7TH INTERNATIONAL ORCHID CONSERVATION CONGRESS Jodrell Laboratory Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 28 May – 1 June 2019 Welcome to Kew! The International Orchid Conservation Congress (IOCC) series started in Western Australia in 2001, and subsequent meetings were held in Florida, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, La Réunion and Hong Kong. At the meeting in Hong Kong, it was decided that IOCCVII should be held at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The title for IOCCVII is “Orchid Conservation: the Next Generation”, and we hope that the focus will be on the importance of involving the next generation of orchid conservation biologists and on the use of next-generation techniques. We are delighted to welcome more than 150 delegates from around the world to share their experiences of orchid conservation with each other. Orchids are among the most highly threatened groups of plants, with threats to orchids including habitat destruction, legal and illegal trade and climate change. As a result, our mission to conserve orchids is of increasing importance – if we don’t act, then we may be the last generation to see some groups of orchids, notably slipper orchids, in the wild. We are grateful to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, for the use of the venue and for logistical support. The Lennox Boyd Trust, the Linnean Society of London and Orchid Conservation International and friends and family of the late Amy Morris provided financial support which has allowed us to provide bursaries for orchid specialists from Developing Countries so that they can attend the congress. We have an exciting and busy programme – with many talks and posters and other events including a demonstration of orchid propagation, a “World Café” session on conservation planning (arranged with the Conservation Planning Specialist Group) and a meeting of the Orchid Specialist Group. We will keep you busy, but we hope that you will also take the opportunity for a walk in the gardens between the talks. On Friday, we have three field trips that will give delegates the opportunity to see Wakehurst Place and the Millennium Seed Bank, native chalk grassland flora or the home of Charles Darwin. The Organising Committee would like to take this opportunity to extend a warm welcome to Kew, and we hope you all enjoy the congress! 7TH INTERNATIONAL ORCHID CONSERVATION CONGRESS General information Meeting location Jodrell Laboratory Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Kew Road Richmond, Surrey TW9 3DS The closest National Railway station is Kew Bridge (a 15-min walk) and the closest London Underground Station is Kew Gardens station, located in Kew village (a 10-min walk) (see maps below). All talks and panel discussions will take place in the Jodrell Laboratory. Refreshment breaks, lunches and the evening poster session and drinks reception will also be held in the Jodrell Laboratory. To access the building, please enter the Gardens via the Jodrell Gate on Kew Road. A member of staff will be present at the gate on Monday afternoon (14:00 – 17:00) and on Tuesday morning (08:00 – 09:00). If you arrive/depart outside these hours or the gate is unattended, please call RBG Kew Constabulary using the telephone in the yellow box on the wall by the gate. You will be connected automatically when you pick up the receiver. Please give Constabulary your name and let them know that you are attending the Orchid Congress. They will then remotely release the pedestrian gate. Poster presentations Posters will be open for viewing on Wednesday afternoon. Please ensure that your poster is mounted by Wednesday lunchtime. A designated poster session will take place from 16:00– 18:00 on Wednesday 29th May. Internet access Free Wi-Fi access is available in all our buildings including the Jodrell Laboratory. To connect to our Wi-Fi, please select Kew-Visitors from the available networks and accept the terms and conditions. If you have access to Eduroam, then this is also available in the venue. Twitter If you are tweeting about the congress, please use the hashtag #IOCCVII. First aid Should you need assistance, please ask at the Jodrell reception desk or speak with a member of staff. 7TH INTERNATIONAL ORCHID CONSERVATION CONGRESS Emergencies For emergencies, please dial 020 8332 3333 (or extension 333 from a Kew telephone). Please DO NOT dial 999, as emergency calls need to be co-ordinated by the on-site Constabulary team. Fire The signal to evacuate is a loud, two-tone alarm. On hearing the alarm, please proceed directly to the nearest emergency exit. DO NOT use the lifts. The fire assembly point is the GRASS GARDEN at the rear of the Jodrell Laboratory, beyond the waterlily pond. Taxis Kew Cars: 020 8568 6666 Nearby facilities The retail store at Victoria Plaza (situated by Victoria Gate) sells a variety of books, gifts and gardening supplies. Delegates are offered a 10% on all full price products (including books, gifts etc.) in the Victoria Gate shop at Kew during the Congress. To obtain this discount, you will need to show your delegate badge. You can also find a range of shops and restaurants near to Kew Bridge railway station, Kew Gardens station and Kew Green. Car parking There is no parking available within the Royal Botanic Gardens, but there is a public car park which can be reached from Kew Green via Ferry Lane. Alternatively, there is on-street parking around Kew Green (but note that the side towards the buildings is for residents only). 7TH INTERNATIONAL ORCHID CONSERVATION CONGRESS 7TH INTERNATIONAL ORCHID CONSERVATION CONGRESS Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 28 May – 1 June 2019 PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE #IOCCVII Monday 27th May 14.00 – 17.00: Registration desk open, Jodrell Laboratory (entry through Jodrell Gate) Tuesday 28th May 08:00 – 09:00 Registration desk open 09:00 – 09:30 Opening Ceremony & Welcome Opening remarks: Prof. Michael F. Fay, Chair, Organising Committee Official Welcome: Prof. Alexandre Antonelli, Director of Science, RBG Kew 09:30 – 10:15 Plenary Lecture: Leaping into the decade of orchid restoration Kingsley Dixon, Curtin University 10:15 – 10:45 Tea Break 10:45 – 16:00 Session 1: Conservation 12:45 – 14:00 Group Photo and Lunch 14:00 – 16:00 Session 1: Conservation 16:00 - 16:30 Tea Break 16:30 – 18:00 Session 2: Restoration Wednesday 29th May 09:00 – 09:45 Plenary Lecture: Creating sustainable conservation of orchids through sound business development - saving China's slipper orchids Wenqing Perner, Hengduan Mountains Biotechnology 09:45 – 11:00 Session 3: Conservation (continued) 11:00 – 11:15 Tea Break 11.15 – 12:15 Session 3: Conservation (continued) 12:15– 13:15 Orchid Specialist Group meeting and discussion (all welcome) Chair: Michael F. Fay 13:15 – 14:15 Lunch 14:15 – 15:00 Session 4: Education 14:15 – 15:30 Session 5: Population Biology 15:00 – 18:00 Writhlington School – demonstration of orchid propagation 16:00 - 18:00 Poster Presentations and Reception Thursday 30th May 09:00 – 09:45 Plenary Lecture: Illegal trade in wild orchids: an overlooked conservation challenge Luciano Ramos Zandoná, Botanical Institute of São Paulo, Brazil 09:45 – 11:30 Session 6: Trade 11:30 – 11:45 Tea Break 11:45 – 12:10 From Orchids to Oryx: species conservation planning and the CPSG Jamie Copsey, Conservation Planning Specialist Group 12:15 – 17:30 Session 7: Conservation 12:15 – 15:15 Section 8: Molecular Tools and Planning, Red Listing and Morphology Conservation Assessment 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 15:15 Conservation Planning Session 8 (continued) “World Café” (Sign-up session) Led by Jamie Copsey 15:15 – 15:45 Tea Break 15.45 – 16.30 Conservation Planning 15:45 – 17:30 Session 9: Demography “World Café” (continued) (Sign-up session) 16:30 – 17:30 Section 7 (continued) Section 9 (continued) 17:30 – 18:45 Film on orchid trade/Free time for a walk in the Gardens 19:00-21:30 Congress dinner: Orangery Restaurant (inside Kew Gardens) Friday 31st May: Congress Field Trips – these leave from the Elizabeth Gate at 09:00 and return c. 18:00. Saturday 1st June 09:00 – 09:45 Plenary Lecture: How future proof are our orchids? Orchid conservation in the genomics era Barbara Gravendeel, Naturalis Biodiversity Center Netherlands 09:45 – 11:15 Session 10: Genetics 09:45 – 15:00 Session 11: Mycorrhizal Associations and Seed Germination 11:15 – 11:45 Tea Break 11:45 – 12:45 Session 12: Interactions with Section 11 (continued) Other Organisms (Pollination) 12:45 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 15:00 Session 13: Ecology Section 11 (continued) 15:00 – 15:30 Tea Break 15:30 – 16:30 Closing ceremony FULL PROGRAMME Monday 27th May 14.00-17.00: Registration desk open Tuesday 28th May 08:00 – 09:00 Registration desk open 09:00 – 09:30 Opening Ceremony & Welcome Opening remarks: Prof. Michael F. Fay, Chair, Organising Committee Official Welcome: Prof. Alexandre Antonelli, Director of Science, RBG Kew 09:30 – 10:15 Plenary Lecture: Leaping into the decade of orchid restoration Kingsley Dixon, Curtin University. 10:15 – 10:45 Tea Break 10:45 – 16:00 Session 1: Conservation Chair: Ken Cameron 10:45 – 11:00 Orchid conservation via habitat preservation Steve Beckendorf 11:00 – 11:15 Orchid conservation achievements from China National Orchid Conservation Center Meina Wang 11:15 – 11:30 The importance of private reserves in orchid conservation – case studies from Colombia Marta Kolanowska (and Sebastián Vieira) 11:30 – 11:45 Vanilla crop wild relatives and their microbiome: perspectives for conservation and sustainable use Nicola S. Flanagan 11:45 – 12:00 When age old tools are still required for modern orchid conservation practices Hildegard Crous 12:00 – 12:15 The Palau Orchid Conservation Initiative: an integrated approach to orchid research and management Benjamin J.