IPS BIENNIALS
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Pre Tour Uruguay
by caranday- 1 follower
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Hello everbody I want to share some pictures of the Pre tour in Uruguay where we visit the biggest palm grove of Butia "capitata" of the world. ( or after Rio perhaps butia "odorata" palm grove) cheers
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I just received this information from Paul Craft this morning. Due to the popularity of this trip, a PRE-Biennial trip has been added. The POST-biennial trip is SOLD-OUT. Palms of Cuba, May 15th – May 23rd, 2014, sponsored by the Florida Keys TREE Institute. This tour is fully licensed and permitted for US citizens to go on and will feature a wide diversity of palm species in habitat. For more information and registration, email info@fktreeinstitute.org or call: 866-FLK-TREE (866-355-8733). Registration is limited to 40 people and is first come, first served. This trip is identical to the post-trip which sold out quickly. Tim
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Pre-Biennial Trip to Corcovado 1 2
by Jeff Searle- 54 replies
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Andrea and I decided to jump at the oppurtunity to visit Corcovado National Park while in Costa Rica for the biennial. This is an area that I always wanted to see, but in my previous visits to Costa Rica, I was never able to plan for a trip to this vast rainforest down in the OSA peninsula. To get there, we took a 12 seater airplane ride down to a small town called Palmar Sur. From there, we boarded a small boat which we then took for a 2 hour boat ride on the Rio Sierpe to the mouth of the Pacific Ocean, then followed the coast line until we reached our jungle lodge. Here's Andrea getting ready to board our flight. Jeff
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Pura Vida
by Walter John- 9 replies
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"Pura Vida", used by Costa Ricans and literally translated means "Pure Life." Contextually, it means "Full of Life" "Purified life", "This is living!", "Going great!" It is used as a greeting, a farewell, and to express satisfaction. The phrase has become widely known in the USA and Europe. Some foreigners view the phrase as an expression of a leisurely lifestyle, of disregard for time and wanton friendliness. However, Costa Ricans use the phrase to express a philosophy of strong community, perseverance, good spirits, enjoying life slowly, celebrating good fortune, whether small or large. Expats who adopt the expression properly get a big smile in return. It is an a…
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Question on Thailand
by Walter John- 16 replies
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Dear Doctor, Should I ensure I get Hep A and Hep B vaccinations before travelling to Thailand ? How soon before I travel should I receive them ? What else would I need for the biennial program ? Any other tips ?
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Random Photos 1 2
by Gileno Machado- 52 replies
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Mary found the most delicate palm of the Biennial, at Herminios Nursery...what Dypsis is this one?
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Random Thai Biennial shots 1 2
by bgl- 2 followers
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I have a lot of random shots that don't really belong in any of the other threads (Faces, for instance), so I'll be adding them in this thread. A few now and then when I have time. Feel free to add whatever you might have, and in no particular order, even though these five happen to have been taken the very first morning (Wednesday September 12), as we were leaving the Grand Four Wings Hotel in Bangkok.
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Rat snake in Copernicia prunifera (FTBG)
by Peter Timmermans- 12 replies
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I was taking a close-up picture of the old leaf bases of this palm, when Ralph Evans warned me: "Watch out, Peter, there is a snake above your head!" Sara Edelman, the FTBG palm and cycad manager, told me later that is was rat snake. A while ago she and a number of visitors witnessed a rat snake devouring a rat, which was a struggle of half an hour.
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Ride a Zip Line
by Dypsisdean- 8 replies
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IPS member Gene Beenders took this video as he clipped on and rode the zip line across the Pozo Azul river in Costa Rica. For those who did it, this will bring back memories. For those who haven't done it, this should convince you not to pass up the opportunity. Ride a Zip Line
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Rio Biennial 1 2 3
by Kathryn- 107 replies
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It was great to see so many familiar faces and some new ones in Brazil! On Sunday we went to Serra das Orgaos National Park. I met up with Judy on the trail with a refreshing stream behind us and Jayanne is showing off the great scenery.
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Rio Biennial revisited
by Gileno Machado- 29 replies
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Erasing the old SD cards last week I found some nice unpublished views taken in Rio 6 months ago. Please feel free to add comments and your own pictures taken during the event. We had a great time at the visits so let`s see those palms and friends again... Welcome dinner: Brazil, Germany, Mexico and Cali-Florida:
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Rio de Janeiro Biennial
by Gileno Machado- 38 replies
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I decided to post a few photos of our trip to Rio last year as a teaser to the upcoming event. I've just noticed, from Bo's post in another thread, that many reservations were made in the last few days and that the IPS is contacting the hotel in Rio in order to book a few extra rooms, so I guess a great participation is expected this time. We'll also be attending the post tour to Minas Gerais and São Paulo, guided by Prof. Harri Lorenzi, and I was wondering what other members of Palmtalk are planning to come for this Biennial and the pre or post tours that will have more people participating, in April. Here are some pictures taken during our last trip to Rio, in Ju…
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Rio slideshow
by Gileno Machado- 17 replies
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Just saw a few pictures of Rio in this weblink and decided to share the link: Rio photos UOL It seems the sun is shining there again, but the "marvelous city" was badly hurt last week...some attractions are still closed down for access problems and repair. Hopefully things are improving there and we'll have a great Biennial.
