Flora Filipina 2009

 

 

 

Greetings from the Philippines!

We would like to invite you to our once in 3 years Flora Filipina Expo on February 6-16, 2009. There will be over 120 commercial booths and 80 exhibits featuring an assortment of plants. In the last expo in 2006, our guests had an excellent time at the show, parties, tours and the conference.

 

We are cordially inviting everyone to come and join us in the up coming “Flora Filipina Expo 2009”, to be held on 06-16 February 2009 at the Orchidarium Park of Quezon City Hall, East Avenue corner Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City. We would appreciate it very much if your firm/ institution/ club and members could include this very important event in your calendar for 2009.

In line with this, we will also be holding the 2nd Flora Filipina Conference on February 06 to 07, 2009 at the Bureau of Soils, Elliptical Circle in Quezon City (venue still to be confirmed). For this we have invited foreign and local speakers to share with us the latest in horticultural information, trends, demands and innovations. The POS secretariat is now accepting reservations of participants for this conference.

For those who wish to join the commercial booth section, please contact the FFE Secretariat at telephone number +632.929.4425 / 926.5061, mobile phone numbers +63917.8485468, +63922.8959544.

Announcing the on-going publication of the Flora Filipina Primer and Directory for release on February 2009, on the occasion of the 2ND Flora Filipina International Expo. This publication will be our official passport to the global horticultural market. Special features: important orchid and ornamental plants, cultural practices, latest in breeding trends, growers and producers; local and international horticultural demands; plant sources; as well as Government policies on plant trade and procedures on plant import and export.

If you are interested in advertising, or if you have further queries, please contact the FFE Secretariat at ( +632) 926.5061; 929.4425 or mobile phone 0917.848.5468, look for Jenny Rivera.

For more information, please visit our websites: www.philippineorchidsocietyph.org , www.philippineorchid.multiply.com or email at philorchidsociety@yahoo.com.

Please forward this message to your orchid and plant friends.

Thank you and best regards,
Rolita V. Spowart Co-chair Flora Filipina 2009

 

 

     FLORA FILIPINA CONFERENCE PROPER 

FEBRUARY 06- 07, 2009

Bureau of Soils, Elliptical Road corner

Visayas Avenue, DilimanQuezon City, Philippines

 

Registration Fee:

PhP1,250 / person – early registration on or before January 16, 2009

PhP2,500 / person – late registration after January 16 until February 06, 2009.

 

LIST OF CONFERENCE TOPICS

 

DAY 1

FEBRUARY 06, 2009

  • Breeding and Production of Bromeliad, Neoregelia and Tillandsia
  • Breeding and Production of New Crops
  • Mussaenda Selection and Breeding
  • New Hibiscus Hybrids
  • Breeding Trends in Spathoglottis Orchids
  • Production of Selected Philippine Orchid Species
  • Selection of Philippine Aroids for the Ornamental Industry
  • Production of Foliage Plants for the Cut-flower Trade
  • Marketing Plants through the Internet
  • Philippine Plants for Landscaping
  • Production of Selected Philippine Ferns
  • Hoya and Dischidia species

DAY 2 FEBRUARY 07, 2009 

  • Cycads: From Collection to Commercial Crops
  • Edible Landscaping
  • Philippine Plants in the Botanical Gardens of the World
  • Philippine Rafflesia
  • Cacti & Succulents
  • Medinilla
  • Philippine Quarantine Procedures for Importing / Exporting Plants
  • Production of Palms for the Landscaping Industry
  • Philippine Flowering Trees
  • Beneficial Microorganisms for Ornamental Crops

Registration Fee will include:

Meals (1 lunch, AM and PM snacks for Feb. 06 and 07, 2009)

Conference Proceeding, Hand-outs, Kits , Certificate of Participation