9th Inter-Congress, Monaco, 2011

The 9th IOS Inter-Congress was held in association with the annual 'Monaco Expo Cactus' meeting of AJEM (Amis du Jardin Exotique de Monaco), organized by the Director of the Jardin Exotique, our member Dr Jean-Marie Solichon, under the auspices of the Marie de Monaco.

Venue: Jardin Exotique de Monaco

PROGRAMME

Saturday 23 April a.m.

The opening of the 'Monaco Expo Cactus' by H.S.H. Prince Albert II

Jean-Marie Solichon, André J. Campana, H.S.H. Prince Albert II, Miss Charlène Wittstock (Photo: Ingrid Mecklenburg)

Jean-Marie Solichon, Miss Charlène Wittstock, H.S.H. Prince Albert II (Photo: Ingrid Mecklenburg)

H.S.H. Prince Albert II, Miss Charlène Wittstock, Jean-Marie Solichon (Photo: Ingrid Mecklenburg)

Christian Raimbert, Henri Doria, Miss Charlène Wittstock, H.S.H. Prince Albert II (Photo: Ingrid Mecklenburg)

H.S.H. Prince Albert II and his fiancée Miss Charlène Wittstock were welcomed by the Director of Jardin Exotique Jean-Marie Solichon and André J. Campana from the Mairie de Monaco. Dr Solichon led the guests through the exihibition 'Monaco Expo Cactus'.

Presentation of the Cactus d'Or

André J. Campana, Henri Doria, Myron Kimnach, Christian Raimbert (Photo: Ingrid Mecklenburg)

Jean-Marie Solichon, André J. Campana, Myron Kimnach, Henri Doria (Photo: Ingrid Mecklenburg)

'Cactus d'Or Award 2010' for Myron Kimnach (Photo: Ingrid Mecklenburg)

Presentation of the Cactus d'Or awarded to Myron Kimnach in 2010. The Office of the Mayor of Monaco was represented by André J. Campana, Christian Raimbert and Henri Doria.

Saturday 23 April p.m. - 'Monaco Expo Cactus' Lectures

Myron Kimnach (US) IOS	Round the World of Succulents in 50 minutes
Philippe Corman (FR) AJEM	Les petits Opuntia sud-américains ou le genre Tephrocactus au sens large
Graham Charles (UK) IOS	The Cacti of the Marañon valley in northern Peru

Sunday 24 April p.m. - IOS Lectures

Len Newton (GB)	Sorting out the Sansiveria Abstract
Nadja Korotkova (DE)	Recent insights in the evolution of epiphytic Cactaceae from DNA sequence data Abstract
Myron Kimnach (USA)	Cactaceous afterthoughts Abstract
John N. Trager (USA)	The Development of the Huntington’s Desert Collections (Huntinton Botanical Garden) Abstract
Andreal Catabringa (IT)	Experience with a privately owned Reserve Collection devoted to ex situ Conservation Abstract
Massimo Meregalli (IT)	On some new Gymnocalycium-findings (Cactaceae) Abstract
Graham Charles (GB)	Images of Cacti from the coastal valleys of Southern Ecuador Abstract
David Hunt (GB)	Notes on Maihueniopsis (Cactaceae-Opuntioideae) in southern Argentina Abstract