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Call for proposals 2028 ICPS conference

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:06:32 +0000

The International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS) is now accepting expressions of interest to host the 2028 ICPS Conference.

By rotation, the 2028 conference is scheduled to be held in Australasia, and preference will be given to proposals from this region.

We especially encourage carnivorous plant societies, universities, botanical gardens, and similar organizations in the region to consider submitting a proposal.

Applications and questions should be directed to Board Member for Conferences, Brent Jones (brent@carnivorousplants.org) and Marcel van den Broek (marcel@carnivorousplants.org). Please address your proposal to both contacts.

The expression of interest period will remain open until August 1, 2026 and the successful host will be notified shortly after the deadline.

If you are interested in submitting a proposal, email us to request a Conference Manual, which provides detailed guidance for preparing a bid.

Los Angeles Carnivorous Plant Society meeting: February 14 in Woodland Hills, California

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:40:13 +0000

If you are struggling to find a romantic activity for Valentines Day, the Los Angeles Carnivorous Plant Society has you covered. The next meeting will be February 14 in Woodland Hills, the Paris of California. Details:

https://www.lacps.org/news/2026/02/02/february-meeting-woodland-hills

ICPS conference 2026

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 08:36:33 +0000

Yes, it is going to be in The Netherlands!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1a9U1xBDus/

Carnivora will create a page with information.

We'll keep you posted.

EEE 2025

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:54:26 +0000

https://www.aipcnet.it/eee-2025-xxvi-meeting-aipc/#1739124502555-7e9beff4-12ca

Call ICPS conference 2026

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:44:06 +0000

International call for proposals to host the 2026 ICPS conference. As no offers were received from The Americas, the priority region by rotation for this conference, the submission of proposals for the 2026 conference is now open to all countries. As planning take time we ask you to submit a proposal before April 1st 2025. We understand that due to time restrictions the proposal will not be highly detailed but it should for now include: *An offer of a three day lecture program (lecturers may follow) *The location and venue *The dates *A guarantee of at least two days of optional excursions after the conference (longer is encouraged) *A conference dinner

Questions can be directed and proposals can be submitted to: brent@carnivorousplants.org and marcel@carnivorousplants.org Please address your communications to both in case one of them is not available.

https://youtube.com/shorts/qx5OZqHaGSc?si=w_Sw6aoFp_11VAf8

G.F.P. Carnivorous Plants Calendar 2025

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 13:35:20 +0000

The 2025 calendar from the german carnivorous plants society can now be ordered!

The calendar will be 44 cm x 32 cm. This year it will be in landscape format.

The price of one copy is 18,50€. If you want to order a calendar please see here how to do it:

If you are inside of germany, you can use the following link to order your copies: https://www.carnivoren.org/bestellservice/kalender/

For orders outside of germany, please write an Email with your address and the numbers of copies you want ot order to Benedikt Schmitt at kalender@carnivoren.org.

The costs for shipping depend on the country and numbers of copies you order. In most cases it will be:

Germany: 5,95€ for one or two calendars, 7,99€ for more than two

Outside of germany: 8€ per calendar, 16€ for two. If you want to have more, please ask Benedikt Schmitt for your specific country.

We hope you like the calendar. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

Kind Regards,

Christian

Video: The ICPS-Conference & 40 years GFP in Vienna 2024

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:14:41 +0000

Video: The ICPS World Conference & 40 Jahre GFP in Vienna 2024.

In May, Irmgard and I visited the ICPS World Conference 2024, organized by the society for carnivorous plants in the German-speaking area, GFP, which also celebrated its 40th anniversary here, in the wonderful ambience of Schönbrunn Castle in Vienna (Austria). In addition to pictures from the orangery with a sensational range of carnivorous plants, we are showing short excerpts from several of the highly interesting lectures by well-known scientists. We have translated everything in English and German with subtitles. Our entertaining excursion to Vienna is therefore bilingual throughout. It is certainly worthwhile even for scientific laymen to take a look.

