Supplement to

MycologiaVol. 61(2)

April 2010

Newsletter of the Mycological Society of America

Valles Caldera National Preserve:Protecting a Cryptogam Paradiseand a Geologic Jewel in New Mexico

Relf L Price, Harold W Keller and Ted Stampfer

IntroductionThe Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) is located

in the Jemez Mountains of North-Central New Mexico ap-proximately 15 km west of Los Alamos via NM Highway 4 at35° 49’ 56” N 106° 29’ 13” W accessed by the public gate atthe south entrance. The land area encompasses 35,977 haranging in elevation between 2,000 and 2,700 m from the val-ley floor to 2,700 and 3,400 m represented by various moun-tains. Redondo Peak is the highest point at 3,431 m. Looselytranslated from Spanish, Valles Caldera means “Valleys ofthe Cauldron.” It refers to the ancient volcanic activity thatformed the huge crater extending 22 km from rim to rim.Most of the historical background for this article comes fromCraig Martin’s book (2003). Persons interested in a more de-tailed account should consult this excellent, well-written bookavailable in paperback.

Geological History Volcanic activity began in the area 16 million years ago

with resurgent calderas and violent eruptions occurring 1.4and 1 million years ago. A series of eruptions and collapses ofthe crater walls, the most recent 60,000 years ago, resulted inthe subsequent formation of resurgent domes and eventually

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Fig. 1. Boletus barrowsii found August 1, 2006, at edge ofRedondo Meadow under ponderosa pines, 2,591 m.

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volcanic mountains. Redondo Peak is an example of aresurgent dome along with San Antonio Mountain anda number of cerros (Spanish for mound, hill, or dome);from west to east Cerro Seco, Cerro San Luis, CerroSanta Rosa, Cerro del Abrigo and Cerro del Mediowhich appear on maps of the area. Over time, waterwas trapped at lower elevations and formed lakes with-in the bowl-shaped crater. Eventually, the water levelssubsided and the lake sediment on the valley floorformed beautiful grassland landscapes such as thelargest, Valle Grande, near the south entrance, and oth-ers such as the Valle San Antonio, Valle Toledo, ValleSeco, Valle de los Posos and small streams excellentfor trout fishing. These grassland areas support thelargest elk herd in New Mexico. The rocky soils alongthe sides and rim of the crater now support mostly aconifer forest of ponderosa pine and in places stands ofaspen. There is an active geothermal system of circu-lating groundwater which surfaces throughout theJemez Mountains as hot mineral springs.

Human Activities Past and PresentThere is a long prehistory of occupation by various

nomadic peoples in the Jemez Mountains. This datesback to 5500 BC but gradually over time resulted in amore sedentary existence until 500 AD when more per-manent encampments were established. The earliestpeople were the Hemish (Jemez Pueblo) and the ZiaPueblo. In the oral traditions of the Pueblo people, aswell as the Navajos from farther west, the Valle Grande

and Redondo Peak were considered sacred places. Inthe early 1700s the first Spaniards ventured into theJemez area and the pioneering ancestors of the Bacafamily acquired Spanish land grants. Most of the namesfor topographic features of the landscape are of Spanishorigin. After the end of the Mexican-American War in1843 this area was claimed by the USA but soon there-after a bill passed in congress that compensated andpassed ownership of the Valle to the Baca family whichbecame known as “Baca Location No. 1” (Martin2003). Ownership of different parts of the propertychanged hands several times during the 19th and 20th

centuries before being purchased by James P. (Pat)Dunigan of Abilene, Texas in 1963. Martin (2003)chronicles the beautiful unique landscapes as well as theenvironmental degradation due to overgrazing by sheepand cattle and extensive logging stopped by the goodstewardship of the Dunigan family. When the Dunigansdecided to sell, their intent was to provide the federalgovernment the first option to purchase the entire BacaLocation No. 1. Many roadblocks and political prob-lems delayed the approval for several years. In 2000,Congress passed legislation and appropriated the moneyto establish the Valles Caldera National Preserve.

Habitats and SeasonalityThe caldera has a variety of diverse habitats which

include mountain streams, stock ponds, springs andseeps, riparian, subalpine meadows, fens, montanegrasslands, felsenmeers, aspen groves, scrub oakstands, some piñon pine, ponderosa pine forests, andmixed spruce/fir forest. Relf Price has a collecting per-mit to explore, survey, and inventory spore-producing

Fig. 3. This panoramic view was taken from the ValleSan Antonio, April 14, 2006 with northwest facingslopes of Redondo on the right and Redondito on theleft.

Fig. 2. Valles Caldera National Preserve showing thepreserve boundary, the mountains, the cerros, andvalleys.

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organisms and document the distribution and ecologyof all cryptogams.

The preserve has four distinct seasons. Winters arehighly variable and include those with little or no snowand those with multiple meters of snow during a winterand over a meter in a single storm. Valley temperaturesare commonly 2-5° C during the day and often near -18° C at night. Snow in the valleys typically melts dur-ing April while snow in the mountains may last throughJune. Early spring typically begins in April with eachseason and each year being different and unpredictable.Summer monsoons are highly unpredictable, often be-ginning in July and lasting until first snows begin to ap-pear in October/November. Accumulation of severalcentimeters of hail during a summer thunderstorm isnot uncommon. Summer daytime temperatures arearound 21-27° C with nighttime lows around 10° C.

MacrofungiAlthough access to the Baca Location No. 1 was

tightly restricted, in 1998 the Dunigans granted theNew Mexico Mycological Society permission to holdpart of their annual foray in specific, restricted areaswithin the property. During this foray a total of 105species were collected and the identifications of 71 ofthese verified. These included 52 genera, with Boletusbeing by far the most common with five different taxa.There were 43 genera with only one species reported.Comparative numbers for the total count of 105species, verified and non-verified, were 68 total generaand 53 single-species genera. These data can be foundon the NMMS website.

During this same foray, some collecting was doneoutside the VCNP in adjacent areas where an addition-

al 66 species were reported from 29 different genera.These include both verified and non-verified identifica-tions. These data also can be accessed on the NMMSwebsite. No voucher specimens from this foray werekept. A more complete listing of mushrooms from ad-jacent areas can be found in data from a survey con-ducted from 1991 to 1995 (Jarmie and Rogers 1997). Inthis case voucher specimens were kept and presentlyreside at the Denver Botanical Garden.

During the life of the Cryptogam Project from 2004to the present, 28 species and 16 genera, not listed inthe 1998 NMMS data, have been reported. None ofthese were verified and voucher specimens were notkept. This makes a total for the VCNP of 133 species in84 genera.

Of the mushrooms so far collected, one is worthyof special mention, Boletus barrowsii Thiers & A.H.Sm. For some years B. barrowsii was considered amorphologically related white form of B. edulis, alsocommon in this area. Charles Barrows, a well-liked andthen active mycologist who lived in Santa Fe, NMmade many collections of the two taxa. The white bo-lete, Boletus barrowsii and B. edulis are highlyprized edibles present during the summer. Boletus bar-rowsii was named in honor of Charles Barrows whosent specimens to A. H. Smith. Also present in abun-dance on Cerro del Medio is the Chanterelle, Can-tharellus cibarius. During the summers of 2004-05, nu-merous populations of Amanita muscaria were evidentin the pine and mixed conifer forests and in recent yearswere notably absent. During the spring snowmelt, Gy-romitra gigas, is often observed along the edge of melt-ing snow in mixed conifer and aspen stands.

To date, there has not been a dedicated effort tosurvey the mushrooms of the Valles Caldera, yet 133Fig. 4. View of Valle Grande looking north from NM

State Highway 4 near the gated entrance during lateevening lighting with the crater rim in the back-ground, August 1, 2006.

Fig. 5. View of Valle Grande from east side of Redon-do Peak with eastern crater rim in the distance July 3,2009.

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species in 84 genera were identified at least provision-ally. The great variety of habitats in the VCNP suggeststhat an even greater diversity of fleshy fungi will beforthcoming. The Cryptogam Project continues tosearch for a team of people who will network with theproject and assume the responsibility of completing themacrofungi inventory of the VCNP.

Myxomycetes (Plasmodialor True Slime Molds)

Myxomycetes are evident on the preserve from earlyspring snowmelt until the first snows of winter (usuallyOctober/November). Nivicolous (snow bank) species arefound as the winter snows melt, usually beginning in Apriland lasting into early June. Each year is unpredictable forstart, duration and completion of snowmelt. Moreno et al.(2008) have described a new nivicolous species of Coma-tricha collected multiple times in several locations in theValles Caldera. Two other striking nivicolous species ofLamproderma, L. cristatum and L. sauteri, also have beencollected. The L. cristatum record represents the secondcollection of this species in the Western Hemisphere.Lamproderma cristatum is probably more common thandocumented, but because it does not fruit in large numbersand the peridial color is a dull gray similar to its back-ground, it is difficult to see and probably overlooked. TheL. sauteri collection is noted because the fruiting bodiescovered an area of approximately 10 X 25m and appearedon aspen leaves, sticks and rocks; this myxomycete defi-nitely sought out a level above the soil on which to fruit.All of these collections were taken near melting snow inearly spring. The rare Kelleromyxa fimicola also was iden-tified from the moist chamber culture of elk droppings col-lected on the preserve.

LichensLichens seem to be everywhere in the Caldera: on

soil, covering rocks, and in large numbers on shrubsand trees. One special area is a geothermal activecanyon where gas seeps/vents release a mixture of car-bon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. This mixture acidi-fies the water in the canyon and makes for some inter-esting biology. Another area includes the tallest peakson the preserve, Redondo and Redondito, where collec-tions of an interesting soil crust and an array ofspruce/fir attached lichens occur. Each collectionbrought into the laboratory often results in the identifi-cation of as many as seven or more species. Apparentnew state records include Usnea lapponica, Umbili-caria nylanderiana and Cyphelium lucidum.

Concluding RemarksThe Valles Caldera National Preserve provides a

biologically diverse and rich biota located in the south-ern Rocky Mountains. This cryptogam project is in thepreliminary stages and will continue to add new staterecords and possible new species to science from NewMexico.

Relf L. Price (relf@lanl.gov)Los Alamos National Laboratory

G735Los AlamosNM 87545

Harold W. Keller (haroldkeller@hotmail.com)Botanical Research Institute of Texas

500 East 4th StFort Worth

TX 76102-4025

Ted Stampfer (stampfer@sprynet.com)20 Calle San Martino

Santa FeNM 87506

For direct inquiries contact Relf Price.

ReferencesJarmie, N. and F. Rogers, 1997, A Survey of Macromycte Di-

versity at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bandelier Na-tional Monument, and Los Alamos County, Los AamosNational Laboratory report, LA-13384-MS.

Martin, C. 2003. Valle Grande, a history of the Baca LocationNo. 1. Los Alamos, New Mexico. All Seasons Publishing.

Moreno, G., A. Castillo, and R. Price. 2008. Comatrichacalderaensis, a new species of nivicolous myxomycetesfrom the Valles Caldera National Preserve, USA. Bol.Soc. Micol. Madrid. 32:37-43.

NMMS, 1998A, http://www.mycowest.org/fungi/s1998-a.htmPrice, R.L., H.W. Keller, and T. Stampfer. 2008. Myx-

omycetes of New Mexico. Inoculum 59(4): 51.Price, R. and H.W. Keller. 2009. Cryptogam survey of the

Valles Caldera National Preserve: an interim report. In-oculum 60: (5): 27.

Fig. 6. Snowbank myxomycetes develop along meltingedges of the snow on leaf litter, small branches, anddecorticated extremely hard wood that often requireclose observation on hands and knees, May 6, 2005.

Monday, February 1, 2010Conference call

Call to Orderand Approval of Minutes

1. The 2010 Midyear Executive Council Meetingwas called to order by President Rytas Vilgalys at12:05 PM on Monday, February 1, 2010. It wasnoted that this was an historic meeting because itwas the first time that the midyear meeting hasbeen conducted as a conference call. Present wereMSA Executive Council members President RytasVilgalys, President Elect Tom Bruns, Vice Presi-dent David Hibbett, Secretary Jessie Glaeser,Treasurer Sabine Huhndorf, and Past PresidentRoy Halling. Mycologia Editor-in-Chief JeffStone and Managing Editor Karen Snetselaar werepresent as invited participants. Secretary JessieGlaeser had emailed all attendees an ExecutiveCouncil packet before the meeting that includedthe Agenda, the minutes from the 2009 annual

Council meeting (held in Snowbird, UT), an up-dated MSA Roster, midyear reports, and informa-tion on the IMC10 proposal from Dr. SharonCantrell. Roy Halling left the conference call at12:07 PM but remained in email contact.MOTION: (approved unanimously) moved bySecretary Glaeser and seconded by Past Presi-dent Roy Halling that the minutes of the MSA2009 Council meeting held in Snowbird UT beaccepted as published in Inoculum 60 (5). Old Business Arising from the Minutes – none.Officers’ Reports (excluding financial matters)

2. President Vilgalys presented his report by stat-ing that everything seems to be going well withthe function of the society but suggested that twomajor issues needed to be addressed. One is thegradual decline in membership. It was suggestedthat the Membership Committee be reinvigoratedand tasked to address this issue. Many scientificsocieties are experiencing the same trend, so one

possibility would be for the Membership Commit-tee to analyze our decline in membership and ex-plore what other societies are doing to reverse thistrend. Financial resources should be given to theMembership Committee for marketing MSA, es-pecially to younger scientists and to take informa-tion about MSA to other society meetings. MSAneeds to spend more time and money on outreachactivities. Action item: President Vilgalys will contact theMembership Committee and let them knowthat funding from Council will be available tofund proposals that will attract membership.Vice President Hibbett will work with Presi-dent Vilgalys and the Membership Committeeon some possible ideas that would increasemembership.The second issue has been the difficulty in gettingpeople to serve on some of the more importantcommittees, including the Membership Commit-

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MSA BUSINESS

There were no email polls for MSA Coun-cil since my last report.

New Members: It is my pleasure to extenda warm welcome to the following new (orreturning) members. New membershipswill be formally approved by the Society atthe Annual Business Meeting at Lexington,KY in 2010.Canada: Jaclyn Marie DeeGreece: Ioanna PyrriJapan: Jay Kant Raut, Khm Nazmul Hus-sain NazirMexico: Virginia Ramirez CruzUnited States: Sara Bergemann, ZhengWang, Paul Scott, Yan Wang, CassandraM. Allsup, Alisha Owensby, Kathleen M.Bridges, Michelle Alice Jusino, RubellaGoswami, Steven Zelski, Jennifer Jackson,Heather Kathryn Mehl, Tomas Allen Rush, Martha C. Giral-do, Yue Zhang, Jiri HulcrUruguay: Jimena Janssen Galbarini

Emeritus candidates: We have received applications fromfour MSA members for Emeritus status. These are: JohnLandolt, Shepardstown, WV, an MSA member for 25 years;Kenneth E Conway, Stillwater , OK, an MSA member for 43years; James W. Lorbeer, Ithaca, NY, an MSA member for46 years; and Everett Hansen, Corvallis, OR an MSA mem-ber for over 15 years. Emeritus status is conferred upon re-tired or retiring members who have at least 15 years of goodstanding in the Society.

REMINDER: MSA Directory Update: Isyour information up-to-date in the MSA di-rectory? The Society is relying more andmore on email to bring you the latest MSAnews, awards announcements and othertimely information, and our newsletter. Toensure that you receive Society blast emailsand the Inoculum as soon as it comes out,and so that your colleagues can keep intouch, please check the accuracy of youremail address and contact information inthe online directory. This can be accessedvia our web site at www.msafungi.org. Ifyou need assistance with updating yourmembership information, or help with yourmembership log-in ID and password,please contact our Association Manager atAllen Press, the always-helpful Kay Rose

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ness or any questions that you may have about the Society.Please remember to renew your membership for 2010! In re-cent years we have suffered an alarming decline in member-ship and it would be wonderful to reverse this trend. The firststep is for everyone who is currently a member to renew forthe upcoming year. And don’t forget to recommend MSA toyour professional colleagues who are interested in fungi – bethey pathologists, geneticists or ecologists. There is room inMSA for all!

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tee and the Financial Committee. Several sugges-tions were made for prospective members for eachcommittee. Certain committees, such as the Finan-cial Committee, require people with certain skillsand interests. Recommendations were given toPresident Vilgalys by the Executive Council, in-cluding Drs. D. Jean Lodge and Harold Keller forMembership Committee

3. Vice-president Hibbett presented his report onnominations. This year there are six positions tofill: Treasurer, Vice President, and four Coun-cilors (Cell Biology, Genetics and Molecular Bi-ology, Systematics and Evolution, and Ecologyand Pathology). A list of nominees has been de-veloped. Vice President Hibbett will work withthe Nominations Committee to finalize the slateand get the balloting process underway. He willalso start planning for the 2014 meeting site. Dis-cussion on future meetings sites was held for laterin the meeting.

