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2 nd International Congress of <strong>Alp<strong>in</strong>e</strong> <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> <strong>Arctic</strong> <strong>Bot<strong>an</strong>ical</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong>,<br />
Munich, 22 - 25 April 2009<br />
<strong>Alp<strong>in</strong>e</strong> <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> <strong>Arctic</strong> <strong>Bot<strong>an</strong>ical</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong>:<br />
<strong>Diversity</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>an</strong> <strong>Extreme</strong> Environment<br />
Programme<br />
Wednesday, April 22<br />
12:00 – 14:00 Registration<br />
14:00 – 15:00 Welcome <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> <strong>in</strong>troduction<br />
15:00 – 17:00 Presentations by the participat<strong>in</strong>g gardens (max. 10 m<strong>in</strong>. each)<br />
20:00 Even<strong>in</strong>g lectures: Mounta<strong>in</strong> floras <strong>in</strong> situ<br />
(two 30 m<strong>in</strong>. talks, present<strong>in</strong>g selected floras <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> their natural habitat)<br />
Andreas Gröger (Alpengarten auf dem Schachen)<br />
Mounta<strong>in</strong> floras <strong>in</strong> situ: Caucasus<br />
Jennifer Wa<strong>in</strong>wright-Kle<strong>in</strong> (Alpengarten auf dem Schachen)<br />
Mounta<strong>in</strong> floras <strong>in</strong> situ: Lesotho Highl<strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong>s<br />
Thursday, April 23<br />
9:00 – 11:00 Session I: Diversification of Collections<br />
How do our collections differ from each other?<br />
Special geographic collections<br />
Special taxonomic collections<br />
Comparison of pl<strong>an</strong>t <strong>in</strong>ventories<br />
What makes <strong>an</strong> <strong>Alp<strong>in</strong>e</strong> Garden unique (focus collections)<br />
Jennifer Wa<strong>in</strong>wright-Kle<strong>in</strong> (Alpengarten auf dem Schachen)<br />
& Richard Hurstel (Jard<strong>in</strong> Bot<strong>an</strong>ique Alp<strong>in</strong> du Lautaret)<br />
Experiences <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>troduction of southern hemisphere alp<strong>in</strong>es<br />
Anne Humburg<br />
Betty Ford <strong>Alp<strong>in</strong>e</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong>: the m<strong>an</strong>y faces of North America's highest bot<strong>an</strong>ical<br />
garden
11:00 - 13:00 Session II: Horticultural Practices<br />
What are the particulars of pl<strong>an</strong>t cultivation at high altitudes?<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g a collection <strong>in</strong> <strong>an</strong> extreme environment<br />
Propagation, storage, <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> germ<strong>in</strong>ation techniques<br />
Implications of climate ch<strong>an</strong>ge for our collections<br />
Display of beds (e.g., crevice gardens)<br />
Data bases for the documentation of our collections<br />
Otto Hegg (Bot<strong>an</strong>ischer Alpengarten Schynige Platte)<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong>ten<strong>an</strong>ce Guidel<strong>in</strong>es for the <strong>Bot<strong>an</strong>ical</strong> <strong>Alp<strong>in</strong>e</strong> Garden Schynige Platte<br />
Arve Elvebakk (Tromsø <strong>Arctic</strong>-<strong>Alp<strong>in</strong>e</strong> Bot<strong>an</strong>ic Garden)<br />
Rock garden l<strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong>scapes <strong>in</strong> Tromsø <strong>Arctic</strong>-<strong>Alp<strong>in</strong>e</strong> Bot<strong>an</strong>ic Garden<br />
15:00 - 16:30 Bonus lecture:<br />
Katie Price (Royal Bot<strong>an</strong>ic <strong>Gardens</strong>, Kew)<br />
Kew's <strong>Alp<strong>in</strong>e</strong> House - what's the po<strong>in</strong>t?<br />
16:30 - 18:30 Session III: Education Concepts<br />
How to awaken environmental <strong>in</strong>terest?<br />
How to achieve more public attention<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong> target groups<br />
Information tr<strong>an</strong>sfer to the visitor<br />
Strengthen<strong>in</strong>g of public awareness<br />
Serge Aubert (Jard<strong>in</strong> Bot<strong>an</strong>ique Alp<strong>in</strong> du Lautaret)<br />
Education through the new website of the Jard<strong>in</strong> bot<strong>an</strong>ique alp<strong>in</strong> du<br />
Lautaret<br />
Cost<strong>an</strong>t<strong>in</strong>o Bonomi (Giard<strong>in</strong>o Bot<strong>an</strong>ico Alp<strong>in</strong>o Viotte)<br />
