The
Conference Hall and the
Exhibition Hall are located a short distance from each other in the Sarawak Tourism Complex.
| Date | Conference Hall (restricted to registered and day-rate particpants) | Exhibition Hall (open to general public 9AM to 6PM, entrance fee RM 2.00 adults, RM 1.00 children) |
| 17 August |
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- Opening of Pitcher Plant Exhbition including live plant displays, videos, & artwork.
- Opening of sales booths with live plants and botanical books.
- Conference registration desk open.
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| 18 August |
- Conference launching.
- Paper presentations (Nepenthes taxonomy and ecology).
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- Ongoing Pitcher Plant Exhbition including live plant displays, videos & artwork.
- Sales booths with live plants and botanical books.
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| 18 August (evening) |
Conference banquet
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| 19 August |
- Paper presentations (Nepenthes conservation and horticulture).
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- Ongoing Pitcher Plant Exhbition including live plant displays, videos & artwork.
- Sales booths with live plants and botanical books.
- Workshop on Nepenthes cultivation.
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| 20 August |
Field Trip to Bako National Park.
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| 21 August |
Field Trip to Nepenthes sites in Bau and Serian.
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Confirmed paper presentations include:
Keynote Address by Dr. Charles Clarke (James Cook University, Australia)
Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Genus Nepenthes - Dr. Matthew Jebb (National Botanic Gardens, Ireland)
A Review of the Nutrient Sequestration Strategies of Some Bornean Nepenthes Species - Dr. Jonathan Moran (Royal Roads University, Canada)
Molecular Systematics of Nepenthaceae - Dr. Josef Thomas Mullins
Variation of Pitcher Morphology within Nepenthes vieillardii Hook.f. (Nepenthaceae) in New Caledonia - Shigeo Kurata & Kaoruko Kurata (Insectivorous Plant Society, Japan)
Taxonomic Survey and Conservation Status of Nepenthaceae of the Philippines -
Dr. Domingo A. Madulid & Rosie S. Madulid (National Museum, Philippines)
Nepenthes Enzymes - C.W. Wang (University of Malaya, Malaysia)
The Distribution and Conservation of Nepenthes species in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo - Tony Lamb (Tenom Agricultural Park [ret.], Malaysia)
A Preliminary Conservation Assessment of Nepenthes clipeata, a Critically Endangered Species, in West Kalimantan, Indonesia - Ch’ien C. Lee (Sarawak Society for Natural Science, Malaysia)
Assessment of the Habitat Condition and Conservation Status of Nepenthes in Sumatra - Hernawati (Muhammadiya University, Indonesia)
Nepenthes in Horticulture: Conservation Through Cultivation - Robert Cantley (Borneo Exotics, Sri Lanka)
The Natural Hybrids of Nepenthes in Sumatra - Pitra Akhriadi (Herbarium Universitas Andalas, Indonesia)
Towards Molecular Farming in Nepenthes: Studies on Meristem Tissue Culture and Proteins Expressed in Leaves and Pitchers of Upper and Lower Pitchers of Nepenthes - Dr. Arief B. Witarto (Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia)
Ecological Study of Nepenthes in Barito Ulu, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia -
Muhammad Mansur (Pusat Penelitian Biologi, Bogor, Indonesia)
Inventory of Nepenthes Species (Nepenthaceae) in Tangkahan Forest, Gunung Leuser National Park, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia - Mhd. Arifsyah Nasution (University of North Sumatra, Indonesia)
The Current State of Nepenthes Cultivation in Japan. -
Naoki Tanabe (Japanese Carnivorous Plant Society, Japan)
The Current State of Nepenthes Horticulture and Interest in Indonesia -
M.A. Suska (Suska Nursery, Indonesia)
A New Grex Registry for Nepenthes Breeders - Samuel O. Estes, Jr. (Leilani Hapu’u Nepenthes Nursery, USA)
Biomechanics and Ecology of Prey Capture in Nepenthes Pitcher Plants - Ulrike Bauer (University of Cambridge, UK)
Prey Composition and Inhabitants of Nepenthes madagascariensis - Katja Rembold (University of Bonn, Germany)