Call for proposals 2026 ICPS conference

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 16:35:45 +0000

The ICPS is open now for expressions of interest to host the 2026 ICPS conference. By rotation the conference is due to be held in the Americas and preference will given to applications from either North, Central, or South America, however other countries can still apply.

Applications and questions should be directed to our Board member responsible for conferences, Brent Jones: brent@carnivorousplants.org. We will leave this process open until August 31st, and notify the successful bidder shortly after that. When you email Brent you will receive a Conference Manual.

Save the Date: ICPS-Conference in Vienna (24.05.2024 - 26.05.2024)

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 07:20:40 +0000

Hello,

i am happy to let you know that the german carnivorous plants society (G.F.P.) will host the ICPS-Conference in May next year! This event coincides with the 40th anniversary of the society. We would love to celebrate this with all of you!

We are still in the planing phase, so please for now just save the date:

Save the Date - ICPS-Conference and 40 years G.F.P.
When: Fr. 24.05.24 - Su. 26.05.24
Where: Orangery of the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna (Austria)

There will be lectures and a plants sale on all three days as well as a conference dinner on saturday. We are also organizing something for the friday evening and (hopefully) some excursion after the conference.

We will give updates as soon as we have them!

Regards

Christian

October, 2023 LACPS meeting in Pasadena, California

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 23:40:49 +0000

The next Los Angeles Carnivorous Plant Society meeting is fast approaching. It will be this Saturday, October 21st in Pasadena, California.

DJ will discuss recently visited botanical destinations in Japan. You may also trade, show or buy plants at the meeting, or chat with weird plant people!

Details:

https://www.lacps.org/news/2023/10/17/october-meeting-pasadena

ICPS Teachers Grant

Sun, 27 Aug 2023 13:41:49 +0000

Hi all, for those who may have middes it so fat, The ICPS has a teacher grant available. You can apply till the 31st of August

https://www.facebook.com/InternationalCarnivorousPlantSociety/posts/pfbid0VSW1sSKFqSSZi1tTyJASmkhpDA9fgtfMLgsEPbrgP9WZPGg5ssgyFFzPH5P8MvHSl

August 19, 2023 LACPS meeting in Pasadena, California

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 22:46:25 +0000

The next Los Angeles Carnivorous Plant Society meeting will be this coming Saturday, the 19th, in Pasadena. Trade, buy and sell carnivorous plants! Hear about Pinguicula in Japan! Meet weird Plant People! Details:

https://www.lacps.org/news/2023/08/13/august-meeting-pasadena

EEE 2023

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 19:15:58 +0000

We are delighted to announce that EEE 2023 will be hosted by the Nancy Botanical Garden in France. The event will be co-hosted with the French National Carnivorous Society (Dionée). This year we celebrate the 40 years of the Dionée association and the 10 years since Nancy hosted EEE. The dates are the 22nd (Friday), the 23rd (Saturday) and the 24th (Sunday) of September.
Expect a good range of conferences and plant nurseries.
Further details (dedicated webpage, tickets etc) will all be available soon.
If you wish to participate or have an enquiry please contact : carl.berthold@grandnancy.eu

CPS trips to Kew

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 15:35:58 +0000

Does the CPS still ever do behind the scenes trips to Kew? Or did Covid stop these forever?!

Los Angeles Carnivorous Society Meeting - Saturday, February 18, 2023

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 03:25:29 +0000

The February Los Angeles Carnivorous Plant Society meeting will be this Saturday, February 18 in La Crescenta, California. Details on the LACPS website.

ICPS conference 2023

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:13:13 +0000

The promotion video (YouTube movie) of the 13th ICPS Conference - Himeji, Japan is now ready.

URL = https://youtu.be/RkQMRdriFzM

Please note that the scenes of D. rotundifoliaand D. lunata habitats were taken outside of Hyogo Prefecture for reference only. The local habitats near Himeji, we are going to visit after the conference, may be smaller than those shown in the video. We will visit the same habitat of P. ramosa as that shown in the video.

