Hamamatsu International Mosaiculture 2009

Hamamatsu International Mosaiculture 2009

Yasutomo Suzuki,
Mayor of Hamamatsu President,
The Association for
Hamamatsu International
Mosaiculture Expo 2009

September 2007

I hope that this letter ﬁnds you well. I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks for your continued interest in Hamamatsu City.

Hamamatsu, which became an ordinance-designated city in April 2007, is earnestly preparing for Hamamatsu International Mosaiculture 2009, which will take place in autumn 2009, involving participants from over eighty organisations and more than thirty countries.

Mosaiculture has its roots in three-dimensional horticultural art using living ﬂowers and foliage, and was developed in France in the nineteenth century. These ‘ﬂoral sculptures’ became popular throughout Europe.

Transcending time, mosaiculture was recreated at the end of the twentieth century in Montreal, Canada, and is now spreading rapidly throughout the world. This event, which has been held three times previously, is attracting great interest from all quarters and continuing to gain in popularity.

As well as continuing the success of the three previous mosaiculture events, we will draw on experience gained in hosting Paciﬁc Flora in 2004 to organise a successful event aimed at further developing mosaiculture.

At Hamamatsu International Mosaiculture 2009, we will give an outline of all the countries, cities, businesses and other organisations staging an exhibit, and introduce their various cultures and horticultural arts to both Japan and the world. We are currently accepting applications to participate in this international ﬂower and greenery festival, which facilitates and furthers exchange between participants from around the world.

I hope that you will appreciate our aims in hosting this event, and give careful thought to participating in Hamamatsu International Mosaiculture 2009.

President, The Association for Hamamatsu International Mosaiculture Expo 2009

The International Mosaiculture Committee based in Montreal, Canada, currently is made up of the from the park administrations from seven countries. The Committee is tasked with the mounting of the International Mosaiculture Exhibition.
Click here for the International Mosaiculture Committee website

Lise Cormier
President, International
Mosaiculture Committee

Dear friends,

In the autumn of 2009, the Gardens and Parks Services of cities from around the planet will meet in Hamamatsu, Japan to present their cultural and horticultural expertise at « Hamamatsu International Mosaiculture 2009 » (MIH2009).

In presenting the 3rd edition of this great international competition, Hamamatsu will be shown as a one of the world’s leaders in developing new horticultural approaches and join Montreal and Shanghai who welcomed millions of visitors during the previous presentations of « Mosaicultures International ».

City of culture and horticulture by excellence, Hamamatsu has revealed itself to all the members of the International Mosaiculture Committee as the ideal candidate to hold this international event based on the integration of landscape architecture, culture and the art of gardens.

The theme « The Symphony of People and Nature » proposed by Hamamatsu could not have been better chosen especially in these times when man is confronted with new environmental challenges. In uniting the universal language of flowers and music, Hamamatsu will give the participating cities the opportunity to illustrate how different societies on the planet compose with nature.

Since Hamamatsu so magnificently presented Pacific Flora 2004, we are assured that they will elevate« Mosaicultures International » to a level of refinement never before seen and for everyone’s greatest enjoyment.

On behalf of all the members of the International Mosaiculture Committee, I invite you to this fabulous international event which I am sure will leave you filled with amazement!

The International Mosaiculture Committee

Lise CORMIER, President
Executive vice-president and General manager, Mosaïcultures International of Montreal (Canada)
Former director of the Gardens , Parks and Green spaces services of the City of Montreal

Yun Hua HU, Vice-President
Vice Chairman of Urban Construction & Environmental Protection Committee,Member of Standing Committee,Shanghai Municipal People's Congress
Former director of the Parks and Garden Services of the City of Shanghai (China)

Dr. John PETERSON, Tresurer
Department Head and Professor Horticulture and Crop Science Department, California Polytechnic State University (USA)

Janic GOURLET, Administrator
Honorary director of the Commune of Paris Former director of the Parks and Garden services of the City of Paris (France)

M. Paul-Francq GÉNIQUE, Administrator
Director of the Green Spaces Services of the Province of Hainaut (Belgium)

Roger BEER, Administrator
Forestry engineer EPFZ/SIA Sequoia and Gardens
Former director of the Green Spaces and Environment services of the city of Geneva Former president and general manager of the International Floralies of Geneva (Switzerland)

Dr. Ettore ZAULI, Administrator
Agronomist consultant, Former director of Parks andGreen spaces services of the City of Genoa General Manager of EuroFlora (Italy)

Alexios VARDAKIS, Administrator
Supervisor of Green Spaces at the National Technical University of Athens(NTUA) Campus Park (Greece)

Dr. Yoritaka TASHIRO, Administrator
Professor, Chiba University (Japan)