Conference 2008
- West Auckland - 22 to 25 May 2008 |
International Line up at Conference 2008
Conference information is here
Conference Programme is here
Details of Pre-Conference Tour here
Details of Pre-Conference Day Field Trips here
Car parking Guide here
And more car parking options here
Register online here GO ON, GIVE IT A GO
PRINT a Registration Form here
|
The IPPS Auckland conference from 22 to 25 May this year has attracted a superb line up of 18 speakers including 8 overseas presenters. In addition there will be two workshops. The first workshop will be a panel-type discussion on selecting and commercializing new cultivars. The panelists will be Keith Hammett, Eddie Welsh, Chris Barnaby, Ian Duncalf and Robert Bett. The second workshop will be a follow up to the Phormium workshop held at last year’s conference. David King will summarize his findings to date.
And a word to the wise – don’t miss the Thursday evening demonstration!
Jim Johnson from the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Extension Service will present a paper titles “A Picture is Worth ……”. Jim has taken thousands of photos for presentation and diagnostic purposes. Relative to plant photography, Jim will look at the strengths and weaknesses of the digital platform, digital terminology, tips to take better digital photos, picking equipment and software, and techniques to streamline processing. Your picture can be worth 1000 words.
Professor Dave Hanning is from the California Polytechnic State University. Dave has made over 30 plant collecting trips to Mexico over the last 30 years searching for new and interesting plants. He has collected mostly Tillandsias, orchids, caudiciform plants, succulents but also anything else that’s interesting! The title of his paper is Plant Collecting in Mexico: Blood, Sweat and Tillandsias.
Clive Larkman has a degree in botany and owns with his wife Di a specialist propagation nursery in Melbourne’s Yarra valley. They grow over 2500 varieties including much lavender. Clive will discuss the differences between growing for commercial growers and the nursery trade.
Pete Bingham from Kingfisher Nursery in England will discuss European Nursery industry issues. Dr Totik Sri Mariani from the Bandung Institute of Technology in Indonesia will present a poster on Wasabi. Professor Ted Bilderback from North Carolina State University will present on managing container substrates. Dr Ricky Bates from Penn State University speaks on the evaluation and introduction of Mediterranean firs in the eastern USA. Charles Heuser also from the USA will show us through the changes to the IPPS international website.
NZ speakers are Guy Bowden, Phillip Smith, Ken Davey, Andrew Maloy, Ian Duncalf, Gerard Martin, Cindy Barnes, Gary Burge, Cathy Hargreaves, Graeme Platt and Robert Bett.
Combine the above with great company, pre-conference tours, field trips, entertainment and food then you have an event that all in the NZ nursery industry will enjoy.
Congratulations to this year’s Conference 4 Pack members
- Beau Phillips - New Plymouth District Council fernery and display houses.
- Karl Munn - Oderings Nursery, Havelock North.
- Emma Hinkley - Waimea Nurseries, Nelson.
- Amber Twin - Appletons Nursery, Nelson.
|