Drew Martinez of Carnivero and the LACPS in Pomona on January 6

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 20:13:29 +0000

Drew Martinez of Carnivero and members of the Los Angeles Carnivorous Plant Society will be at the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel this Friday evening for a special meet-and-greet style event. Details on the LACPS website.

ICPS conference 2020

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 19:06:58 +0000

13th ICPS Conference

May 22−24, 2020

Himeji, Japan

^{Himeji Castle. Cropped image from photo © Corpse Reviver / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0 GFDL.}

The ICPS Conference 2020 will be held in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture from Friday, May 22 to Sunday, May 24, 2020. The city is renowned for Himeji Castle, a world heritage site that proudly represents the beauty of Japanese castles. Also, there is the Hyogo Prefectural Flower Center in the vicinity (about a 45-minute drive), which has a world-class carnivorous plant collection. Himeji is accessible from Kansai International Airport or from Tokyo by “Shinkansen” bullet train.

The 3-day conference will be held at a conference facility known as “Biz Space,” located a 7-minute walk from Himeji Station and within walking distance of several major hotels. The lectures will cover a wide range of topics such as scientific/academic research, horticulture, conservation, etc.

We are planning to bring in English-Japanese interpreters so that more Japanese members can participate in the conference.

Plant displays and sales booths, including a Japanese top-class CP nursery, will be available in the same building during the conference.

The conference banquet is to be held on May 23 or 24 at a near-by restaurant, where you can enjoy a good mix of Japanese and Western cuisines together with an impressive nighttime view of Himeji Castle.

On May 25, we are planning a special day trip to the Hyogo Prefectural Flower Center. We will be guided through the amazing collections of Nepenthes, Sarracenia, and other carnivorous plants in the spectacular carnivorous plant greenhouse as well as the backyard. You will be meeting the giant N. clipeata and N. pervillei that were introduced in the 2018 ICPS conference.

On May 26, we will enjoy an excursion to see the local habitats of Drosera rotundifolia, D. tokaiensis, and D. lunata, and maybe a few Utricularia, and then a trip to Tokyo for an overnight stay. On the following day (May 27), we will visit the habitat of Pinguicula ramosa, the Japanese endemic butterwort, on Mt. Nyoho, Nikko City. Note that it might be too early to see the flowers. Details including dates of the field trips will be finalized shortly.

The 2020 ICPS Conference will be hosted by the three Japanese CP societies: The Japanese Carnivorous Plant Society (JCPS), The Carnivorous Plant Exploration Society (CPES), and The Tokai Carnivorous Plant Society (TCPS). These 3 societies mainly cover the Kanto, Kansai, and Tokai regions, respectively, and have been collaborating with each other and contributing to the prevalence and awareness of carnivorous plants in Japan.

More information on the conference will be posted when it becomes available.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Himeji in May 2020!

December, 2022 Los Angeles Carnivorous Plant Society Meeting

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:03:37 +0000

The December Los Angeles Carnivorous Plant Society meeting is coming soon in Long Beach, California. It will feature a holiday potluck. As a special surprise, Manny Herrera has sent over a large batch of Nepenthes seeds, to be distributed to attendees.

New this year, the meeting will be held in collaboration with the San Diego Carnivorous Plant Society and the Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts.

Details on the LACPS website

G.F.P. Carnivorous Plants Calendar 2023

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:58:47 +0000

The 2023 calendar from the german carnivorous plants society can now be ordered!

The calendar will be 44 cm x 32 cm. This year it will be in landscape format. There will be a total of 225 copies. In the past they have sold fast, so please don't wait too long if you want to have one. We will start shipping all orders towards the end of november.