4. Secretary Glaeser presented her written report.She is also working with Awards Coordinator,Faye Murrin, to announce the International TravelAwards to the membership that will consist ofeight awards of $750 each. President Vilgalys rec-ommended that this information also be posted onthe IMC webpage. These awards will only begiven for the IMC; not to fund other internationalmeetings this year.

Financial Reports5. Treasurer Huhndorf presented her written re-port, beginning with an update of the expenses forlast year’s Annual Meeting. MSA’s share of themeeting revenue was $2,787, and the auction andT-shirt sale generated $9,670. For awards andsymposia, $14,614 was paid from the endowmentaccount and $13,099 was paid from the operatingaccount for a total of $27,713. Treasurer Huhndorfbelieves that the interest money used for awardswill be adequate for 2010 and 2011 but will be-come a problem after this due to low interest rateson our investments. She recommends that theamount for awards be dropped from 5% to 4% forthe variable amount awards and that graduate stu-dent fellowships be paid from operating money in2010.Treasurer Huhndorf then discussed the FungalForest Fungal Ecology and NAMA awards. Treas-urer Huhndorf will work with Past PresidentHemmes to provide information to Paul Stametsfor additional funding. [Secretary’s note: At thetime of the meeting it was unknown how muchPaul Stamets would donate to the award. Laterthat week it was resolved that he will donate$2000 which will be divided into two awards of$1000 each for 2010 and 2011.] NAMA consis-tently provides $2000 for their award. TreasurerHuhndorf stated that there are 17 named mentorawards but we never give out all of them. Thisyear she is recommending that 14 awards be fund-ed at $400 each. Treasurer Huhndorf reported thatthere was an anonymous contribution of $1000made to the Society that can be used wherevernecessary. Dr. Snetselaar, as member of financialcommittee, recommended and the ExecutiveCouncil agree that it be kept uncommitted ratherthan designated for specific awards. Action item: Secretary Glaeser will check thewebsite to make certain that it reflects currentaward levels. She will also notify Awards Coor-dinator Faye Murrin of the dollar values of

each award as recommended in the Treasur-er’s report.Treasurer Huhndorf then discussed the difficultiesof billing and paying the University of New Mex-ico for editorial assistance. She has reworked thecontract to cover the amount that MSA has over-spent the account + a 5 year contract for continuedservices and will try to get a regular billing cycleestablished. The contract may need to be revisedto cover current and future salary levels. VicePresident Hibbett suggested that the contract bemade more generic for the position and not in-clude the current individual’s name. President Vil-galys will sign the final contract when it is pre-pared.

6. The Report from the Finance Committee ChairTim Baroni was delivered by President Vilgalys.It was reported that the Society is recovering frommarket declines but that new interest generation islow since interest rates on our CDs are very low.The dividends from the mutual funds are doingbetter. The overall investment strategy is workingnow that the market is doing well. Dr. Snetselaar,as a member of the Financial Committee, ex-plained to the new members that the investmentstrategy is to keep the endowment funds, whichare legally restricted, in fixed CDs and to keep theuncommitted operating funds in somewhat riskier,but better interest-bearing, mutual funds.

7. The Report from the Endowment CommitteeChair Arnold was delivered by Treasurer Huhn-dorf. Despite challenging times, the endowmentkeeps growing. The Charles Kramer travel fund isnow funded to $10,000, after a generous donationof $5000 by Dr. Kramer, so is eligible for fundingan annual award. The Cell and Molecular BiologyCommittee is soliciting donations for a Bartniki-Garcia award that will be for either research ortravel (not determined at this time.) President Vil-galys observed that we want to encourage mem-bers to set up new funds. Treasurer Huhndorfwarned that we don’t want a large number of en-dowed funds that are under $10,000 so cannotgenerate enough interest to fund awards. Someaward accounts cannot fund awards because theprinciple has dropped below $10,000. This year,three of the funds were below this threshold sowill not be awarded. President Vilgalys askedwhether the Endowment Committee activelylooks for potential donors for specific funds. Itwas stated that Past President Hemmes put quite abit of energy into getting extra funds into some ofthese endowments. VP Hibbett asked what is theminimum donation to establish a named endow-ment. Dr. Snetselaar mentioned that it is believedthat $5000 was necessary to establish an emerg-ing, named fund. Treasurer Huhndorf has toldpeople that $10,000 is needed before awards aremade. In the past, uncommitted funds from oper-ating accounts were used to subsidize awards butthis cannot be done currently because of the lowrate of return on all invested funds. Some fundshave also been combined in the past and still maynot achieve level necessary to make an award.Action item: President Vilgalys will work withTreasurer Huhndorf to establish which funds areminimally funded and will work with Endow-ment Committee to identify MSA members asso-ciated with those funds (e.g. students of thenamed mentor) to whom he will write letters ask-ing for donations. The goal will be to bring all en-dowed funds to $10,000 over the next few years.

Treasurer Huhndorf mentioned that many of theolder funds were established before there wereformal rules for their establishment. Dr. Snetselaarexplained that MSA is legally required to keep themoney in an endowment fund and to pay awardsout of interest money on that fund.Discussion followed on suggestions for findingdonations for certain funds. President Vilgalysmentioned that the Endowment Committee has thepower to reorganize the endowment funds (includ-ed in Manual of Operations) but may not be awareof that.Action item: Secretary Glaeser will modifyManual of Operations to reflect that $5000 isneeded to designate an emerging named fundand a $10,000 level is required before awardsare made. This information will be copied tothe Endowment Committee.

Publications8. Mycologia Editor-in-Chief Stone reports thatMycologia publication is going very well. Publi-cation is on schedule, immediate crises have beenresolved, and he can now ask for and implementfurther improvements. He is working with Dr.Rick Kerrigan, Chair of the Editorial AdvisoryCommittee, to take on some tasks that EC does nothave time for. One of these is providing guidanceand defining the position of Mycologia on theopen access debate since - calls have been comingout regularly on this topic, including the DCCoalition against Legislation for Open Access toGovernment Sponsored Research that was dis-cussed in the 2009 Annual Council meeting. TheEditorial Advisory Committee can also help withother central issues dealing with improving My-cologia. There is a steady submission of manu-scripts at constant rate of about 20 papers permonth. The turn-around time from submission todecision is about 40 days from submission to firstdecision and a total of 60 days to final decision.This is currently a good improvement over previ-ous years. EC Stone want to attract more papersfrom MSA members - currently there are moresubmissions from outside the US than inside. Theoverwhelming majority of papers are in fungalsystematics, but he would like to attract papers inbiochemistry, physiology, cell biology. PresidentVilgalys asked how the fast-track policy is work-ing. EC Stone said that there have been no recentrequests for fast-tracking, but that all papers arefast-tracked compared to one year ago since ac-cepted papers are all posted on-line within amonth or so of final acceptance. There have beenno requests to fast-track reviews. This new policycan be more publicized but EC Stone does notwant to see it abused.Action item: President Vilgalys will contactJinx Campbell to include information in Inocu-lum about fast-tracking critical Mycologiamanuscripts.VP Hibbett inquired about Mycologia require-ments for sequence data in biosystematics papersand asked if a policy was needed to strongly en-courage sequence data be submitted for all newtaxa. EC Stone replied that most papers are cur-rently doing this although it is difficult for somegroups, including those working with fossil fungior for authors in developing nations who do nothave access to DNA sequencing facilities. This isreviewed on a case-by-case basis by the AssociateEditors who usually require sequence data but

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who allow exceptions when not possible. Therewas discussion on whether this should be includedin the Instructions to Authors, but EC Stone statedthat the “Instructions to Authors” was concernedwith formatting rather than scientific evaluationwhich was left to the ever evolving peer-reviewsystem. EC Stone then mentioned that require-ments for Mycobank numbers are stated in the“Instructions to Authors.”Motion (approved unanimously) moved by ECStone and seconded by PE Bruns to fund ameeting of the Associate Editors (social withdrink and food) and travel costs for MycologiaAssistant Editor John M. Donahue (travel andlodging) at the 2010 annual meeting in Lexing-ton, KY.

9. Mycologia Managing Editor Snetselaar pre-sented her report. The financial information forMycologia is incomplete since only two issueshave been published so far. Page charges appear tobe down but they are not strongly enforced. Copy-right releases are being request early – upon ac-ceptance of manuscript due to on-line publicationof articles ahead of hard copy journal publication.The journal will be migrating to a new platform,supposedly in March, which will give many moreopportunities to do on-line linkages, embedding ofobjects, and other internet-oriented features.Eventually we will want to move to HighWire forall aspects of publication. Subscription rates wereincreased 5%. It is too early to tell if this will im-pact institutional subscriptions. In general, there isa downward trend for all subscriptions. EC Stoneand ME Snetselaar concurred that they were rea-sonably satisfied with Allen Press, although get-ting the new subscriber information – needed sothat the proper number of journals can be printed– has been a problem. President Vilgalys observedthat as Mycologia moves more to on-line reviewand publication, Allen Press will still be taskedwith managing membership issues.

10. Report of Inoculum Editor Campbell read byPresident Vilgalys. Publication of Inoculum isgoing well and is an enjoyable activity for EditorCampbell. President Vilgalys reports that she hasaccepted reappointment for a 3 year term.

Upcoming Meetings11. 2010 – Lexington, KY. Planning is well un-derway as described in midyear reports submittedby Local Arrangements Committee and ProgramCommittee. Nine symposia topics have been sub-mitted and the Program Committee is working onfinalizing those chosen. Treasurer Huhndorf men-tioned that the Local Arrangements Committeewas seeking guidance from her for a recommend-ed registration fee. President Vilgalys observedthat Council has never dictated that and recom-mended that the Local Arrangements Committeediscuss this with previous chairs of the Programand Local Arrangements Committee. SecretaryGlaeser stated that they are trying to keep the reg-istration fee as low as possible but that on-campushousing was not really available. It will be impor-tant to fill 200 hotel rooms in order for us to fulfillthe contract and avoid fines, so please encourageeveryone to stay at the venue.

12. 2011 – Fairbanks, AK. Planning is underwayas described in the midyear report from the LocalArrangments Committee. Nominal dates are Au-gust 1 – 6, 2011. Fred Spiegel will be head of theProgram Committee.

13. 2012 – President Vilgalys stated that the ideaof a cruise ship meeting was no longer an optiondue to federal funding requirements and the “op-tics” of meeting sites. The American Phytopatho-logical Society (APS) had suggested a joint meet-ing in August at the Rhode Island ConventionCenter in Providence, RI. PE Bruns and VP Hib-bet thought this was an excellent idea. VP Hibbettknows the area and says that the airport and citywould be very convenient for many MSA mem-bers. Action item: President Vilgalys will contactAPS and commence making arrangements forthe meeting.

14. 2013 – President Elect Bruns proposesFlagstaff, AZ as a site. There is an active mycor-rhizal group there. He has already talked withNancy Johnson and will contact Kitty Goering(ecologist). Facilities are available, and its loca-tion - 40 miles from Grand Canyon- is excellentfor field trips and family activities. There are con-necting flights from Phoenix. President Vilgalysthought it is an excellent idea if a Local Arrange-ments committee can be organized. PresidentElect Bruns will explore this idea but entertainother suggestions as well. There was a discussionabout the timing and location of the internationalmycorrhizal community to determine whether thiscould be a joint meeting if they were ready tocome to the U.S. There is also a soil ecology meet-ing that might be jointly organized, but that is usu-ally in the early spring. Action item: President Elect Bruns will exam-ine Flagstaff, AZ and other locations for the2013 meeting and determine whether it shouldbe a joint meeting or a stand-alone meeting.

15. IMC9 – Edinburgh, Scotland 2010Many MSA members are involved with the IMC.There is a Fungal Environmental Sampling and In-formatics Network (FESIN) workshop on analysisof metagenomic data two days before the IMC.FESIN has allocated $2000 per person for 30 peo-ple for travel assistance, with the limit of one rep-resentative per laboratory. MSA is sponsoringeight travel awards of $750 each. President ElectHibbett is a main speaker at IMC and PresidentVilgalys is chairing a session on “Fungi in GlobalChange.”

Other Considerations16. Bid for IMC10 in Puerto Rico. Dr. SharonCantrell, who is organizing the bid for IMC10joined the conference call at 2:30PM EST. ECStone departed the conference call at 2:30PMEST.Dr. Cantrell had several action items before thecommittee that were included in the midyear pack-et included the need for a letter from the MSAPresident. One of the major considerations for thebid is how much money MSA and the local or-ganizers can offer for support. Dr. Cantrell is gar-nering much local support from government and

industry in Puerto Rico, including free use of theconvention center. Many commercial sponsorscan also be approached including representativesfrom instrument suppliers, pharmaceutical compa-nies, and other industries based in PR. This will bearranged through the Local Arrangements Com-mittee. Dr. Cantrell pointed out that MSA needs tospecify what it can provide – financial support aswell as organizational support. VP Hibbett ob-served that if IMC10 is paired with the annualMSA meeting, all of the organizational energynormally used for the MSA annual meeting wouldbe dedicated to IMC10. President Vilgalys ex-panded upon this and totaled all of MSA awardsmoney. In 2010, MSA is dedicating $6000 to sup-port international meetings and $5600 for theMSA annual meeting which is approximately$12,000. After much discussion of support, it wasagreed that MSA could pledge $15,000 to supportthe bid. This will be included in President Vil-galys’s letter of support. We cannot compete withthe British financial report for the Thailand bid,but there are many other factors in favor of PuertoRico, including the venue that will attract manyLatin America mycologists. President Vilgalysthanks Dr. Cantrell for putting this bid together.Action Item: President Vilgalys will craft a let-ter discussing MSA’s support of the IMC10 bidfor Puerto Rico including reference to $15,000worth of financial support. Secretary Glaeserwill assist President Vilgalys and Dr. Cantrellin editing the final packet.

17. Name for Young Mycologist Award to begiven at IMC9 for North American medal.This issue was addressed to the Executive Councilby Dr. Sharon Cantrell, who is on the organizingcommittee of IMC9. Email correspondence con-cerning this request was included in the midyearpacket for review.Motion (approved unanimously) made by PEStone and seconded by VP Hibbett that theaward be named after A.H. Reginald Buller.Secretary Glaeser will notify Dr. Cantrell ofthis decision.

18. PE Bruns noted that having a conference callinstead of a physical meeting was an excellentidea, saving time and money. Treasurer Huhndorfstated that the Society was saved approximately$5000 and perhaps more due to adverse weatherconditions in NC this week. This saved moneywill not be dedicated to any particular expense butwill stay in the general operating dollars.

19. At 3 PM EST, Past President Halling reenteredthe conference call and was briefed on theprogress on the IMC10 bid. He stated that whenthe IMC was in Tampa, FL, MSA did not spendlarge quantities of money on the meeting but didloan money that was later paid back. PresidentVilgalys briefed PP Halling on our $15,000 com-mitment to the Puerto Rico bid.

20. The meeting adjourned at 3:10 PM EST. Pres-ident Vilgalys thanked all involved with the con-ference call and asserted that there was no reasonto re-adjourn on Wednesday, Feb. 3 since all busi-ness was complete.

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OFFICERS

Midyear Report of the SecretaryActivities since assuming office in August, 2009:• Contacted all committees and new officers, providing them with contact in-

formation for new and old members and a copy of the appropriate section ofthe Manual of Operations that describe their responsibilities. Updated emailsand contacted delinquent committee members about renewing MSA mem-bership as required.

• Updated the list of officers and the directory. Provided copies to Inoculumeditor for publication.

• Conducted six email polls of Council concerning approval of 4 Assistant Ed-itors for Mycologia, the selection of the speaker for the Karling invited lec-ture for the 2010 annual meeting, and a replacement Councilor position forGenetics and Molecular Biology.

• Issued a call for items for the midyear meeting including changes to the Man-ual of Operation (none submitted) and encouraged committee involvement inMSA website.

• Worked with Awards Coordinator Faye Murrin to get awards committeesfully functional and announce awards deadlines through Inoculum, MSAwebpage, and a blast email to all members.

• Worked with Vice President and Nominations Committee to initiate call ofnominations for the offices of Vice President, Treasurer, and 4 Council mem-bers.

• Provided Inoculum editor with “MSA Secretary Email Express” for eachissue, which includes a list of: email polls of Council, new members, thosemembers who have requested Emeritus status, and deaths.

