ISHS Acta Horticulturae 642: XXVI International Horticultural Congress: Horticulture, Art and Science for Life - The Colloquia Presentations
HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT AND LEGACY OF THE XXVITH INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL CONGRESS (IHC2002) |
| Author: | N.E. Looney |
| Keywords: | International Society for Horticultural Science, Canadian Society for Horticultural Science, American Society for Horticultural Science, Potato Association of America, American Pomological Society, Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association, People Plant Council, conference organization, conference management, conference impact, defining horticultural science |
| Abstract:
The 26th International Horticultural Congress, Horticulture: Art and Science for Life, attracted more than 2500 participants who represented 89 countries. The scientific program was built around an opening plenary session, seven Congress-wide colloquia, 24 one- to four-day symposia incorporating invited lectures and both oral and poster contributed papers, and 30 evening workshops. Without including the less formal workshop presentations, more than 3000 papers were presented, most of which are now published in the 25 volumes of Acta Horticulturae arising from the Congress. This book completes this series with the Opening Address, the papers presented at the Toronto Forum on Horticulture Biotechnology for Development, and 17 other invited lectures presented outside of the 24 symposia. IHC2002, the first Congress of the third millenium, was more than 10 years in the planning. This allowed organizers time to consider and eventually apply a number of important innovations to the IHC model. They included enriching the Congress by incorporating the annual meetings of other horticultural science societies, organizing virtually all contributed paper presentations into multi-day symposia organized by conveners from many countries, and devoting one full day in mid-Congress to serving the informal networking expectations of our international guests. The Congress theme was addressed during the Opening Ceremony and directly or indirectly by each Congress-wide colloquium. The aim of this plenary program was to call attention to the diverse ways that horticulture and horticultural science contribute to the human condition - emphasizing human health, life quality, and other facets of human ecology. | |
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