Mini symposium on aliens and invasive species
National Botanic Garden of Belgium - Bouchout Castle
Friday, December 2, 2011

Programme
14h00	Welcome and introduction Jan Rammeloo, National Botanic Garden of Belgium
14h05	Disseminating Information on Alien Plants in Belgium Filip Verloove, Quentin Groom, National Botanic Garden of Belgium
14h25	Inventory of aliens escaping from culture in the National Botanic Garden of Belgium Anne Ronse, National Botanic Garden of Belgium
14h45	Code of conduct on invasive plants: a preventive approach for horticultural professionals Leen Heemers, Research Centre for ornamental plants
15h05	Ornamentals and invasive plants: if you choose one you get the other as well Ivan Hoste, National Botanic Garden of Belgium
15h25	Coffee break
15h40	Building an International Plant Sentinel Network – the role of botanic gardens Suzanne Sharrock, Botanic Gardens Conservation International
16h00	Towards an EU dedicated legislative instrument on invasive alien species Myriam Dumortier, European Commission
16h20	Actual developments on aliens and invasives in Austria Michaël Kiehn, Botanical Garden University of Vienna
16h40	The Finnish national strategy on invasives Leif Schulman, Finnish Museum of Natural History
17h00	Tackling invasives in Ireland (Carpobrotus and Gunnera) Matthew Jebb, National Botanic Gardens of Ireland
17h20	End