Dear PBS members and List participants, The PBS Board of Directors is pleased to announce the inception of an annual grant supporting bulb research. We named it after Mary Sue Ittner for her many years of tireless work to build and support the society. This grant is set up to support anyone interested in learning more about bulbs. It may be used to support any type of research, including field-work. It is available to paid PBS members world-wide, and you may apply for membership when you submit your application. The award amount is $500 USD. The deadline for this year is June 15, 2013. The complete announcement, conditions, and additional information can be downloaded here: http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/… If you are a member of other geophytic societies/group, please pass on this announcement to help us spread the words. Thanks and I hope to receive a lot of applications. Nhu Nguyen PBS President