{"id":28,"date":"2015-06-29T16:02:01","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T16:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cycadgroup.org\/?p=28"},"modified":"2017-08-16T13:52:20","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T13:52:20","slug":"montgomery-botanical-center-hosts-the-cycad-specialist-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cycadgroup.org\/?p=28","title":{"rendered":"CSG Programme Office hosted at Montgomery Botanical Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-579\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycadgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/10712747_722700357766746_6980120342140197291_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-579\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cycadgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/10712747_722700357766746_6980120342140197291_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cycadgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/10712747_722700357766746_6980120342140197291_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/www.cycadgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/10712747_722700357766746_6980120342140197291_n-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.cycadgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/10712747_722700357766746_6980120342140197291_n-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Microcycas calocoma<\/em> at Montgomery Botanical Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/montgomerybotanical.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC)<\/a> has been designated as the host of the Programme Office for the Cycad Specialist Group (CSG).<\/p>\n<p>Under a partnership with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iucn.org\/about\/work\/programmes\/species\/who_we_are\/about_the_species_survival_commission_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IUCN Species Survival Commission<\/a>, MBC will:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Host the \u2018Cycad Specialist Group Programme Office\u2019, including provision of workspace, IT and&nbsp;other administrative support for assigned personnel.<\/li>\n<li>Support a staff member or members as the Chair, Co-Chair, Vice-Chair, or Programme Officer to&nbsp;the Cycad Specialist Group to liaise with the CSG and its Leadership; oversee agreed&nbsp;administrative and technical tasks; manage other assigned staff, interns or volunteers as may be&nbsp;agreed; and represent the Cycad Specialist Group at agreed forums.<\/li>\n<li>Help develop the next generation of cycad conservation expertise through including Cycad&nbsp;Specialist Group work capacity and instruction in its programs for early career conservationists, to provide additional administrative and \/ or technical capacity under the guidance and&nbsp;management of CSG Leadership.<\/li>\n<li>Receive and expend grant funding on behalf of Cycad Specialist Group, with no overhead fees&nbsp;and providing financial records at the request of the Chair(s).&nbsp;Collaborate and liaise with other specified partner organisations supporting the function of Cycad&nbsp;Specialist Group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This official host relationship was formalized by a Memorandum of Understanding between the IUCN Species Survival Commission and Montgomery Botanical Center, on June 5, 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC) has been designated as the host of the Programme Office for the Cycad Specialist Group (CSG). 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