• Worked with President Vilgylas to organize agenda for midyear meeting.Made arrangements for conference call connection. Contacted all officersand committee chairs to submit midyear reports.

• Edited pre-proposal for IMC10 application for Puerto Rico, submitted by Dr.Sharon Cantrell, before further expanded by President Vilgylas.

• Composed a letter to Dr. Eric Holdren, White House Science Advisor, to sup-port a Presidential Executive Order for the preservation and use of scientificcollections. Submitted by President Vilgylas.

• Facilitated a blast email sent to the membership by Dr. Tom Horton, Chair ofthe Program Committee, to solicit topics for symposia and workshops for the2010 annual meeting.

• Sent Local Arrangements Committee for the 2010 annual meeting a list ofMSA members and sustaining members associated with industry who mightbe able to provide financial support for the meeting from their companies.

• Provided Dr. David Hawksworth with a column describing the MSA annualmeeting in Snowbird, UT for the International Mycological AssociationNewsletter.

• Responded to numerous email inquiries about MSA, both from outside con-tacts and within the organization. Recommended whom people should con-tact for issues of nomenclature and other specialized requests.

• Agreed to become MSA representative to U.S. State Department to facilitatepossible international inquiries.

—Jessie A. Glaeser, January 28, 2010

Midyear Report of the TreasurerMeeting, Awards and Symposia finances:

For the 2009 meeting in Snowbird, UT, $20,450 was paid out in travel, re-search and student awards (12 mentor travel awards @$500 each; FFE @$1500;Martin-Baker @$2500; Rippon @$500; Rogerson @$1150; Alex Prize@$1000; NAMA @$2000; Backus @$1000; 2 Grad Fellowships @$2000 each;4 student paper/posters @$200 each) and $2464 was paid for the Karling Lec-ture. For the six symposia, a total of $6000 was allocated, and $4799 was re-quested and paid out. $14,614 was paid out of the endowment account and$13,099 was paid out of the operating account for a total of $27,713 paid out forawards and symposia. For 2009, the Graduate student Fellowship awards werepaid out of the operating account. The awards for 2009 were paid out at approx-imately 5% interest income. There were no applicants for the Smith Award for2009. MSA paid for one registration ($405 for Don Johnston of the MushroomSociety of UT), council report binding ($170.50), trophies and postage ($229)and t-shirt production ($2325). T-shirt and auction sales generated $9670. Ourshare of the meeting revenue from the BSA was $2787.

For the 2010 meeting in Lexington KY, $550 in transportation deposit hasbeen paid and $3000 in symposium funding and $6000 in international travelawards (8 @$750) have been allocated. The International Travel awards need tobe advertised. Because of the poor performance of our interest-bearing accounts,I recommend that the variable-amount awards be funded at 4% this year. My rec-ommendations are: $5600 for mentor travel awards= 11 @$500 or 14 @$400

each; FFE @$1000 [dependent on Stamets contribution]; Martin-Baker@$2000; Rogerson @$1000. The awards remaining the same are Rippon, Alex-opoulos Prize, Backus, NAMA, Smith Award @$1200, Graduate student Fel-lowships, and the student paper/posters. The recommendations are in keepingwith the amounts advertised on our website. I recommend funding the Graduatestudent Fellowships from the operating account again this year.

Publication finances: For FY10 to date we have paid production costs for 2 issues of Mycologia.

In FY09 we paid production costs for 8 issues of Mycologia with production,manuscript tracking, editorial office and online publication costs of $236,253.Over the past three years, the average cost for the production of Mycologia was$33,000 per issue. The total Allen Management costs are fixed at approximately$35,000 per year.

Expenses Mycologia Management Inoculum totalpub costs

2007 250981 34581 11575 2971512008 207479 35432 3064 2459752009 236253 35660 9033 2811462010 to date 53483 2252 0 55735

Publication FY 2010 2009 2008 2007Expense to dateInoculum 0 9033.47 3063.57 11,575.27Management fees 0 567 14,050.98author billing 711.42 1066.03 2391.58 621.79back issue mailing 782.64 3,591.84 3321.04 2,719.05back issue storage 102.23 425.99 353.17 1,078.03base mgmt. fees 0 28,095.40 27180.00 13,250.00online services 0 0 141.8 506.9renewal notices, ballots 655.31 1913.48 2044.70 2,354.04TOTAL MANAGEMENT 2251.6 35659.74 35432.29 34580.79Mycologia 41115 147,788.23 118,390.44 163,257.89Allentrack 1890 4,625.00 3,317.50 3,620.40Editorial office 668.94 45,528.45 54,235.20 51,911.93Marketing 0 0.00 600.00 520.57Online Publication 7692.5 35,197.45 24,968.02 26,392.80reprints 516.5 3,113.50 5,968.30 5,277.64author reimbursement 1600TOTAL MYCOLOGIA 53,482.94 236,252.63 207,479.46 250,981.23

# issues per year 2 issues 8 issues 6 issues 7 issuesCost per issue 29000/issue 35000/issue 35000/issue

Membership: Membership and subscription numbers and membership dollars continue a

downward trend, as seen in the numbers for FY2009. (Mid year 2010 numbersappear quite low but are not an accurate reflection of the anticipated year-end fig-ures; numbers have tended to rise in the first half of the year. Also, numbers rep-resent two months earlier in the FY than in previous mid-year figures.) For 2010,the subscription cost was increased by 5%; membership cost remains the same.

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Number of Income $ fromMembers Subscriptions Members Subscriptions

2000 1291 826 88480 1255342001 1252 812 85462 1225792002 1342 804 90037 1383252003 1295 757 100305 1264042004 1226 774 94875 1516712005 1232 763 96277 1565742006 1185 729 101992 1427562007 1199 724 89971 1709102008 1134 713 83339 1972822009 1121 680 78802 2113172010 633 363 41838 110534

this fiscal year to date (1/22/2010)

Endowment Finances: The endowment fund amounts tracked by the treasurer are given in the

table below. With the recent contribution by Charles Kramer of $4834, theKramer ‘emerging’ Mentor travel fund is now funded over $10,000 and as suchis eligible for award dispersement. Collections totaling $4380 have been receivedfor a new fund to be set up in the name of S. Bartnicki-Garcia. The group spear-heading this effort is still unsure whether the fund will be a travel or research fund(listed as travel fund in the table). T-shirt and auction sales contributed $9670 tothe Uncommitted Endowment account. A MSA member wishing to remainanonymous has donated $1000 that can be dispersed among the funds as per theexecutive council’s decision (not reflected in the table).fund name totals as direct contr Mid-year

of July 31, FY10 to totals 2009 date (Feb1) (Feb 2010)

Constantine J. Alexopoulos Travel Fund 10032 210 10242Alma Whiffen Barksdale/

John P. Raper Travel Fund 5694 0 5694Saloman Bartnicki-Garcia

emerging Travel Fund 0 4380 4380Howard E. Bigelow Travel Fund 9763 50 9813Margret Barr Bigelow Travel Fund 10263 150 10413Edward E. Butler Travel Fund 8797 0 8797William C. Denison Travel Fund 11584 0 11584Harry Morton Fitzpatrick Travel Fund 8293 0 8293Fuller/Emerson/Whisler Travel Fund 4546 0 4546Gilbertson Travel Fund 10125 100 10225Richard P. Korf Travel Fund 8124 175 8299Charles Kramer emerging Travel Fund 3999 6164.75 10163.75Everett S. Luttrell Travel Fund 11104 0 11104Orson K. Miller Travel Fund 20214 300 20514Harry D. Thiers Travel Fund 6522 275 6797James M. Trappe Travel Fund 7506 250 7756Francis A. (Bud) Uecker Travel Fund 4740 200 4940Kenneth Wells Travel Fund 3800 100 3900Total Mentor Travel Funds 145106 12354.75 157460.75

Constantine J. Alexopoulos Prize Fund 18139 0 18139Myron P. Backus Award Fund 25098 1100 26198George W. Martin/ Gladys E. Baker

Research Fund 54273 0 54273John Rippon Graduate Research Award 10500 22 10522Clark T. Rogerson Fund 23576 30 23606Alexander H. & Helen V. Smith Fund 25584 50 25634John S. Karling Annual Lecture Fund 10112 100 10212Undergraduate Research Award 325 25 350Total Mentor Research Funds 167607 1327 168934

Total Restricted Endowment 312713 13681.75 326394.75Uncommitted Endowment 220680 10166.5 230846.5Total Endowment 533393 23848.25 557241.25

—Sabine M. Huhndorf, 25 January 2010

PUBLICATIONSEditor-in-Chief Midyear report, 2010

Mycologia volume 101 is complete and comprised 93 regular research ar-ticles and 5 memorials in 931 pages. Issue 101.6 which completed the volumewas released on Oct 27, 2009. As always, thanks are due to all of the Mycolo-gia Associate Editors, Assistant Editors Mitch Donahue and Jerry Hebert, andManaging Editor Karen Snetselaar for their hard work to keep the publicationpace on track. I am very happy to say that the publication of Mycologia is onschedule and that all the steps in the publication process are working smoothly.

During calendar year 2009 there were 233 new papers submitted. Of these75 were accepted for publication, 86 were rejected, and 72 are pending decision.The acceptance rate is currently about 46%. Average processing times for man-uscripts for 2009 were about 40 days from submission to the first decision andabout 65 days to final decision. The number of new submissions received in2009 was slightly more than for 2008 (217). The pace of new submissions is con-tinuing at about the rate of 20 papers per month.

The first four issues of volume 102 are now complete and in various stagesof production. Issue 1 of Volume 102 was released on Jan 12 and comprised 25papers and 259 pages. The early publication feature installed on our HighWirePress site in 2009 is now working smoothly. Accepted papers are now beingposted online as copy edited pdfs within 4 weeks of acceptance.

Mycologia continues to attract high quality papers in the subject areas ofsystematics, ecology, plant pathology, and cell physiology. The majority of pa-pers (61%) in Volume 101 was in the systematics (including molecular system-atics and evolution) subject area, followed by plant pathogens (18%) and ecolo-gy (10%). Physiology/genetics/molecular and cell biology accounted for only 8papers (8%) of the papers in Volume 101. Attracting more papers in the areas ofcell biology/physiology and biochemistry/genetics and trying to achieve morebalance in subject areas will be a continuing objective for the next year.

Rick Kerrigan becomes the chair of the editorial advisory committee thisyear. I have been in email contact with Rick to begin to plan for specific areasfor the EAC to provide guidance for the improvement of the journal. I will beasking the EAC and Council for nominations to replace Associate Editors whoseterms are expiring this year.

—Jeff Stone, Mycologia Editor in Chief

Inoculum Editor Midyear Report, 2010I have been Editor of Inoculum for three years and am now starting my sec-

ond term. I am enjoying this position immensely. I would like to thank my Pro-duction Manager, Robyn Hearn, and his team at MSU for all their hard work inpublishing Inoculum in such a timely fashion.

Inoculum changed publication dates in 2009 from odd numbered months toeven numbered months. Inoculum is thus published and goes online in: February(issue 1), April (issue 2), June (issue 3), August (issue 4), October (issue 5), De-cember (issue 6). Inoculum is posted on line the first week of the month. Thanksto Kathie Hodge, the MSA webmaster, for her quick response time and for alwaysbeing so helpful. The deadlines for submitting material for publication is the 15thof odd numbered months: January, March, May, July, September, November.

Each issue of Inoculum for 2009 averaged 34 pages. The contents list wasexpanded from issue 59(2) in 2009, and hyperlinked so you can click on the ar-ticle you want to read and jump straight to it. No more scrolling through lookingfor a specific page. Clicking on the title of the article then returns you to the firstpage. Also all web sites are hyperlinked so you can click on them direct from In-oculum and be taken through cyberspace to the webpage directly. Additionally,email addresses were hyperlinked so one click on those will open up a new mailmessage window with the recipient’s address. From issue 60(5), these hyperlinkswere colored blue, making it easier to see them.

I am always open to suggestions for improvement, so please send any com-ments you have on Inoculum to jinx.campbell@usm.edu. Inoculum is yourNewsletter – let me know what you want, and how you can get the most from it.

—Jinx Campbell

MSA STANDING COMMITTEESEndowment Committee

The MSA Endowment Committee is composed of A. Elizabeth (Betsy)Arnold (chair, 2006-2010), Dennis Desjardin (2009-2013), Karen Hughes (2007-2011), Greg Thorn (2008-2012), Tom Harrington (ex officio, past chair), andSabine Huhndorf (ex officio, Treasurer).

This fiscal year, which commenced August 1, 2009, has seen significantgrowth in the MSA Endowment despite very challenging economic times. As ofFebruary 1, 2010, our endowment total is $557,241.25, representing an increaseof nearly $24,000 over the past six months. This increase represents the excep-tional generosity of our membership, business donors, and friends of our society.We cannot thank our donors enough: their support is of immeasurable value to

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sustaining and cultivating mycology as a field. On behalf of the EndowmentCommittee, I am pleased to offer our sincere thanks.

Mentor Travel FundsOur Mentor Travel Funds have benefited greatly from the generosity of our

diverse contributors over the past six months, with $12,354.75 in donations re-ceived since August 1, 2009. We are especially grateful to those who haveworked very hard to organize two new named funds: the Charles Kramer Men-tor Travel Fund, and the Salomon Bartnicki-Garcia Fund (which will either bedesignated as a Mentor Travel Fund or a Research Fund; for record-keeping pur-poses it is listed in the Mentor Travel Funds for this report). These awards are in-strumental in supporting student participation in our annual meetings and are aterrific way to honor our mentors, mycological forbearers, and next-generationmycologists. Please consider donating to our Mentor Travel funds – and thankyou to all who have done so.

Mentor Travel Funds Donations, Fund totals, Aug. 1, 2009- Feb. 1, 2010Feb. 1, 2010

Constantine J. Alexopoulos Travel Fund 210 10,242Alma Whiffen Barksdale/

John P. Raper Travel Fund 0 5694Salomon Bartnicki-Garcia ‘Emerging Fund’ 4380 4380Margaret Barr Bigelow Travel Fund 150 9813Howard E. Bigelow Travel Fund 50 10,413Edward E. Butler Travel Fund 0 8797William C. Denison Travel Fund 0 11584Harry Morton Fitzpatrick Travel Fund 0 8293Emerson-Fuller-Whisler Travel Fund 0 4546Robert L. Gilbertson Travel Fund 100 10,225Richard P. Korf Travel Fund 175 8299Charles Kramer Travel Fund 6164.75 10,163.75Everett S. Luttrell Travel Fund 0 11,104Orson K. Miller Travel Fund 300 20,514Harry D. Thiers Travel Fund 275 6797James M. Trappe Travel Fund 250 7756Francis A. (Bud) Uecker Travel Fund 200 4940Kenneth Wells Travel Fund 100 3900Totals $12,354.75 $157,460.75

Research and Lecture Funds Our research and lecture funds have grown by $1327 over the past six

months to a total of $168,934. We acknowledge with gratitude the donors to thesefunds, and are especially appreciative of the recent growth in the Myron P. BackusAward Fund. During the second half of this fiscal year, the Endowment Commit-tee will continue to encourage our membership to support these important awards.

Research and Lecture Funds Donations, Fund totals,Aug. 1, 2009- Feb. 1,Feb. 1, 2010 2010

Constantine J. Alexopoulos Prize Fund 0 18,139Myron P. Backus Award Fund 1100 26,198George W. Martin/Gladys E. Baker Research Fund 0 54,273John Rippon Graduate Research Award 22 10,522Clark T. Rogerson Fund 30 23,606Alexander H. & Helen V. Smith Fund 50 25,634John S. Karling Annual Lecture Fund 100 10,212Undergraduate Research Award 25 350Total Research/Lecture Award Funds $1327 $168,934

As of the present date, our total for the Restricted Endowment (sum of ourMentor Travel Funds and Research and Lecture Funds) is $326,394.75, reflect-ing a total growth of $13,681.75 since August 1, 2009.

Uncommitted Endowment. Our Uncommitted Endowment has had astrong year to date, growing by $10,166.50 to a total of $230,846.50. This growthreflects our membership's very active participation in the 2009 auction, as well asthe generous donations of many members and friends. Special thanks are due toour outstanding auctioneers from the Snowbird meeting, to the local organizingcommittee for their tremendous help in making the evening a success, to gradu-ate students who assisted greatly in the organization and presentation of auctionmaterials, to Cathie Aime and Sabine Huhndorf for gathering auction paymentsso efficiently and pleasantly, to all who entered our T-shirt design competition,and to the members of the society who so generously donated items to the auc-tion – and kept up the MSA spirit of ‘bidding high and bidding often.’

