Previous Speakers, 2023-2025
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January 22, 2025
| Speaker: Stanley Luk Topic: Pleiones |
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February 26, 2025
| Speaker: Harvey Brenneise Topic: Inorganic Potting Media |
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March 26, 2025
| Speaker: Nicholas Rust, Rusty Exotics Topic: Habenaria: A Basic Overview of the Breeding Traits of Species |
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April 23, 2025
| Speaker: Deb Boersma Topic: Stanhopea |
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May 28, 2025
| Speaker: Martin Motes, Motes Orchids Topic: On Vandas |
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June 25, 2025
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Speaker: Leslie Ee
Topic: Classic Cattleyas, The Basics of Judging the Labiata-Type Cattleyas
***NOTE: This is our Annual General Meeting, and members elect their new board at this meeting*** |
| September 24, 2025 | Speaker: David Sorokowsky, Paph Paradise Topic: “Don’t Fear the Paphs!” |
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October 22, 2025
| Speaker: Theresa Hill, Hillsview Orchids – via Zoom Topic: Subgenus Parvisepalum: Species and Hybrids |
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January 2024
| Speaker: Tim Culbertson Topic: Zygos for Southern California (but applying to us in Canada’s West Coast) |
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February 28, 2024
| Speaker: Inge Poot Topic: Organic Pest Control |
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March 20, 2024
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Speaker: Ivan Portilla
Topic: Phragmipediums
***NOTE SPECIAL DATE to accommodate our show and speaker: NO MEETING March 27, 2024!***
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April 24, 2024
| Speaker: Thomas Miranda Topic: Tom’s African Adventure |
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May 22, 2024
| Speaker: Nathan Thomson, Environment and Climate Change Canada Topic: Requirements for Bringing Orchids into Canada |
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June 26, 2024
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Speaker: Judges from the American Orchid Society (AOS)
Topic: AOS Outreach Engagement
***NOTE: This is our Annual General Meeting, and members elect their new board at this meeting*** |
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September 25, 2024
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Speaker: Wenqing Perner, Hengduan Biotech, Sichuan, China
Topic: A Journey into Slipper Orchid Kingdoms in China: Their Beauty, Cultivation and Conservation
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October 23, 2024
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Speaker: Andrew Geimar, Roehampton Orchids, Ontario, Canada
Topic: Jewel Orchids at Home: A Story of Murder
***NOTE: We will have a Special General Meeting at this meeting to deliver a financial report*** |
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January 2023
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Speaker: Eugene Banziger
Topic: Ecuador and the Galápagos
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February 2023
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Speaker: Russ Vernon
Topic: Lycastes and How to Grow Them
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March 2023
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Speaker: Jean Allen-Ikeson
Topic: Sarcochilus and Its Hybrids
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April 2023
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Speaker: Shawn Hillis
Topic: Cypripedium Culture
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May 18, 2023
(Special Meeting) |
Speaker: Jason Fischer
Topic: TBD
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June 2023
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Speaker: Steve Arthur
Topic: Orchid Virus
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September 2023
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Speaker: Terry Kennedy
Topic: Brazil Travelogue
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October 2023
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Speaker: Dr. Kristen Uthus with New World Orchids
Topic: Cattleya Relatives: The Miniature Collection
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