with the required author and title details.

Common snag: older posts remain online alongside current ones, so a deadline you see may belong to a previous year — always match the post date to the event year before submitting or registering.