# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: Plants in Pockets: A world tour of plants on subtropical coins
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: With Austin Mast, Director, Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium and Institute for Digital Information & Sciences

Thursday, April 9, 2026
12:00 PM-1:00 PM ET
Hybrid - Join us in person or on Zoom!
Free; preregistration required: https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0005-0014-990fdfed448644cfa47e0a941a407d47
 
The subtropics harbor a diverse flora, from the forests of southeastern North America and southeast Asia to the scrubs of the world’s Mediterranean climates to the arid vegetation of most of the world’s deserts. 

This talk explores the plants of the subtropics and the people that appreciate them, ultimately addressing why collections of all types matter as we seek to understand our planet and deliver an increasingly more sustainable world to our kids and grandkids.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Austin Mast is a Professor in Florida State University’s Department of Biological Science where he serves as Director of both FSU’s Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium and FSU’s Institute for Digital Information & Scientific Communication. As a part of his leadership of iDigBio (NSF’s National Resource for Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections), Austin thinks a lot about unlocking the expansive potential of collections like herbaria and gardens. As a founding board member for the Citizen Science Global Partnership, Austin thinks a lot about the opportunities offered to organizations like the UN Statistics Division and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature by the participatory sciences. Austin’s happy place is at the intersection of biodiversity, geography, history, economics, photography, conservation, and collections—a place that perhaps unexpectedly involves amassing a world coin collection numbering in the thousands.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chapel-hill/hybrid-lunchbox-talk-plants-in-pockets-a-world-tour-of-plants-on-subtropical-coins/200029800923944
- **Event Categories**: kids
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Chapel Hill
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: North Carolina Botanical Garden
- **lat**: 35.899402755412
- **long**: -79.032539773345
- **full address**: North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: Plants in Pockets: A world tour of plants on subtropical coins being held?
  - **A:** Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: Plants in Pockets: A world tour of plants on subtropical coins takes place on Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm at North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: Plants in Pockets: A world tour of plants on subtropical coins?
  - **A:** Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: Plants in Pockets: A world tour of plants on subtropical coins is organized by North Carolina Botanical Garden.
- **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at North Carolina Botanical Garden's events?
  - **A:** Attendees have given North Carolina Botanical Garden a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. North Carolina Botanical Garden has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events.

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