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Winter Scientific Meeting of the Midwest Regional Hosta Society
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The Midwest Regional Hosta Society is once again sponsoring the Winter Scientific Meeting. This popular winter event will be held Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the Wyndham Hotel, 3000 Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL. The hotel has given us a $79.00 room rate. Please make your own reservations by calling 877-999-3223, and mention the "Midwest Regional Hosta Society Winter Scientific Meeting" to guarantee the rate. You can also make your hotel reservation online or by clicking on the link below:
We have an outstanding program of speakers with interesting and timely topics: Roy Klehm ... My Favorite Garden Plants Again this year, the program will include a series of three concurrent breakout sessions. The topics covered in these sessions will be: Session A: So You Want to Create a Water Feature (by Rafal Feducik) These breakout sessions will be presented twice, so attendees will be able to attend two out of the three sessions. Again this year, there will be a hosta seed silent auction, proceeds of which will be used to underwrite a portion of the cost of the meeting. The cost of this winter extravaganza is only $55 per person for MRHS members and $65 for non-members, and includes a continental breakfast and a deli buffet lunch. At their option, non-members can apply the $10 difference in the registration fee to a one-year membership in the MRHS. Please make checks payable to MRHS, and mail before January 9, 2012, with the registration form to: Kristine James Registrations postmarked after January 9 require a $10 late registration fee per person. Registration at the hotel will begin on Friday, January 20, from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm, and Saturday, January 21 from 7:00 am - 8:00 am. The program will run from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Saturday. Dinner Friday and Saturday nights will be on your own at one of the many fine area restaurants. The Hospitality Suite will be open from 7:00 pm -10:00 pm, both Friday and Saturday nights, for all that good hosta fellowship.
Schedule Friday January 22nd 4:00 - 6:00 – Registration (Lobby Foyer) 7:00 - 10:00 – Hospitality Get-Together (Getz) Saturday January 23rd 7:00 - 8:00 – Registration & Continental Breakfast (Savoy Ballroom Foyer) 8:00 - 8:10 – Introductory Remarks (Savoy Ballroom) 8:10 - 9:25 – Bob Solberg – Bringing a New Hosta to Market: Hybridization, Selection, Production and Marketing (Savoy Ballroom) 9:25 - 10:40 – C. H. Falstad – What you always wanted to know about hostas that no one else knew either (Savoy Ballroom) 10:40 - 10:50 Break 10:50 - 12:00 Morning Breakout Sessions 1) Jeff Miller (Land of the Giants Hostas) – Hybridizer's Perspective (Getz) 2) Glenn Herold – Trees for the Hosta Garden (Savoy Ballroom) 3) Rafal Feducik (Aquascape) – So You Want to Create a Water Feature (Shaw) 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:10 Afternoon Breakout Sessions 1) Jeff Miller (Land of the Giants Hostas) – Hybridizer's Perspective (Getz) 2) Glenn Herold – Trees for the Hosta Garden (Savoy Ballroom) 3) Rafal Feducik (Aquascape) – So You Want to Create a Water Feature (Shaw) 2:10 - 2:20 Break 2:20 - 3:35 – Roy Klehm – My Favorite Garden Plants (Savoy Ballroom) 3:35 - 4:40 – Mark Zilis – Tissue Culture – Past, Present, and Future (Savoy Ballroom) 4:40 Closing Remarks 7:00 - 10:00 – Hospitality Get-Together (Getz) Seed & Plant Silent AuctionAgain this year, the popular hosta seed silent auction will be held. Included in the auction will be some live growing plants, generously donated by Jeff Miller of Land of the Giants, including some cultivars from Q&Z Nursery, that have not previously been cataloged. Be sure to pick up the separate handout that describes the seeds and plants up for auction. Questions? Contact Lou Horton (630-293-7735) or email: lehorton85@ameritech.net |