The Endowment Committee is presently gearing up for the 2010 meetings:we are coordinating with the local organizing committee to arrange the necessarysetup for the auction, and will communicate with the MSA membership to coor-dinate auction donations and to promote a new t-shirt design competition. In themeantime we are continuing to sell 2009 t-shirts via email/mail, and will remindthe membership of this special, year-long opportunity to purchase attractive t-

shirts while supporting the society’s endowment. We are exploring additionalitems that might be sold through various online venues (e.g., Café Press) and willdiscuss this with society leadership over the months to come.

On behalf of the Endowment Committee, I extend sincere thanks to all whohave donated both time and money to the growth of our endowment funds, andto all who have supported our efforts to keep the MSA Endowment healthy andactively growing.

—Betsy Arnold, Chair

Finance Committee Midyear Report for January 2010The total market value of the MSA investment portfolio as of December

31, 2009 is $776,681, an increase from $721,568 in May 2009. Assets in the En-dowment Account are now $522,905 and assets in the Operating Account arecurrently at $253,777. As of July 31, 2009, the values of the two accounts were$492,914 and $247,638 respectively. The markets appear to be going through aslow recovery and this is reflected in our slow growth.

With our current strategy of investing the majority of MSA assets in con-servative fixed income securities (US Treasury Notes and FDIC insured CDs)and a limited percentage of our accounts in conservatively managed mutual fundsto generate both current income and capital appreciation, our ability to generatenew moneys from interest on our assets is limited. Presently interest rates on CDsare very low for 6 month, 1 year or even 2 year certificates. Unfortunately, theyare not any better for US Treasury Notes. Interest rates on currently purchasedCDs this past year (2009) range from 0.54% (3 month), 1.55% (1 year) or 2.4%(2 year) with an average of 1.79% for those invested moneys in fixed CDs in theEndowment Account and even less in the Operation Account (see summarybelow). The interest rates fluctuate and obtaining a reasonable, albeit low, inter-est is often a matter of timing. Interest generated this coming year from these in-vestments will be certainly lower than in past years.

Our Mutual Funds investments are beginning to show recovery from thedownturn and post higher interest rates (4.10% on average in the Endowment Ac-counts), but the previous losses on paper are still not completely recovered. If themarkets continue the upward trend, we should see complete recovery sometimein the near future.

The MSA portfolio managed by Wells Fargo Advisors is set up as two sep-arate accounts, the Operating Accounts and the Endowment Accounts. Moneysin those accounts are invested in the following percentages for each account as ofDecember 31, 2009. In the Operating Account the funds are apportioned cur-rently as 15% in Cash, 55% in Fixed Income Securities and 30% in MutualFunds. For the Endowment Account the funds are distributed as 6% in Cash,53% in Fixed Income Securities and 41% in Mutual Funds.

The Society’s need to realize more income from investments to support ourEndowment programs resulted in the development of a conservative investmentin Mutual Funds. That strategy worked very well until just recently since thevalue of the mutual funds increased steadily because of the higher interest rates.We periodically sold shares to lock in capital gains from those funds and to main-tain our total portfolio below 50% in Mutual Funds to keep our risk low or mod-erate. This strategy helped our assets grow more quickly than would have beenpossible otherwise and greatly enhanced our ability to support ongoing programs.After consultation with our consultant at Wells Fargo Advisors, we believe thisinvestment strategy is still sound and we will continue to employ it.

—Timothy J. Baroni, Chair (2006-2010)

Finance Committee members:Karen Snetselaar (2007-2011)

Sabine Huhndorf, ex officiaRytas Vilgalys, ex officio

Summary of MSA investments as of December 31, 2009

Operating Account Value Avg Est ann yield Income

Mutual FundsFundamental Investors $75,134 1.47 1,101

Certificates of deposit 140,229 0.78 1,095Cash 38,414 0.01 12Total Account Value $253,777 $2,208

Endowment AccountMutual Funds

Capital Income Builder $104,433 3.74 3,903Income Fund of America 109,477 4.45 4,877

Certificates of Deposit (face value) 276,481 1.79 4,942Money Market 32,514 0.01 11Total Account Value $522,905 $13,733

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ROTATING COMMITTEES – GENERAL SERVICEProgram Committee, Midyear report 2010

The program for the 2010 MSA/ISFEG meetings in Kentucky is comingtogether nicely. We are working closely with the local organizing committee,Lisa Vaillancourt and Chris Schardl, who are also working closing with ISFEG.The conference web page is up (http://www.ca.uky.edu/msaisfeg/) and will in-clude information on registration and lodging shortly. We anticipate getting theabstract submission web page up and running by late February or early March.MSA had 7 symposium proposals and one workshop proposal submitted. Weranked the proposals and will work with the authors to select between 4 and 6,depending on funding. We secured sponsorship for symposia from The NewPhytologist and we are working on additional funding. The foray will take placeSunday June 27 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Bernheim Arboretum and Re-search Forest. Sunday evening we will have a brief meet and greet Social at thehotel. A larger Mixer is scheduled for Monday night, where fiddlers will provideentertainment with local flavor. We will hold the banquet on Thursday, July 1 atthe Kentucky Horse Park.

In addition to the dinner, awards and auction, we will all have a chance totour the park and round out the evening with additional entertainment.

—Tom Horton

Nominations Committee, Midyear Report, 2010Request for nominations went to the membership in early January. The

committee is making some progress on accumulating nominations but we havenot heard from everyone and have not ranked them yet. The committee will beworking with David Hibbett to decide how to proceed as he may want more thanone name from us.

—David McLaughlin, January 15, 2010

Secretary’s note: Dr. McLaughlin also reported an inconsistency in the num-bering of the By-laws as referred to in the Manual of Operations. SecretaryGlaeser will look into this and make editorial revision as necessary.

ROTATING COMMITTEES – SPECIFIC ExPERTISEInterim Report of the MSA Biodiversity Committee -

July 2009 to January 2010Attended meetings with biodiversity component, organized and planned sym-posia

GLAL9 Meeting in Argentina, November 2009:Robert Lücking attended withmeeting of the Group of Latin American Lichenologists, with a strong focus onlichen biodiversity in the Neotropics and in South America. Lücking had 17 con-tributions together with collaborators and students. Most of them focused on bi-otic inventories and stressed the importance of taxonomy as the foundation ofbiodiversity research and conservation. The role of molecular phylogeny inspecies concepts was discussed and the impact of species concepts on biotic in-ventories. During the past 20 years, mycology and lichenology has developedsubstantially in Latin America and the increasing attendance of the GLAL meet-ings and the quality of the contributions underlines that.

MSA2009 Symposium "Multiplicity of Fungal Form and Function in Arctic-Alpine Ecosytems:" Cathy Cripps organized this symposium in which there wasa strong biodiversity component for cold-dominated systems.

IMC9 Symposium: "Origin and co-evolution of lichen and mycorrhizal fungiwith plants" Organized by Jolanta Miadlikowska and P. Brandon Matheny: Thissymposium will summarize past efforts and estimates of the origin and diversifi-cation of major groups of fungi. It focuses on clades of mycorrhizal Basidiomy-cota and lichen-forming Ascomycota and co-divergence with their plant associ-ates. It reviews fungal fossil records and their potential use as calibration pointsin estimating divergence times. Available analytical methods will be comparedfor estimating divergence time, their limitations, and future development.

IMC9 Symposium: "Tropical Mycology" Co-Organized by Robert Lücking

MSA2011 Symposium "Arctic-Alpine Fungi:" Suggested by Maria Neves.

WorkshopsRobert Lücking held several lichen workshops across Latin America in El

Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina. All had astrong taxonomic component and also included training in quantitative data sam-pling, phylogenetic methods and multivariate analysis. Protocols for quantitativebiotic inventories were discussed and applied in selected field work. The numberof participating students was approximately 150. Further workshops are beingheld in 2010 in Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela, the Galapagos Is-lands, and Brazil.

PublicationsRobert Lücking published a paper on the importance of taxonomy for other

areas of research, including molecular phylogeny, barcoding, and applied stud-ies. We are currently working on a follow-up paper that quantifies the need fortaxonomists with regard to the huge task of cataloguing and barcoding life onEarth, including the fungi and lichens. Unfortunately, taxonomic positions areeliminated at an alarming rate around the globe and there is no scientific supportfor this field, although all other disciplines depend on it. A copy of the pdf fileof this publication is provided to the Executive Council as a separate document.

Genetics and Cell Biology CommitteeThis year the Genetics & Cell Biology Committee has promoted the estab-

lishment of a research prize in honor of Salomon Bartnicki Garcia for a young in-vestigator in fungal cell biology. Professor Salomon Bartnicki Garcia has playeda major role not just in establishing fungal cell biology as we all know it, but alsoin the careers of many scientists.

Some of the members of the Genetics & Cell Biology Committee intro-duced the fundraising effort at the past joint meeting of the Xth International Fun-gal Biology Conference & VIIth Mexican Congress of Molecular and CellularBiology of Fungi, organized by the Department of Microbiology from CISESE(Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada) in Ensenada,Baja California, Mexico, hold in December 2009. Robby Roberson and BrianShaw (past chairs of the Committee), Meritxell Riquelme (current chair) andTerry Hill (member of the committee), all attended, and were able to publicizewell the opportunity to make a donation. As a result, we succeeded in raising asum of $6,630. MSA bylaws require that new awards be endowed with a mini-mum of $10,000. The Committee will continue fundraising to reach the $10,000amount.

—Meritxell Riquelme Ph.D.

ANNUAL MEETING COMMITTEES

MSA 2010 Local ArrangementsCommittee — Lexington, KY

PREPARED FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF MSA COUNCIL BY:Lisa Vaillancourt, Professor of Plant Pathology at the University of KentuckyChris Schardl, Wheeler Chair of Mycology, U.K. Department of Plant Pathology

Our arrangements for the joint meeting of MSA and the 7th InternationalSymposium on Fungal Endophytes of Grasses (ISFEG) are progressing well.We anticipate that online meeting registration and abstract submission will beginin late February or early March.

Our meeting venue is the downtown Hilton Hotel (www.lexingtondown-town.hilton.com). The hotel has recently been extensively remodeled with aKentucky equestrian theme. We attended their ribbon cutting several weeks agoand we were very impressed with the décor, service, food, and ambience. Theroom rate will be $119.00 per night, potentially split among four or even five oc-cupants (though we don’t recommend five, the rooms are a bit small for that).For four people, this works out to about the same as the UK dorms would chargefor a double room with a shared bathroom on the hall. We have not madearrangements for dorm rooms on the UK campus, first because they really aren’tvery nice, and second because they are about 10 blocks from the meeting venue,and we did not want to have to provide transportation. The most important rea-son, though, is that we have a block of rooms that we have reserved at the Hilton,and if we do not fill those rooms, financial penalties may be incurred. Our blockconsists of 200 rooms each night during the meeting (Sunday-Wednesday), 100rooms on Saturday, and 150 on Thursday. We also have 20 rooms reserved onFriday for members of Council that are coming in for the Council meeting on Sat-urday. It is very important that meeting attendees stay in the conference hotel sothat we can make our room quota. It will be much more attractive than any al-ternatives in any case: there are few other hotels in the area (the Hyatt across thestreet will be much more expensive, if rooms are even available) and parkingdowntown is very difficult and expensive for those that might consider stayingoutside of town and driving in. All of the meeting sessions, posters, and socialsexcept for the final banquet will be in the hotel conference center. The Hiltonwill provide our conference goers with free wireless access in the rooms andthroughout the meeting venue. They will make the meeting spaces available tous for free, as long as we purchase a catering plan from the hotel and fill our re-quired room allotment. The meeting space includes a large ballroom that can besubdivided into up to four smaller spaces (each of which should easily hold 100or more people, theatre-style), several smaller conference rooms, and an atrium

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balcony. It has all been extensively and attractively remodeled. An additionallarge ballroom off the main lobby will be used for poster display space. TheHilton has organized a website for room registration that will be linked to the onewe are producing for meeting registration. An adjacent parking garage providesconvenient parking free of charge to hotel patrons.

Lexington, particularly downtown and the Horse Park, is undergoing a“face lift” in preparation for the 2010 equestrian games. Many new businesses,including restaurants and night-clubs, have opened in the area of the hotel and weanticipate that downtown will be a lively and enjoyable venue for the meeting bynext June.

We have made our arrangements for the foray to Bernheim Forest. All thatremains is to sign a form to allow us to collect. Bernheim Forest is a private foun-dation and they have agreed to allow us to collect specimens in exchange for acomplete list of the specimens we find. They intend to post this list on their web-site, where they already have inventories of plant, animal, and insect speciesfound in the park. We are also working on finalizing plans for the closing ban-quet. The banquet will be at the Kentucky Horse Park and will be a really goodtime that will give conference goers a real taste of Kentucky and its culture. Thesilent auction and the awards ceremony will also take place at the banquet. Wehave hired a bus company for both events, paid a deposit, and we have also iden-tified entertainment for the banquet (The Moron Brothers, a local comedy andmusic duo) and for our opening social (a duo of fiddlers and performers of othertraditional Kentucky music).

CateringWe are finalizing our catering requests with the Hilton. Right now it looks

like this will be the biggest single expense to absorb into the registration costs.We have plans for several catered events at the hotel including a “happy hour”meet-and-greet event on Saturday evening, a welcome social on Mondayevening, a continental breakfast (coffee, tea, juices, and assorted pastries) Mon-day, Tuesday, and Thursday, the MSA business breakfast on Wednesday, anMSA volunteers social on Wednesday evening, morning and afternoon coffeebreaks during each of the invited sessions and symposia, and light refreshments(coffee, tea, soft drinks, and snack mix) during the two poster sessions. We arenot planning to provide most meals but there are many options within walkingdistance of the hotel, from fast food to 5-star restaurants. We will be providinglists of local eateries as well as directions to get to them at the registration desk.

SponsorshipWe have already received considerable support from our College of Agri-

culture and especially from our Agricultural Communications department. Theyhave developed a website http://www.ca.uky.edu/msaisfeg/ and a very nice meet-ing logo (below). We are working on an abstract submission site and have de-veloped a plan through UK to accept online credit card payments for meeting reg-istration through Skipjack. We expect to activate meeting registration andabstract submission by late in February or early in March.

Corporate SponsorshipWe have developed a letter and form for requests for corporate sponsor-

ship. These were sent out right after the New Year, and we hope to hear by theend of February about support.

ProgramWe have been working with program committee chair Tom Horton to de-

velop and to accommodate the program for the meeting and to coordinate ISFEGand MSA sessions. Some sessions of mutual interest will be joint, while othermore specialized sessions will be concurrent. Most social events will also be joint.

We hope that our planning so far meets with council’s approval.—Lisa Vaillancourt and Chris Schardl

MSA2011 Local Arrangements Committee –Fairbanks, AK

• We will provide Fairbanks/Alaska tourism Fairbanks and meeting informa-tional fliers at 2010 MSA annual meeting;

• We have put in request for RA funding to VCR for Research Buck Sharpton'soffice, but with no reply from his office yet;

• We have locked in our meeting dates with UAF housing office and MSA forAugust 1-6 and have further contacted Fairbanks hotels to lock in reducedrates;

• We will meet with our new Fairbanks tourism coordinator, arranged for tran-sition of our previous discussion to her;

• We will agree upon a contract with our Fairbanks tourism board for confer-ence registration services (off campus reservations, payment, etc.).

• We have gained IAB agreement to host meeting web site and provide somesupport (IAB computer support person Jock Irons and IAB information offi-cer Marie Gilbert are now working with us).

• We have collected materials for the MSA 2011 web site to be put together bygrad student Ina Timling;

• We have contacted program committee about symposia (no response);• We have contacted president about conference theme (no response);• We will be contacting NSF about grad student travel support.• We need to get the MSA money ($3K) from the Treasurer for our prelimi-

nary webpage work, but we do not want to launch this fully until JUST afterMSA 2010.

• We are still waiting on word from our Vice Chancellor on support fundingmoney as well.

• Internally, we continue to plug away at myriad tasks and organizational meet-ings.

—Gary Laursen and Lee Taylor

AFFILIATES AND ASSIGNMENTSReport from MSA Representative

International Mycological AssociationDuring summer 2009, a pre-proposal to host the IMC10 in 2014 in San

Juan, PR was submitted to IMA. Three sites submitted pre-proposals: Beijing(China – Mycological Society of China), Bangkok (Thailand – Thai Mycologi-cal Association) and San Juan (Puerto Rico – Mycological Society of America).The IMA Executive Committee voted to select two for full proposals. After thevoting process, both Bangkok and San Juan were selected. At this moment a fullproposal is being prepared by Dr. Sharon A. Cantrell together with MSA Presi-dent Rytas Vilgalys and the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau. Full proposal willbe submitted by the end of February. Other issues being discussed in the IMAExecutive committee include the awards to be given at IMC9.

