Joomla! site syndication http://www.bromeliadsdownunder.com 2008-05-09T22:44:25+01:00 http://www.bromeliadsdownunder.com http://www.bromeliadsdownunder.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2006-12-16T12:31:28+01:00 http://www.bromeliadsdownunder.com http://www.bromeliadsdownunder.com/content/view/16/2/ Welcome to the Bromeliads Down Under website. CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE 18TH WORLD BROMELIAD IN CAIRNS 2008 (forum/)DOWNLOAD THE SCHEDULE FOR THE 18TH WORLD BROMELIAD CONFERENCE HERE (forum/viewtopic.php?f=28 t=64) JUNE 24TH TO 29TH 2008 Please feel free to register (/forum/profile.php?mode=register) and become part of our Forum community - IT S FREE!!. Be sure to get in early before the username you would prefer is taken by someone else! text/html 2006-12-16T08:55:34+01:00 http://www.bromeliadsdownunder.com http://www.bromeliadsdownunder.com/content/view/15/ 18th World Bromeliad Conference WBC 18 - Bromeliads Down Under”Cairns International Hotel24th to 29th June 2008Hosted by Cairns Bromeliad Society Inc.P. O. Box 28 Cairns Qld 4870 Bromeliads Down Under the 18th World Bromeliad Conference will be staged from 24-29th June 2008 at Cairns International Hotel.It will be hosted by Cairns Bromeliad Society Inc. and sponsored by The Bromeliad Society International Inc.The Plant Show will be judged on Thursday, Sales will open on Thursday night, the Rare Plant Auction on Friday night and Banquet on Sunday night.There will be local garden tours and optional discounted Reef and Rainforest tours.Both International and Australian Speakers will present the Seminars on Friday, Saturday Sunday.Each Delegate is invited to enter plants in both the competitive Show and Sales section.Download Registration forms:WBC18 Registration Form (RTF) (/forms/BSIWBC18RegForm.rtf)WBC18 Registration Form (PDF) (forms/BSIWBC18RegForm.pdf) text/html 2004-06-12T11:54:06+01:00 http://www.bromeliadsdownunder.com http://www.bromeliadsdownunder.com/content/view/1/ The Americans named Australia ‘Down Under’ a long time ago. It is the large island shaped like the head of a Scotty dog, the nose points across the Indian Ocean to Africa, the ears across the Arafura Sea to New Guinea and the neck faces the Pacific Ocean separating it from South America. Cairns is on the South American side, up top in northern Queensland, above the Tropic of Capricorn and anchored just below paradise. It is typical of tropical places – lush and green with brightly coloured fauna and flora. Cairns is where the mountains of the rainforest meet the waters of the reef full of brightly coloured coral and fishes. Right in the centre of the City of Cairns opposite Sofitel Reef Casino is the Cairns International Hotel and this will be the base for “Bromeliads Downunder” the 18th World Bromeliad Conference from 24–29 June 2008. Have a look at this five star hotel. http://www.cairnsinternational.com.au. How can you get to this beautiful place? text/html 2004-07-07T11:54:06+01:00 http://www.bromeliadsdownunder.com http://www.bromeliadsdownunder.com/content/view/6/ G'day from Oz!“I’m Back” - just when you thought I had forgotten about you all – how could I??Already it seems a long time since we were together but as I made out the email lists many of you were very real to me – I hope names and faces are correctly matched!Have you completed and sent in your Registration Form??? Best offer is fast running out. Dan has cancelled all visitors and outings and just like a child on a birthday, he is eagerly awaiting the postman each day. Please make his wait and sacrifices worthwhile.I promised to tell you what Cairns is like – in a word “beautiful”. It is a coastal city established mainly by the sugar cane industry. With so many beautiful natural attractions it was inevitable that tourism now creates a major share of Cairns income. There is so much to see and experience.