For those of you interested in aroids and in the Bay Area this weekend, the annual meeting of the west coast chapter of the Aroid Society will meet at UC David at noon, Oct. 18. The first, organizational, meeting was held at UC Botanical Garden in Berkeley last winter. Our plan is to combine meetings with interesting collections or places to visit. All are welcome. Details available at http://www.aroid.org/westcoast/ -- Paul Licht, Director University of California Botanical Garden 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720 (510)-643-8999 http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/