—Sharon A. Cantrell

Historian/Archivist and MemorialsCommittee Midyear Report, 2010

No new acquisitions were added to MSA files.The Memorials Committee has been working on four memorials at this

time. The memorial for Lois Tiffany memorial is under review. The OrsonMiller memorial has been revised and is in my hands. Memorials for Bob Ban-doni and Tsuguo Hongo are being compiled.

—Ron Petersen

The Mycological Society of America 2009–2010 Official Roster

Executive CouncilRytas Vilgalys, President (2009–2010)

fungi@duke.eduThomas D Bruns, President-Elect (2009-2010)

pogon@berkeley.eduDavid Hibbett, Vice President (2009-2010)

dhibbett@clarku.eduJessie A. Glaeser, Secretary (2009–2012)

msasec1@yahoo.comSabine Huhndorf, Treasurer (2007–2010)

shuhndorf@fieldmuseum.orgRoy E Halling, Past President (2008–2009)

rhalling@nybg.org

General Council(Includes Executive Council listed above)Don E Hemmes, Past President (2007–2008)

hemmes@hawaii.eduAnthony Glen, CouncilorCell Biology/Physiology (2009-2011)

anthony.glenn@ars.usda.govN Louise Glass, Councilor Cell Biology/Physiology (2008–2010)

lglass@uclink.berkeley.eduD Lee Taylor, CouncilorEcology/Pathology (2008–2010)

fflt@uaf.edu

Tom Horton, CouncilorEcology/Pathology (2009-2011)

trhorton@esf.eduGeorgiana May, CouncilorGenetics/Molecular Biology (2008–2010)

gmay@umn.eduJason Stajich, CouncilorGenetics/Molecular Biology (2010-2011)

jason.stajich@ucr.eduTim James, CouncilorSystematics/Evolution (2009-2011)

tyjames@umich.edu

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Jean-Marc Moncalvo, CouncilorSystematics/Evolution (2008–2010)jeanmarcm@gmail.com

Editorial AppointmentsMycologiaJeffrey Stone, Editor-in-Chief (2009-2014)

stonej@science.oregonstate.eduKaren Snetselaar, Managing Editor (2009-2014)

ksnetsel@sju.eduJohn Donahue, Assistant Editor

jmdonahue2@cox.netGerard Hebert, Assistant Editor

mycology@unm.edu

InoculumJinx Campbell, Editor (2007–2010)

jinx.campbell@usm.eduAmy Rossman, Book Review Editor

amy.rossman@ars.usda.gov

Editorial Advisory CommitteeRick Kerrigan, Chair (2005–2010)

rwk@sylvaninc.comKerry O’Donnell (2006–2011)

kerry.odonnell@ars.usda.govVacantVacantLori Carris, ex officio, Past Chair

carris@mail.wsu.edu

Associate EditorsM. Catherine Aime (2010-2012)

maime@agcenter.lsu.eduManfred Binder (2009-2011)

mbinder@clarku.eduLori Carris (2009-2011)

carris@wsu.eduRandy Currah (2004–2010)r.currah@ualberta.caSteven D Harris (2006–2010)

sharri1@unlnotes.unl.eduBruce Horn (2010-2012)

bruce.horn@ars.usda.govSusan Kaminskyj (2009-2011)

susan.kaminskyj@usask.caFrancois Lutzoni (2009-2011)

flutzoni@duke.eduP Brandon Matheny (2009-2011)

pmatheny@utk.eduSteven Miller (2009-2011)

fungi@uwyo.eduStephen Rehner (2010-2012)

Stephen.Rehner@ars.usda.govDavid Rizzo (2009-2011)

dmrizzo@ucdavis.eduConrad Schoch (2009-2011)

schoch2@ncbi.nlm.nih.govBrian Shaw (2009-2011)

bdshaw@tamu.eduMargaret Silliker (2006–2010)

msillike@depaul.eduFrances Trail (2008-2010)

trail@ msu.eduElse Vellinga (2010-2012)ecvellinga@comcast.net Merlin M White (2006–2010)

merlinwhite@boisestate.eduLoretta M. Winton (2008-2010)

Lori.winton@uaf.edu

Allen PressKeith Parsons, Account Manager

kparsons@allenpress.com

Allen Marketing & ManagementClaims & Membership ServicesKay Rose, Association Manager

krose@allenpress.com

HighWire PressJulie Noblitt, Mycologia Journal Manager

jnoblitt@highwire.stanford.eduMycologia Online Feedback / Support

www.mycologia.org/

Standing Committees Education Thomas Volk, Chair (2007–2011)

volk.thom@uwlax.eduKathy Jacobson (2006–2010)

jacobsok@grinnell.eduMatthew R Keirle (2008–2011)keirlem@mccfl.edu Matthew Smith (2009 – 2012)

trufflesmith@gmail.com

Electronic Communication& Web Page Management Kathie T Hodge, Webmaster (2006–2010)

kh11@cornell.eduDavid Geiser, Abstract Submission Site

Manager (2002– 2010), geiser@psu.eduDonald Natvig, ex officio, Mycologia EICJinx Campbell, ex officio, Inoculum EditorJessie Glaeser, ex officio, MSA SecretaryKay Rose, ex officio, Allen PressJulie Noblitt, ex officio, HighWire Press

Endowment A Elizabeth Arnold, Chair (2006–2010)

arnold@ag.arizona.eduKaren Hughes (2007–2011)

khughes@utk.eduR Greg Thorn (2008–2012)rgthorn@uwo.caDennis Desjardin (2009-2013)ded@sfsu.eduThomas C Harrington, ex officio, Past Chair,Tcharrin@iastate.eduSabine Huhndorf, ex officio, Treasurer

Finance Timothy J Baroni, Chair (2006–2010)

baronitj@cortland.eduKaren Snetselaar (2007–2011)

ksnetsel@sju.eduMartha Powell (2009-2013)

mpowell@biology.as.ua.eduSabine Huhndorf, ex officio, TreasurerRytas Vilgalys, ex officio, President

International Neale Bougher, Chair (2008-2012)

Neale.bougher@dec.wa.gov.auOmon Isikhuemhen (2006–2010)

omon@ncat.eduA. Esperanza Franco (2008-2011)

afranco@quimbaya.udea.edu.coHavard Kaserud (2009-2013)Joanne Taylor, ex officio, Past Chair

taylor@mopipi.ub.bw

Membership D. Jean Lodge, Chair (2010-2014)

dlodge@fs.fed.us, djlodge@caribe.netLisa Vaillancourt (2007–2010)

vaillan@email.uky.eduRichard E. Baird (2007–2011)

RBaird@plantpath.msstate.eduVacant (2009-2013)

Nomenclature Lorelei Norvell, Chair (2007–2010)

LLNorvell@pnw-ms.comScott Redhead (2007–2010)

redheads@agr.gc.caAndrew Minnis (2009-2013)

dminnis1@hotmail.com

Rotating Committees – AwardsMycological Society DistinctionsWalter Sundberg (2007–2012)

sundberg.wj.407@verizon.netJoseph W Spatafora (2006–2011)

spatafoj@science.oregonstate.eduAlex Weir (2008–2013)

aweir@mailbox.syr.eduLinda Kohn (2009-2014)

linda.kohn@utoronto.caVacantJames Kimbrough, ex officio, Past Chair

jwk@mail.ifas.ufl.edu

Honorary Awards James B. Anderson, Chair (2007–2010)

janderso@utm.utoronto.caTimothy J Baroni (2008–2011)

baronitj@cortland.eduGreg Mueller, (2009-2012)

gmueller@chicagobotanic.orgMartha J. Powell, ex officio, Past Chair

mpowell@biology.as.ua.edu

Research Awards Michelle Seidl, Chair (2005–2010)

seidl@comcast.netThorsten Lumbsch (2006–2011)

tlumbsch@fieldmuseum.orgDennis Desjardin (2007–2012)

ded@sfsu.eduTeresa Pawlowska (2008–2013)

Tep8@cornell.eduNing Zhang (2009-2014)

zhang@aesop.rutgers.eduTerry Hill, ex officio, Past Chair

hill@rhodes.edu

Mentor Student Travel AwardsJuan L Mata, Chair (2006–2010)

jmata@usouthal.eduPeter Kennedy (2007–2011)

pkennedy@clark.eduTodd Osmundson (2008–2012)

tosmundson@nybg.org Heather Hallen-Adams (2009-2013)

hallenhe@msu.eduJózsef Geml, ex officio, Past Chair

jgeml@iab.alaska.edu

Student Awards Brian Perry, Chair (2007–2011)

brian_perry@post.harvard.eduKentaro Hosaka, (2007–2010)

hosakak@gmail.comJohn McKemy (2008–2012)

john.mckemy@aphis.usda.govImke Schmitt (2009-2013)

schm2109@umn.eduAndrew Methven, ex officio, Past Chair

asmethven@eiu.edu

Rotating Committees – General ServiceKarling Annual LectureDaniel Durall, Chair (2007–2010)

daniel.durall@ubc.ca

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Timothy Y James (2008–2011)jamesti@mcmaster.ca

Brian Shaw (2009-2012) bdshaw@tamu.edu

Greg W Douhan, ex officio, Past Chairgdouhan@ucr.edu

Liaison with Amateur MycologicalClubs & SocietiesWalter Sundberg, Chair (2007–2010)

sundberg.wj.407@verizon.netCathy Cripps (2007–2011)

Ccripps@montana.eduElse Vellinga (2009-2012)

vellinga@nature.berkeley.eduDavid P Lewis, ex officio, Past Chair

plewis@jas.net

NominationsDavid J McLaughlin, Chair (2006–2010)

davem@tc.umn.eduGregory M Mueller (2007–2011)

gmueller@chicagobotanic.orgDon E Hemmes (2008–2012)

hemmes@hawaii.eduJames B. Anderson (2009–2013)

janderso@utm.utoronto.caJohn Taylor, ex officio, Past Chair

jtaylor@socrates.berkeley.edu

Program Thomas R Horton, Chair (2006–2010)

trhorton@esf.eduFred Spiegel (2007–2011)

fspiegel@uark.eduAndrew N Miller (2008–2012)

amiller@inhs.uiuc.edu D. Jean Lodge (2009-2013)

dlodge@fs.fed.us; djlodge@caribe.netMarc Cubeta, ex officio, Past Chair

marc_cubeta@ncsu.eduTom Bruns, ex officio, President-Elect

pogon@berkeley.edu

Rotating Committees – Specific ExpertiseBiodiversity Robert Lücking, Chair (2006–2010)

rlucking@fieldmuseum.orgP Brandon Matheny (2008–2011)

pmatheny@utk.eduMaria Alice Neves (2008–2012)

maliceneves@gmail.comCathy Cripps (2009–2013)

Ccripps@montana.eduTerry Henkel, ex officio, Past Chair

Twh5@humboldt.edu

Culture Collections Sabine Huhndorf, Chair (2006–2010)

shuhndorf@fieldmuseum.orgJohn M McKemy (2007–2011)

John.McKemy@aphis.usda.govJoeseph F Bischoff (2008–2012)

joe.bischoff@aphis.usda.govGerard Adams (2009-2013)

gadams@msu.eduJohann Bruhn, ex officio, Past Chair (2005–2009)

bruhnj@missouri.eduPriscila Chaverri, ex officio, ATTC

pchaverri@howard.edu

Ecology Teresa Lebel, Chair (2006–2010)

teresa.lebel@rbg.vic.gov.auPeter G Avis (2007–2011)

pavis@fieldmuseum.org

Harold Keller (2008–2012)haroldkeller@hotmail.com

Andrea Porras-Alfaro (2009-2013)porrasalfaro@gmail.com

Ari Jumpponen, ex officio, Past Chair (2005–2009)ari@ksu.edu

Environmental Health & Medical Mycology John Shane, Chair (2006–2010)

jshane@prolabinc.comBradley R Kropp (2008–2011)

brkropp@biology.usu.eduMatthew D Greif (2008–2012)

Mgreif@fieldmuseum.orgLauraine Hawkins (2008–2013)

Lkh1@psu.eduMike Rinaldi, ex officio, Past Chair (2005–2009)

rinaldi@uthscsa.edu

Genetics & Cell Biology Meritxell Riquelme, Chair (2008–2010)

Riquelme@cicese.mx Ignazio Carbone (2008–2011)

Ignazio_carbone@ncsu.eduTerry Hill (2008–2012)

hill@rhodes.eduMyron Smith (2009-2013) Robert Roberson, ex officio, Past Chair(2004–2009)

robby2@asu.edu

Phytopathology Bradley R Kropp, Chair (2006–2010)

brkropp@cc.usu.eduLoretta Winton (2007–2011)

lori.winton@uaf.eduJames J Worrall (2008–2012)

jworrall@fs.fed.us Kelly Ivors (2009-2013) Carol M Stiles, ex officio, Past Chair(2005–2009)

cmstiles@valdosta.edu

Conservation Michael A Castellano, Chair (2008–2010)

michael.castellano@orst.eduSharon A Cantrell (2008–2011)

scantrel@suagm.eduDavid W Minter (2008–2012)

d.minter@cabi.orgGregory M Mueller (2008–2013)

gmueller@chicagobotanic.orgElse Vellinga (2009-2013)

ecvellinga@comcast.net

Annual Meeting CommitteesMSA 2010 Local Arrangements Lisa J Vaillancourt, vaillan@pop.uky.eduChris Schardl, schardl@uky.eduMSA 2011 Local ArrangementsGary Laursen, ffgal@uaf.eduD Lee Taylor, fflt@uaf.eduAnnual Foray Coordinator vacant

Affiliates and AssignmentsRepresentativesAmerican Association for the Advancementof Science (Committee of Section G: Biology) Conrad Schoch (2009–2012)

schoch2@ncbi.nlm.nih.govAmerican Institute of Biological Sciences

VacantAmerican Mushroom InstituteRichard W Kerrigan (2006–2012)

rwk@sylvaninc.com

American Type Culture CollectionPriscila Chaverri (2006–2012)

pchaverr@umd.eduInternational Mycological Association Sharon Cantrell (2008–2011)

scantrel@suagm.eduInternational Union of Microbiological Soci-eties (US National Committee)David M Geiser (2008–2011)

dmg17@psu.eduNatural Sciences Collections AllianceJoe Bischoff (2009-2012)

Joe.Bischoff@aphis.usda.gov

Special Assignments & AppointmentsAwards Coordinator Faye Murrin (2006-2010)

fmurrin@mun.ca

Historian Ron Petersen (2009-2010)

repete@utk.edu

Liaison for Society Incorporation Lafayette Frederick (2009-2012)

lfrederick@fac.howard.edu

Memorials Publications CommitteeRon Petersen, Chair, HistorianJeffrey Stone, Mycologia Editor-in-ChiefRytas Vilgalys, PresidentJessie A. Glaeser, ex officio, SecretaryJinx Campbell, ex officio, Inoculum Editor

Representative to the Collections Web Re-search Coordination NetworkMeredith Blackwell (2010-2013)

mblackwell@lsu.edu

Joint Commission on Common Names (msa+nama = JOINT appointments; msa = MSAonly; nama = NAMA only)Scott Redhead, Chair msa+nama

redheads@agr.gc.caLorelei Norvell msa+nama

LLNorvell@pnw-ms.comJudy Rogers msa+nama

judyr@hevanet.comWalt Sundberg msa

sundberg.wj.407@verizon.netTom Volk msa

volk.thom@uwlax.eduCarol Dreiling nama

caroldrei@aol.comGeorge Riner nama

griner@bellatlantic.net

Affiliated Mycological Societies –RegionalBoston Mycological Club (BMC)Illinois Mycological Association (IMA)Oregon Mycological Society (OMS)

Allied/Sister Mycological Societies –National & International

African Mycological AssociationAustralasian Mycological SocietyBritish Mycological Society (BMS)Latin American Mycological Society (ALM)Mycological Society of China (MSC)Mycological Society of Japan (MSJ)North American Mycological Association(NAMA)

Honorary Societies & Institutes British Mycological SocietyCentraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS) 2004Mycological Society of Japan 2005

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The fungaria (fungal equivalent ofherbaria) of CABI (IMI) and the RoyalBotanic Gardens, Kew (K(M)) comprisetwo of the most important and historical-ly significant collections of dried fungiin the world. On 3 December 2009, thelast of around 4500 boxes of specimensfrom the IMI collection was delivered toKew, following agreement between thetwo organizations to co-locate their col-lections Two of CABI’s mycologists,Paul Cannon and Paul Kirk will also re-locate to support Kew’s existing (andsoon to be augmented) mycology team.The merger comes during Kew’s 250th

anniversary year and was enabled thanksto funding support from Defra. It willensure continuing support for fungalsystematics and conservation world-wide, which are a fundamental part ofKew’s Breathing Planet Programme.

