CONGRESSES 5-8
IOCC 8, PERTH
**HOLD THE DATES**
3-6 September 2024 + fieldtrip (8-10 September 2024)
We are excited to announce the dates for
The 8th International Orchid Conservation Congress (IOCC8):
"Orchid Conservation: A Minute to Midnight".
With this congress, we return to Perth, Western Australia, where the congress series started.
The congress will be a hybrid event with options for online and in-person attendance.
IOCC 7, KEW
2019
This was our last major event before the world went into lockdown. With 180 delegates from six continents. The theme was "Orchid conservation - the next generation", and we were delighted to offer bursaries to 12 early-career scientists from low- to middle-income countries. A highlight was the collaboration of the Conservation Planning Specialist Group, who organised a workshop at the Congress.
Conference booklet (programme and abstracts) available here
IOCC 6, HONG KONG
2016
With the theme "Orchid conservation - science into practice", papers from the Congress were published as a special issue of Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. As a result of the Congress, we formed two new subgroups, focusing on trade and molecular identification, and the OSG newsletter was relaunched.
CONGRESSES 2-4
IOCC 4, HLUBOKÁ, CZECH REPUBLIC
2011
With the theme "Orchids in a changing world", papers were published as a special issue of European Journal of Environmental Sciences.
IOCC 3, SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA
2007
Hosted by Lankester Botanical Garden and held in conjunction with the 2nd International Conference on Neotropical Orchidology, papers were published as a special issue of Lankesteriana: "Are our orchids safe?"
IOCC 2, SARASOTA, FLORIDA
2003
Hosted by Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, the proceedings were published as a special issue of Selbyana "The Conservation Balance".
THE FIRST CONGRESS
FIRST INTERNATIONAL ORCHID CONSERVATION CONGRESS
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 2000
Hosted by Kings Park and Botanic Garden, the first congress in this flagship series resulted in the publication of Orchid conservation (2003) (ISBN 983-812-078-2).