Judy West, Congress President |
The Australian botanical community invites you to Melbourne, Australia in July 2011 to participate in the XVIII International Botanical Congress. Australia has a vibrant scientific community active across all botanical disciplines and its researchers play a prominent and highly collaborative role in international biological sciences. The Australian flora, with its many endemics and strong gondwanan element, provides a unique opportunity full of inspiring experiences for the botanical visitor. Its ancient landscape includes vast deserts, tropical and temperate rainforests, floristically rich heathlands and unique eucalypt forests. Marine environments include a rich flora and the most extensive coral ecosystem, the Great Barrier Reef. Australia’s botanical community is eager to welcome our colleagues from around the world to the 2011 IBC for an intellectually stimulating and socially memorable occasion.
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A successful world congress relies on the valued support provided by sponsors and exhibitors. An exciting range of sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities is currently being developed to maximise benefits to the supporting companies, the conference and delegates. A major element of the Congress will be exhibits of the latest products and services. The daily program will be structured to maximise the opportunity for participants to visit the exhibits. All lunches and refreshments will be served in the exhibition area. If you would like to find out more about how you could become involved in this Congress please contact the Sponsorship and Exhibition Manager:
The Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is superbly located on the banks of Melbourne's Yarra River, close to the heart of the CBD and just 30 minutes from Melbourne's International Airport. The new Convention Centre opened in July 2009 and is part of a $1.4 billion development in South Wharf that includes a Hilton Hotel, lifestyle retail precinct and shopping space. It has received worldwide acclaim for achieving a six Star Green Star environmental rating by the Green Building Council of Australia, the first in the world for a convention centre. The modern complex is a Melbourne landmark. A short stroll along the iconic Southbank Promenade places you in the heart of Melbourne city – Australia’s culture, cuisine and events capital – where visitors can enjoy a perfect café latte by day or an award-winning local wine by night. The venue is an easy walking distance from a range of accommodation options, which will be available for delegates to book at the time of registering for the congress.
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