The Kew fungarium, estimated tocontain around 850000 specimens,covers all groups of fungi and is particularly rich in basid-iomycetes and fungi from natural habitats. It was initiated in1879 with the collections of the Rev. M.J. Berkeley, and hasbeen continually expanded and enhanced since then. Many ofthe world’s most significant mycologists have deposited theircollections in Kew, these including the extensive herbaria ofM.C. Cooke, and of numerous 19th century and later collec-tors such as Charles Crossland, C.E. Broome, and C.B.Plowright from Britain, and L.D. von Schweinitz, M.A. Cur-tis, J.P.F.C. Montagne, C.H. Peck, G.H.K. Thwaites, C.G.Hansford, T. Petch, and many others from around the world.The surviving collections of James Bolton and J. Sowerby arepreserved at Kew, as well as specimens that Darwin collectedfrom Tierra del Fuego during the voyage of the Beagle, andvoucher specimens of potato blight contributed by Berkeleyas part of his research into the causes of the Irish potatofamine. Kew’s holdings are rich not only in historically im-portant collections, but are continuously growing, with sever-al thousand collections received worldwide annually.

The IMI fungarium contains around 400000 specimens,and is highly complementary to the Kew collection as it fo-cuses on fungi causing plant disease and species of econom-ic importance. Perhaps the most famous specimen is a driedculture of the original strain of Penicillium notatum (nowconsidered a synonym of P. chrysogenum) that AlexanderFleming used during his discovery of penicillin. That oneculture led to a revolution in treatment of human disease thatwill have directly benefited almost everyone reading this ar-

ticle. The collections of former staffincluding E.W. Mason, M.B. Ellis, S.J.Hughes and B.C. Sutton form an im-portant part of the IMI holdings.

CABI’s 27000-strong living col-lection of fungi (which includes theUK National Collection of FungusCultures and several other importantcollections including those of theBuilding Research Establishment andthe British Antarctic Survey) will re-main at Egham along with its associat-ed staff, and will be joined by Kew’sliving collection of saprobic basid-iomycetes. This will further strengthenone of the world’s most significantpublic-service fungal culture collec-tions.

The two collections of dried fungiwill be managed by Kew but remainlargely separate entities for the forsee-able future, due to the prohibitive costsof merging them into a single se-

quence. Over the next few months, however, IMI’s basid-iomycete holdings will be incorporated into the Kew systemdue to lack of space to keep them separate. Each collectionwill maintain its historical accession numbers to ensure thatreferences to specimens in the literature can be matched ac-curately to the samples themselves. There are plans in thelong term to database the entire collection to increase its ac-cessibility to mycologists globally. Basic data on the IMIspecimens is already available at http://194.203.77.76/herbI-MI/, keyboarded with support from GBIF. This website willmigrate to Kew in the next few months, and will subse-quently be amalgamated with data from Kew’s Herbtracksystem. Loans of specimens from the two collections will beavailable to bona fide researchers under Kew’s standard con-ditions, but we do not anticipate full service to resume untilaround April 2010 due to the organizational work remainingon the IMI collection.

The combined fungaria [mycaria], with around 1.25 mil-lion specimens and including 45000 types (critically impor-tant specimens that link fungal names with the organismsthemselves), must constitute the largest and most scientifi-cally valuable collection in the world. It will remain as a pub-lically accessible resource to underpin all mycological re-search on a global basis.

Brian SpoonerB.Spooner@kew.org

Head of Mycology, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Paul CannonPrincipal Mycologist, CABI

MYCOLOGICAL NEWSKew/CABI Merger

Some of the compactor units atKew, with the green boxes thathouse the mycology collections

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The International Botanical Congress will meet in Melbourne 23-30July 2011. See http://www.ibc2011.com. Save the date! The Australianflora with its many endemics and strong Gondwanan element provides aunique opportunity full of inspiring experiences for the botanical visitor.These Congresses are particularly notable in that they bring together sci-entists not only from many countries, but also from many disciplineswithin the broad research field of plant science, including botany, mycol-ogy, plant ecology, horticulture, agriculture, and related fields. The in-creasing knowledge about plants - their history, growth, uses, interactionswith other organisms, and roles in the ecosystem - is becoming progres-sively important to the stability and sustainability of the human endeavorand, indeed, of all life on Earth. The call for symposium proposals is stillon. Please submit by 31 March 2010 and keep fungi in the mix!

—Meredith Blackwell

mblackwell@lsu.edu

New Treatmentfor Amanita Poisoning

Few good treatments for victims of amatox-in poisoning are available. One that is common-ly used in Europe is Legalon SIL (Madaus Inc),a modified, injectable extract of milk thistle thatappears to protect the liver. This drug is now un-dergoing FDA-sanctioned clinical study in theUS. If you are involved in an amatoxin poison-ing case this season, please point physicians andpoison control centers to the 24 hour telephonehotline: 866-520-4412, and/or to this website:http://sites.google.com/site/legalonsil/

Kathie T. Hodgekh11@cornell.edu

McIlvainea The NAMA journal, McIlvainea, is back in

production after a hiatus. The current issue is onlineat www.namyco.org/publications/mcil_journal.html

O. K. Miller Library Books for SaleI am planning to sell Dr. Orson Miller’s Li-

brary by using an online auction. I will start itMay 1st. If you have any books you might wantbefore that time, please contact me at: or-sonk@frontiernet.net . There are about 950books and I can send a list of them with all thepertinent information as to condition etc. Pleaseinclude what you would spend for each volume.A percentage of the income will go to the MSAEndowment Fund. I will also need postage.

Hope Miller (Mrs. O. K. Miller Jr.)

ARS Newsmakers: ScientificHeroes After the Storm

The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina sawmany stories of heroism and helpfulness, buthere’s one you may not have heard. Thanks tothe foresight of taxonomist Maren Klich andher colleagues at our ARS Southern RegionalResearch Center in New Orleans, home to theARS Fungal Culture Collection, the collectioncame through the crisis unscathed and provedvery useful when Klich turned her efforts tohelping other agencies identify potentially dan-gerous mold species resulting from water dam-age caused by Katrina. Read more about this at:http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100122.htm

Brazilian Mycological CongressThe VI Brazilian Mycological Congress

will be held in Brasília from November 29 toDecember 02, 2010. The participaton of MSAmembers is very much appreciated. Anyone in-terested in giving 50 min talks in any aspect ofmycology should contact José Carmine Dianeseat jcarmine@unb.br.

IBC 2011

Prof. Vladimir Vujanovic is AFIF Chairin Mycology, Microbial Biotechnology andBioproducts at the University ofSaskatchewan (Saskatoon). He recently dis-covered a polyspecific mycoparasite,Sphaerodes mycoparasitica, capable of con-trolling several Fusarium species at the sametime and in the same sample without harmingother beneficial microorganisms in the envi-ronment. Results on Sphaerodes were report-ed in Mycological Research, Mycologia, andBiocontrol Science and Technology. Themycoparasite, an eco-friendly alternative tocostly breeding processes and chemical treat-ments against Fusarium, is inciting both sci-entific and industrial interest.

Vladimir Vujanovicvladimir.vujanovic@usask.ca

Sphaerodes mycoparasitica

The annual Middle Atlantic States Mycology Conference has takenplace every spring since 1979. MASMC meetings also coincide with theappearance of many spring fungi including Morchella spp. This meetingprovides new students, postdocs, and mycologists the opportunity to pres-ent their research findings and obtain inputs from learned colleagues, in aless formal venue than larger national and international meetings. Thisyear’s MASMC and morel foray (go morels!) will be hosted April 9-11by your friends at North Carolina A&T State University. Registrationforms and instructions for presenters are now available on the MASMC20120 web site (www.fungbiotech.com/masmc2010). Registration is dueby March 26. Both oral and poster presentations are welcome. For addi-tional information, please contact: Dr. Omon. S. Isikhuemhen (email:omon@ncat.edu), Natural Resources & Environmental Design Depart-ment, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411. Welook forward to seeing you in Greensboro this spring!

—Omon Isikhuemhenomon@ncat.edu

Middle Atlantic States MycologyConference (MASMC 2010)

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Greetings MSA/ISFEG members: It is time to register andsubmit your abstracts for the 2010 MSA/ISFEG meetings inKentucky. This year’s theme is Symbioses, and as Frank intend-ed, covers parasitic/pathogenic, commensal and mutualistic in-teractions. Links for the abstract submission and registration websites for the meeting can be found at the meeting web site:http://www.ca.uky.edu/msaisfeg/. The deadline for abstract sub-mission is April 19th.

The 2010 MSA-ISFEG meeting will take place at the HiltonHotel and Convention Center (http://www.lexingtondowntown-hotel.com) in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. All of the meet-ing sessions and social events except for the final banquet willtake place right on site in the Hilton’s Convention Center.

The local arrangements committee strongly encouragesmeeting attendees to stay at the conference hotel so that we willfill our room quota and guarantee the most economical meetingpackage for our societies and our membership. If we fail to meetour nightly room quotas, the societies may incur financial penal-ties. The price for the rooms will be quite competitive, consider-ing that up to five can occupy each room with no extra charge.Rollaways can be reserved at the time of registration for an extrafee. Discount room rates will be available until May 26th or untilthe room allotment is sold out. To register for a room, go to thehotel registration site at http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/per-sonalized/LEXDTHF-MSAMTG-20100625/index.jhtml

We are pleased to announce Dr. Sally Smith will give theKarling Lecture. She continues to be a leader in the field of my-corrhizal symbioses and fits nicely with this year’s theme. In ad-dition to well over one hundred refereed articles and reviews, shepushes the field forward as a co-editor of the classic MycorrhizalSymbioses, now in its 3rd edition.

We are also very excited that the following four symposiaare scheduled. Details and speaker lists for these symposia willbe posted on the meeting website.• The role of stress response mechanisms in symbiotic and

pathogenic associations of fungi• Impacts of endophytes on host plant ecology and biotechnology• Advances in DNA barcoding for fungi• Molecular insights into the fungus:host plant interface.

The foray is on Sunday, June 27 at Bernheim Forest, a pri-

vate educational and research facility dedicated to the restorationand preservation of Kentucky’s native ecosystems.

The conference banquet will be at the Kentucky Horse Parkon July 1. This event will feature Kentucky fare and entertain-ment. We have also arranged for access to the International Mu-seum of the Horse, the American Saddlebred Museum, a self-guided tour of the barns and grounds, hayrides and carriage rides,the gift shop, and of course the resident horses which include fa-mous race and movie horses as well as representatives of the var-ious horse breeds.

We look forward to seeing you all and having a great meeting.Tom Horton (Chair, Program Committee)

Lisa Vaillancourt (Local Organizing Committee)Chris Schardl (Local Organizing Committee)

AnnualMeetingAnnouncement2010.pdfAnnualMeeting2010Poster.pdf

2010 MSA Meeting

2010 MSA AuctionIt’s never too soon to think about donating your mycologi-

cal treasures to the 2010 MSA Auction! Out-of-print mycologybooks, historical photographs of mycologists, and photos and il-lustrations of mushrooms and other fungi are always popular —and creative items ranging from mycological t-shirts to art, uten-sils, research tools, and myco-kitsch are more than welcome. Re-member that auction proceeds go to the MSA General Endow-ment Fund, which supports student fellowships and travel tomeetings. Please notify Betsy Arnold (arnold@ag.arizona.edu) ofthe items you plan to donate so that we can compile a catalog. Do-nated items may be delivered in person to the meeting registrationarea at the start of the conference, or mailed Lisa Vaillancourt atthe address below.

Lisa J. Vaillancourt (MSA AUCTION)Department of Plant Pathology201F Plant Science Building1405 Veterans DriveUniversity of KentuckyLexington, KY 40546-0312

Thank you for your support!Betsy Arnold

Chair, MSA Endowment Committeearnold@ag.arizona.edu

The alarming spread of white-nose syndrome disease in batsin the northeastern U.S. (> 1 000 000 bat deaths since 2006) andthe new discovery of the associated fungus, Geomyces destruc-tans, in a healthy bat in France [Emerg. Infect. Dis. 2010 Feb.]reminds one of the chestnut tree blight story and The Conferenceheld in Feb. 1912 at the behest of the Governor of Pennsylvania.The main focus of the Harrisburg meeting was to discuss how thespread of the chestnut blight might be prevented. Applied my-cologists, including Dr. W.A. Murrill, were key figures in thediscussion. The fundamental opinions about control were dia-metrically opposed to each other – demonstrating the difficultyof dealing with pathogens once they have been introduced. Thechestnut report, entitled on the hard cover as PennsylvaniaChestnut Blight Conference by Guilbert & Lewis, gives us a

glimpse into past struggles and provides valuable information forall scientists and policy makers who are now wrestling with in-vasive pest problems. One important lesson is that the reportdrew attention to the need for a national goal to exclude invasivepests, and the Federal Plant Quarantine Act was passed into lawAug. 20, 1912.

Our current quarantine and protection efforts are too feeblewhen compared to the sheer magnitude of international com-merce. One reason has been the minimal expression of seriousconcern by the public and the media. Write to your congression-al representatives about these threats to our natural world.

Ed Setliff dsetliff@twcny.rr.com

Mycohistorybytes: Pest Globalization

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HEY MYCOLOGISTS: THINK YOU’VE SEEN ITALL?Covering All Things Mycological, FUNGI CelebratesThird Anniversary

A new kind of journal, launched to much fanfare in2008, is quietly taking the mycological world by storm. Andthis month, FUNGI begins its third year in print. The winterissue of FUNGI magazine features reviews of slime molds andcellular slime molds by experts familiar to all of us, dazzlingimages of slime mold fruitbodies, and in a curtain call to theYear of Darwin, three different mycologists offer up tales ofCharles Darwin’s first encounter with South America’s mostenigmatic fungus, Cyttaria darwinii. For spring 2010, theAnnual Special Issue will be devoted to the most prized ofNorth American fungi: Morels.

Based in Richfield, Wisconsin, the flashy new mag-azine is produced by a team of experts and academics rang-ing from across the USA and Canada. Many of the Con-tributing Editors of FUNGI have won national awards forphotography, writing, or pedagogical efforts. Most are lead-ers in regional North American mycological societies whocame together with the common belief that North Americanmycologists should have a magazine of their own that is theequal of what the Europeans have been publishing for manyyears.

Each issue of FUNGI explores the world of mycologywith regular features on toxicology; medicinal mushrooms;history; latest scientific literature; how to photograph, cook,and cultivate mushrooms; and peer-reviewed technical pa-pers ranging from original research findings to reviews oftaxonomic groups to new records of North American species.FUNGI magazine appeals to just about anyone having an in-terest in mycology from amateur mycophile to professionalmycologist, and has become a huge success within the com-munity. In just two years, FUNGI has built the largest circula-tion of any mycological magazine in North America, withmore than 3,000 subscribers and counting. The journal’spopularity extends beyond borders; FUNGI has subscribers inno fewer than 37 countries.

FUNGI is published five times per year (four quarterly is-sues plus a special Annual issue) by FUNGI, P. O. Box 8,1925 Hwy. 175, Richfield, Wisconsin 53076-0008 USA.Subscriptions are $38 for five issues, for U.S.A. residents;$40 for residents of Canada and Mexico; $50 for all others.More information including author instructions, credit cardorders, and archives can be found at the Web site:www.fungimag.com.

For more information about FUNGI or to schedule an in-terview with Britt Bunyard or any of the Contributing Edi-tors, please call Britt Bunyard at 262.227.1243 or e-mail atbbunyard@wi.rr.com.

FUNGI Celebrates Third Anniversary

In response to the Report from the Interagency WorkingGroup on Scientific Collections, federal agencies are becom-ing more aware that our nation’s biological collections holdcritical information that will inform research on issues suchas climate change, biodiversity loss, invasive species andother national priority environmental issues. We see lan-guage in federal budget requests for increased support to col-lections in order to meet the challenge and increase the valueof these collections. A multi-year, multi-million dollar effortcould become available to digitize the nation’s biologicalcollections. Toward that end, we are preparing a strategicplan for a 10-year national effort to digitize and mobilize im-ages and data associated with biological research collectionsis being developed. You can view the plan at http://digbio-col.wordpress.com

This plan requires broad support and input from the col-lections community and a diversity of stakeholders. The re-sponses to the plan, collected through email and blog com-mentary will be used in future meetings to complete astrategic plan.

