somnif Posted December 15, 2002 After sleeping in to about 3:00pm (don't ask) I thought I would make my way down to Ringwood to see if the conference was still in swing. I arrived and was surprised to see more than double the number of people compared with the Mini-EB in late 2001! I am not sure of the numbers but there must've been at least 50? I managed to catch Torsten's talk which dealt with rave culture, and also his tips on plant propagation which gave me a few new ideas. (think: coarse sharp sand) Other people will be in a better position than me to give more detail on the various talks. Anyway, the conference ran overtime about an hour or so and Carl invited us back to his house (or was it his partners?) I (think) I met Ed Dunkel, who passed on some warmly recieved S. tortuosum cuttings. Was that you Ed? It was a beautiful relaxed summers afternoon with plenty of informal discussions going on. I caught up with a few people from the forums here, and undoubtedly there are a number that were there who I didn't place a screen name to. I am constantly surprised by the the diversity of the people who attend EB meets. I mean we had academics like Tom through to Bockies little 'un who kept on falling over. Sadly there was no CS this year :-( Special points to Spiral Eyes and Torsten (and partners) for distance travelling. Torsten was handing out some fresh HBWR seeds which shall be interesting; he also had some seeds which I naively had no idea what they were - used as a snuff he said - regardless I lacked the daring to contemplate stick'n'em up my nose so I let them pass ;-) It was a really relaxed calm day - even the contentious discussion on Acacia Phleb. conservation issues seem to reach a sensible conclusion! Thanks to Carl & co. for organising it, also thanks to Carl for the San Pedro cutting (which is larger than some of my three year old 'pedros so I can hardly be called a cutting) and the Heavenly Blue seedling. It was good to see y'all - hope this can happen again, hopefully maintaining it's relaxed, free-form type vibes. A quick vote indicated that a longer conference was desired and with the suggested time of around Mushroom season (for some reason), ie March. If it happens, I hope to see you there again. S. [This message has been edited by somnif (edited 14 December 2002).] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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nabraxas Posted December 16, 2002 as a first timer, i thought the whole thing was great. the speakers varied, & all interesting, & a relaxed & friendly atmosphere. thought it was excellent the way carl invited everyone back w/out any hesitation. unfortunately we had to shoot off, so i missed the computer program search for ethnos in victoria- which i was pretty interested in. would the guy who was running it (i appologise for not getting his name) be at the next one? or on this board? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adrian Posted December 16, 2002 Heh I mannaged to get about 90min of interupted sleep & woke up 20min before VEBC(III) started, a few minutes later I recieved a phone call from a friend to tell me that he was'nt going and I had no lift. That's why I was so late (grrr PublicTransport) and also appeared a bit skegged (esp by 9:00) :0 It was encouraging to see so many there this year, I just wish I was there 'fully'. Thank you to Carl, Tim & Sue & others for organising the event and providing a venue. Another thank you to all the speakez, teacherz & lernerz. Going by the show of hands, it seems as though there'll be a two day, multi staged, fully catered & licenced Ethno-Extravaganza, twice a fortnight & visiting a town near you. Well don't quote me but lets keep our minds open and fingers crossed anyway Adrian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Posted December 16, 2002 Can someone pass on Carls email address to me as I have misplaced it. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Dunkel Posted December 16, 2002 Yep, I was handing out the sceletium, which one were you Somnif? I hope they are going alright as I was in a hurry when I took the cuttings that morning and didn't really handel them well. Anyway... stick them ASAP in some Coarse Sharp Sand and water them. Baby them till they form loads of roots and them get them in a sunny dryish spot. Water if they wilt the first coupla times and then they should be established and happy. I'll send out some morerooted cuttings if anyone is interested in them or if theirs died. The mini converence was great (as a first timer as well)!!! Good to meet people in person (Adrian, Torsten etc....) and hear good talks on interesting subjects. Thanks to the organisers for organising a great little conference. E D ps. could some of those emails and web addresses they wrote on the white board be posted here? Cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiraleyes Posted December 17, 2002 a lengthy journey from adelaide,but well worth the journey a big thanx to the organizers-hosts. it was great meeting new people and inspiring to be around many plant freaks again i didnt realize there were more people from the forums there. i kick myself now for not talking to more of you-them-next time ey! deffinetly be pushing for a 2day event next,especially somewhere greener. once a year seems a bit too stretched out until the next now-have fun people! