3rd INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR: The Cultivation and Conservation of Saxifrages
STIRLING, SCOTLAND
APRIL Thursday 3rd – Monday 7th 2008

We are very pleased to announce that the 3rd International Seminar will be held in Stirling in April 2008, under the title “The Cultivation and Conservation of Saxifrages”.

Conference Programme:

Friday, 4th April Chaired by David Victor
09.30 – 10.30	Opening Session Rick Lambert, Chairman Saxifrage Society, Ian Christie, President Scottish Rock Garden Club, David Victor, Conference Organiser
11.00 – 12.30	Kristian Nyvoll & Martin Hajman “Growing Saxifrages in Tromso Botanic Garden”
14.00 – 14.45	Ger van den Beuken “Promising Porphyrion hybrids in focus”
14.45 – 15.30	Malcolm McGregor "Developments in the genus Saxifraga”
16.00 – 16.45	Beryl Bland “The UK National Collection of Silver Saxifrages”
16.45 – 17.30	Adrian Young “The UK National Collection of Porphyrion Saxifrages”
18.00 – 19.00	Saxifrage Society Annual General Meeting

Sunday, 6th April
11.00 – 11.45	Dr Tim Upson “Some issues with National Collections”
11.45 – 12.30	David Millward To be announced
09.00 – 09.45	Practical Workshop Sessions 1 & 2 Ian Bainbridge on “Making a fish box trough” Adrian Young on “Propagating Saxifrages”
09.45 – 10.30	Practical Workshop Sessions 2 & 1
14.00 – 14.45	Dr Petr Hanzelka "Saxifraga breeding in the Czech Republic and conservation in the Prague Botanic Garden"
14.45 – 15.30	Tim Roberts “Saxifrages from the Himalaya”
16.00 – 16.45	Kees Jan van Zwienen “Saxifrages from Southern Italy, Greece and Turkey”
16.45 – 17.30	Malcolm McGregor “Saxifages of Morocco”

Monday, 7th April
09.00 – 10.30	Discussion groups
11.00 – 11.40	Closing Session Chris Brickell, President Saxifrage Society, Rick Lambert, Chairman Saxifrage Society
11.40	Buffet lunch & departure

In addition to the formal conference sessions, there will be visits to the Alpine Department of the Royal Botanic Garden and the Scottish Rock Garden Club’s Edinburgh show. A programme of events for partners will be available.

The seminar will be held at the King Robert Hotel, a three-star hotel with 53 bedrooms in Stirling.

ACCOMMODATION & PRICES

Accommodation for those staying at the hotel will be in twin, double or single rooms.

The cost of attending the conference as a residential delegate, includes 4 nights bed and full-board and the visit to Edinburgh. This will be £310 per person, if sharing twin-rooms. There will be a single room supplement of £60. Delegates are welcome to bring partners on the same basis.

Delegates are also welcomed on a day-basis. The daily charge will be £30, to include lunch, but not dinner.

Costs shown above do not include alcoholic beverages or other similar costs which are down to the delegate to pay.

If you would like to attend this event, as either a Day or Residential Delegate, you need to book now.  So please use our online booking form, or else print out this PDF form and follow the instructions shown on it. 

Methods for payment of Seminar fees:

Payment of fees must be in £ sterling by one of the following methods:

• £ Sterling notes.
• Cheques in sterling drawn on a bank with U.K. offices, made payable to "The Saxifrage Society Conference A/C"
• By direct transfer to The Saxifrage Society Conference a/c, Lloyds TSB, Broadway Ealing
  (309282) Branch, 45 The Broadway, Ealing, London W5 5JU, Sort code 30 92 82, a/c
  3390316. BIC LOYD GB 21091, IBAN GB03 LOYD 3092 8203 3903 16. Delegates to
  pay all relevant charges. If you pay by direct transfer, please post or email your booking form to Mr R N Ball.

We regret it is not possible for The Society to obtain facilities to accept payment by credit card.

Mr R N Ball,
64 Stevenage Road, Walkern, Stevenage SG2 7NE, England
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We look forward to seeing you in Stirling in 2008!
 

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