24th World Orchid Conference Dresden 2026
WOC was hosted by the German Orchid Society (D.O.G.). Taking place from 26th to 29th March 2026 at Messe Dresden.
The EOC sponsored the conference’s posters exhibition
From a field of 40 participants, the judges selected five winners, each of whom collected prize money of 200 euros.
Conservation
GARVEN, Kathryn; HAYWOOD, Wayne; ROSS, Penny; ROSS, David; BARKER, Christopher; MACKENZIE, Alan; MATHERS, David; MATHERS, Gill –
The Orchid Conservation Register: A Pilot Study by UK Orchid Societies using a Digital Platform to Support Ex Situ Conservation
Young Researcher
GONZÁLEZ GARCÍA, Víctor; ARGÜELLES LONGO, Ángel; CARLÓN RUIZ, Luis –
Orchids of the Principality of Asturias (Northwestern Spain)
Phylogenetics and Science
PRAT, Daniel –
Taxonomic revision of the genus Epipactis, in light of the phylogeny
Horticulture and Propagation
SUN, Kevin; SUN, Ian; PALIFKA, Nicholas; LAN, Grace; ANDERSON, Kastner; ZHANG, Ella; KROM, Ethan; SHARMA, Nysa; TURBEVILLE, Maya; AJAVON, Emelia; VALE DWYER, Martina; RENDAHL, Anya; MICHAEL, Alyson; FALETRA, Peter –
Optimization of Long-term Asymbiotic Culture of Cypripedium reginae
Ecology and Pollination
WATTEYN, Charlotte; FREMOUT, Tobias; KARREMANS, Adam P.; VAN MEERBEEK, Koenraad; JANSSENS, Steven B.; DE BACKER, Sander; LIPIŃSKA, Monika; MUYS, Bart –
Wild Vanilla and pollinators at risk of spatial mismatch in achanging climate
Kathryn Garven, Alan McKenzie
Manuel García Lucas (EOC)
Kevin Sun & students of the New Hampshire Academy of Science
Ángel Argüelles Longo
Daniel Prat
Photo: Johan Hermans