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Botanic news: from home and abroad Save the dates 6th Botanic Gardens Day (last Sunday in May) 30 May 2021 In 2020, Botanic Gardens Day met the coronavirus challenge head-on as we realised many gardens would be closed to visitors due to COVID-19. The month of May leading into the Botanic Gardens Day online forum saw the inaugural #PlantChallenge take place. Sam Moon, Tim Uebergang, Emma Bodley and John Lloyd Fillingham created a wonderful series of botanic garden videos to promote the botanic challenge. Over 50 botanic gardens members from across Australia and New Zealand took part in the inaugural Plant Challenge, a video challenge to tell a story around their favourite plant. We’re planning to do even better in 2021. We’ll have all the information and a campaign you can contribute to by the end of January 2021.
10th BGANZ Congress and 7GBGC (Global Botanic Gardens Congress): 26–30 September 2022, 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, Monday 26 to Friday 30 September 2022, with the final day currently a ‘technical tours’ day.
BGANZ members: professional development opportunities BGANZ council encourages all members to look out for these awards, and many other non-BGANZ 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 aim to keep it updated as new professional development opportunities become available.
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