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Botanic news: from home and abroad Save the dates 5th Botanic Gardens Day (last Sunday in May) 31 May 2020 In 2019, Botanic Gardens Day continued to grow, with over 100 botanic gardens participating. Sam Moon, Tim Uebergang and John Lloyd Fillingham created a wonderful series of botanic garden videos to promote the event. If you’re looking for inspiration for Botanic Gardens Day 2020, view the videos here. We’re planning to do even better in 2020. We’ll have all the information and campaign you can contribute to by the end of February 2020.
10th BGANZ/BGCI Joint Congress: March 2021 TBC, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne, Australia BGANZ congresses are increasingly popular events, and the 10th BGANZ Congress is a joint BGANZ/BGCI Congress to be held in Melbourne, Victoria. Put a note in your diary and get planning. First call for papers will be in February 2020, with abstracts due in March 2020.
BGANZ Members: professional development opportunities BGANZ Council encourages all members to look out for these awards, and many other nonBGANZ annual awards each year. If you are looking for professional development opportunities, there is a list of awards and secondment opportunities on the BGANZ website. We will aim to keep it updated as new professional development opportunities become available. BGANZ aims to support its members in gaining Professional Development opportunities through its Awards and Grants Program.
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