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.