I would assume any country hsoting the WOC has its share of bureaucracy when it comes to bringing in plants... its international trade and it has its pittfalls ! Granted, for Andy it would be a breeze when he attends the WOC in Miami... but I would be very hesitant myself to to just grab some plants in the greenhouse, get all the paperwork on the Belgian side and just (from our albeit limited but not very successfull experience) "hope for the best" when they end up at the US gates of entry for inspection (our experience tends us to believe it is a mere game of Russian roulette).
Concerning costs: yes it costs money to get there, for us Europeans less than for people coming from outside Europe (from for instance the US), but then again would it not be the exact opposite for the Miami WOC ? Fancy me driving up there with my car all the way from Antwerp... :-) kind regards, Kenneth. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Gillians" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "OGD list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 9:12 PM Subject: [OGD] Dijon WOC2005 > I've been reading the posts about the conference in Dijon with > interest, as I am registered and very much looking forward to the > trip. > > No offence intended to Mr. Easton, but I'm assuming there is a certain > amount of vested interested in promoting the Miami conference as an > alternative, so I would very much like to hear opinions from other > growers and enthusiasts about some of the problems outlined in earlier > posts. From what I understand, the big problem is the bureaucracy > involved in bringing in plants, and taking purchases out of the EU. Is > it serious enough that attendance at the conference is in fact > threatened? Will the quality of the conference be compromised as a > result? Has this been addressed with the conference board committee, > and if so, are they responding? > > Thanks in advance > > Sandy > > -- > www.pollenatrix.com > "Botanical discipline, daily." > > _______________________________________________ > the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com > > > _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
