Rabu, 20 Agustus 2008

International Aroid Society
Show and Sale
September 20th and 21st, 2008
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Miami, Florida, USA

General Information
Show Location
Schedule of Events
Online Auction
Show Hotels

General Information

Past IAS shows and sales have always been very memorable for their gathering of aroid friends, for spectacularly grown aroids brought in just for the show and for sale, and for the presentations delivered by world class aroid experts... all taking place in a venue that is undoubtedly the best tropical botanic garden in the world.

This year's event, our 31st Annual Show and Sale, is shaping up to be even more memorable!

Every year we see new and extraordinary aroids along with many incredible favorites superbly grown for the show. This year will be no different. Please plan to bring along your prized specimens to include in the exhibition, regardless of whether or not you choose to enter the awards competition.

Many high-quality importers and growers will be joining our roster of great vendors, making the selection of aroids available for purchase even more enticing. If any of you are interested in becoming a vendor at the show, or in just bringing some plants to sell at the Membership Sales Table, you are most welcome to do so. Please contact Tricia Frank for more information on selling at the show.

Vendors this year include Ecuagenera, Ree Gardens, Home, Palm Hammock Orchid Estate and in the members section: Natural Selections Exotics, Silver Krome Gardens, Ron Weeks, Bruce McAlpin, Don Bittle, Ken Stokes, Barry Schwartz and many more.

Show and Sale Location

The 2008 IAS show and sale will be hosted Saturday and Sunday September 20 and 21 at the world famous Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, located at 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables (Miami), Florida 33156. The Garden is adjacent to Matheson Hammock Park, about 20 minutes by car from downtown Miami and Miami International Airport. You can find more information about Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden online here. Entrance to The Garden is now at the new visitor center at the north entrance off Old Cutler Road. Admission to the garden is $20 for adults, $15 Senior citizens 65 and older, $10 for children 6-17, and free for members of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and children 5 and under.

Members of the International Aroid Society who volunteer to work at the show may attend the event without paying entrance fee, but need to contact Tricia Frank in order to get on schedule.

Schedule of Events

Friday, September 19: The show will be set up from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Please bring your select plants for display and for judging before noon. Vendors may setup their booths starting at noon.

Saturday, September 20: The Show and vendor sales booths are open from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

On Saturday evening at 7:00 PM we will begin the always-fulfilling Banquet Dinner followed by a short annual business meeting. For those members whom cannot attend, please complete and return the proxy ballot (in your latest newsletter) for the proposed new board members. The $25 dinner will feature Cuban cuisine. To reserve your seating, please contact Tricia Frank or mail in the reservation form. Payment through paypal is preferred.

This year our featured speaker will be Dr. Marc Gibernau, a very interesting aroider from the University Paul Sabatier in Toulouse, France. Marc has been studying the evolution and mechanisms of aroid pollinator interactions since 1998. He got his start by studying fig pollination in Montpellier. He has published many papers and collaborated with numerous scientists and is highly respected in the aroid community.

Marc will present and illustrate some striking examples of aroid pollination such as Philodendron solimoesense in French Guiana by scarab beetles, the Dead Arum by carrion flies and Arum pictum by dung flies from Corsica. He will show other examples such as male Euglossine bees in Spathiphyllum or Anthurium which exhibit strong similarity with the pollination of some Neotropical orchids. The pollination system of the Taro in Southeast Asia will be illustrated as well. Aroids, in relation to these original pollination systems, have evolved spectacular floral traits. Marc will address the diversity of floral / spathe morphologies or odors produced and also describe thermogenesis (the production of heat by the inflorescences). Finally he will show the diversity of the pollination systems in aroids and what made this family such interesting plant group for him to study. It will be exciting to hear about Marc's experiences and learn of his future endeavors.

Following Marc's presentation we will end the evening's festivities with the plant auction featuring many very rare and choice aroids. An online auction will run in conjunction with the live auction.

Sunday, September 21: The annual no-host Aroid-L breakfast will meet at 8:00 AM at the Greenstreet Café, Coconut Grove. ( [ Yahoo! Maps ]) The Show and Sale will open again from 9:30AM to 4:30PM. At 10:00AM there will be a Board of Directors meeting at Fairchild Garden open to all IAS members.

Show Hotels

The Kampong, former home and garden of Dr. David Fairchild, but now part of the National Tropical Botanic Gardens, has space for 8 men and 4 women in separate dorm rooms for $30.00 per person per night. This is a first come, first served opportunity. Please contact Tricia Frank to reserve your space as soon as possible.

The Ramada Inn Dadeland (305-595-6000) has traditionally been the hotel for out of town show attendees, and is located conveniently close to the gardens.

The Hampton Inn Dadeland (305-269-0072 or 1-800-Hampton) is also well located.

Finally...

Please plan to attend the International Aroid Society 30th Annual Show and Sale. This year's show and sale is scaling up to be another very memorable event to provide a unique venue for aroids and aroid enthusiasts to come together at a world class tropical botanic garden.

If you have any questions about the 2008 IAS Show and Sale, please contact Tricia Frank. We look forward to seeing you in Miami!

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