Unfortunately we had to raise the price to 18,50€ per copy this year. If you want to order a calendar please see here how to do it:

If you are inside of germany, you can use the following link to order your copies: https://www.carnivoren.org/bestellservice/kalender/

For orders outside of germany, please write an Email with your address and the numbers of copies you want ot order to Benedikt Schmitt at kalender@carnivoren.org.

The costs for shipping depend on the country and numbers of copies you order. In most cases it will be:

Germany: 5,95€ for one or two calendars, 7,99€ for more than two

outside of germany: 8€ per calendar, 16€ for two. If you want to have more, please ask Benedikt Schmitt for your specific country.

We hope you like the calendar. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask me.

Kind Regards,

Christian

Can’t log in

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 06:31:04 +0000

Hi I can’t log into the CPS web site, need to update my new email address I don’t see a forgot password option.

should I just do a new account?

Thanks.

The Carnivorous Plant Society - Update from the Vice Chair

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:20:55 +0000

Posted on behalf of the Carnivorous Plant Society

Est. 1978. Registered Charity number 281423
(Registered 1981)

Dear Members,

First of all, I would like to thank those of you that attended the virtual AGM on Saturday 28th May. It was a pleasure to meet you and to hear your contributions.

I thought it would be a great idea to keep you informed of what's happening behind the scenes, as the Society belongs to you - the members. Therefore our intention is to issue a "From The Chair" (or Vice-Chair) update at least once a quarter.

AGM Update

The Committee held a meeting in the morning before the AGM. The Treasurer presented the accounts for the last financial year. The Committee could not vote on passing them due to questions on the allocation of payments, which need to be resolved first.

During the Committee meeting, our Acting Chair, Treasurer, Librarian and Trustee announced that he wanted to step down with immediate effect. The Committee proposed a vote of thanks at the AGM to Phil Wilson for all his hard work over the years.

At the AGM, Trustees and Committee members were elected as follows:

Ian Ladd - Trustee and Vice Chair (acting Chair)
Fiona Wowra - Trustee and Secretary
Debra Blackburn - Membership Secretary
Ben Morris - Events Organiser
Ian Jones - Newsletter Editor
Stephen Morley - Conservation Officer
Francesco Gorni - Deputy Conservation Officer
Dave Quarrell - Internet and Enquiries Officer

Fiona Wowra, who has been a great stalwart of the Society, announced that she intends to step down at the next AGM from her roles of Secretary and Trustee. Fiona has recently spent over 150 hours of her time re-sorting the Seed Bank after it had been handed between different volunteers in quick succession; she has now ensured that everything is arranged in a logical and manageable order. Fiona has a great deal of respect within the Society and will be greatly missed. We are very grateful to Fiona for giving us another year of her time and experience.

Management Committee and Trustees

It must be said that the past two years have been a difficult time for the Society. Various Committee members and Trustees stepped down, others were unwell and therefore unable to fulfil their duties, which led to the Society being unable to operate at full strength.

Thank you to everyone who stood by us. I can now say, with great confidence, that we have strengthened the Society with the additional Committee members. They are committed to making your Society a first-class organisation. We are putting together a document called “Know Your Committee” which will include a brief resume for each committee member and how to contact them if you have any queries. We aim to send this to you in the next four to six weeks.

SGM

As noted at the AGM, the Committee are planning a Special General Meeting to be announced in the next few weeks. The first reason for this is to approve the following as Trustees:

Ian Jones
Debra Blackburn
Dave Quarrell

These new Trustees will be a great addition to the existing Trustees and give the Society additional expertise and resilience.

The second reason is to propose replacing our existing Governing Document with one based on the model constitution for a Society of our type approved by the Charity Commission. The current document has been difficult to interpret, and in some places, it contradicts itself. We will circulate the Governing Document to you, the members, in plenty of time before the SGM to read and digest it.

New Policies

You, the members, are the Society's soul. Our charity must be an environment where everybody feels that they are included, able to speak up without fear, and to make suggestions or comments without feeling bullied or harassed. To this end, I am currently preparing an Anti-Bullying and Harassment Policy that will protect everyone within our Society.

