Oct 29, 2021 | Events Category
The 13th Australasian Plant Conservation Conference is to be held in Albury, NSW from Sunday 3 – Thursday 7 April 2022. This is the premier event in Australia to discuss native plant conservation issues. The overall theme is ‘Seeds to recovery’. The call for abstracts is currently open. We are seeking abstracts for both presentations and posters which fit within one of the 4 sub-themes:
- Seeds
- Bushfire recovery
- Conservation/threatened species and communities
- Engaging people with conservation & restoration
We are also seeking abstracts for shorter presentations (5 – 10mins TBC) on three workshop topics.Please visit our conference website to download the submission form. Abstract submission closes 4 February 2022.
Oct 29, 2021 | Events Category
The Annual General Meeting of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation Inc. (ANPC) will be held on Wednesday 17 November 2021, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time) via Zoom. All current ANPC members are encouraged to attend in a voting capacity to ensure we reach a quorum, and to hear about what the ANPC has achieved over the last year. This includes individual members and representatives of organisational members. Please RSVP to the Secretary by Wednesday 10 November 2021 and then you will receive the Zoom link. To check your membership status, please contact the office.
Do you want to help make a difference to plant conservation in Australia? Nominations are now open for the following positions on the ANPC Inc. Committee of Management: President; Vice-President; Secretary and 5 ordinary members. Download the Committee Nomination Form here. Nominations must be received by the Secretary by close of business on Wednesday 10 November 2021.
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Sep 30, 2021 | Events Category
On Thursday 11 October 2021 Amelia Martyn Yenson has been invited to speak at BGANZ Collections and Records Management Group’s online workshop. Make sure you save the date in your calendar to hear about the recently released Germplasm Guidelines in this free webinar.
Sep 30, 2021 | Events Category
On 13-14 October in Perth, the Revegetation Industry Association of WA are holding their 2021 seminar titled “The Revegetation Cycle”. This paid event will be held in person and online. The ANPC’s project manager Dr Lucy Commander has been invited to give a keynote presentation on the Florabank Guidelines. Full details here.
Jul 7, 2021 | Events Category
We’d like to invite everyone to the Australian Academy of Science Fenner Conference on the Environment: Exceptional times, exceptional plants.
What’s happening?
This one day workshop provides an opportunity for scientists and organisations to better understand which Australasian plant species need alternatives to seed banking and what ex situ conservation options are available (including living collections, cryopreservation and tissue culture). These methods for conserving plant germplasm can help facilitate species recovery and protect species from extinction. The conference will include presentations and a panel session, provide an opportunity to strengthen partnerships and the chance to interact with experts online.
The Fenner Conference is an ideal introduction to key chapters of the new third edition of ‘Plant Germplasm Conservation in Australia – strategies and guidelines for developing, managing and utilising ex situ collections’ (also known as the Germplasm Guidelines), which will be launched earlier in the week. Significant advances to identify and conserve ‘exceptional plants’ ex situ have been made since the guidelines were last published. Knowledge-sharing will support plant conservation in this critical time. Sharing our knowledge can help prevent plant extinctions by better understanding species biology as well as providing plants and knowledge to support translocation and ecological restoration.
Register now!
‘Exceptional times, exceptional plants’ will be held online on Thursday 9th September. This event is free to join, even if you are not attending the Australasian Seed Science Conference. You can register now at
https://seedscience2021.com.au/fenner-conference/.
Download the Program here.
After the conference
We will also be holding a writing day, by invitation, to summarise outcomes and recommendations for exceptional species conservation in Australia and New Zealand and conclude the Australian Academy of Science Fenner Conference on the Environment in 2022, more details to come.
This workshop is funded by a grant from the Australian Academy of Science Fenner Conference on the Environment.
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Apr 22, 2021 | Events Category
Orchid Conservation Symposium
The ANPC will be working with project partners to organise an orchid conservation symposium in 2021. This symposium to be held over two days will provide an online forum to increase awareness of the ecology and conservation of orchids amongst practitioners. It will also provide an opportunity to share the project’s results and promote networking among the orchid conservation community. The symposium is scheduled for 22 and 23 June 2021.
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Register for the Symposium here
Keynote speakers:
Professor Steve Johnson, Research Chair, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Professor Rod Peakall, Professor in Evolutionary Biology, The Australian National University, ACT, Australia
Presenters:
| Ms Alyssa Weinstein, PhD candidate, The Australian National University, ACT, Australia |
| Dr Amy Hinsley, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford University, UK |
| Dr Belinda Davis, Research Scientist, Kings Park Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, WA, Australia |
| Dr Bronwyn Ayre, Research Officer, La Trobe University, Vic, Australia |
| Professor Celeste Linde, Professor, The Australian National University, ACT, Australia |
| Dr Jenny Guerin, Seed Research Officer, South Australian Seed Conservation Centre, Botanic Gardens of South Australia, SA, Australia |
| Dr Gunter Fischer, Head of Flora Conservation, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong |
| Dr Jenifer Wraith, EcoCommons Business/Scientific Analyst and User Support Officer, Griffith University, QLD, Australia |
| Mr Len Carrigan, Volunteer, Australian Native Orchids Society, Victoria, Vic, Australia |
| Mr Marc Freestone, PhD Candidate, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, The Australian National University, Vic, Australia |
| Dr Myles Menz, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute, Germany |
| Dr Noushka Reiter, Senior Research Scientist, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, The Australian National University, Vic, Australia |
| Mr Richard Dimon, Research Assistant, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Vic, Australia |
| Dr Russell Barrett, Systematic Botanist, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Dr Ryan Phillips, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, La Trobe University, Vic, Australia |
| Mr Tobias Hayashi, PhD candidate, The Australian National University, ACT, Australia |
