The meeting will also host the First National Forum of Professional Florist |
The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, Councillor of Tourism, Francisco Montiel, Expoflora manager, Ramon Miñarro, and the president of the Spanish Association of Bonsai, Jose Luis Ramos, presented this morning edifición XV of this trade show Cut Flowers and Ornamental Plants Allied Murcia, to be held in Santa Quiteria Fairgrounds from 6 to 8 March.
Among the new-LORCA'09 EXPOFLORES highlights the acceptance of His Majesty the King as Honorary President of the XXV European Congress of Bonsai and Suiseki EBA / / ESA, to be held during those days.
And is that the celebration acquires special importance in the twenty-fifth European Congress of Bonsai and Suiseki, an appointment that has been preparing since 2007, when Congress held in Ostende Lorca was raised with the choice to host this important exhibition.
And for the first time, the fair will host the National Forum of Professional Florist, to be held on Sunday, March 8, in response to the approach undertaken by the National Association of Florists, which brings together professionals from around the term "national.
In this forum, will discuss the issues from the standpoint of professional, occupational and artistic florists affect them both as producers, distributors and wholesalers.
This meeting, to be totally free, requires no advance registration.
The prospects are bright, being able to reach a total of 300 participants.
Francisco said the international Jódar acquiring EXPOFLORES-LORCA this year, with the participation of some 500 people, and "the importance and significance to the wider sector of Cut Flowers, Ornamental Plants and Allied Fair gives our choosing as showcase their production.
This show becomes, well, the concerning Sector National Flower and Ornamental Plant, without any competition in terms of management and organization. "
Despite the occupation of one of the pavilions for War Theatre program, this edition will be enabled more square footage than in previous editions due to logging, 100% of other ships.
Lorca Mayor stressed that "for quite some dates is to complete the number of exhibitors of flowers, ornamental plants and the like, to the point of not being able to accommodate other requests."
The Mayor has emphasized that "Expoflora again after two years of waiting and working to show the most important examples of cut flowers.
This exhibition reawakens interest, even in times of crisis, as to the serious problems that the current economic situation as occurs, this show is more necessary than ever, since it is the means by which we can facilitate the search for solutions within the sector because it provides value for new techniques and media, who can participate decisively in the original search burgeoning sector.
And this is a sector that has an enviable strength and very important, and therefore from the City of Lorca, we firmly commit to this show that highlights the importance of flowers in our city and returns to Lorca and put focus and guiding light for those working in the industry. "
The trophy, designed by an artisan lorquina
During these three days the house lorquino Fairgrounds important competitions such as the quality and technological innovation or ornamental horticulture Garden Design, and interesting activities such as demonstrations and workshops in floral art and ikebana, flower market and promotional ornamental plant or technical conferences for professionals.
The winners of these competitions will be awarded a trophy to the skilful work lorquina Adela Ruiz Marín, has its Naru forge in the village of Doña Inés.
The biannual fair has a budget of 130,000 €.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca