Botanica2020 Conference Program
Botanica2020 18th-20th September 2020
Botanica2020 runs over 3 full days with over 30 conference presentations, an engaging live virtual trade show and a landmark live aromatherapy educators panel discussing questions raised by botanica2020 delegates.
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Friday 18th September: conference and international trade show
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Saturday 19th September: conference, international trade show and aromatherapy educators panel
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Sunday 20th September: live masterclasses and international trade show
Depending on your registration access, you will be participating in either a limited 2-day pass for 18th & 19th September (ACORN pass) or a full 3-day pass 18th-20th September (OAK or GROVE pass).
In addition to the 18 live conference sessions, there are 8 one-hour masterclasses and a further 16 pre-recorded 30- minute lectures to access on-demand.
All live conference lectures are followed by Q&A
All times are British Summer Time/ GMT+1
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
TIMEGMT+1 |
LIVE SESSIONS |
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| 08.30 – 09.20 |
Welcome to botanica2020 opening session with Rhiannon LEWIS (FRANCE) and Sophie GATTEFOSSÉ MOYRAND (FRANCE): Celebrating the life of René-Maurice GATTEFOSSÉ. |
| 09.45 – 10.15 |
Anne MORO L’KAISSI (REUNION): Aromatherapy to improve humanitarian cleft lip and palate surgery in Madagascar. |
| 10.45 – 11.15 |
Adriana NUNES WOLFFENBÜTTEL (BRAZIL): Psychological and physiological efficacy of Citrus aurantium and Citrus sinensis essential oils by inhalation: their effects on depression and the immune system. |
| 11.45 – 12.15 |
Ruta ALDONYTE (LITHUANIA): Essential oils as multifunctional tools to mitigate devastating effects of air pollution on human health. |
| PAUSE | |
| 13.30 – 14.20 |
Welcome back with Rhiannon LEWIS (FRANCE) and Rachel HERZ (USA): The Role of Odor-Evoked Memory in Psychological and Physiological Health. |
| 14.45 – 15.15 |
Jonathan BENAVIDES (THE NETHERLANDS): Re-connecting: Using aromatherapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. |
| 15.45 - 16.15 |
Danielle SADE (CANADA): Aromatic psychodynamics: coming full circle. |
| 16.45 - 17.15 |
Pam CONRAD (USA): Obstetric pharmacology: remedies and risks and how they relate to herbs and essential oils. |
| 17.45 – 18.15 |
Matthew Allan JONES (UK): Extracts of Boswellia sacra syn. carterii oleoresin exhibit cytotoxic activity and induce apoptosis across multiple cancer cell lines. |
| 18.45 - 19.15 |
Samo KREFT (SLOVENIA): Phytochemical, pharmacological and clinical investigations of extract from silver fir (Abies alba) branches. |
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LIVE SESSIONS |
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| 08.30 – 09.20 |
Welcome to botanica2020 opening session with Rhiannon LEWIS (FRANCE) and Professor Thomas RUSTEMEYER (THE NETHERLANDS): Contact Dermatitis caused by essential oils: implications for patients and practitioners. |
| 09.45 – 10.15 |
Joy BOWLES (AUSTRALIA): Aromatherapy at a crossroads: wholism, ingestion and pharmacological uses of essential oils. |
| 10.45 – 11.15 |
Stribor MARKOVIC (CROATIA): Essential oils and drug interactions: should we be concerned? |
| 11.45 – 12.15 |
Didier PESONI (FRANCE), Marco VALUSSI (Italy), Pascale FRENNET (Belgium): Antiviral and virucidal properties of essential oils: A systematic review |
| PAUSE | |
| 13.30 – 14.20 |
Welcome back with Rhiannon LEWIS (FRANCE) and Susan LEOPOLD (USA): Susan LEOPOLD (USA): Defining sustainability in a complex global supply chain: perspective from the front lines of conservation of aromatic plants. |
| 14.45 – 15.15 |
Sally GOULDSTONE (UK): Does the aromatherapy sector have a part to play in nature conservation? |
| 15.45 - 16.15 |
Ann HARMAN (USA): The pillars of distillation: responsible, ethical, safe and sustainable practices for production and uses of hydrosols and essential oils. |
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16.45 - 17.15 |
Christa OBUCHOWSKI (USA): Conscious wildcrafting and distillation: perspectives of a perfumer and distiller. |
| 18.00 – 19.30 |
Roundtable discussion panel with leading Aromatherapy Educators with questions raised by botanica2020 delegates. |
PRE-RECORDED SESSIONS - TIMINGS NOT APPLICABLE - AVAILABLE FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT
SPEAKER AND LECTURE TITLE |
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| Farida IRANI (AUSTRALIA): Ways to approach fear and anxiety in this current time (divided into 3 parts: Introduction, Meditation and Q&A) |
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Barbara DANIEL-LEPPICH (GERMANY): Trauma therapy and grief work after drastic life events: The role of psycho-aromatherapy. |
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Karen LAWTON (UK): Sustainability in herbal healthcare: Community medicine gardens. |
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Kelly ABLARD (USA): Plants in Peril: Essential oils and climate change. |
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Jonathan MIDDENDORF (BULGARIA): Essences-Bulgaria: Rare and unique essential oils and sustainable use of local forest ecosystems. |
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Marju KIVI (PORTUGAL): Naturalness essential oil distillery: Observing the natural plant growing cycle with Cistus ladaniferus. |
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Sawsan SALEH (PALESTINE): The Association of Women’s Action for Training and Rehabilitation: Empowering women in rural areas of Palestine through production of aromatic herbs and essential oils. |
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Jana BERGANT (SLOVENIA): Project Bonistra: Connecting small producers and distillers in the Istrian peninsula. |
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Roula ALI-ADEEB (SYRIA): Roses for Syria: Hydrolats and essential oils to support the lack of medicines due to war and sanctions. |
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Petra RATAJC (SLOVENIA): Pharmacology is the new chemistry: How pharmacological research impacts modern aromatherapy. |
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Jacqui STRINGER (UK): Efficacy of essential oils in acute cancer care: what does it look like? |
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Linda-Anne KAHN (USA): Aromatherapy as part of an integrative approach for lipedema and lymphedema management. |
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Nina KOCEVAR GLAVAC (SLOVENIA): Natural Cosmetics: exploring ingredients, safety, cosmetic effects and legislation |
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Paul DUFFY (UK): Aromatherapy inhalation as a prompt for relaxation within a hypnotherapy session: an experiential session |
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Julia WILLIAMS (UK): Move and Flow with Tripudio Movement Systems |
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Dilis CLARE (IRELAND): Herbal approaches to Viral respiratory distress and post viral recovery: Lessons and strategies. |
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Carol ROSE (NEW ZEALAND): The Efficacy of Aromatherapy in Palliative Care: a clinical perspective |
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Valerie EDWARDS-JONES (UK): Are essential oils a real alternative for antibiotics? |