Friday 11 September – 18:00 hrs Central European Summer Time
(= 17:00 British Summer Time)
INTRODUCTION and OPENING COMMENTS
Ronald Fontyene & Paul Klaassen
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Ronald has collected cacti and other succulents since the early 1970s. His interests in all aspects of the adaptation of succulent plants to arid and semi-arid ecosystems has resulted in a mixed collection of both cacti and other succulent plants. This interest goes hand in hand with my pleasure in photography, which comes in handy when illustrating articles and giving lectures. Ronald is a member of the Flemish cactus & succulent societies Grusonia and Lophophora, Succulenta, the BCSS and the DKG (Deutsche Kakteen Gesellschaft). For 15 years he was treasurer of Grusonia. Since 2006 he was involved in the organization of the ELK, first as secretary-treasurer and now as chairman.
After the opening comments, Ronald will entertain us with his presentation From Cederberg to Richtersveld (South Africa).
The wide surroundings along the Atlantic coast of South Africa consist of areas famous for their extreme richness of succulent plants of which many are endemic to this region. Succulent Karoo, Cederberg, Namaqualand, Knersvlakte and Richtersveld are place names that trigger the imagination of a succulent plant lover. Here we are introduced to the great botanical diversity of these regions, from the tiny Conophytum minitum to the tall Aloe pillansii, photographed during a six-day tour through fascinating landscapes.
Friday 11 September – 20:00 hrs Central European Summer Time
(= 19:00 British Summer Time)
by Ian Woolnough: “Some Pediocactus, Sclerocactus and selected associates”.
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Saturday 12 September – 14:00 hrs Central European Summer Time
Rikus van Veldhuizen
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Saturday 12 September – 14:00 hrs Central European Summer Time
Euphorbia International Organisation
by Speaker Rikus van Veldhuisen: Euphorbia in Tanzania – link to Speaker Bio
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Saturday 12 September 15:30
by Speaker: Finn Larsen (Scandinavian Cactus Society)
The Cactus Trip Diaries 