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What the Fig?
Date: 14 May 2010,
Friday
Time: 7.00pm - 9.30pm
Venue: Civil Service College
31 North Buona Vista Road Singapore 275983
Register now at: http://tr.im/register2010
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
This workshop introduces you into the world of
figs: their diversity, ecology and how to identify them. Learn more
about the importance of plants to humans and the environment, and the
art of basic plant identification. You'll also be able to to feel and
touch various cut plant specimens, particularly figs!
SPEAKERS
Angie Ng
Angie is a retired Geography teacher
with a passion for plants. She goes figging (almost) everyday and is one
of the co-authors of "A Guide to the Fabulous Figs of Singapore". She
is currently the chairrperson of Nature Society (Singapore)'s Plant
Group.
Bian Tan
Bian graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in
Ornamental Horticulture and Master’s in Plant Taxonomy. He was the SEA
Programme Coordinator for the Botanical Gardens Conservation
International (BGCI), and assists botanical institutions with plant
conservation, environmental education and the SEABG network. Prior to
this, he spent almost 20 years in the USA studying and working at the
San Francisco Botanical Gardens, where he pioneered the establishment of
their South East Asian
Cloud Forest.
For
more details,
visit
http://leafmonkeyworkshop.blogspot.com/2010/04/what-fig.html
If
you have difficulty submitting your registration at http://tr.im/register2010