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VIII INTERNATIONAL VIOLET CONGRESS
High PatronageHer Royal Highness the Duchess of Braganza, Dona Isabel de Herédia e Braganza
SponsorsPousada São Francisco (Beja) Mestre Cacau Região de Turismo Planície Dourada Beja Parque Hotel Câmara Municipal de Beja Esther Bubley Trust
To be held inEscola Superior Agrária de Beja, Portugal
Date26-27-28 February 2007
ObjectivesIncrease the interest for violet cultivation Present new cultivars Methodologies to fight plant enemies with natural predators Scientific culture trends in the violet world
Organized byMuseu Botânico da Escola Superior Agrária de Beja (Portugal) Área Departamental de Ciências do Ambiente Les Amis de la Violette (Toulouse, France)
Scientific CommitteeRosa Cabral Fernandes - ESAB Margarida Maria Pereira - ESAB Isabel Patanita - ESAB João Portugal - ESAB Luis Carvalho - ESABMariana Regato - ESAB Teresa Almeida - University of Coimbra
Organizing CommitteeLuís Carvalho - lmmc@esab.ipbeja.pt Nathalie Casbas - n.casbas@wanadoo.fr Paula Nozes - p.nozes@esab.ipbeja.pt Francisca Fernandes - museubotanico@hotmail.com Vera Gonçalves - museubotanico@hotmail.com
ProgramFebruary 26th (Monday) 9.30 Reception 10.15 First session - Oral Communications The Symbolic Language of Violets in Art and Gardens Sónia Talhé Azambuja, PhD Fellowship, Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal
Violets in China Yang Yang, China
Persephone and the Unicorns – Violets in Mythology and History Luís Mendonça de Carvalho, Escola Superior Agrária de Beja, Portugal
11.15 Second session The Secret World of Violets Clive Groves, C. W. Groves & Son Violets Nurseries, Dorset, United Kingdom
On the Origin of the Sweet Smelling Parma Violet Cultivars: Wide Intraspecific Hybridization, Sterility, and Sexual Reproduction Max Henry, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Nancy, France Valéry Malécot, Institut National d’Horticulture, Angers France Thomas Marcussen, Department of Biology, University of Oslo, Norway Jérôme Munzinger, Laboratoire de Botanique, Centre IRD, Nouméa, New Caledonia Roxana Yockteng, Musée National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
11.45 Second International Violet Contest 13.00-14.30 Lunch 14.30-18.30 Tour to Évora 19.30 Dinner
February 27th (Tuesday) 9.30 Third session - Oral Communications Ethnobotany and Violets Joana Camejo Rodrigues, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Créations le Jardin d'Elen, le Site la Péniche Maison de la Violette, et le Comité Technique et Scientifique Pour Assurer l'Avenir de la Violette de Toulouse Hélène Vié, Jardin d’Elen, Toulouse, France
The Victoria Violet Story Jill Ann Williams, Editor of the Violet Society Journal, Baltimore, U.S.A
10.45 Fourth session - Oral Communications The Crown of Athens – Violets in Greek Poetry Carlos Jesus, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
The Use of Phytoseiulus persimilis against Tetranychus urticae in Violet Culture Maria Margarida Pereira, Escola Superior Agrária de Beja, Portugal
Propagation of the Toulouse Violet for a Cute Little Springtime Pot Plant Pierre Barandou & Nathalie Casbas, Lés Amis de La Viollete, Toulouse, France 13.00-14.00 Lunch 15.00 Exhibition and Fair of Violets and Pansies. 20.00 Dinner.
February 28th (Wednesday) 9.00-12.00 Tour to Sagres 12.30 Lunch at the Sagres Pousada 14.00-16.30 In situ sight of Sagres violets 17.00 Tea 18.00 Return to Beja (End of Congress)
March 1 (Thursday) 8.00 Depart to Lisbon (by train) 11.00 Arrive to Lisbon and hotel check in 12.00 Lunch 14.00 18.00 Visit to the National Museum of Coach and Jerónimos Monastery
March 2 (Friday) 9.00-19.00 Tour to Sintra (visiting the Vila of Sintra and the Pena Palace) 20.00 Dinner
Registration200 euro [Includes the participation in the congress (with or without communication - poster/oral communication), documentation, lunch and dinner (Monday), lunch and dinner (Tuesday), lunch and tea (Wednesday), tour to Sagres]. 130 euro Accompanying person [Includes lunch and dinner (Monday), lunch and dinner (Tuesday), lunch and tea (Wednesday), tour to Sagres].
The registration can be done by letter, fax or email. (see contacts) Please include the following personal data: 1. Name 2. Address 3. Email 4. Telefone / Mobile Phone 5. If you will present a communication (oral or poster). 6. Academic Affiliation (facultative) 7. The registration payment must be by bank transfer. Please submit a copy of your bank transfer documents to the Botanical Museum (see contacts) soon after the operation is complete. We need it to validate the registration.Data for bank transfer BANK: DIRECCAO GERAL DO TESOURO – LISBOA IBAN: PT50078101120000000447338 SWIFT: TESPPTP1 ACCOUNT ADDRESS: ESCOLA SUPERIOR AGRARIA DE BEJA RUA PEDRO SOARES, APARTADO 6158, 7801-902 BEJA, PORTUGAL
Violet contestThe contest will have three classes: (1) New cultivars (2) Wild Species (3) Exceptional specimens
Violet Contest RulesPlease contact Nathalie Casbas - n.casbas@wanadoo.fr
Congress languageEnglish
ContactsMuseu Botânico Escola Superior Agrária de Beja Rua Pedro Soares, s/n Apartado 6158 7801-908 Beja Codex Telephone 284 314 300 Fax 284 388 207 Email museu@esab.ipbeja.pt
AccommodationsPousada de São Francisco (Pousadas de Portugal)Largo D. Nuno Álvares Pereira 7801-901 BEJA Telefone 284 313 580 Fax 284 329 143 Email recepcao.sfrancisco@pousadas.pt Discount of 40% (rooms price) to all participants in the VIII International Violet Congress
Hotel Beja Parque****Rua Primeiro de Maio, 1 7800-510 Beja Telefone 284 310 500 Fax 284 310 508 Email reservas@bejaparquehotel.com Página web www.bejaparquehotel.com
Hotel Melius***RAvenida Fialho de Almeida 7800-395 Beja Telefone 284 313 080 Fax 284 321 825 Email hotel.melius@netvisao.pt Página web www.hotelmelius.com
Hotel Francis***RPraça Fernando Lopes Graça 7800 Beja Portugal Telefone 284 315 500 Fax 284 315 501 Email reservas@hotel-francis.com Página web www.hotel-francis.com
Residencial Cristina (1ª)Rua de Mértola, 71 Telefone 284 323 035/6 Fax 284 320 460
Residencial Santa Bárbara (1ª)Rua de Mértola, 56 Telefone 284 312 280 Fax 284 312 289 Email pensao.barbara@clix.pt
Residencial Bejense (2ª)Rua Capitão João Francisco de Sousa, Nº 57
7800 Beja Telefone 284 311 570 Fax 284 311 579
Pousada da Juventude de BejaRua Professor Janeiro Acabado 7800 Beja Tel. 284 325 458 Fax 284 325 468 E-mail beja@movijovem.pt
Clube de Campo Vila Galé****Herdade da Figueirinha 7800 Santa Vitória Telefone 284 970 100 Fax 284 970 150 Email reserv.clubedecampo@vilagale.pt Página web www.vilagale.pt |
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