Back to Eden – the Challenges for Contemporary Gardens
Regional Center for Ecological Education of State Forests Leśnik (Forester), Ustroń - Jaszowiec, Poland. 21-23 May 2011

Sunday 22 Maja 2011. Venue: Regional Center for Ecological Education of State Forests Leśnik (Forester), Ustroń - Jaszowiec.
Session 1: Challenges for contemporary gardens – Ex situ conservation of endangered plants
9:30 - 9:50	Botanic Gardens and the implementation of GSPC Target 8 Suzanne Sharrock
9:50 – 10:10	A report from the recent EU meeting formulating a strategic approach to ex-situ conservation in Europe, and its relevance to botanic gardens Matthew Jebb
10:10 - 10:30	RIBES: a network for native seed conservation in Italy Costantino Bonomi
10:30 - 10:50	German Seed Bank Network on Crop Wild relatives Albert Dieter Stevens
10:50 - 11:10	Ex situ conservation of Crocus taxa in the frame of a European Network: Collection, conservation and documentation Eleni Maloupa
Session 2: Challenges for contemporary gardens – Tasks for old and new botanic gardens
11:30 - 11:50	The Jagiellonian University Botanical Garden Bogdan Zemanek
11:50 - 12:10	The Tree of Life – in Real Life Magnus Lidén
12:10 - 12:30	The Silesian Botanical Garden Network Paweł Kojs
12:30 - 12:50	Revitalization of the urban valley of the Ślepiotka River as an example of ex-situ conservation Leszek Trząski, Waldemar Szendera
12:50 - 13:00	Horticultural discoveries in Slovenija Jože Bavcon
13:00 - 13:10	FlorNaturLBG - ex situ conservation of endangered and protected plant species Magdalena Jałowska