11th International Heritage Roses Conference

11th International Heritage Roses Conference
(Chaalis, France, 13-15th of June 2007)

The 11th International Heritage Roses Conference is to be held at the spectacular Royal Abbey of Chaalis situated 30 miles North of Paris, between the town of Senlis and the Charles de Gaulle International Airport.

The Conference will run from 13th to 15th of June 2007. This date has been chosen in line with the date of the WFRS Regional Convention in Luxemburg (7th-10th of June).

The Royal Abbey of Chaalis is a XVIIIth century abbey, now a public estate which has been transformed into a museum, with a large park, a rose garden, etc. It belongs to the Institut de France, an institution regrouping the five French academies (Académie Française, Academies of Sciences, of Fine Arts, etc.). The region is marvelous and has a lot of facilities for an international conference.

This 11th International Heritage Roses Conference is organised by the association Rosa Gallica, associated member of the World Federation of Rose Societies, with the support of the Institut de France and of the Abbey of Chaalis. A Pre-Conference Tour will be organised between the Luxemburg Regional Convention and the Conference itself (10-11-12 June), and a Post-Conference Tour will be organised after the Conference (16-17 June).

A private tour to the National Collection of Gallicas at Commer (near Laval) will be possible on the 18th of June.

Note: Most of the lectures will be in English; lectures in French will be translated into English.

Morning: 8:30-9:00 a.m.: Welcome at the Royal Abbey of Chaalis
Lectures (History)

9:00 a.m.: "Wild Roses in Today Therapeutics"

(A. Gamard, France)

9:45 a.m.: "Imperial Splendour : English Rose-Breeding (1876-1947)"

(Ch. Quest-Ritson, UK)

10:30 a.m.: Break
11:00 a.m.: "Early French Roses in America"

(S. Scanniello, USA)

11:45 a.m.: "Painters and Roses at Lyons in the 19th Century"

(O. Masquelier)

Lunch at Chaalis
Afternoon: Visit of the Rose Garden at Bagatelle (Paris)

7:00 p.m.: Meeting of the Heritage Roses Committee (WFRS)

Dinner: on your own, in Senlis

Morning:
Lectures (Botany and Horticulture)

9:00 a.m.: "Little Known Old Roses in Europe"

(H. Brichet, Italy)

9:45 a.m.: "Rose Colours: When East Meets West"

(Y. Mikanagi, Japan)

10:30 a.m.: Break
11:00 a.m.: "Fragance of Modern Rose - Fragance of Old Rose"

(G. André, France)

11:45 a.m.: "Wild Roses in India and Himalaya"

(V. Viraraghavan, India)

Lunch at Chaalis
Afternoon: Visit to the Rose Garden at L'Haÿ-les-Roses

7:00 p.m.: Meeting of the Heritage Roses Committee (WFRS)

Dinner: on your own, in Senlis

Morning:
Lectures (Botany and Horticulture)

9:00 a.m.: "Conservation of a Local Heritage : Orléans Roses"

(B. Fleury, France)

9:45 a.m.: "Restoration of the Rose Garden at Caserta"

(F. Canestrini and S. Perito, Italy)

10:30 a.m.: Break
11:00 a.m.: "The French National Collection of Roses"

(F. Joyaux, France)

11:45 a.m.: "Scots Roses and pimpinellifolias : Their Rediscovery and Conservation"

(P.D.A. Boyd, UK)

Lunch at Chaalis
Afternoon: Visit to the Château de Chantilly and Condé Museum (Institut de France, Chantilly)
Dinner: Gala Dinner and Closure

Noon to 3:00 p.m.: Arrival to the Hotel and on your own lunch
Afternoon: Visit of the "Day of the Rose" at the Royal Abbey of Chaalis
Dinner: on your own, in Senlis

Morning: Tour to the City of Reims
Lunch at Reims with participants arriving from Luxemburg
Afternoon: Visit of a Rose Garden and Tasting of Champagne in a Local Cellar
Dinner: on your own, in Senlis

Morning: Private Visit to Monet Gardens and Museum at Giverny (Institut de France)
Lunch at Giverny
Afternoon: Visit of the Jacquemart-André Museum, Virgin Chapel with Francesco Primaticio Frescoes, Rose Garden, Park "à la Française" of the Chaalis Abbey (Institut de France)
Dinner: on your own, in Senlis

Morning: Private Visit to the Académie Fran��aise and Mazarine Library, Institut de France (Paris)
Lunch, Afternoon and Dinner: on your own in Paris

Morning: Visit to the Castle and Park of Empress Josephine at Malmaison
Lunch at Rueil-Malmaison
Afternoon: Return to Paris and end of the Post-Conference Tour

Participants interested in the visit of the National Collection of Gallicas at La Cour de Commer (near Laval) can stay in Paris during of the night of the 17th and participate to this tour on the 18th of June

Morning: Journey to Commer (Private Bus Paris-Commer)
Lunch: at Commer
Afternoon: Visit of the National Collection of Gallicas and Return to Paris

These fees include hotel for 4 nights (12, 13, 14 and 15th of June), breakfasts, lunches (but not the on your own dinners), admission to all lectures, afternoon tours, transportation, etc.

People arriving at Senlis, Evening of the 10th
(Hotel : 2 nights,on the 10th and 11th)