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Ryan/Palmarum's Costa Rica thread 1 2 3
by bgl- 98 replies
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Ryan, I'm happy to see that you've finally sorted out all your Costa Rica photos and that you're ready to begin posting! I know I'm not the only one looking forward to this! At some point within the next couple of months, we will add Biennial photos & info to the IPS website. Considering your professional approach and excellent coverage we may, among other things, simply add this entire thread to the Costa Rica 2008 link on the website. However, in order to avoid having to do major editing, it would be great if EVERYBODY who has a comment OR question to your thread could post it here IN THIS THREAD so that we can keep your Costa Rica thread completely "clean". In o…
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Sabal lecture in Rio
by Scott Zona- 1 reply
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Many of the Biennial attendees enjoyed Tomas Font's presentation on Sabal, which led some folks to ask if my monograph of Sabal is still available. I have a pdf scan of the monograph, which I am happy to send to anyone who wants it. It's a large file (51 MB), so I have to send it via yousendit.com, which is free and easy to use. If anyone wants a copy, please send me a message to zonas@fiu.edu. Scott
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Scenes from Nongnooch 2 gardens
by Walter John- 5 replies
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At the Borassus Football Field.
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See you in Miami
by LilikoiLee- 3 replies
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Aloha Everyone, I am looking forward to meeting you all in Miami. Many of you may not know that my real name is Lee Tracy. In addition to the IPS name tag I will be wearing my own name tag with LilikoiLee on it. If you see me, please stop and say hello. Lee
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Sítio Burle Marx is worth it´s own topic! 1 2
by Alberto- 48 replies
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Later I´ll upload some pics. Post yours here.
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South island pre tour going great
by TonyDFW- 23 replies
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Check out the video of day one Day two
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Thailand 2012 - Singapore Botanical Garden 1 2
by SW_FL_Palms- 56 replies
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We saw a presentation (by Dennis Cathcart of Tropiflora.com) on the Singapore Botanical Gardens. Looks like a very unique garden where they spared no expenses. Has the IPS given any thought about making that a post or pre trip option ?
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Thailand Biennial 2012
by Jeff Searle- 23 replies
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I was recently told that the dates for Thailand might be moved from Sept. to now October. Is this possible? For some of us that are planning a trip like, we need to be sure on correct dates for various reasons. And for one big reason...flight dates including connecting flights. Could one of the board members that knows something / anything, please chime in. Thank-you. Jeff
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thailand biennial 2012 1 2
by paulgila- 1 follower
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moving right along(ok,after 3 months) to part II of my epic SE asia triad--vietnam,thailand,malaysia. the vietnam(& malaysia,eventually) chapter can be found in the "travel log" section of PT. after an awesome 5 days in saigon we arrive in bangkok,representing the PRA team at the IPS 2012 biennial in thailand! the airport in bangkok is huge,in case you didnt notice. after a prompt pick-up we arrive at the hotel to join 200 other rabid palm enthusiasts. but 1st jes takes advantage of our amazing hotel room desk/office to make some "executive decisions," just like mitt romney. already the palmtalk illuminati have gathered. PRA team enforc…
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Come on, post your pictures here. All of us who were not there are anticipating!!
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Thailand Biennial on Thai TV
by rthink- 9 replies
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Vasin showed me this link from a Thai TV channel about the biennial so some of you were broadcasted around Thailand. Look what Jeff Searle is trying to taste! Also an interview with Jeff Brussel. The narrator said about 300 millionaires from all over the world participated in this event. http://www.krobkruakao.com/ข่าว/61860/สกู๊ป--สวนนงนุช-สวนปาล์มระดับโลก.html
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Thailand Biennial Sep. 2012 1 2 3
by bgl- 2 followers
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Liz opened up registration just a little while ago. Please check out http://www.palms.org for full details. In order to register you need to be an IPS member. Here are the registration fees: Registration per person for double occupancy RECEIVED and PAID by end-of-day May 4th, 2012, is US$1,500. Registration per person for single occupancy RECEIVED and PAID by end-of-day May 4th, 2012, is US$1,910. Registration per person for double occupancy RECEIVED and PAID from May 5th through August 17th, 2012, is US$1,600. Registration per person for single occupancy RECEIVED and PAID from May 5th through August 17th, 2012, is US$2,010. We had hoped the registration …
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