Community feedback on the initiative outlined here iscritical. In addition to feedback from individuals, we are alsoseeking endorsements and comments from professional soci-

eties, and hope that the Mycological Society of Americawould consider making an official response.

Feedback can be made on the blog post (http://digbio-col.wordpress.com) or via email (to wg-digitization@nes-cent.org).

Specific feedback is needed in areas such as:• support for the proposed model, suggestions for revision• ideas regarding the three-tiered approach suggested here• priorities for collection digitization• ways to maximize collaboration across institutions and

federal agencies, and at the international level.

This feedback will be aggregated and provided to par-ticipants in future planning sessions that will develop a finalstrategic plan. Thanks in advance for taking the time to con-tribute to this very important initiative.

Dr. Barbara M. ThiersDirector, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium

Editor, Index HerbariorumNew York Botanical Garden

2900 Southern Blvd.Bronx, NY 10458-5126

tel: 718-817-8622fax: 718-817-8809bthiers@nybg.org

US Biological Collections Strategic Plan

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MYCOLOGY SEMINARS Aug 8-14, Mushrooms and Other Fungi, Rosalind Lowenand Dianna Smith

Sep 14-18, Toxic and Look-Alike Mushrooms and the Man-agement of Mushroom Toxicities: A Seminar for EmergencyCare and Health Care Providers (tuition: $480), John Sauci-er, Tamas R. Peredy, and Lawrence Leonard

Descriptions of seminars may be found athttp://www.eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/nhs-calendar.shtml.Information on lodging options, meals, and costs may befound at http://www.eaglehill.us/programs/general/applica-tion-info.shtml. There is an online application form athttp://www.eaglehill.us/programs/general/application-web.shtml. Syllabi are available for these and many otherfine natural history training seminars on diverse topics.

For more information, please contact the Humboldt In-stitute, PO Box 9, Steuben, ME 04680-0009. 207-546-2821.Fax 207-546-3042. E-mail - office@eaglehill.us. Onlinegeneral information may be found at http://www.eaglehill.us

NATURAL HISTORY SEMINARSIn support of field biologists, modern field naturalists,

and students of the natural history sciences, Eagle Hill offers

specialty seminars and workshops at different ecologicalscales for those who are interested in understanding, ad-dressing, and solving complex ecological questions. Semi-nars topics range from watershed level subjects, and subjectsin classical ecology, to highly specialized seminars in ad-vanced biology, taxonomy, and ecological restoration.

Eagle Hill has long been recognized as offering hard-to-find seminars and workshops which provide important op-portunities for training and meeting others who are likewisededicated to the study of the natural history sciences.

Eagle Hill field seminars are of special interest becausethey focus on the natural history of one of North America’smost spectacular and pristine natural areas, the coast of east-ern Maine from Acadia National Park to Petit Manan Na-tional Wildlife Refuge and beyond. Most seminars combinefield studies with follow-up lab studies and a review of theliterature. Additional information is provided in lectures,slide presentations, and discussions. Seminars are primarilytaught for people who already have a reasonable backgroundin a seminar program or in related subjects, or who are keen-ly interested in learning about a new subject. Prior discus-sions of personal study objectives are welcome.

2010 Seminars at the Humboldt Institute

MYCOLOGIST’S BOOKSHELF

Four books are reviewed in this issue. Two new books have been received since the last Mycologist’s Book-shelf and both are already under review. If you know of a newly published book that might be of interest to my-cologists, please let me know so that I can request it. Amy.Rossman@ars.usda.gov.

Essential Plant Pathology,Second Edition. 2010. Gail L.Schumann, Cleora J. D’Arcy.APS Press, 3340 Pilot KnobRoad, St. Paul, MN 55121,http://www.shopapspress.org.ISBN: 978-0-89054-381-9. 369pp plus CD. Price: $89.95.

There are many books deal-ing with plant pathology but nonelike Essential Plant Pathology.The book has eleven chapterswith three appendices and a companion DVD with many extras:additional texts, high quality figures, laboratory exercises andlinks to internet resources. It also includes a very comprehen-sive glossary illustrated on DVD! and a detailed index.

The book content includes all the subjects usually given inan introductory plant pathology course, but in an innovativeway to bring it to the students. The authors’ style, allied with

this new approach, are definitely the highest point of the book.If that is not enough, the DVD is an added bonus.

The first chapter “What is wrong with my plant?” explainswhat plant diseases are and why we study them. In this chapter,the concepts of the disease triangle, Koch’s postulates, diseasecycles and disease management are introduced. Chapters 2 to 7deal with the causal organisms of plant diseases. Chapter 2 cov-ers fungi and fungal-like organisms, while chapter 3 deals withbacteria including phytoplasmas and spiroplasmas. Chapters 4to 6 concentrate on nematodes, viruses and viroids, and para-sitic flowering plants. The latter topic is barely mentioned inmost plant pathology books. Finally, chapter 7 deals with theabiotic factors. All these chapters are up-to-date. For example,in chapter 5 covering viruses and viroids, the authors explainthe most recent techniques for detection and diagnosis of theseorganisms.

Chapter 8 “What type of plant diseases are there?” de-scribes the types of plant disease, dividing them into the main

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classes such as damping-off, vascular diseases, cankers, galls,root rots, wood decay, and diseases that commonly affect fo-liage, flowers and fruits including postharvest diseases.

Chapter 9 “How do plants interact with pathogens?” is di-vided in three parts. The first part “Ecological Interactions”mainly describes how pathogens survive, spread and find theirhosts and how they penetrate them. The second part “Physio-logical Interactions” is about the ongoing battle betweenpathogens and plants. This part is quite comprehensive and up-to-date, mentioning PR proteins, PAMPS, MAMPS, SAR andISR. Part three “Genetic Interactions” explains the basis ofgene-for-gene interactions, defining primarily how we can usedisease-resistant plants obtained by classical breeding or genet-ic engineering to overcome plant pathogens.

Chapter 10 is about plant disease epidemics. The authorsintroduce the basic concepts of monocyclic and polycyclic dis-eases. They also explain how people affect and are affected byplant disease epidemics. All the key concepts of epidemiologyare explained such as disease progress curves, comparison ofdisease epiphytotics as well as their prediction and related sub-jects. Chapter 11 explains how we can prevent and manageplant diseases outbreaks. This chapter deals with the manage-ment of plant diseases rather than control of them. The authorsdiscuss management principles (avoidance, exclusion, eradica-tion and protection) focusing on sustainable environmentalpractices, particularly calling attention to the efficacy of manyagricultural practices and the problems of indiscriminate use ofpesticides to protect plants.

Students of any introductory course on plant pathology arethe principal targets of this book; anyone who deals with plantpathology, and even those who deal with plants or fungi, suchas home gardeners and agricultural technicians, will find thisbook useful.

Although the scope of the book is not exclusively aboutfungi, this book is recommended for mycologists or anyonewho has an interest in fungi. Fungi are responsible for morethan 70% of plant diseases and mycological books barely men-tion this. In Essential Plant Pathology there are a lot of exam-ples showing how the plant diseases, mainly those caused byfungi or fungal-like organisms, “molded” civilization. For ex-ample, in this book and its companion DVD, you will learn howfungi modified people’s habits e.g. look for coffee rust; howfungi were responsible for killing millions of people e.g. lookfor late blight of potato; how fungi modified an entire landscapee.g. look for chestnut blight; and much more. Of course, it is notcomparable with books like “Magical Mushrooms, Mischie-vous Molds” by G.W. Hudler or “The Triumph of Fungi – ARotten History” by N.P. Money, because the scope of thosebooks is quite distinct from that of Essential Plant Pathology.

The approach of the book, which is said to be “easy-to-read” with an emphasis on “critical concepts” and with specialfeatures like “Did you know?” and “Case studies” boxes andothers topics, is truly an efficient way to keep the reader’s at-tention. Its extra resources available on the DVD offer the read-er a myriad of options to improve their knowledge about anysubject on plant pathology.

In conclusion, this book is awesome! It is really essentialfor any plant pathologist. If you are a teacher you should havethis book. If you are a student either undergraduate or graduateyou must have this book, even if the price is not so tempting toyou!

Dartanha J. SoaresEmbrapa Algodão

Campina Grande/PBBrazil, 58428-095

dartanha@cnpa.embrapa.br

Malaysian Fungal Diversity. 2007. E.B. Gareth Jones,Kevin D. Hyde, Vikineswary Sabaratnam (eds.). MushroomResearch Centre, University of Malaya, and Ministry of Natu-ral Resources and Environment Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur,ketua_isb@um.edu, ISBN: 978-9-83208-593-5. 421 pp. Price:unknown.

This book includes contributions from over forty mycolo-gists who study the fungi of Malaysia. Most of these contribu-tors live and work in Malaysia although some such as DennisDesjardins, Roy Halling, T. Hattori, Kevin Hyde, E.B.G. Jones,Anthony Whalley, Margaret Whalley, and Roy Watling are fre-quent visitors. The book honors one of the first major contrib-utors to basidiomycete studies, E.J.H. Corner who spent manyyears collecting and describing the fungi of Malaysia.

The book is divided into major sections on TaxonomicGroups, Ecological Groups, and Applied Mycology, thus illus-trating the diversity of knowledge about the fungi. Each chap-ter is a specialized account of the subject thus representing asignificant contribution not just a summary of the topic. For ex-ample, the chapter on the Xylariaceae includes lists of the xy-lariaceous fungi from six survey regions including forest re-

serves and nature parks in Malaysia. The chapters on ecologi-cal groups and applied mycology cover such topics as anaero-bic rumen fungi, saprobic microfungi, wood decay fungi, ma-rine and mangrove fungi, fungi as plant pathogens, fungi asbiocontrol agents, edible and medicinal mushrooms, and my-coremediation. The chapter on ethnomycology provides an in-teresting summary of the uses of edible fungi by indigenouspeoples. A final chapter lists the over 1000 new species de-scribed from Malaysia primarily by John Corner. Most chaptersinclude numerous colored illustrations. The large format en-sures that this book is readable.

This volume provides useful coverage of a breadth of top-ics such that it would be suitable as the beginning text for acourse in tropical Asian mycology. Most importantly this bookillustrates the advances in knowledge about the fungi currentlytaking place in Malaysia.

Amy Y. RossmanSystematic Mycology & Microbiology Laboratory

USDA-ARSBeltsville, MD 20705

Amy.Rossman@ars.usda.gov

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Microbial Toxins: Current Research and FutureTrends. 2009. Thomas Proft (ed.) Caister Academic Press,Caister, Norfolk, UK, www.caister.com. ISBN 978-1-904455-44-8. 192 pp. Price: $310.00.

This book is a collection of nine reviews highlighting themolecular pathophysiology of some of the most salienthuman toxins. This 180+ page hardcover offers a generalsummary of the state of understanding for nine, mostlyprokaryotic toxin families. With grayscale illustrations delin-eating mostly three-dimensional protein structure and genet-ic sequence alignments and occasionally toxin-target interac-tions, the book serves well the molecular microbiologist.

Featured among the chapters are the evolutionary eventsthat led to the emergence of pathogenic organisms from non-pathogenic ancestors, illustrated in the form of pathogenicityislands and other mobile genetic elements — moieties onlycharacterized since the advent of the genomic era. The read-er is also walked through the step-by-step protein interactionsof the Botulinum neurotoxins, with attention brought to thestructurally defined PRIME state, which might serve as a

model for the study of protein folding.The discussion of anthrax considers a renewed concept

of the role of the Lethal and Edema Factors, which contra-dicts previously held notions of Bacillus anthracis as “thetrojan horse” and offers instead the view supported by re-search since the 2001 attacks that suggests macrophages maynot be the player in human disease as once thought. The ideaof anthrax toxins playing a role in cancer therapy as inter-rupters of signaling pathways is also included. Subtilasetoxin, a more recently described AB5 toxin and cause of thehemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), interrrupts the endoplas-mic reticulum and the proteosome degradation pathwaythrough not wholly delineated mechanisms.

Though more of a veterinary medicine concern, it becomesunderstood how Pasteurella multocida toxin (PMT) activatesthe Phospholipase C pathway and why ELISA’s for rapid de-tection have been developed. Appropriately, PMT’s role as a re-search tool in elucidating signal transduction is also described.

Microbial Toxins: Current Research and Future Trends

European species ofHypocrea Part 1. The green-spored species. 2009. WalterM. Jaklitsch. Centraalbureauvoor Schimmelcultures, P.O.Box 85167, Utrecht, TheNetherlands. Studies in My-cology 63: 1-91. Price:€90.00.

This work is for special-ists. The genus Hypocrea waserected in 1825 by Fries basedon Sphaeria rufa Pers.: Fr. Itis characterized by fleshy,light-colored perithecia that are immersed in the upper part ofa stroma, with asci containing 8 uniseriately arranged, bicel-lular ascospores that disarticulate in the ascus giving theascus thus appearing 16-spored. In 2003, Chaverri andSamuels published a monograph of the genus Hypocrea/Tri-choderma having green ascospores, which included a synop-tic key. However, they did not include many samples of Eu-ropean species in their study. The present work addresses thisshortcoming by treating 19 Hypocrea/Trichoderma spp. in-cluding six new teleomorph and five new anamorph speciesfrom 14 European countries with associated DNA data fromthree loci. A usable key to the group based on holomorphiccharacters is also included.

The work starts with a brief taxonomic history of thegenus Hypocrea/Trichoderma, species concepts, economicand social aspects of the fungus, a note on nomenclature,scope and objective of this project, and strategy for species

identification and recognition. The taxonomy ofHypocrea/Trichoderma is exhaustively discussed includingsuch topics as species concept and speciation. The author hascarefully considered historical papers to identify the Euro-pean Hypocrea/Trichoderma. All species of Hypocrea/Tri-choderma described in the book are illustrated with beautifulcolor photographs. One can become be fascinated with thosephotographs and invited to the Hypocrea/Trichoderma world.

Although this is a taxonomic study, the general ecologyof Hypocrea/Trichoderma in Europe is also mentioned.When reading the ecology section, the author speculatesabout the life and activity of Hypocrea/Trichoderma in na-ture. Article 59 of the International Code of BotanicalNomenclature is one of the most significant issues for manymycologists, especially those who work on ascomycetousfungi. In the present book, the dual naming system, i.e.givingboth anamorph and teleomorph names, is adopted in order toprovide Trichoderma names for a possible future scenariothat may require the use of Trichoderma for the holomorph.

This comprehensive work will definitely provide a foun-dation not only for European mycologists, but also all my-cologists who work on Hypocrea/Trichoderma. This bookdoes not include separate keys for each state (anamorph andteleomorph), and this might be considered a weakness. Theauthor plans to publish a second monograph on hyaline-spored species of European Hypocrea. I am greatly anticipat-ing another quality contribution to mycology like the presentwork.

Yuuri HirookaSystematic Mycology & Microbiology Laboratory

USDA-ARSBeltsville, MD 20705

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The RTX toxin of Vibrio species and its complicated auto-pro-cessing is featured, over the traditionally described CTX AB5toxin of the Vibrios. The review of Helicobacter pylori’s VacAtoxin includes revelations on the targeting of T-lymphocytesand, interestingly, the mechanisms of VacA’s insertion directlyinto the plasma membrane of the gastric epithelial cells.

No review of microbial toxins would be complete withoutthe mention of Staphylococcal superantigens. Though there arefar too many to discuss in total, these evaders of host responsemaintain varied functions within the framework of well-con-served structures. Focus is on the immunological mechanismsof the more recently characterized Staphylococcus toxins.

A section on fungal ribotoxins is the only section offer-ing insight into the world of fungal pathology. These ribonu-

cleases, mostly of Aspergillus species, are featured as morethan just allergenic determinants but as immunotoxins withpotential roles in oncology with mechanisms of attack at sin-gle phosphodiester bonds.

Unfortunately the mycologist will find this book of limit-ed use, as only a small percentage of the volume is dedicatedto the field. Many of the chapters would also benefit from ad-ditional illustrations. However, it is printed in readable fonts.Thankfully, the scientific validity of the information present-ed is not only well-documented but timely and inspiring.

Robert D. JohnsonSt. George’s University

Springfield, NJ 07081Johro2@sgu.edu

• CBS Laboratory Manual Series 1: Fungal Biodiversity.2009. P.W. Crous, G.J.M. Verkley, J.Z. Groenewald, R.A.Sameson (eds.). Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures,P.O. Box 85167, Utrecht, The Netherlands,http://www.cbs.knaw.nl/publications/index.htm. ISBN: 978-90-70351-77-9. 269 pp. Price: €50.00. Review in process.

