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ICPS Conference 25—30 September 2008 Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney |
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The 2008 International Carnivorous Plant Conference will be held in Sydney, Australia commencing 25 September 2008. This is the first time this biennial conference has been held in the Southern Hemisphere and it is being held at a time when the carnivorous plants across most of southern Australia are at their best The theme for the conference is Conservation. The venue for the conference is the Royal Botanic Gardens. The Gardens are located in the heart of Sydney and are close to many of the cities famous icons including the Sydney Opera House, the Art Gallery and of course, Sydney Harbour. The conference will include a number of lectures and demonstrations as well as plant displays and sales that will be open to the general public. There are three optional field trips following the main conference. The first to Mount Tomah Botanic Gardens in the picturesque Blue Mountains and the second, to the Royal National Park in the south. The third field trip is to the south west of Western Australia to see Cephalotus and many species of pygmy and tuberous sundews. The 2008 International Carnivorous Plant Conference is supported by the Royal Botanic Gardens and the Australasian Carnivorous Plant Society.
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Drosera capensis Photo: Greg Bourke |