IPS BIENNIALS
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Free day - any plans?
by Trópico- 9 replies
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Some of us who won't be busy with IPS directive meetings and related activities have a free day to spend as we like. Me and my wife are thinking about what to do and we certainly don't want to miss some of the temples in Bangkok as well as the weekend market, as we have never been to Thailand before. The problem, we are going to be two hours away that day, in Pattaya. We would like to see what's the feasibility of arranging for some transportation early in the morning, spend the day sightseeing the Royal Palace and surroundings, going to the market at Chatuchak (free day falls on a Sunday), and head back to Pattaya that evening. The drive appears to be 2 hours one w…
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Chiang Mai before the biennial
by Lucinda- 1 follower
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We plan to spend a few days in the north of Thailand before meeting up in Bangkok for opening night of the biennial. Is anyone else heading that way at that time? Lucinda
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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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Biennial - Let's explore Thailand a bit on our own
by Carlo Morici- 27 replies
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Hello all, I will join the biennial 2012. I do not want to go to the post-tour or fly to Singapore but I wish to spend some days (seven ?) on my own or with friends, visiting a bit this country. Some of us wish to leave Bangkok and fly up to Chiang Mai too. We need all types of suggestions. Of course we are interested in palms but we need to see also some fabulous collections or nurseries of Bromeliads, Orchids or Adeniums. People wish to see the exotic fruit markets or plant rambles. We wish to taste all those weird colourful bananas. Any help or hint? Maybe some links? Carlo
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The Biennial in Thailand in September this year will be memorable in so many different ways. We may have record attendance (previous "record" was 220 at the Biennial in Thailand in 1998 and a close second was the one in Hawaii in 2004 with 200). I believe we will also have a record attendance of first-timers AND of PalmTalk members. Never before will so many PalmTalk members have met at the same time. This will definitely be your chance to meet fellow forum members! And experience Thailand AND Nong Nooch! So, let's see who is going to be there. Please do a Copy and paste of the list below, add your name and as much, or as little, information as you feel comfortable with,…
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A pre-biennial 2012 trip to Nong Nooch, Thailand 1 2
by Licuala- 1 follower
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I went to Thailand last month and spent a week at Nong Nooch, which will be home base for the upcoming Biennial in September. Despite being there a week, I did not see everything and am looking forward to going back to try and see more of the incredibly impressive Gardens. Nong Nooch covers 600 acres, part of which is an amazing nursery, but mainly full of Gardens with a little Disney thrown in. 1.7 million people visited last year with the majority coming from China, Russia and India. There are over 1000 species of palms planted, some of which will not be found in any other Garden in the world. There is also a major collection of Cycads as well as extensive coll…
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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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Vietnam Post-Tour
by bgl- 5 replies
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Andrew Henderson, who is away from his office, asked me to post the following information: PALMS OF VIETNAM A TOUR TO SEE THE PALMS OF VIETNAM 18th-30th September 2012 We are pleased to offer for the first time a Palm Tour of Vietnam. This 12-day tour is designed for palm enthusiasts who are interested in experiencing the rich and diverse palm flora as well as the culture of Vietnam. We will explore the northern and central parts of Vietnam, a fascinating part of the country with a great diversity of palms. The region includes a variety of palm habitats and we will see several interesting species in the genera Caryota, Arenga, Wallichia, Licuala, Liviston…
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Worst Flooding in Thailand
by SW_FL_Palms- 1 follower
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Good thing the biennial is a year away. Check out these unbelievable photos. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1D7t0y/www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/10/worst-flooding-in-decades-swamps-thailand/100168/
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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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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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IPS 2010 Brazil Video
by PalmXTC- 7 replies
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Hi everyone. I posted a video of the Biennial to Brazil. I used facebook because the video is 15 minutes and yotube wont allow over 10 minutes. Here is the Link. IPS 2010 Biennial BRAZIL If you have never been in facebook you can just sign in with 6 bits of info and there is no charge. Robin Crawford
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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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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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Lorenzi's Plantarum - last stop of Post Tour
by Al in Kona- 23 replies
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This was our last day of the Post Trip. We left Belo Horizonte, M.G. on an early (one hour) flight to Campinas, Sao Paulo state. Then a short bus ride to Nova Odessa where Harri Lorenzi's PLANTARUM is located. Offical name is: Instituto Plantarum de Estudos da Flora LTDA. It's a beautifully landscaped botanical garden not yet open to the general public. This garden has a fantastic collection of most of the Brazilian palm species (minus a few of the Amazonian species only). Here you will find all the known Syagrus, Butia, and Allagoptera species, many of which are not yet grown or known (some newly discovered) outside of Brazil. Here are some of the palms we saw ther…
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Tijuca Forest National Park
by Gileno Machado- 1 reply
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One of the main attractions of Rio de Janeiro was unfortunetly closed down for visits during the IPS Biennial. I haven't visited the place since I was very young, with my parents, and I was expecting to come back last month with our IPS mates but the strong rainstorms in Rio in early April resulted in several landslides so the access to all roads and trails (including the old Imperial Chinese Vista and the tram to Corcovado) was forbidden for tourists and visitors for security reasons so we went to Flamengo Park and Pão de Açucar instead. The Tijuca Forest was the first National Park established in Brazil and it represents the largest urban Forest Eco-system in the world…
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Most of my pictures from the Amazon pre-tour feature our fellow travelers and the people we met along the way. But I’ll make sure to throw in a few palm pictures as well especially in the later posts. Here’s a teaser: first, a fisherman cruising in front of a stand of Leopoldinia major; second a hillside of Euterpe precatoria, both pictures taken on the Rio Negro.
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Amazon Pre-tour
by elHoagie- 33 replies
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Jack is in Hawaii, but I wanted to put up some pictures of our awesome trip down the Amazon. Sorry if I get some of the palm names wrong. I hope that other people that were on the boat will add pictures. Lindsey aka LaHoagie Our Boat
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Fantastic post tour with Harri Lorenzi 1 2
by Alberto- 70 replies
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Flight to Belo Horizonte
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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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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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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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Postcards from Brazil
by Kim- 21 replies
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Just a few teaser photos -- we missed you, wish you had been there! Geonoma in Serra dos Órgãos National Park Palms in Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, founded 1808. There were lots of outstanding photographers present -- please post a few postcards from Brazil!
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Anyone know Horace Hobbs?
by John Case- 4 replies
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Horace Hobbs (my newest best friend) is posting photos on Facebook for the past few days. If you want to see them, you'll have to join FB and hope he wants to be your friend.....
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