QBARS - v33n2 1979 National Convention
1979 National Convention American Rhododendron Society Program
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Photo by Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau |
Bayshore Inn - Vancouver, B.C., Canada |
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May 17 - 20, 1979 |
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May 17 - Thursday |
2:00 p.m |
Directors' Meeting |
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7:00 p.m. |
No Host Reception |
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8:00 p.m. |
Alleyne Cook, 'Rhododendron Exploration in the Himalayas' |
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May 18 - Friday |
9:30 a.m. |
Welcome from the City |
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10:00 a.m |
Warren Berg, 'Rhododendron Exploration in Yakushima and Cheju Islands' |
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11:00 a.m. |
Albert de Mezey, 'Joseph Rock' |
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Luncheon |
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Afternoon |
Tour of the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden and Physical Plant, Rhododendron species collections |
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6:00 p.m |
No Host Reception |
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7:00 p.m. |
Dinner - Bayshore Inn |
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8:30 p.m. |
Professor Joseph Ewan, 'Rhododendron Exploration in the Southeastern United States' |
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May 19 - Saturday |
9:00 a.m. |
Mary Greig, 'History of Rhododendron Cultivation in British Columbia' |
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10:00 a.m. |
Jack Lofthouse, 'Recent Rhododendron Hybridizing in British Columbia' |
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11:00 a.m. |
Hadley Osborn, 'The Vireya Rhododendrons in California' |
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12:00 noon |
Luncheon - Bayshore Inn |
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Speaker - Captain Richard Steele, 'Rhododendrons in Eastern Canada' |
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2:00 p.m. |
Tour of Van Dusen Botanical Display Garden |
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6:00 p.m. |
No Host Reception |
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7:00 p.m. |
Annual Banquet - Bayshore Inn National President's Address |
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May 20 - Sunday |
Breeders' Roundtable |
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Optional one day ferry and bus tour to Vancouver Island, which will include a visit to Butchart's Gardens. |
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For further information, write the Registrar: Mrs. W. J. Hodgson, Vancouver, B.C. Canada. All fees and registration must be completed by May 1st to avoid late charges.
