New Paph Forum info
(Info from the Paph Forum organizers; I guess email them for a registration form, or PM me with your email address and I can send you a registration form)
December 31, 2011
Greetings Paphiophiles!
You are cordially invited to register for the 2012 National Capital Orchid Society (NCOS) Paphiopedilum Forum. The 32nd annual Paph Forum will feature internationally-renowned speakers, an unparalleled selection of Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium plants for sale by leading vendors, a show table featuring hundreds of slippers in bloom, ribbons and trophies for outstanding show plants, door prizes, American Orchid Society judging, and a silent auction to benefit The Slipper Orchid Alliance (SOA).
To donate selected and awarded plants and other items to SOA for their silent auction, please contact Barbara Tisherman at
[email protected]. The auction is concurrent with the Paph Forum.
Please visit the NCOS website for further details regarding the 2012 Program and Schedule, Plant Exhibition Guidelines and Plant Entry Form, and further Meeting Registration Information. Content should be on the website in the next week or two.
http://www.ncos.us/ncos
Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012 Location: Behnke Nurseries, 11300 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705, (301) 937-1100
http://behnkes.com/website/
Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Speakers: DR. HOLGER PERNER –CHINA
Hengduan Mountains Biotechnology - Sichuan, China
“Paphiopedilum Species from China”
Arnold J. Klehm – Illinois
Klehm Growers “Complex Paphiopedilums”
Eric Sauer – Ohio
River Valley Orchids “Phragmipediums”
Bryan Ramsay – Maryland
National Capital AOS Judging Center “Overview of Recent Slipper Awards”
Confirmed Vendors: Cove Corporation, MD; Floradise Orchids, VA; Hengduan Mountains Biotechnology, China; Klehm Growers, IL; Marriott Orchids, NC; Orchid Enterprise, VA; Orchidview Orchids, SC; Parkside Orchids, PA; River Valley Orchids, OH; Woodstream Orchids, MD.
(NCOS Member Plant Sales) Members current on 2012 dues and pre-registered for the Forum may sell slipper orchids.
Pre-registration is required. The entry fee of $50.00 includes lunch and a door prize ticket.
Participation is limited to the first 140 registrants!
Please return the attached registration form with fee (checks payable to NCOS) to the Paph Forum Registrar:
Lynn Evans-Goldner, 5810 Huntingtown Road, Huntingtown, MD, 20639
Email:
[email protected]
See you at the Forum!
Bill Goldner & Lynn Evans-Goldner
Co-Chairs, NCOS Paph Forum
