Relocation Amorphophallus collection Wageningen

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" <hetter at xs4all.nl> on 2009.11.27 at 16:52:28(20371) Dear friends, Some of you already know this but several months ago Wageningen University decided to close down its botanical gardens and to terminate scientific curation of the collections. Also the tropical greenhouse needs to me emptied by Jan. 1st 2010. You can imagine that the last months have been hard for me and my colleagues as we must now find new jobs and have to leave a good deal of our lives' work behind us. Another consequence is that I had to find a botanical garden fit and willing to harbour the enormous Amorphophallus collection (1500+ plants). I am happy that the botanical garden of Hamburg University has adopted the collection and it will remain available for scientific research and I will be allowed to co-coordinate matters concerning the collection. Therefore I will still be available to you all for questions etc. Material requests will not be as easily fulfilled as before (or equally difficult........). This is what happens when economy takes over science & education. Wilbert (aka Lord Phalless). +More _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "StroWi at t-online.de" <StroWi at t-online.de> on 2009.12.02 at 17:05:07(20373) Dear Wilbert, sorryto read this in the aroid-L. HTML +More And it isreally a shame that Wageningen gives up your scientific work and thecollection, too. The best aspect in thisbad case is that the collection seem to be in good hands. Heads up, Lord. P.(ositive) , and all the best foryou, Bernhard. -----Original Message----- > Date:Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:52:28 +0100 > Subject: [Aroid-l] RelocationAmorphophallus collection Wageningen > From: "WilbertHetterscheid" > To:"'Discussion of aroids'" > Dear friends, > > Some of you already knowthis but several months ago Wageningen > University decided toclose down its botanical gardens and to > terminate scientificcuration of the collections. Also the tropical > greenhouseneeds to me emptied by Jan. 1st 2010. You can imagine that > thelast months have been hard for me and my colleagues as we must now > find new jobs and have to leave a good deal of our lives' workbehind > us. > > Another consequence is that Ihad to find a botanical garden fit and > willing to harbour theenormous Amorphophallus collection (1500+ > plants). I am happythat the botanical garden of Hamburg University > has adoptedthe collection and it will remain available for scientific >research and I will be allowed to co-coordinate matters concerning > the collection. Therefore I will still be available to you allfor > questions etc. Material requests will not be as easilyfulfilled as > before (or equally difficult........). > > This is what happens when economy takes over science &education. > > Wilbert (aka Lord Phalless). > > _______________________________________________ >Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com >http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > --==============82327878602858425=

From: "Tom Croat" <Thomas.Croat at mobot.org> on 2009.12.02 at 17:27:23(20376) Dear Wilbert: We all feel deeply sorry about this situation, especially for you and your family but also that it will leave a void in your scientific program. It is wonderful that Hamburg has the space to deal with such a large and valuable collection and hopefully the expertise to keep it healthy. I know that some of these tuberous groups require very special attention and recall how quickly our own collection of Dracontium died off without Guanghua Zhu's loving attention. Please let me know as soon as you have a new roll +More -----Original Message----- From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Wilbert Hetterscheid Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 10:52 AM To: 'Discussion of aroids' Subject: [Aroid-l] Relocation Amorphophallus collection Wageningen Dear friends, Some of you already know this but several months ago Wageningen University decided to close down its botanical gardens and to terminate scientific curation of the collections. Also the tropical greenhouse needs to me emptied by Jan. 1st 2010. You can imagine that the last months have been hard for me and my colleagues as we must now find new jobs and have to leave a good deal of our lives' work behind us. Another consequence is that I had to find a botanical garden fit and willing to harbour the enormous Amorphophallus collection (1500+ plants). I am happy that the botanical garden of Hamburg University has adopted the collection and it will remain available for scientific research and I will be allowed to co-coordinate matters concerning the collection. Therefore I will still be available to you all for questions etc. Material requests will not be as easily fulfilled as before (or equally difficult........). This is what happens when economy takes over science & education. Wilbert (aka Lord Phalless). _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: brian lee <lbmkjm at yahoo.com> on 2009.12.02 at 17:35:37(20377) Dear Wilbert, Aloha. I am so sorry to hear of your situation, but, it has happened to many gardens and I have personally witnessed such disasters. In your case, it is especially unfortunate since I am assuming this was the greatest Amorphophallus collection in the world; curated by a legendary specialist. I am an advocate of greater cooperation between governments, botanical gardens, expert amateur collectors, etc. so that genetic material is never lost, and also to encourage more public knowledge and enthusiasm for plants( and nature at large). Some gardens and governments take an," us versus them", attitude...but we are all in this together. In the end, it can change with the whim of a director or administration; a stroke of the pen. In this case, you found a good home for the collection, for now. I have seen many great collections broken up or destroyed due to lack of interest or ignorance of a single person with power or the death of an individual. If one knew the great sacrifice in making living collections and maintaining and curating such treasures, we would never allow this to happen. But, it happens all the time. We never learn. The best of luck to you and your colleagues...and the collections. Aloha("in the presence of the breath of life") Leland Miyano HTML +More --- On Fri, 11/27/09, Wilbert Hetterscheid wrote: From: Wilbert Hetterscheid Subject: [Aroid-l] Relocation Amorphophallus collection Wageningen To: "'Discussion of aroids'" Date: Friday, November 27, 2009, 6:52 AM Dear friends, Some of you already know this but several months ago Wageningen University decided to close down its botanical gardens and to terminate scientific curation of the collections. Also the tropical greenhouse needs to me emptied by Jan. 1st 2010. You can imagine that the last months have been hard for me and my colleagues as we must now find new jobs and have to leave a good deal of our lives' work behind us. Another consequence is that I had to find a botanical garden fit and willing to harbour the enormous Amorphophallus collection (1500+ plants). I am happy that the botanical garden of Hamburg University has adopted the collection and it will remain available for scientific research and I will be allowed to co-coordinate matters concerning the collection. Therefore I will still be available to you all for questions etc. Material requests will not be as easily fulfilled as before (or equally difficult........). This is what happens when economy takes over science & education. Wilbert (aka Lord Phalless). _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --0-636551169-1259775337=:30182----==============f30279855879588134=

From: "Marek Argent" <abri1973 at wp.pl> on 2009.12.02 at 17:47:53(20378) "This is what happens when economy takes over science & education" - Especially transporting tropical plants in winter. Marek +More ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" To: "'Discussion of aroids'" Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 5:52 PM Subject: [Aroid-l] Relocation Amorphophallus collection Wageningen > Dear friends, > > Some of you already know this but several months ago Wageningen University > decided to close down its botanical gardens and to terminate scientific > curation of the collections. Also the tropical greenhouse needs to me > emptied by Jan. 1st 2010. You can imagine that the last months have been > hard for me and my colleagues as we must now find new jobs and have to > leave > a good deal of our lives' work behind us. > > Another consequence is that I had to find a botanical garden fit and > willing > to harbour the enormous Amorphophallus collection (1500+ plants). I am > happy > that the botanical garden of Hamburg University has adopted the collection > and it will remain available for scientific research and I will be allowed > to co-coordinate matters concerning the collection. Therefore I will > still > be available to you all for questions etc. Material requests will not be > as > easily fulfilled as before (or equally difficult........). > > This is what happens when economy takes over science & education. > > Wilbert (aka Lord Phalless). > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nie znaleziono virusa w tej wiadomosci przychodzacej. Sprawdzone przez AVG - www.avg.com Wersja: 8.5.426 / Baza danych wirusow: 270.14.88/2538 - Data wydania: 12/01/09 07:59:00 _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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