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IPA Symposium – Indianapolis, IN

Question:

Thahks Sharon!! And I do hope the next IPA is in Calif!! K Barrett – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi All, Just had a wonderful weekend in Indianapolis, IN, at the IPA Symposium. There were some great speakers with lots of information to share. The talks and workshops were informative with Q&A’s with the big growers for us little hobbiests. The plants presented in the show were eye-poppers. I was able to clerk during judging and learned a lot with the wonderful judges I worked with, Dick Wells, Nancy Meares, and Jose Exposito. The judges awarded several plants, including our team which awarded two Phrags. I am very proud that my little Phal Jo Vernon got a third place ribbon. It was in some pretty fancy company for such an upstart. The vendors were offering wonderful plants, of which I bought too many but, hey, who’s counting. I was able to purchase 3 compots, several seedlings and one blooming Phal pulcherrima. One of the compots and two of the seedlings were bought at the auction on Saturday evening. Met some wonderful people that had been only legends to me before the meeting, such as H. P. Norton and family of Orchidview in SC. Wonderful people. Wonderful plants. George Vasquez of Zuma Canyon Orchids in CA was a treat with a great sense of humor. Jose Exposito of Soroa Orchids in Miami has a wonderful point of view about hybridizing of the future including setting goals for hybridizing.  And I finally became a member of the IPA which I think will be very helpful to me in the future. Just thought I would let you all know about the Symposium and what a pleasure it was to attend. Dick Wells of Hilltop Orchids was the Chairman of the bunch putting it together and did a fantastic job in getting the very nice location, making sure we were all taken care of, and just being on his toes to make sure everything went the way it should. Thanks for letting me make this little report of a wonderful weekend. Sharon in Indiana

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Sorry Al, that wasn’t me. That was Sarah Chandler from the Indiana Orchid Society who did all that wonderful greeting and getting us on the right track. Sharon in Indiana

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – in addition I would like to say that it was a pleasure to meet and talk with Eric Christenson.  His new book "Phalaenopsis, a Monograph" which is likely to become the bible for Phal species enthusiasts is a wonder indeed.  He is currently working on a project funded by the AOS to produce an encyclopedia of orchids.  Mr. Christenson also has degrees in applied plant genetics and I got lots of good answers to my questions about how color/pigment traits work in plants.  :-) And if I am not mistaken, Sharon, you were the registrar with the thankless job of monitoring the front table during much of the gathering.  Thank you for your work.  :-) Al PS.  Sorry to send this to you directly Sharon.  I have just gotten home after the wild weekend in Indianapolis and from setting in an airport all day. PPS.  It is rumored that next year’s IPA may be in California. Hi All, Just had a wonderful weekend in Indianapolis, IN, at the IPA Symposium. There were some great speakers with lots of information to share. The talks and workshops were informative with Q&A’s with the big growers for us little hobbiests. The plants presented in the show were eye-poppers. I was able to clerk during judging and learned a lot with the wonderful judges I worked with, Dick Wells, Nancy Meares, and Jose Exposito. The judges awarded several plants, including our team which awarded two Phrags. I am very proud that my little Phal Jo Vernon got a third place ribbon. It was in some pretty fancy company for such an upstart. The vendors were offering wonderful plants, of which I bought too many but, hey, who’s counting. I was able to purchase 3 compots, several seedlings and one blooming Phal pulcherrima. One of the compots and two of the seedlings were bought at the auction on Saturday evening. Met some wonderful people that had been only legends to me before the meeting, such as H. P. Norton and family of Orchidview in SC. Wonderful people. Wonderful plants. George Vasquez of Zuma Canyon Orchids in CA was a treat with a great sense of humor. Jose Exposito of Soroa Orchids in Miami has a wonderful point of view about hybridizing of the future including setting goals for hybridizing.  And I finally became a member of the IPA which I think will be very helpful to me in the future. Just thought I would let you all know about the Symposium and what a pleasure it was to attend. Dick Wells of Hilltop Orchids was the Chairman of the bunch putting it together and did a fantastic job in getting the very nice location, making sure we were all taken care of, and just being on his toes to make sure everything went the way it should. Thanks for letting me make this little report of a wonderful weekend. Sharon in Indiana

