MORNING LECTURES, Cercle Gaulois, Brussels

Cercle Gaulois is at 5 minutes walking distance from the Motel One hotel and in the beautiful park of Brussels with view on the Royal Palace

 

Day 2- Tuesday, June 6

08:00-08:20am Registration open

08:30-08:45am Welcome by the WFRS President, Diane vom Berg

08:45-09:00am Welcome and recommendations for the week  by President of the S.R.N les Amis de la Rose, Frans Thomas

09:00-09:40am " François Crépin (1830-1903) and the botanical roses of the world ", Ivan Hoste, Belgium

09:40-10:20am " Hybrid Musk Roses from Lambert Pemberton to Lens ", Rudy and Anne Velle for Lens roses, Belgium

10:20-10:40am Networking break, meet with some exhibitors

10:40-11:20am " The conservation of Heritage Roses: problems and solutions ", Charles Quest-Ritson, United Kingdom

11:20-12:00pm " A great taxonomist and the world's largest rose- a magical interaction", Viru and Girija Vivararaghavan, India

12:00-12:20pm Conclusions by moderator: Behcet Ciragan, President Gesellschaft Schweizerischer Rosenfreunde, Switzerland

12:20-01:50pm Typical Belgian buffet lunch at Cercle Gaulois

02:00pm Departure by bus for afternoon visits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 3- Wednesday, June 7

07:30-09:00am (for those concerned) WFRS Executive Committee meeting (Cercle Gaulois, Salon Royal)

08:30-08:50am Registration open

09:00-09:40am " Historical Roses in the Europa Rosarium Sangenhausen", Hella Brummer and Eilike Vemmer, Germany

09:40-10:20am " Roses in Bhutan", Sushil Prakash, India

10:20-10:40am Networking break, meet with some exhibitors

10:40-11:20am " On the origin of the cultivated roses: DNA authentication of the bourbon rose founding pedigree " Pascal Heitzler, France

11:20-12:00pm FELCO,  presentation

12:00-12:20pm Presentation 20th Workd Rose Convention in Japan, Yoshihiro Ueda

12:20-12:40pm Conclusions by moderator: Helga Brichet, WFRS Past President

12:50-01:50pm Light sandwich lunch at Motel One

02:00pm Departure by bus for afternoon visits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 4- Thursday, June 8

08:30-08:50am Registration open

08:30-09:10am" Rosedal Juana de Ibarbourou, Mondevideo's historic rose gardens ", Inés Diaz de Licandro, Uruguay

09:10-09:50am " Old Chinese rose, a longtime misunderstood concept in contemporary culture", Eric Chen, China

09:50-10:20am Presentation Sweden Regional WFRS convention 2024

10:20-10:40am Networking break, meet with some exhibitors

10:40-11:20am " A time capsule of roses-Building a future for heritage roses " , Greg Lowery, USA

11:20-12:10pm Panel Discussion , "The what, where, how and coordination of rose conservation"  moderated by Helga Brichet

12:10-12:30pm Conclusions by moderator: Brigid Quest-Ritson, UK

12:20-01:50pm Walking lunch at Cercle Gaulois

02:00pm Departure by bus for afternoon visits

 

07:30-09:30pm (for those concerned) Heritage and Conservation Committee(cercle Gaulois, Salon Royal)

 

 

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Day 5- Friday, June 9

08:30-08:50am Registration open

09:00-09:40am "André Dupont Rose Herbarium , the story of a discovery ",  Vincent Derkenne, France

09:40-10:20am " Thirty years with roses in Sakura and the aim of our rose garden ", Katsuhiko Mebara, Japan

10:20-10:40am Networking break, meet with some exhibitors

10:40-11:20am " Rose social legacy", Lukasz Rojewski, Poland

11:20-12:10pm " In Search of the Lost Heritage of the Rose in Korea ", Wook-Kyun Kim , South Korea

12:10-12:50pm "'Project Rescue - rescuing the heritage rose collection of Aotearoa New Zealand", Murray Radka, New Zealand

12:50-01:10pm Conclusions by Moderator: Rosario Algorta de Carrau , Uruguay

01:30pm Departure by bus with picnic for COLOMA

 

on registration 08:30pm Closing dinner (dress code: blazer, tie and cocktail dress for ladies)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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