On the 24th of June 2006 Villa San Michele will exceptionally be the host for the congress:

Bayer Garden, Grandi Giardini Italiani and Villa San Michele have decided to celebrate the Swedish physician and botanist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), founder of the modern botany, in sight of his 300th anniversary, with a number of special events. The Italian celebration will anticipate the official celebrations in Sweden and England 2007 to avoid the overlapping with the planned events there.

The aim of this scientific conference is to delineate the character of Linnaeus and his influence on Italian botany, an argument that, in spite of it's major importance, is nowadays little discussed in Italy.
Villa San Michele, the seat of the Swedish San Michele Foundation in Italy, will exceptionally be the host for this event to celebrate this remarkable personality of the Swedish culture.

Speakers:

Giovanni Cristofolini, University of Bologna, Italy.
Alessandro Minelli, University of Padova, Italy
Riccardo Motti, University of Napoli, Italy
Bengt Jonsell, University of Uppsala, Sweden
Gina Douglas, Linnean Society of London, UK
Walter Lack, Botanischer Garten Berlin

Moderator:
Paolo Cottini

The book will illustrate the character, the work and the scientific inheritance of Linnaeus in a way that turns not only to scientists or students but to a much wider group of readers who are passionate about plants and nature.
It will be edited by professor Paolo Cottini and will include the contributions of the major experts on botany, zoology, entomology and history of the science in Italy and abroad.
The book will be in italian and english and greatly illustrated.
Publication is expected in June 2006.

Partecipation only by invitations or booking. For booking or further informations please contact:

Dott. Oreste Petilli
Grandi Giardini Italiani
031-756211