Enquiry centred education for alp<strong>in</strong>e Bot<strong>an</strong>ic <strong>Gardens</strong>: examples from the EU project<br />
"Pl<strong>an</strong>t Scientists Investigate"<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>e Freitag (Fachhochschule Weihensteph<strong>an</strong>)<br />
Educative tools to connect <strong>an</strong> alp<strong>in</strong>e garden to the surround<strong>in</strong>g vegetation<br />
20:00 Even<strong>in</strong>g lectures: Mounta<strong>in</strong> floras <strong>in</strong> situ<br />
(two 30 m<strong>in</strong>. talks, present<strong>in</strong>g selected floras <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> their natural habitat)<br />
Serge Aubert (Jard<strong>in</strong> Bot<strong>an</strong>ique Alp<strong>in</strong> du Lautaret)<br />
Mounta<strong>in</strong> floras <strong>in</strong> situ: Patagonia<br />
Anne Humburg<br />
Mounta<strong>in</strong> floras <strong>in</strong> situ: New Zeal<strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong>
Friday, April 24<br />
9:00 - 11:00 Session IV: Research <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> Conservation Activities<br />
In what way c<strong>an</strong> research add to the profile of <strong>an</strong> <strong>Alp<strong>in</strong>e</strong> garden?<br />
Physiological <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> ecological research<br />
Research on climate ch<strong>an</strong>ge<br />
Taxonomic research<br />
Research on nature <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> species conservation<br />
Research on neophytes<br />
Gunter Karste (Brockengarten)<br />
Investigation on renaturation of the subalp<strong>in</strong>e meadow vegetation on top of Brocken<br />
mounta<strong>in</strong><br />
Eva Thorvallsdotir (Reykjavik Bot<strong>an</strong>ic Garden)<br />
Characteristic elements of the Icel<strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong>ic flora <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> how they are <strong>in</strong>fluenced by climate<br />
ch<strong>an</strong>ge<br />
Andreas Gröger (Alpengarten auf dem Schachen)<br />
& Annette Menzel (Technische Universität München, Chair of Ecoclimatology)<br />
Detection of climate ch<strong>an</strong>ge impacts <strong>in</strong> alp<strong>in</strong>e <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> arctic bot<strong>an</strong>ic gardens: a phenlogy<br />
program<br />
Bong<strong>an</strong>i Ntloko (Katse <strong>Alp<strong>in</strong>e</strong> Bot<strong>an</strong>ic Garden)<br />
Katse <strong>Alp<strong>in</strong>e</strong> Bot<strong>an</strong>ic <strong>Gardens</strong> support to community medic<strong>in</strong>al pl<strong>an</strong>t gardens <strong>in</strong><br />
Lesotho<br />
11:00 - 12:30 Guided Tours<br />
<strong>in</strong> the <strong>Alp<strong>in</strong>e</strong> Collections of the Munich <strong>Bot<strong>an</strong>ical</strong> Garden<br />
14:30 - 16:30 Session V: Network<strong>in</strong>g<br />
How c<strong>an</strong> we strengthen our community?<br />
Criteria for def<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>an</strong> "<strong>Alp<strong>in</strong>e</strong> <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> <strong>Arctic</strong> Bot<strong>an</strong>ic Garden"<br />
Mutual publicity (webpage <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> survey p<strong>an</strong>el)<br />
Policies regard<strong>in</strong>g access to pl<strong>an</strong>t material (CBD, IPEN)<br />
Improvement <strong>in</strong> the cooperation between the gardens<br />
Quality <strong>in</strong> the exch<strong>an</strong>ge of pl<strong>an</strong>t material<br />
Andreas Gröger (Alpengarten auf dem Schachen)<br />
International Pl<strong>an</strong>t Exch<strong>an</strong>ge Network (IPEN): a tr<strong>an</strong>sparent documentation<br />
<strong>in</strong>strument <strong>in</strong> accord<strong>an</strong>ce with the Convention on Biological <strong>Diversity</strong> (CBD)<br />
Andreas Gröger (Alpengarten auf dem Schachen)<br />
Mutual Publicity: a survey p<strong>an</strong>el for Europe<strong>an</strong> arctic <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> alp<strong>in</strong>e bot<strong>an</strong>ic gardens
16:30 - 17:30 Conclusion <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> Outlook<br />
20:00 Jo<strong>in</strong>t d<strong>in</strong>ner <strong>in</strong> a traditional site <strong>in</strong> Munich downtown<br />
Saturday, April 25<br />
9:00 - 16:00 Excursion (to be <strong>an</strong>nounced)<br />
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