Cycad Horticulture Workshop 2019
13-19 October 2019
12-13 October (Saturday-Sunday) Arrival in Bangkok (Free pick up BUT if arriving on or before the 12th of October the hotel is not included)
Accommodation : Amaranth Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel, Bangkok
Day 1, Sunday, October 13, 2019 -/-/D
Arrival and Conference Registration
15:00-17:30 Registration
18:30 Opening Welcome Dinner
Speaker: Kampon Tansacha, Owner of Nong Nooch
Paul Mills; Encephalartos heenanii: A Pollination Success Story and an Overview of the Cycad Collection at Ganna Walska Lotusland
Accommodation; Amaranth Suvarnabhumi Airport
Day 2, Monday, October 14, 2019 B/L/D
07:00 Check out and depart hotel for Kanchanaburi,
10:30 Tour of Nong Nooch Landscape Nursery, Tha Muang
13:00 Lunch at local restaurant at the River Kwai.
14:00 See Cycas siamensis in habitat
17:30 Check in at Hotel
Evening Dinner and Speaker (2 speakers)
1th. Simon Lavaud (France)-Cycads cultivation & landscaping in Southern Europe; Challenges and opportunities
2nd.Gary Roberson (USA)-Loren Whitelock’s Cycad Walk at Huntington
Accommodation: Mida Resort, Kanchanaburi
Day 3, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 B/L/D
08:00 Check out and travel to Srinakarin Hydro-Power Dam, to visit
Nong Nooch Cycad nursery
Lunch at Keeree Mantra restaurant
Afternoon Leave for Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden, Pattaya
Evening Dinner and Speaker (2 speakers)
2 speakers Michael Calonje (USA)- Evaluating cycad pollen desiccation methods for long-term freezer storage
Chip Jones(USA)-(Title not yet confirmed)
Accommodation: Nong Nooch Resort Hotel
Day 4, Wednesday, October 16, 2019 B/L/D
Morning Tour of Nong Nooch Garden
Afternoon Tour of Nong Nooch Cycad Collection
Evening Dinner and Speakers (2 speakers)
2 speakers Dr. Anna Nebot(UK)-Cycad pollen
Hendrik Wentzel(RSA)-How to successfully move and transplant a Giant Encephalartos woodii
Accommodation: Nong Nooch Resort Hotel
Day 5, Thursday, October 17, 2019 B/L/D
Morning Tour of Nong Nooch Garden
Lunch At Nong Nooch
Afternoon Cycad Horticulture Workshop
1th Speaker. Yvonne Dalziel (Australia)-Australian cycads in habitat, the journey continues
2nd Speaker. Bret Dalziel(Australia) It is a long way to the top-Cycas of Cape York
3rd speaker. Art Vogel (Holland)-Cycads in South Africa
Dinner at the Garden
Accommodation: Nong Nooch Resort Hotel
Day 6, Friday, October 18, 2019 B/-/D
All day free at leisure
Additional guided tours of the Cycad Collections
Evening Gala Dinner
Accommodation: Nong Nooch Resort Hotel
Day 7, Saturday, October 19, 2019 B/-/-
Transfer to Bangkok or Airport