2nd World Scientific Congress Challenges in Botanical Research and Climate Change
Delft, The Netherlands, 29 June - 4 July 2008

Organized by:
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)
Botanical Garden TU Delft 

Word of thanks by Bob
Dear participant

Photographs
Pictures of the Congress
Pictures of the Opening Sculptural Exhibition

• Opening lectures and debate on Sunday 29 June 2008:
  Bjørn Lomborg & Andreas Fischlin 
  
  Lomborg: Author of “The Skeptical Environmentalist” and “Cool It”, director of Copenhagen Consensus Center, Denmark
  Fischlin: Head of Terrestrial Systems ecology group, co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2007, Switzerland
  

Dear Colleagues and Friends

On behalf of Botanic Gardens Conservation International and the Delft University of Technology we are delighted to inform you that the 2nd World Botanic Garden Science Congress will be held in Delft, the Netherlands, on 29 June - 4 July 2008. The title of the Congress is Challenges in Botanical Research and Climate Change and the main themes are Conservation and Climate Change, Bionics, New Systematics and Future Issues. We invite you all to join us at this exciting Congress.

Delft is a charming small university town, with a range of good hotels, restaurants and pubs. It is famous for its Delft Blueware and the old canals lined with historic buildings. Increasingly Delft is also becoming famous for its innovative plant-based research, which is helping to tackle a range of technological and environmental problems. You will be inspired to see the practical and applied solutions that are being developed in our labs and botanic garden.

The Congress will provide opportunities to share experiences and research findings from botanic gardens around the world. The programme will include talks by influential scientists and environmental leaders, facilitated discussions and practical demonstrations. A wide range of social events is also being planned. More details will follow on this website later.

We warmly encourage you all to participate in this exciting Congress that will demonstrate the huge potential of plant-based research to solve real problems at a time of rapid environmental change.

We look forward to meeting you in Delft

Sincerely yours

Bob Ursem Scientific director Botanical Garden Delft University of Technology

Sara Oldfield         Secretary General, BGCI

View the movie "Growing Solutions"
on the scientific research in the Botanical Garden of the Delft University of Technology.
Interested in buying the DVD? Please contact the congress secretariat.