November 5-6, 2025
Join us for two days dedicated to Amorphophallus conservation, organized by the United States Botanic Garden and BGCI-US, hosted at The Huntington in San Marino, California.
Please complete this form to express interest in attending.
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International travelers
The organizing committee is grateful to the United States Botanic Garden for making travel stipends possible for international travelers. Please request stipends by September 16, 2025.
Email raakel.toppila@bgci.org for more information and letters of support for visa applications.
Conference Location
The Huntington
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
The conference will convene each day at the Brody Teaching Lab and the Ahmanson Classroom at The Huntington.
Registration and Schedule
Thank you for your interest in this conference, we hope you will join us in November. Registration is limited, so be sure to register early. Due to limited site capacity, and to maximize the number of institutions or affiliations represented at the symposium, we suggest limiting attendance to 3 or fewer people from a single institution/unit.
The conference registration deadline is October 31, 2025.
Registration is free, but attendees must pay in advance for lunch each day. Registration includes:
- all conference sessions held at The Huntington on November 5 and 6
- transportation to and from the three preferred hotels in the mornings and evenings of November 5 and 6. Transportation to an optional dinner location on the evening of November 5.
- coffee and lunch November 5 and 6. Registration does not include a breakfast meal daily.
Cancellation policy: Cancellations prior to October 31, 2025 are subject to a 15 percent cancellation fee. Cancellations after that time are non-refundable.
Virtual option
A limited virtual option will be available, with select lectures live-streamed for remote participants. However, please note tours and hands-on laboratory components are in person and will not be accessible through the virtual option. Select the virtual option on the registration form.
Travel Logistics
Airport
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is 28-30 miles from the meeting hotels and the Huntington.
Taxi and ride share options (such as Uber or Lyft) might be the most convenient form of transport to San Marino from LAX airport.
For those planning to explore the greater Los Angeles area during their stay, renting a car may be a practical alternative. Free parking is available at the Huntington.
Lodging
Preferred hotel:
The Saga Motor Hotel Pasadena
- 1633 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91106, (626)-795-0431
- US$150/night for king bed (including taxes, fees and light breakfast)
- Free parking
- 1.2 miles to The Huntington
Alternative hotel options:
Hotel Dena
- 303 Cordova St, Pasadena, CA 91101, (626)-469-8100
- US$159.00/night for king or double rooms (not including 17.2% room tax; breakfast not included)
- Parking $30.00/night
- 2.5 miles to The Huntington
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Pasadena
- 3500 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107, (626)-792-1363
- US$203/night for king bed (including taxes, fees and breakfast)
- Free parking
- 3.3 miles to The Huntington
Transportation
A shuttle will transport conference participants to and from the three suggested hotels and The Huntington, twice daily. Free parking is available at The Huntington.
Meals
Coffee and lunch will be provided on November 5 and 6. Breakfast will not be provided. On November 5, a shuttle bus will transport participants to a dinner location (optional); participants are responsible for their own dinner costs.
Collaborators
This meeting is made possible through a partnership between the United States Botanic Garden and Botanic Gardens Conservation International-US, in collaboration with an advisory committee from The Huntington and Chicago Botanic Garden.
