introduction to icps conferences i. about the icps the international carnivorous plant society
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Introduction to ICPS Conferences
I. About the ICPS The International Carnivorous Plant Society
http://www.carnivorousplants.org/ It was once just a club of plant growers,
but now it includes horticulturists, conservationists, scientists, Naturalists,, and educators all interested in sharing knowledge and news of carnivorous plants.
1st ICPS conference at the Atlanta Botanical Garden,
Atlanta, Georgia, May 16 - 20,1997
How many attendants?17 presentations in 3 days
42 went to a field trip
For more information: http://www.triffidpark.com.au/htm_pages/the_1st_i_c_p_s_conference.htm
2nd ICPS conference at the Botanical Garden in the University of Bonn
Bonn, Germany, May 30 – June 1,1998
80 people participated21 presentations (from 13 countries)
About a dozen went to a field trip
http://www.triffidpark.com.au/htm_pages/the_2nd_i_c_p_s__conference.htm
The 3rd ICPS conference 16-18 June 2000
San Francisco, USA.
How many attendants?18 presentations (>10 countries)
About a dozen (?) went to a field trip
http://www.carnivorousplants.org/news/meeting2000/Intro.htmlhttp://www.triffidpark.com.au/htm_pages/the_3rd_i_c_p_s__conference.htmhttp://geocities.com/huntingveggies/index.htm
4th ICPS conference at the National Science Museum Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
21-23 June, 2002
It was very well organized
Kosuke Kondo met us at the airport and guided us to our lodging.
140 people registered. 21 papers were presented.
http://www.honda-e.com/Conference/TX-Conference01.htm http://www.honda-e.com/Conference/TX-Conference03.htm
The conference was in the 4th floor auditorium of the National Science Museum. The 2st, 2nd, & 3rd floors were used for exhibitions & sales.
Some 250 un-registered visitors came to the open-to-public area
Total 40 people (including 20 Japanese)
Field trip
http://www.carnivorousplants.org/news/Lyon2004/Lyon.htm
5th ICPS conference 17-21 June 2004, Lyon, France
About 100 attendees
26 presentations
About 30 went to Field trip?
Photos taken at the Parc de la Tête d’Or.
Organizing Committee:
6th ICPS conference June 1-5, 2006, Frostburg, USA
1. Co-Chair: Doug Darnowski, Indian University Southeast
2. Co-Chair: Hongqi Li
3. Terre Golembiewski (UW-Whitewater) for kid workshop
4. Stephen E. Williams, Lebanon Valley College, PA
Terre and Hongqi at the Parc de la Tête d’Or.