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The Scientific Conference on Andean Orchids was established in 2005 in Ecuador as to summon the international community of researchers, conservation professionals, gardeners and orchid aficionados to promote the study and conservation of orchid species native to the region.  

The conference provides a vast array of subjects involving orchid diversity, systematics, ecology, conservation and horticulture. During the last 18 years, the Scientific Conference on Andean Orchids has become the main academic event on Orchidology in the Andean region, an area known for hosting some of the most extraordinary orchid species across the globe.

Venue

Pachacutec Auditorium, located in Machu Picchu Pueblo (formerly Aguas Calientes) – province of Urubamba, Cusco

Research Axes

The 7th AOC will focus on the following research axes:

  • Phylogenetics and Systematics
  • Diversity and Distribution Range
  • Ecology
  • In situ and ex situ Conservation
  • Sustainable and equitable use
  • Horticulture

Organizing Commitee

  • Joe Koechlin – INKATERRA | Presidente
  • Washington Galiano – UNSAAC | Vicepresidente
  • José Purisaca – Inka Terra Asociación – ITA 
  • Nicola Sian Flanagan – Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia
  • Tom Mirenda – The American Orchid Society
  • Susi Spittler – Peruvian Orchid Society
  • Alfredo Manrique – Peruvian Orchid Society
  • María E. Holgado – Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco – UNSAAC
  • Gloria Calatayud – Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco – UNSAAC
  • Marcial Villafuerte – Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco – UNSAAC
  • Gabriel Meseth – INKATERRA
  • Manuel Bisso – Inka Terra Asociación – ITA
  • Elizabeth Hilario – Inka Terra Asociación – ITA
  • Nayli Pizarro – Inka Terra Asociación – ITA

Scientific Commitee

  • Nicola Flanagan, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
  • Tom Mirenda, American Orchid Society, USA
  • Maria Luisa Ochoa, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Perú
  • Daxs Coayla, Inkaterra Asociación – ITA, Perú
  • Gunter Gerlach, Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg, München, Alemania
  • Eric Hagsater, Herbario AMO, México
  • Franco Pupulin, Jardín Botánico Lankester, Costa Rica

AOC Former Editions

  • Gualaceo, Ecuador, 2005, organized by Ecuagenera.  President: Dr.  Alec Pridgeon·  
  • Loja, Ecuador, 2007, organized by Ecuagenera and Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja. President: Dr.  Alec Pridgeon
  • Quito, Ecuador 2009, organized by Ecuagenera. President: Dr.  Alec Pridgeon
  • Guayaquil, Ecuador 2012, organized by Ecuagenera. President: Dr. Alec Pridgeon
  • Cali, Colombia 2015, organized by Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali and Asociación Vallecaucana de Orquideologia. President: Dr. Nicola Sian Flanagan
  • Medellin, Colombia 2019, organized by Universidad EAFIT and Sociedad
  • Colombiana de Orquideología. President: Claudia Uribe