QBARS - v29n2 Society Annual Meeting Seattle, Washington
Annual Meeting Program
Seattle, Washington, May 15 - 18, 1975
| Thursday, May 15 | ||
| Registration - Bellevue Holiday Inn | 2:00 p.m. | |
| Board of Directors Meeting | 2:30 p.m. | |
| General Welcome | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Symposium: The 1974 Himalayan Rhododendron Exploration | 8:15 p.m. | |
| Presented by members of the expedition, including Britt Smith, | ||
| Ned Brockenbrough, Forrest Bump, Clive Justice, Pat McGrath, | ||
| C. E. Simons, Jr., and L. Keith Wade | ||
| Friday, May 16 | ||
| Registration - Bellevue Holiday Inn | 8:00 a.m. | |
| Program | 8:30 a.m. | |
| "Azaleas as Refugees and Colonists on the Volcanoes" | ||
| Frank Doleshy, Seattle, WA | ||
| " R. kaempferi and Its Rich Variety" | ||
| Hideo Suzuki, Japan | ||
| "New Guinea Rhododendrons in the Wild: An Eighteen Month | ||
| Study", L. Keith Wade, Vancouver, WA | ||
| "Some Promising New Northwest Hybrids" | ||
| Ted Van Veen, Portland, Or. | ||
| "Update '75" | ||
| Rhododendron Species Foundation, P. H. Brydon | ||
| University of Washington Arboretum, Joseph A. Witt | ||
| Discovery Park, E. C. Brockenbrough | ||
| Luncheon - Bellevue Holiday Inn | 12 Noon | |
| Speaker: Hideo Suzuki, Japan | ||
| "New Discoveries of Rhododendrons in Japan" | ||
| Seattle Rhododendron Show | 2:00 4:00 p.m. | |
| Shuttle busses will provide transportation between Holiday Inn | ||
| and Bellevue Square. | ||
| Puget Sound Cruise to Kiana Lodge | 4:00 p.m. | |
| Busses will leave from the Holiday Inn for the Seattle Harbor, | ||
| where an excursion boat will depart for a scenic cruise to | ||
| Kiana Lodge. | ||
| Kiana Potlatch Salmon Barbecue | 6:00 p.m. | |
| Return cruise and arrival at Holiday Inn by 10:00 p.m. | ||
| Saturday, May 17 | ||
| Registration - Bellevue Holiday Inn | 8:00 a.m. | |
| Program: | ||
| "A Prospect: Rhododendrons in the Next Twenty-five Years" | ||
| A panel discussion with Dave Bledsoe, August E, Kehr, John | ||
| Lofthouse, Franklin H, West, and Henry A. Schannen, moderator, | ||
| "Rhododendrons in Cultivation", H. H. Davidian, Edinburgh | ||
| Busses Leave Holiday Inn | 11:30 a.m. | |
| Tours of Pierce and Caperci Gardens and Garden Valley Nursery, | ||
| Box Lunch provided. | ||
| Convivial Hour | 7:00 p.m. | |
| Banquet and Annual Meeting | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Bellevue Holiday Inn |