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nabraxas Posted December 17, 2002 http://thomas.munro.com/ http://www.ethnobotany-australia.net/ were the only 2 i got & [email protected] -was the address for the couple who had just come back from brazil & were interested in people to join a group working- if i remember correctly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Posted December 17, 2002 Spiraleyes: I think I was talking to you out the front of the library I was holding the sally plant, unfortunately couldnt stick around and chat, but look forward to next time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiraleyes Posted December 17, 2002 youve got the grandfather yeah? nice to meet ya Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inpsyght Posted December 17, 2002 (edited) . Edited February 8, 2012 by inpsyght Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psycho0 Posted December 17, 2002 [email protected] -was the address for the couple who had just come back from brazil & were interested in people to join a group working- if i remember correctly.[/b] that was Steve from happy high herbs in melbourne and his girlfriend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torsten Posted December 18, 2002 deary me, what a weekend (he says on tuesday) Only just got back and had a fantastic time. Great meeting lots of new people and lots of forum folks (interesting, if somewhat confusing to put faces to forum names). And Carl & co made the whole thing look so easy. Very relaxed group, both in the room and out. It would have been nice to keep the WHOLE group together for a little bit after the conference, so a greener setting might be a good idea. Some people just hadn't planned on Tim & Sue's wonderful hospitality. I hope I didn't miss anyone or neglected anyone. These kinda events & travel are usually quite demanding. Daniel and I had a ball!!! The HBWR seed I handed out was the nervosa variety (viable and potent) The other seed was Anadenanthera colubrina (viable). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonnySimulacrum Posted December 21, 2002 Sorry have not had the time to Wright a report until now. After getting back from the desert where I was filming for the doco and Rak Razam and the ‘Barrow full of Monkeys’ it was a enjoyably to jump strait in the deep end and speak at the conference. The day was very informative and it was good to see so many people down in Melbourne are prepped to come out and engage in philosophical, scientific and above all spirituel ideas that map the connections between mankind and owe Plant Environment. Thanks very much for putting it on Carl and Co, thanks very much for all the speakers for putting in the effort to make the day happen. Thanks for all the lovely people that travelled interstate too see and met up with us,---hope you all got home ok. It was excellent fun to go back and chill on the grass across the road from Carls, was very good for the soul and it was good to meet people and mach some facers with names. Apologize for the nervousness and seriousness of my speech; I have never done one before. Hope it was still encouraging and informative in some fashion. Thanks again to all the informative speakers and a Five stars thanks to Tosten and Michel B. for there excellent and informative speeches (hows voices I hope we here echoing in the entheogen scene for years to come). I hope the Sydney meet works out and I am looking forwold to getting up there if I can. Fother more hope the curry and back lawn where satisfiable S&K Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
somnif Posted December 21, 2002 Is there any chance of a mp3 (low bitrate, eg 32kbit, 22050Hz Mono) being release of some of the talks? (if of course the presenters agree with this) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonnySimulacrum Posted December 21, 2002 Unluckily my mini disk was playing up on the day, that is why I was walking around so much. Some one else there was recording with one. If someone knows who he was then can they contact him please. I know I chatted with him on the day, English I think. [This message has been edited by RonnySimulacrum (edited 21 December 2002).] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gem Posted December 24, 2002 So when are you slack pricks going to organise something in FNQ?? Miss you heaps - wish i had more time to spend on the boards - keen as for an EB3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waterdragon Posted December 27, 2002 to which slack pricks are you referring? surely not for us southerly types to be organising such things. peoples around oh say cairns for instance should have a decent garden to wander through by now. don't tell me your significant other was in such a hurry that he left his garden behind bwaahaa. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites