2006 Houston Orchid Society Summer Workshop

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2006 Houston Orchid Society Summer Workshop

Please join us at the Houston Orchid Society 2006 Summer Workshop

Friday night, August 4, 2006 - Reception; AOS tabletop judging; sales
Saturday, August 5, 2006 - Workshop speakers; coffee & lunch; sales

Highlights:

Location: Jerabeck Athletic Center, University of St. Thomas ;
Address: 4000 Mt. Vernon St., Houston, TX 70006 [Montrose area]
- Friday, 2:00-5:00 p.m.: Vendor Set-up
- Friday, 5:00-6:00 p.m.: Plant Registration for AOS Judging
- Friday, 6:30-7:30 p.m.: AOS Judging
- Friday, 5:30-9:00 p.m.: Reception: plant sales, silent auction, dessert
- Saturday, 8-9:00 a.m.: Registration, coffee, and plant sales
- Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.: Workshop activities
- Saturday, 9:00 a.m: Welcome, Laurie Skov, President, Houston Orchid Society
- Saturday, 9:10: Keynote speaker – Fred Clarke, Sunset Valley Orchids, CA, "Cycnoches, Mormodes, and Catasetums: some current trends"
- Saturday, 10:10 a.m.: Morning Breakout Sessions
  Speaker 1 - Kathy Creger, "Growing under lights"
  Speaker 2 – Manuel Aybar, "Dendrobium phalaenopsis"
  Speaker 3 – Marvin Gerber, "Advanced nutrition"
- Saturday, 11:10 a.m: Kathy Creger, Minneapolis, Minnesota, "Orchid Collecting in Jamaica"
- Saturday, 12:00 p.m.: Lunch, Sales, and Silent Auction
- Saturday, 1:10 p.m.: Manuel Aybar, Dallas, "Loved and Adored Cattleyas"
- Saturday, 10:10 a.m.: Afternoon Breakout Sessions
  Speaker 1 - ________, "Choose your own topic"
  Speaker 2 – Nina Rach, "Reed stem Epidendrums"
  Speaker 3 – Fred Clarke, "Catasetum culture"
- Saturday, 4:00 p.m.: Silent auction ends; Wrap-up
VENDOR LIST:
Palmer Orchids, Pasadena, TX (Terri & Ray Palmer); Spring Orchids, Spring, TX (Renee & Denny Haase)
Scott's Rainbow Orchids (Greg Scott); Sunset Valley Orchids (Fred Clarke)

Registration includes the Friday evening reception, admittance to all presentations, breakout sessions and plant sales, coffee/tea breaks and lunch on Saturday. For those who are new to orchids, we will be including specific breakout sessions geared towards newcomers. Space is limited, so please register early. We look forward to seeing you there!

Refer to the HOS website where updates on the Workshop will be posted: http://houstonorchidsociety.org/HOS/Summer_Workshops.html

2006 Houston Orchid Society Summer Workshop Registration Form

August 4-5, 2006

(please print)
Name: ______________________________________

AOS Judge, participating in Friday eve, Aug. 4 Judging? Yes ___ | ___ No
Status: Accredited (___); Probationary (___); Student (___)

Address: _________________________________________________

City: ____________________________________________________

State: _______________ Zip: ____________

Phone: ____________________________

e-mail address _________________________

Workshop Registration: _____ x $___. = Total $_____.

Saturday, 12-5, access to sales area only: _____ x $5 = $______.

Please make your check payable to the "Houston Orchid Society" and mail with this registration form to:
Jay Balchan - HOS Treasurer

1925 Banks, Houston, TX 77098

Tel: (713)942-2298; e-mail:jay.w.balchan@exxonmobil.com

Thank you!

Fr. Ted Baenziger, Workshop Chair, Tel: (713)444-9116; E-mail: ejb@stthom.edu

John Stubbings, Workshop Co-Chair, Tel: (281)326-1314; E-mail: JStubbings@houston.rr.com