Björn Aldén, Gothenburg botanical garden, Sweden
For more than 30 years dendrologist and senior scientific curator in Gothenburg botanical garden - a regional public garden of about 175 ha, situated on the Swedish West coast
Daily work centred round public education and consultancy within botany at large and horticulture
Adviser to the Swedish Board of Agriculture, breeders, nurseries etc in taxonomical and nomenclatural matters
Coordinator of the database project “Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas” (http:skud.ngb.se) - a national name standard for Swedish utility and ornamental plants
Member of the IUBS (International Union of Biological Sciences) Commission for the Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants