It was a busy summer of conferences! In June, five of us (Winnie, Julienne, Stacey, Andrea, and Dan) went聽to in Raleigh, NC, bringing news about molecular evolution, flower color convergence and the genetics of species differences. A great time and much excellent NC food was had by all. 聽In July,聽Stacey and Rob went to Botany 2014 in Boise, Idaho. 聽Rob spoke about 聽while Stacey discussed tempo and mode of flower color evolution in the . 聽Stacey took home the -- thanks, BSA!聽