The 22nd World Orchid Conference 2017 will cover three main topics:

• Science
• Horticulture
• Conservation biology

There will be two concurrent sessions with simultaneous translation for each of the four days of lectures beginning Wednesday, 8 November 2017. Proposed abstracts for those wishing to speak at the Conference will begin to be accepted for consideration no earlier than 1 November 2015. Format for the lecture abstracts and the mailing address for their submission are listed below. Registration fees will be waived for accepted speakers. Only after abstracts are accepted will prospective speakers be allowed to register with their registration waived. The Conference Committee will regularly send names of accepted speakers to the organizers so that they are aware of those whose registration fees are to be waived.