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Key Dates

Now Available - Pre-Purchased Lunch Options
As a courtesy to all participants of the IBC 2011, the Organisers have, in conjunction with the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, created a daily lunch package that can be pre-purchased. Only morning and afternoon tea is included in your full registration. Click here to view the menu options per day, and complete the online form to place your order. Vegetarian and Halal options can also be ordered.

Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception

Date: Sunday 24 July 2011
Time: 1700 - 1830 Opening Ceremony and 1830 - 2030 Welcome Reception
Venue: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Tickets:   Full Registration Delegates and Students Inclusive
    Accompanying Persons AUD$66
    Additional Tickets AUD$66

Meet with old and new colleagues in a relaxed and informal environment whilst enjoying drinks and canapés. Admission to the reception is included for all fully registered delegates and students. Additional tickets can be purchased. Tickets will be distributed from the registration desk.

Congress Gala - Gardens of the World

Date: Wednesday 27 July 2011
Time: 1900 - 2300
Venue: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), South Wharf, Melbourne
Tickets:   Delegates and Students AUD$66
    Accompanying Persons AUD$88
    Additional Tickets AUD$88

Experience various cultures as you feast on cuisines from around the globe, delivered in garden settings of the world. Enjoy Australian bush tucker in a truly Australian scene, Chinese food prepared and served from pagodas, expertly sculpted sashimi in the Japanese Gardens, and fresh seafood in the Pacific Islands compound. Dessert will be a highlight, featuring strawberries and cream served from small white marquees in the European gardens. The evening will be the highlight of the social program and a rare treat to experience the flavours, cultures and sights of the world - a true expression of Melbourne's culinary, floral and artistic diversity.

International Association of Bryologist (IAB) Dinner

Date: Thursday 28 July 2011
Time: 1900 - 2300
Venue: University House, The University of Melbourne
Tickets: AUD$75
Australasian Systematic Botany Society (ASBS) Dinner

Date: Friday 29 July 2011
Time: 1900 - 2300
Venue: University House, The University of Melbourne
Tickets: AUD$75

Nomenclature Section

Registration for the sessions (1600-1830) and an informal reception (1700-1830) will be held on 17 July 2011.

Registration and Informal Reception

Date: Sunday 17 July 2011
Time: 1700 - 1830
Venue: School of Botany, The University of Melbourne
Tickets: Included for Nomenclature registrants

Nomenclature Dinner

Date: Thursday 21 July 2011
Time: 1900 - 2200
Venue: University House Staff Club, University of Melbourne
Tickets: AUD$75