IPS BIENNIALS
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Entrance Singapore Botanic Gardens
by Peter Timmermans- 6 replies
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This is one of the entrances of Singapore Botanic Gardens. Stunning landscaping with palms!
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Miscelanea photos at IPS Biennial
by Al in Kona- 21 replies
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Most of the IPS Biennial attendees gathered together for this group picture taken at Casa Bonita located in a beautiful area not too far south of the city of Barahona (SW section of the Dominican Republic). See how many you can identify?
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Aloha – to share my IPS Biennial experience with friends on social media who are not (yet) palm people, I made a photo-video using photos I took during our September 2012 International Palm Society Biennial and Southern Thailand Pretour - I had a lot fun seeing old friends and making new friends - if you have friends and palm pals who are not regular IPS PalmTalk Forum users, you could use email or other social media networking like Facebook to send them links to our PalmTalk Forum member Biennial video and photo posts Thailand IPS Biennial September 2012 by konadanni
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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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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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Which Biennial was your favorite and why?
by Brad Mondel- 2 followers
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Hello everyone! I'm conducting a survey in order to create an article for the IPS newsletter to help promote the IPS Biennial. It would be greatly appreciated if you could answer some of the following questions by responding to this thread or by private message. 1. Which Biennial was your favorite and why? 2. What made going to the Biennial special? 3. What was the most fond memory you have made while attending a Biennial? 4. What valuable information have you learned by going to the Biennials? 5. Do you plan to attend the Sarawak Malaysia/Singapore Biennial in 2016? 6. What incentives does the Biennial have to offer someone who has never been? We would love to hear…
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Come on, post your pictures here. All of us who were not there are anticipating!!
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2014 Miami Biennial - Montgomery Palms on Parade
by Walter John- 6 replies
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The biennial attendees split into groups at Montgomery with a large portion under the guide of Larry Noblick, including yours truly. Here's a selection of photos.
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Post Tour 2010
by Palmagrantit- 6 replies
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Does anyone have additional information about the post tour? No one has returned my inquiries regarding payment. Is the tour full?
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Aloha! The IPS 2022 Biennial travels to Hawaii beginning with the pre-trip today, October 6 on Maui, followed by the main event beginning in Honolulu/Waikiki Sunday October 9th. After a visit to the extensive Ho'omaluhia Gardens on Tuesday, October 11, guests will be welcomed to Hilo on Hawaii Island (Big Island) for more exciting adventures through Saturday, October 15th. You are invited to share your experiences and photos in this thread for all to enjoy. Mahalo!
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Deluge in Rio de Janeiro
by Gileno Machado- 7 replies
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I'm very worried about the IPS Biennial which starts next week in Rio because of the terrible weather conditions there at the moment. In the last 24 hours they had a 15 hour continuous storm, with a record high precipitation there, reaching 339 mm (13 inches+) in some areas of the city, which has caused floodings at several places, many landslides with several dead people, etc. The Airport Santos Dumont is still closed down, all schools are closed and driving around the city is impossible at the moment, with chaotic traffic jams and drowned cars everywhere. The weather predictions are not optimistic for the next couple of days...I hope everything gets back to normal life…
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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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Palms of the Biennial
by palmislandRandy- 32 replies
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I took way too may photos last week at the biennial & I now have 1,600+ pics to review. Here are a few miscellaneous pics of the "Stars of the Show". Just photos for now. -Randy
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Miami Biennial early registration - Extension until Jan 17
by SubTropicRay- 1 follower
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Just a quick note to let folks know we've extended the early Biennial registration date until Friday, January 17th. The original date of Jan 3rd coincides too closely with the New Year and people are distracted by the holiday.
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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 2016 Coco de Mer
by Peter Timmermans- 1 reply
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Still sorting out my 8000+ photos of the 2016 Biennial and Post-Biennial. Both trips were a perfect mix of cultivated palms and palms in habitat. I had a great time, so a big thank you to everyone who organised and attended the trips! One of the higlights was of course the iconic Double Coconut with leaves up to 10 m2 growing in the botanic gardens of Singapore and Darwin. An amazing palm considering the poor conditions in which it grows in the Seychelles.
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Wanted to start planning!
by BamaPalmer- 2 followers
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Just so I can better prepare financially and commence packing my duffel bag (and I apologise if this has been discussed before and everyone else knows!) where will the two next IPS Biennials be located? Now that I'll be retired beginning in 2021 (and hopefully for a bunch of years thereafter before the "reaper" calls me home!!) I DO want to get out of the USA, for at least one of these wonderful events, that I've only read about and dreamed of!! I couldn't even imagine the majesty in the sightings of some of my favourite palm species (at home!!) Wow! Thanks for the information too. I would be in absolute awe to get even ONE chance this lifetime to see palms in their …
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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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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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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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IPS Biennial Pictures
by Kathryn- 23 replies
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Ryan has been doing a great job of documenting our trip, but I have some photos he doesn’t have. On the 6th day of the biennial, several green team members selected option B for the day. Andrea Searle, Judy Norris, Claude Roatta and I hired a taxi to show us around for the day. Our first stop was at a beach about 30 minutes from the hotel in Barahona. There wasn’t any sand, just beach pebbles that gave a great foot massage. Does anyone recognize these toes? Judy and I are enjoying the refreshing surf.
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Palms of Cuba Tour 2014
by KONADANTOM- 12 replies
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for those Miami Biennial 2014 participants who are still considering the independently organized Post-Biennial Palms of Cuba Tour 2014, I’m sharing my 10-23-2013 Q&A with Carolann Sharkey, Director, Florida Keys TREE Institute: QUESTION: I found two of my Palm Society friends from Dallas who have now also signed up for the Cuba tour. Is the Cuba tour full yet with 40 confirmed attendees? ANSWER: As of right now we are full with a waiting list. We may be putting on a pre-trip. If you know of others who may want to go, please have them email me. QUESTION: Are there a minimum number of people who must sign up for the 5 day/4 night “add-on” guided cultural tour…
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2014 Miami Biennal Feedback
by realarch- 1 follower
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The Biennial Committee would like to get some feedback from you about the recent Miami Biennial, so here's your chance to sound off. Good, bad, indifferent, the only way we can improve the experience is to hear what you liked, disliked or just take the opportunity to offer suggestions. Get as detailed as you want down to the food, accommodation, transportation, garden tours, lectures, logistics and planning, or anything else. Personally, my experience exceeded all expectations and I had a great time. A week well spent and the palms and people? They were both spectacular. Tim
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IPS Biennial 2020
by Tracy S- 1 follower
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I understand the 2020 IPS Biennial will be held in Reunion Island. Do we have firm dates yet? When will the travel details be available?
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Lectures at the Costa Rica biennial
by RainForestt Robert- 0 replies
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Unfortunately I did not attend all the lectures at the biennial. I am trying to get a list of all the lecture topics and the presenters. If anyone has this available I would appreciate them sharing this. Robert
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