Cairns Convention Centre to Host International Symposia on Tropical and Temperate Horticulture

The Cairns Convention Centre has ben chosen to host the International Symposia on Tropical and Temperate Horticulture (ISTTH) which will bring the world’s best researchers to the region in November 2016.

The event will incorporate nine separate international symposia, some of which are established meetings and some are new to the horticultural science world.

New events will explore topics such as beverage crops, tropical plant genomes, urban landscapes in tropical cities and poverty, hidden hunger and horticulture.

These will be supported by established meetings such as the X International Symposium on Protected Cultivation in Mild Winter Climates, the IV International Symposium on Guava and Other Myrtaceae and the II International Symposium on Tropical Horticulture.

The conference will provide the opportunity for stakeholders to interact across the chain networks to share innovative new research outcomes linked to delivering economic benefits, productivity and profitability across the globe.

Professor Rod Drew and Dr Robin Roberts, the Co-Conveners, said, “Sharing knowledge with and between eminent scientists and building capacity with emerging researchers in tropical and temperate horticulture makes Cairns the perfect destination for this exciting international symposia. Cairns’ proximity to South East Asia and the ability of the convention centre to host the nine symposia were also important considerations.”