• The Kingdom of Fungi. The Biology of Mushrooms,Molds, and Lichens. 2010. Steven L. Stephenson. TimberPress, Portland, OR, www.timberpress.com. ISBN: 978-0-88192-891-4. 328 pp. Price: $34.95. Review in process.

Recently Received Books

• Advances in Mycorrhizal Science and Technology. 2009. D.P. Khasa, Y.Piché, & A. P. Coughlin (eds.). CABI Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK, or-ders@cabi.org, ISBN: 978-1-84593-586-3, ca. 200 pp. Price: €90.00, US$89.98. Requested from publisher.

• Applied Mycology. 2009. M. Rai & P.D. Bridge (eds.). CABI Wallingford,Oxfordshire, UK, orders@cabi.org, ISBN: 978-1-84593-534-4, 336 pp. Price:€135.00, US $170.00. Requested from publisher.

• Atlas of Wood Decaying Fungi. 2009. Y. Stacheva, S. Bencheva, T. Pavlidis,M. Illeva. Pensof Publishers. ISBN-13: 978-9-546424-68-6 . 349 pp. Price:£91.00. Requested from publisher.

• Biodiversity and ecology of lichens. 2009. André Aptroot, Mark R.D. Sea-ward, Laurens B. Sparrius (eds.). J. Cramer, Berlin https://www.schweizer-bart.de. ISBN: 978-3-4443-58078-0, Bibliotheca Lichenologica 99: 1-439.Price: €89.00. Reviewed in Nov.-Dec. 2009.

• Biodiversity of the Powdery Mildew Fungi (Erysiphales, Ascomycota) ofIsrael. 2009. Svetlana O. Voytyuk, Vasyl P. Heluta, Solomon P. Wasser, Evi-atar Nevo, & Susumu Takamatsu. Paul A Volz (ed.). A.R.G. Ganter VerlagK.B.G. ISBN: 978-3-90616-674-2. 290 pp. Price: €89.00. Requested from pub-lisher.

• Checklist of the Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi of Greece. 2009. BernardF. Abbott. Available from Koeltz Scientific Books, koeltz@t-on-line.de. Bib-liotheca Lichenologica 103: 1-368. Price: Unknown. Review needed.

• Common Interior Alaska Cryptogams: Fungi, Lichenicolous Fungi, Lich-enized Fungi, Slime Molds, Mosses, and Liverworts, Second Edition. 2009.Gary A. Laursen & Rodney D. Seppelt. University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks.256 pp. plus figs. ISBN: 978-1-60223-058-3. Price: $18.00. Review in process.

• Diversity of Lichenology – Anniversary Volume. 2009. Arne Thell, MarkR.D. Seaward, Tassilo Feuerer (eds.). Scheizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung,http://www.schweizerbart.de. ISBN 978-3-443-58079-7, BibliothecaLichenologica 100: 1–512. Price: €124. Review in process.

• The Essentials of Clinical Mycology Study-NDMC. 2009 Edition. Tien-ming Jen. National Defense Medical Center, Taipei. Softbound and Hard-bound. Price: Unknown. Contact: Tien-ming Jen jongtian@ms39.hinet.net. Re-view needed.

• Essential Plant Pathology, Second Edition. 2010. Gail L. Schumann, CleoraJ. D’Arcy. APS Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121,http://www.shopapspress.org. ISBN: 978-0-89054-381-9. 369 pp plus CD.Price: $89.95. Reviewed in this issue.

• European Species of Hypocrea Part 1. The green-spored species. Walter M.Jaklitsch. Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, P.O. Box 85167, Utrecht,The Netherlands, http://www.cbs.knaw.nl/publications/index.htm. Studies inMycology 63: 1-93. Price: €90.00. Reviewed in this issue.

• Fungi from Different Environments. 2009. J.K. Misra, S.K. Deshmukh(eds.). Science Publishers, Enfield, New Hampshire, sales@scipub.net.Progress in Mycological Research vol. 1. ISBN: 978-1-57808-578-1. 393 pp.Price: $109.00. Review in process.

• The Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland. 2009. C.W. Smith, A. Aptroot,B.J. Coppins, A. Fletcher, O. Gilbert, P.W. James, P.A. Wolseley (eds.). BritishLichen Society, London, UK. ISBN: 978-0-9540418-6-5. 1046 pp. Price: Un-known. Requested from publisher.

• Malaysian Fungal Diversity. 2007. E.B. Gareth Jones, Kevin D. Hyde,Vikineswary Sabaratnam (eds.). Mushroom Research Centre, University ofMalaya, and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Malaysia, KualaLumpur, ketua_isb@um.edu, ISBN: 978-9-83208-593-5. 421 pp. Price: un-known. Reviewed in this issue.

• Methods for Working with Macrofungi. Laboratory Cultivation and Prepa-ration of Larger Fungi for Light Microscopy. 2009. Heinz Clémençon. IHW-Verlag, Eching. ISBN: 978-3-93016-773-9. 82 pp. plus 33 figs. and 18 pl. Price:CHF38.00. Requested from publisher.

• Microbial Toxins: Current Research and Future Trends. 2009. ThomasProft (ed.) Caister Academic Press, Caister, Norfolk, UK, www.caister.com.ISBN 978-1-904455-44-8. 192 pp. Price: $310.00. Reviewed in this issue.

• Microstructures of Vegetative Mycelium of Macromycetes in Pure Cul-tures. 2009. Asya Buchalo, Oksana Mykchaylova, Margarita Lomberg & S.P.Wasser. Paul A Volz & Eviator Nevo (eds.). 120 pp. plus 100 pl. Price: Un-known. Review in progress.

• Milk Mushrooms of North America. A Field Identification Guide to theGenus Lactarius. 2009. Alan E. Bessette, David B. Harris, Arleen R. Bessette.Syracuse University Press, http://www.syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/fall-2009/milk-mushrooms.html. ISBN: 978-9-8156-3229-0. Price: $110.00. Re-view in progress.

• Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 2009. K. Bouarab, N. Brisson (eds.),Oxford University Press, Oxfordshire, UK, www.oup.com. ISBN: 978-1-84593-574-0. 352 pp. Price: $170.00. Requested from publisher.

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• Phaeocollybia of Pacific Northwest North America. 2009. Lorelei L.Norvell, Ronald L. Exeter. Bureau of Land Management, Salem, OR, 503-375-5646. 228 pp. plus over 500 colored photos. Price: $71.00. Reviewed in Jan.-Feb. 2010.

• Plant Pathology. Concepts and Laboratory Exercises, Second Edition.2008. Robert N. Trigiano, Mark T. Windham, Alan S. Windham (eds.). CRCPress, Boca Raton, FL 33487, http://www.crcpress.com. ISBN 13:978-1-4200-4669-4. 558 pp. plus CD. Price: £42.99. Review in progress.

• Revision of the corticolous Opegrapha species from the Paleotropics. 2009.Damien Ertz. Scheizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung,http://www.schweizerbart.de. ISBN 978-3-443-58081-0, BibliothecaLichenologica 102: 1–176. Price: €73. Review needed.

• Symbiotic Fungi. 2009. Ajit Varma, Amit C. Karkwal. Springer,www.springer.com. ISBN: 978-3540958932. Soil Biology 18: 1–430. Price:£128.25. Requested from publisher.

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rectangular baking dish. In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil.When the oil is hot, saute the onions and prosciutto for about4 minutes or until the onions are wilted and slightlycaramelized. Stir in the 1/2 cup parsley, shallots and mush-rooms. Saute for 10 minutes or until the mushrooms are gold-en brown. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the garlic, basiland oregano. Strain the mushrooms and reserve the liquid.Place the liquid back into the pan and reduce until the liquidforms a glaze, about 5 minutes. Scrape the sides occasionallyto loosen any particles. Add the wine and follow the sameprocess. Add the tomatoes and continue to cook for 10 min-utes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the mushroom mixture

to the sauce. In a mixing bowl, combine the Ricotta cheese,egg, remaining parsley, 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggianocheese, and Mozzarella cheese. Season with salt and pepper.To assemble, spoon a small amount of the sauce on the bottomof the baking dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Place alayer of the pasta on top of the sauce. Spread the cheese overthe pasta. Repeat layering until all the ingredients are used.Mix the cream with any remaining cheese. Season with saltand pepper. Pour over the top of the lasagna. Cover thelasagna. Bake for 30 minutes covered and 10 to 15 minutes un-covered, or until the lasagna is golden brown and set. Removethe lasagna from the oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes be-fore slicing. Place a portion of the lasagna in the center of theplate. Garnish with grated cheese and fried basil leaves.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NOTE TO MEMBERS:Those wishing to list upcoming mycological courses, workshops, conventions, symposia, and for-ays in the Calendar of Events should include complete postal/electronic addresses and submit toInoculum editor Jinx Campbell at jinx.campbell@usm.edu.

April 9-11, 2010Middle Atlantic States Mycology Conference(MASMC 2010)

North Carolina A&T State UniversityGreensboro, NC www.fungbiotech.com/masmc2010

June 28-July 1, 2010 MSA Meeting

University of KentuckyLexington, KYwww.ca.uky.edu/msaisfeg/

July 5-9, 2010Introduction to Food and Air-Borne Molds–a course in fungal identification

Ottawa, Canadawww.indoormold.org/Courses/ottawa.htm

July 26-August 7, 2010 Fleshy Fungi of the Highlands Plateau

Highlands Biological Station, NCwww.wcu.edu/hbs

August 1-6, 2010 9th International Mycological Congress(IMC9)

Edinburgh, UKwww.imc9.info/

August 2-13, 2010Swimming mushrooms: fungi in the marineenvironment

GCRL, Ocean Springs, MS www.usm.edu/gcrl/summer_field/c_marinefungi.phpAugust 8-14, September 14-18, 2010

Mycology seminars at the HumboldtInstitute

The Humboldt Institute, Steuben, MEwww.eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/nhs-calendar.shtmlNovember 29-December 2, 2010

VI Brazilian Mycological Congress Brasília, Brazil

July 23-30, 2011The International Botanical Congress(IBC 2011)

Melbourne, Australiahttp://www.ibc2011.com

2011 MSA MeetingUniversity of AlaskaFairbanks, AK, USA

2011 UMS CongressesXIII International Congress of MycologySapporo, Japan

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A New Web Page About Tropical Fungi, Hongos Del Parque “El Haya” (58-5)hongosdelhaya.blogspot.com/

Ascomycota of Swedenwww.umu.se/myconet/asco/indexASCO.html

Bibliography of Systematic Mycologywww.speciesfungorum.org/BSM/bsm.htm

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Meetings & Courses Programs (58-2)meetings.cshl.edu

Collection of 800 Pictures of Macro- and Micro-fungiwww.mycolog.com

Cordyceps Websitewww.mushtech.org

Cornell Mushroom Blog (58-1)hosts.cce.cornell.edu/mushroom_blog/

Cortbase (58-2)andromeda.botany.gu.se/cortbase.html

Corticoid Nomenclatural Database (56-2)www.phyloinformatics.org/

The Cybertruffle internet server for mycology seeks to provide informa-tion about fungi from a global standpoint (59-3).www.cybertruffle.org.uk

Cyberliber, a digital library for mycology (59-3).www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber

Cybernome provides nomenclatural and taxonomic information aboutfungi and their associated organisms, with access to over 548,000 recordsof scientific names (59-3).www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cybernome

Dictionary of The Fungi Classificationwww.indexfungorum.org/names/fundic.asp

Distribution Maps of Caribbean Fungi (56-2)www.biodiversity.ac.psiweb.com/carimaps/index.htm

Entomopathogenic Fungal Culture Collection (EFCC)www.mushtech.org

Fun Facts About Fungi (55-1)www.herbarium.usu.edu/fungi/funfacts/factindx.htm

Fungal Environmental Sampling and Informatics Network (58-2)www.bio.utk.edu/fesin/

Fungi of Ecuadorwww.mycokey.com/Ecuador.html

German Mycological Society DGfM www.dgfm-ev.de

HighWire Press (58-3)mycologia.org

Humboldt Institute — Located on the eastern coast of Maine, the instituteis known for the extensive series of advanced and professional-level nat-ural history science seminars it has offered in Maine since 1987, alongwith ecological restoration seminars and expeditions to the neotropics. Itpublishes the Northeastern Naturalist and Southeastern Naturalist, twoscholarly, peer-reviewed, natural history science journals which providean integrated publishing and research resource for eastern North Ameri-ca, including eastern Canada. 59(4)www.eaglehill.uswww.eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/natural-history-seminars.shtmlwww.eaglehill.us/nenawww.eaglehill.us/senawww.eaglehill.us/jona

Hysteriaceae & Mytilinidiaceae — Website relating to the taxonomy of theHysteriaceae & Mytilinidiaceae (Pleosporomycetidae, Dothideomycetes,Ascomycota) to facilitate species identification using a set of updated andrevised keys based on those first published by Hans Zogg in 1962. 59(4)http://www.eboehm.com/

Index of Fungi www.indexfungorum.org/names/names.asp

Interactive Key to Hypocreales of Southeastern United States (57-2)nt.ars-grin.gov/sbmlweb/fungi/keydata.cfm

ISHAM: the International Society for Human and Animal Mycologywww.isham.org

JSTOR (58-3) jstor.org

Libri Fungorum Mycological Publications (58-3)194.203.77.76/LibriFungorum/

Mold Testing and Identification Services (58-2)www.pioneer.net/~microbe/abbeylab.html

McCrone Research Institute (McRI) is an internationally recognized not-for-profit educational institute specializing primarily in teaching appliedmicroscopy. 59(4)www.mcri.org

Mountain Justice Summer (58-3)www.MountainJusticeSummer.org

Mycology Education Mart where all relevant mycology courses can beposted. www2.bio.ku.dk/mycology/courses/

MycoKey www.mycokey.com

The Myconet Classification of the Ascomycotawww.fieldmuseum.org/myconet

Northeast Mycological Federation (NEMF) foray database (58-2)www.nemfdata.org

Pacific Northwest Fungi — A peer-reviewed online journal for informationon fungal natural history in the Pacific Northwest (Alaska, British Colum-bia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington), including taxonomy,nomenclature, ecology, and biogeography. www.pnwfungi.org/

Pleurotus spp.www.oystermushrooms.net

Rare, Endangered or Under-recorded Fungi in Ukraine (56-2)www.cybertruffle.org.uk/redlists/index.htm

Registry of Mushrooms in Art members.cox.net/mushroomsinart/

Robigalia provides information about field observations, published recordsand reference collection specimens of fungi and their associated organ-isms, with access to over 685,000 records (59-3). www.cybertruffle.org.uk/robigalia

Searchable database of culture collection of wood decay fungi (56-6)www.fpl.fs.fed.us/rwu4501/index.html

Small Things Considered.A microbe blog on microbes in general, but carries occasional piecesspecifically on fungi. schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/

Species of Glomeromycota Website (55-3)www.amf-phylogeny.com

Tree canopy biodiversity project University of Central Missouri (58-4)faculty.cmsu.edu/myxo/

Tripartite Similarity Calculator (55-1)www.amanitabear.com/similarity

The TRTC Fungarium (58-1)bbc.botany.utoronto.ca/ROM/TRTCFungarium/home.php

U.S. National Fungus Collections (BPI)Complete Mushroom Specimen Database (57-1)www.ars.usda.gov/ba/psi/sbml

Valhalla provides information about mycologists of the past, with names,dates of birth and death and, in some cases, biographies and/or portraits(59-3).www.cybertruffle.org.uk/valhalla

Website for the mycological journal Mycena (56-2)www.mycena.org/index.htm

Wild Mushrooms From Tokyowww.ne.jp/asahi/mushroom/tokyo/

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____ Associate $50 (Includes on-line access to Inoculum)

____ Emeritus $0 (Includes on-line access to Inoculum)

AREAS OF INTERESTMark most appropriate area(s)

____ Cell Biology – Physiology (including cytological, ultrastructural, metabolic regulatory and developmental aspects of cells)

____ Ecology – Pathology (including phytopathology, medical mycology, symbiotic associations, saprobic relationships and community structure/dynamics)

____ Genetics – Molecular Biology (including transmission, population and molecular genetics and molecular mechanisms of gene expression)

____ Systematics – Evolution (including taxonomy, comparative morphology molecular systematics, phylogenetic inference, and population biology)

PAYMENT

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Expiration Date: ____________________________________________

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Mail membership form and payment to:

Mycological Society of America

Attn: Kay Rose

P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-8897

Phone: (800) 627-0629 or (785) 843-1221

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