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September 2012, Viotte Alpine Botanic Garden, Trento, Italian Alps

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Important notice: the official language of the congress is English; however to facilitate maximum participation, presentations can be accepted also in the other major alpine languages, provided that abstracts and slides are prepared in English.

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3^rd International Congress of Alpine and Arctic Botanic Gardens

September 2012, Viotte Alpine Botanic Garden, Trento, Italian Alps

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FORM

Important notice: we want to keep presentations short to promote discussion and debate. The maximum length of non keynote presentation must not exceed 15’ with 5’ discussion. Should we receive many submission for oral presentations we might consider reducing maximum length to 10’ with 5’ discussion. We will inform you in due course.

I intend to contribute to the congress with the following presentation:

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Type of contribution:	oral - poster - workshop - evening slide show (delete as appropriate)
Session:	1- Horticultural practice and plant conservation 2 - Research on alpine plants 3 - Networking 4 - Education and outreach 5 - Alpine floras in pictures (slide shows) (delete as appropriate)
Authors (format: surname pointed initial,)	Surname^1 N^1., Surname^2 N^2.,... Surname^n N^n.
Institution for all authors - recall with apices	^1 xx, ^2 xx, ^n xx,
Address only for the first author
City, Postcode only for the first author
Country only for the first author
E-mail only for the first author
Abstract (max 2,000 characters spaces included) ONLY IN ENGLISH

To stimulate ideas and provoke thought on possible presentations for the congress, please find below a partial listing of possible topics for your presentations divided per session. Please use them to inspire your creative process and produce many presentation proposals!!

1- Horticultural practice and plant conservation

Storing, comparing and sharing plant records

Compiling and using database for plant collections

Policy for the access to plant material

Nomenclature standards used in Alpine Gardens

Labelling in Alpine gardens

Building a specific focus for the collections

Illustrate special geographic collections

Illustrate special taxonomic collections

Designing and realising display beds (e. g. crevice gardens, raised beds, glen gardens)

Growing medicinal plants in alpine collections

Growing landraces and neglected and underutilised crops

Developing Ethnobotanical displays

Strategies to address to climate change

Fighting invasive alien species

Maintaining a collection in an extreme environment

Propagation, storage and germination techniques

Plant conservation strategies

Growing threatened species and narrow endemics: challenges and solutions

2 - Research on alpine plants

Taxonomic research

Physiological research

Ecological research

Seed physiology, dormancy and germination

Research on plants and climate change

Research on nature and species conservation

Using native alpine plants for mitigation and restoration projects

Research on neophytes

3 - Networking

Criteria to define an AABG

Defining roles, functions and mission of AABGs

Implementing cooperation between AABGs

Mutual publicity and advertising strategies

Quality in the exchange of plant material

Raising the status of AABGs

Building partnership with local stakeholders

Fundraising for AABGs

Networks for plant conservation and AABGs

Promoting network activities

Pricing and tickets policy

4 - Education and outreach

Outreach policy

Main target audience for Alpine Gardens

Engaging the public on alpine plants

Addressing different audiences

Addressing visitors with special needs

Strengthening public awareness of alpine plants

Selecting information for visitor interpretation

Developing and upgrading visitor interpretation facilities

Developing natural playground close to Alpine Gardens

Working with schools

Involving schools in research and conservation activities

Inquiry Based Science Education

Getting higher public attention

Protecting gardens against closure threats

5 - Alpine floras in pictures (slide shows)

Reports from botanical expeditions in alpine areas

Reports from visits to alpine gardens

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