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in addition I would like to say that it was a pleasure to meet and talk with Eric Christenson.  His new book "Phalaenopsis, a Monograph" which is likely to become the bible for Phal species enthusiasts is a wonder indeed.  He is currently working on a project funded by the AOS to produce an encyclopedia of orchids.  Mr. Christenson also has degrees in applied plant genetics and I got lots of good answers to my questions about how color/pigment traits work in plants.  :-) And if I am not mistaken, Sharon, you were the registrar with the thankless job of monitoring the front table during much of the gathering.  Thank you for your work.  :-) Al PS.  Sorry to send this to you directly Sharon.  I have just gotten home after the wild weekend in Indianapolis and from setting in an airport all day. PPS.  It is rumored that next year’s IPA may be in California.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi All, Just had a wonderful weekend in Indianapolis, IN, at the IPA Symposium. There were some great speakers with lots of information to share. The talks and workshops were informative with Q&A’s with the big growers for us little hobbiests. The plants presented in the show were eye-poppers. I was able to clerk during judging and learned a lot with the wonderful judges I worked with, Dick Wells, Nancy Meares, and Jose Exposito. The judges awarded several plants, including our team which awarded two Phrags. I am very proud that my little Phal Jo Vernon got a third place ribbon. It was in some pretty fancy company for such an upstart. The vendors were offering wonderful plants, of which I bought too many but, hey, who’s counting. I was able to purchase 3 compots, several seedlings and one blooming Phal pulcherrima. One of the compots and two of the seedlings were bought at the auction on Saturday evening. Met some wonderful people that had been only legends to me before the meeting, such as H. P. Norton and family of Orchidview in SC. Wonderful people. Wonderful plants. George Vasquez of Zuma Canyon Orchids in CA was a treat with a great sense of humor. Jose Exposito of Soroa Orchids in Miami has a wonderful point of view about hybridizing of the future including setting goals for hybridizing.  And I finally became a member of the IPA which I think will be very helpful to me in the future. Just thought I would let you all know about the Symposium and what a pleasure it was to attend. Dick Wells of Hilltop Orchids was the Chairman of the bunch putting it together and did a fantastic job in getting the very nice location, making sure we were all taken care of, and just being on his toes to make sure everything went the way it should. Thanks for letting me make this little report of a wonderful weekend. Sharon in Indiana

Response:

Hi All, Just had a wonderful weekend in Indianapolis, IN, at the IPA Symposium. There were some great speakers with lots of information to share. The talks and workshops were informative with Q&A’s with the big growers for us little hobbiests. The plants presented in the show were eye-poppers. I was able to clerk during judging and learned a lot with the wonderful judges I worked with, Dick Wells, Nancy Meares, and Jose Exposito. The judges awarded several plants, including our team which awarded two Phrags. I am very proud that my little Phal Jo Vernon got a third place ribbon. It was in some pretty fancy company for such an upstart. The vendors were offering wonderful plants, of which I bought too many but, hey, who’s counting. I was able to purchase 3 compots, several seedlings and one blooming Phal pulcherrima. One of the compots and two of the seedlings were bought at the auction on Saturday evening. Met some wonderful people that had been only legends to me before the meeting, such as H. P. Norton and family of Orchidview in SC. Wonderful people. Wonderful plants. George Vasquez of Zuma Canyon Orchids in CA was a treat with a great sense of humor. Jose Exposito of Soroa Orchids in Miami has a wonderful point of view about hybridizing of the future including setting goals for hybridizing.  And I finally became a member of the IPA which I think will be very helpful to me in the future. Just thought I would let you all know about the Symposium and what a pleasure it was to attend. Dick Wells of Hilltop Orchids was the Chairman of the bunch putting it together and did a fantastic job in getting the very nice location, making sure we were all taken care of, and just being on his toes to make sure everything went the way it should. Thanks for letting me make this little report of a wonderful weekend. Sharon in Indiana

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