The 2nd International Symposium
on Diversity and Conservation of Asian Orchids

In Conjunction with:

Tsukuba Botanical Garden
The Japanese Society for Orchid Science
Botanical Gardens Conservation International

Under:

The auspices of IUCN/SSC Orchid Specialist Group, Japan Branch
Tsukuba Orchid Society

Date:

3 November 2006

Venue:

Tsukuba Botanical Garden, Exhibition Building, 3rd Floor
URL of the venue: http://www.tbg.kahaku.go.jp/

Registration fee:

Admission to the garden only

• 9:30-9:35

  Opening address

  Masahiro Kato (Director, Tsukuba Botanical Garden)

• 9:35-10:45

  "Life history studies for the conservation of Nervilia nipponica in Japan"

  Stephan Gale (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

• 10:50-12:00

  "Conservation genetics of wild orchids in Hong Kong"

  Mei Sun (University of Hong Kong)

• 12:00-12:40

  Poster session

   

• 13:50-14:30

  "Reintroduction of indigenous orchids in the suburbs of Tokyo"

  Kazuo Oonuki (Ran Network Japan)

• 14:35-15:15

  "Mycorrhizal assosiation of a mycoheterotrophic orchid, Cymbidium macrorhizon"

  Yuki Tsujita (Tsukuba Botanical Garden)

• 15:20-16:20

  "Wild orchids across Tokyo"

  Hiroshi Nakayama (The Japanese Society for Orchid Science)

• 16:20-16:25

  Closing address

  Shunji Kako (President, The Japanese Society for Orchid Science)

Please contact Tomohisa Yukawa (yukawa@kahaku.go.jp), Secretary of the Symposium, for further information of the Symposium.