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BGCI Congress E-Newsletter - February 2009 |
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Sawubona - A warm Durban welcome!
Welcome to the second newsletter of updates for the 7th International Congress on Education in Botanic Gardens. Our Congress as you now know takes place in Durban, South Africa from Sunday 1st to Thursday 5th November.
Lower congress registration fees!!
We are pleased to announce that we have reduced the registration fees to make the Congress in Durban more affordable. Please do take this opportunity to consider registering for the Congress if you have not already done so – and take advantage of the extended abstract submission date (see below). The new reduced registration fees are as follows:
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BGCI non member
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Developed Country Attendee BGCI member |
Developing Country Attendee BGCI member |
Spouse / Accompanying Person |
Daily Delegate Rate (Cost per day) excl functions |
Early Registration
BEFORE 30 June 2009 |
US$1200.00 |
US$550.00 |
US$450.00 |
US$250.00
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US$200.00
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Early Registration
BEFORE 30 June 2009
Late Registration AFTER 30 June 2009
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US$1410.00 |
US$750.00 |
US$650.00 |
US$450.00 |
US$250.00 |
Registration includes:
- Entrance to sessions, registration pack, lunches, teas during conference sessions 2-5 November 2009;
- Welcome Cocktail Reception on 1 November 2009 and African Theme Gala Dinner
on 4 November 2009.
Note. Registration Fees will be deducted in full from credit cards at the time of receiving your registration form.
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Abstract submission
Thinking
about submitting a paper, facilitating a workshop or contributing to
the knowledge café at the Congress? The deadline for the online
abstract submission has now been extended to 13 March 2009! Please make use of this opportunity to submit an abstract if you have not already done so.
Congress programme – the Wednesday Workshop
Instead of the usual technical tours, we are planning to include a
stimulating hands-on workshop on the Wednesday during the Congress at
the Durban Botanic Gardens. This will provide an opportunity to attend
a range of engaging workshops on practical education methods used in
botanic gardens
We look forward to seeing you in Durban in November
Best wishes,
The Organising Committee
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Funding your attendance
The funding application (scholarship form) is now available on the Congress website.
Click here to download the form
Please note that you would be required to submit an abstract and present at the Congress should your funding application be approved. The deadline for receipt of applications is Friday 6 March 2009. Successful applicants will be notified in April 2009.
Pre and post congress tours
The sub-tropical city of Durban and our province of KwaZulu-Natal incorporate an eclectic cross cultural landscape of people and places. We have included an exciting range of nature and culture-based tours to cater for a wide range of interests. Click here to visit the Tours page on the Congress website for more information.
Durban – KwaZulu-Natal – South Africa: find out more!
Durban within the province of KwaZulu-Natal is a botanical treasure: home to no less than 780 species of indigenous trees, shrubs and climbers and over 10 000 species of plants - one of the richest floral regions in Africa. Durban’s muthi (traditional medicine) markets combined are the largest in South Africa with over 4000 tonnes of plant material sold annually. BGCI recently published a handbook on medicinal plants ‘Plants for life: Medicinal plant conservation and botanic gardens’ by Belinda Hawkins that is well worth reading (www.bgci.org/ourwork/medplants/).
Check out the following websites to find out more about our beautiful country:
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