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Post by marcel on Jun 26, 2013 9:09:37 GMT
The next ICPS conference will be held in Australia! ICPS Conference 2014: Cairns18-20th of July 2014 The 2014 ICPS Conference is presented by the three Australian CP Societies, The AustralianCarnivorous Plant Society, The Victorian Carnivorous Plant Society and The Australasian Carnivorous Plant Society. The conference will be hosted by The Cairns Botanic Gardens, which houses an impressive collection of tropical CPs. This 3 day event will cater for the scientific/academic community, hobbyists and coconservationists alike. High quality contemporary speakers and a range of public events will be complemented by two unique field trips. Two post conference field trips have been organised to capture the diversity of tropical Australian CPs. Monday the 21st of July, a full day trip to Mount Bartle Frere to see 3 different locations for Drosera schizandra. Tuesday 22nd - Saturday 26th of July, a rare opportunity to visit the very tip of Cape York to see Nepenthes, Tropical Utricularia, Drosera and Byblis. To express an interest in attending and to receive a pack, please email: ICPS2014@captiveexotics.com. Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/ICPSconference2014 |
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Post by marcel on Jan 14, 2014 12:25:28 GMT
Ok, some new information, slight change in end date fieldtrip: We have launched the Information Pack for the 2014 ICPS conference which includes details relating to registration, field trips and accommodation. If you haven't received a copy and would like to please email us at icps2014@captiveexotics.comRegistration will be open on Monday 20 January. If you are interested in attending the field trip to Cape York seats are limited and deposits are required by 20 February. Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/ICPSconference2014 |
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Post by marcel on Apr 26, 2014 13:07:50 GMT
Speakers line up is finished..if you still want to attent you better register. Fieldtrips and actual conference are almost filled up (yeah!):
Speakers:
Greg Bourke
Rob Cantley
Charles Clarke
Adam Cross
Joel Daniel
Andreas Fleischmann
Jeremiah Harris
Koji Kondo
Ch'ien Lee
Allen Lowrie
Drew Martinez
Mason McNair
Katja Rembold
Andrej Pavlovic
Alastair Robinson
Jan Schlauer
Caroline Schoner
Michael Schoner
Naoki Tanabe
Gary Wilson
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Post by mcmcnair on May 22, 2014 0:13:30 GMT
Woohoo! I'm so excited to be able to attend and I'm honored that I'll get to be a speaker. Thanks so much to everyone that is making this conference and the incredible tours happen!
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Post by adelea on May 22, 2014 4:33:03 GMT
What are the actual topics covered,
e.g. I'm guessing Adam Cross is covering a topic on Aldrovanda, Rob Cantley, Charles Clark and Alastair Robinson would be on nepenthes, and Lowrie on Australian Drosera or utrics.
Are there more details avaliable (e.g Allan Lowrie on Tropical Drosera of North Aust, Adam Cross on Au Aldro and so on)
Or is this still under arrangment.
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Post by marcel on Jun 4, 2014 15:00:46 GMT
No news on the content yet, but we do have 3 spots open up on the fieldtrip. let us know if you are interested.
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Post by marcel on Jun 26, 2014 11:06:45 GMT
The list of presentations thus far is as follows:
1. Little left to lose: habitat loss and the global challenge of returning to a carnivorous landscape
2. Diversity and conservation of the genus Nepenthes
3. A photographic journey around Australia's fragile habitats
4. Conservation - The IUCN Carnivorous Plant Specialist Group
5. Field Notes from Andalucía, Spain
6. Sarracenia Taxonomy
7. Cultivating Finicky Carnivorous Plants
8. Recent Discoveries in Nutrient Acquisition Strategies in Nepenthes
9. Stylidium (Triggerplants), are they carnivores?
10. The Bornean pitcher plant Nepenthes hemsleyana – its natural history andinteraction with a bat mutualist
11. Interactions between carnivorous plants and animals - what's in it for the plants?
12. Costs and benefits of electrical signaling in carnivorous plant Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula Ellis).
13. Introduction of Pinguiculas Native of the Japanese Habitats
14. Palawan: A Microcosm for Nepenthes Taxonomy
15. Evolution of carnivory in the plant kingdom
16. Why are there so many species of Nepenthes
17. LED lighting for plant horticulture
These are not in order of appearance. There are still two topics to be confirmed
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Post by adelea on Jun 26, 2014 21:29:02 GMT
On a side note (for all northern hemispherer's), July is winter in Australia, granted Cairns winter is probably your summer, but you would be surprised how many idiot tourist pack for a summer in winter or vise-versa.
Expect days of 24-29C (75-84F)
Nights of 10-20C (50-68F), most likely 15-17C
Expect the Schizandra field trip to be slightly colder than your Cairns stay.
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Post by adelea on Jul 10, 2014 22:39:31 GMT
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Post by adelea on Jul 10, 2014 22:40:29 GMT
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Post by adelea on Jul 10, 2014 22:41:02 GMT
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Post by adelea on Jul 10, 2014 22:41:37 GMT
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Post by adelea on Jul 10, 2014 22:44:30 GMT
I had a chance to get out(a couple hours out or Cairns) and took some shots of the local carns growing at two sites, plenty of U.Chrysantha, D.Spathulata, Byblis liniflora, D.burrmanii, U.bifida,U.Uliginosa and D.pelata growing, as well as two D.Indica flower forms (white X Pink) and (Mauve) growing just meters apart.
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