We will also have an Equality Policy. We will welcome everyone regardless of colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, sex or sexual orientation, marital status, gender, disability, political opinion, family status, or age. Further details of these policies will be provided in due course.

Finances

Following the AGM it also came to light that the accounts submitted to the Charity Commission for the year 2020 - 2021 contained some errors. The stated loss of £35.25 was incorrect; we actually made a loss of £250.95. Our bank balance was also incorrectly reported as £16,086.30; the correct figure was £15,086.55.

Systems are now being put in place to ensure that the Society's finances are monitored, correctly prepared and independently checked before being presented to you, the members and the Charity Commission.

Membership

Over the last couple of years, our membership has reduced to 246 paid up members. I intend to increase the appeal of membership by adding additional content to a newly invigorated website that had already been approved last year, along with our core values of Education, Cultivation and Conservation. On Facebook, for example, we have over 4,500 people that have expressed an interest in our Society. We will aim to try and convert some of these people into fully paid up members.

Schools Program

We are considering a pilot education program for schools. Initially, approximately 10-15 schools where we will provide seeds, compost, growing instructions and ongoing support to the school throughout the year. The aim is to encourage our young people to be interested in Carnivorous Plants and expand these not just at school but also at home. We would look to offer a Schools membership to our website, where the teacher would be able to access and download information etc., for their class. This idea is still in its infancy and we will, of course, keep you up to date on how this goes.

Technology

Along with a new website to be launched shortly, the Committee is also introducing other technology to improve the running of the Society.

We have nearly completed migration of all Committee communications and document management to Microsoft Office 365, under a free non-profit subscription arranged by Ian Jones. This will make it easier to organise the Committee’s business and provide greater security and resilience.

We are also looking in the very near future to move our membership database from an existing offline setup to a professionally hosted platform, specifically designed for membership administration. This should significantly improve the management of memberships, subscription payments, reminders etc. and eliminate some of the difficulties we have experienced with these aspects over recent years.

Get In Touch

Finally, if you have any ideas or comments, good or bad. Please don't hesitate to contact me at ian.ladd@thecps.org.uk.

Thank you for your continued support, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Ian Ladd
Vice Chair (acting Chair) of the Carnivorous Plant Society

Any update on the UK Carnivorous Plant society?

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:25:17 +0000

Not heard anything for a while now about the intentions for the society. Does anyone have any info on what is going to happen with it?

ICPS Photo contest

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 20:11:59 +0000

New ICPS Photo contest

The 2022 ICPS Photo Contest results will be part of the 2nd World Carnivorous Plant Day (WCPD) celebration on May 4, 2022.

The submission deadline is April 22, 2022.

Winners receive a 1-year MEMBERSHIP to the ICPS.

Please see the Photo Contest Rules link below for more information.

The 2022 Judges are the winners of the 2021 Photo Contest!

-Stephane Joly from France

-Krzysztof Banaś from Poland

-Phillip Bernie from Australia

We had about 150 entries last year - let's beat it this year!

https://www.carnivorousplants.org/about/PhotoContests

G.F.P.-Calendar for 2022

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 16:55:08 +0000

Hello,

as every year, the german carnivorous plants society has created a calendar. The 2022 calendar can now be ordered!

If you are inside of germany, you can use the following link to order your copies: https://www.carnivoren.org/bestellservice/kalender/

For orders outside of germany, please write an Email with your address and the numbers of copies you want ot order to Benedikt Schmitt at bestellservice@carnivoren.org.

The calendar will be 15€. The costs for shipping depend on the country and numbers of copies you order. In most cases it will be:

Germany: 5,9€ for one calendar, 7,99€ for two.

outside of germany: 8€ for one calendar, 16€ for two.

If you want to order more than two calendars, please ask Benedikt for the shipping costs.

We hope, you will like our calendar! We will have 225 copies, which we hope to sell soon! So, don't wait too long to order your copy.