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Paph Orchilla 'Chilton' FCC/AOS	Paph Master's Touch x Pulsar	Phrag Grande 'Machrochilum Giganteum'

The 11th ANNUAL SLIPPER ORCHID SYMPOSIUM under the aegis of the Slipper Orchid Study Group of Florida and Krull Smith Presents

The latest trends in hybrids, species and slipper orchids culture, a one-day symposium October 25th, 2008, at the Clarion (previously the Holiday Inn of Altamonte Springs), Florida. Call Jamie Lawson, 772-664-6453 for answers to questions. E-mail, jimorchids@aol.com. Speakers, lunch, sales tables, Auction and a real down south Florida Champagne BBQ

Note – Registration is $60 before 10/1/08, $75 after 10/1/08 and $100 at the door. Lunch, BBQ and snacks are included in registration fee.

The first 50 registrations sent in will receive a free slipper seedling at the door courtesy of Krull-Smith! It's a go, so register now!

Our plan is to get to Orlando Friday nite, have a fine dinner, stay at the Holiday Inn, go to the Symposium early to buy all the best plants, go to the Champagne BBQ, (designated drivers needed, please), and finally, get some award quality plants at the auction.

Swell orchid fun!
Jamie

Click the link below for the Registration Form

Registration Form (registration form.pdf - 19KB File)

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11th Slipper Symposium in the Conference room at the Clarion (previously the Holiday Inn of Altamonte Springs), 230 West State Rd 436, Altamonte Springs, FL, 32714 800-226-4544 407-862-4455 ext 522

Special rate accommodations have been arranged at $69 poolside and $89 in the new building. Also rooms sleep 4 so buddy up for savings!

Please make your hotel reservation, quoting “PAPH SYMPOSIUM” or “SLIPPER SYMPOSIUM”.

Reservations must be received by 10/07/08. Thereafter, reservations will be taken on a space & rate available basis only.

Lunch on the Patio & break refreshments are included in your registration fees.

Orchid Inn, Ltd, Sam Tsui, will be selling and accepting pre-orders for sales at the Symposium. He can be contacted at Tel/Fax:1-309-662-2386 or on his webpage at www.orchidinnusa.com

Lunch on the Patio & break refreshments are included in your registration fees

Hadley Cash
“Complex Pink/White Slippers by Marriott Orchids”

Hadley has been collecting and breeding orchids for over 25 years, and what started as a hobby turned into Marriott Orchids nearly 15 years ago. Today, he is recognized as one of the top complex Paphiopedilum breeders in the world. He has made over 3000 paph crosses to date, in a constant pursuit to improve the various breeding lines. While he breeds all color types of complex paphs, as well as exceptional species, he has a special love for complex pink/whites. Marriott Orchids has received over 300 Quality Awards from the American Orchid Society, including eight FCC's (First Class Certificate's) and 3 AQ's (Award of Quality). Hadley's personal "Holy Grail" in orchids was realized at the end of 2005, when he received both the W.W.Wilson Award and the Merritt W. Huntington Award for his hybrid Winwine 'Dark Spell' FCC/AOS. These are for the best slipper orchid awarded and best FCC of all orchids awarded in the previous year. Hadley and his wife Deborah and son Austin, still his best cross to date, live in Kernersville, North Carolina.

Jason Fischer
“Contemporary Phrag Hybrids”

I've had a life-long education in orchids by having the opportunity to be raised in a family orchid business. My educational interests were strongly influenced by Japan, most likely because it was the other half of my self that I had yet to explore. I decided to pursue the Japanese language and culture studies in high school and college as I was not raised with the language at home. After 6 years of Japanese language, and completing all the Japanese courses at the University of Minnesota, I quit college to move to Japan where I got married, worked as an English teacher and continued my study of language and culture. I've returned to the US to help out the family business again, and open up the Japanese orchid market to the US, as well as the US market to Japan. I have been working for my father since the age of 5 years old, and have been working with the business ever since. I took interest in orchid hybridization and lab work around 14 years of age, and first started breeding with phalaenopsis, which later on lead to paphs and phrags, and now just about anything I can get my hands on that's unique. My first lecture on Neofinetia falcata at the Minnesota Orchid Society in 2004 was the kick-off for an amazing journey of lecutures across America. I have a passion for orchids, and the communication skills I developed in Japan as an English teacher have helped me in my ability to create interesting lectures that won't put the audience to sleep!

Experience:

• Have lectured for over 20 different orchid societies.
• Have lectured in Japan on Paphs and Phrags.
• Speaker for the 19th World Orchid Conference.
• Coordinated the Orchids Limited laboratory from 1998 to 2000.

Olaf Gruss
“News of the Slipper Orchids - species and hybrids”

Since 1990 member of the editorial board of the journal of the German Orchid Society (Deutsche Orchideengesellschaft DOG) ‚Die Orchidee'. Specialized in Phalaenopsis, Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium and has written many articles about the species and hybrids of these genera especially in Germany, Italy, USA, Brazil and Japan, also booklets about the genus Phragmipedium and the albine forms of the Genus Paphiopedilum. Together with another author he has published a book about the genus Phalaenopsis. the Orchideenatlas in 2007 and 2008 'Genus Paphiopedilum - Albine Forms' Different species, varieties and formae of the genera Phragmipedium, Paphiopedilum, Phalaenopsis and Kingidium were described by him or together with other orchidists, like. Phragmipedium dalessandroi, Phrag. richteri, Paphiopedilum vietnamense, Paph. hangianum, Phalaenopsis. bastianii.

He has studied chemistry and geography and works as a teacher for apprentices, especially teaching politics, german language and ethics. Living in the south of Germany near the border to Austria in Grassau.

Slipper Orchid Culture Round Table

A highlight of the Symposium as attendees get to ask questions of the top experts world-wide in the Slipper Orchid field. Just listening to these guys argue and tell stories is a kick!

There will be a very nice Champagne BBQ on Saturday night at Krull-Smith Pavilion. An auction of rare plants will be held after participants indulge in an inordinate amount of food and drink.

SUNDAY MORNING OPEN HOUSE AT FRANK SMITH’S with a mindblowing quantity of select plants gathered over the last 30 years! Food will also be served so don’t eat breakfast.

Webpages By Dave Siegrist, 09-13-2008