The COC is delighted that Melissa McCormick will be presenting at Orchidfest 2018.

Orchids know no borders! Let’s support the efforts of the Orchidfest organizers by making sure that Ms. McCormick receives a warm welcome by a strong attendance at this presentation

For event information, schedule, and ticket price detail visit the event website at www.orchidfest.ca

“Speaker Melissa McCormick – Principal Investigator and Research Scientist at The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Melissa is a leading expert in the field of orchid ecology where she examines the effects of environment conditions and the abundance of mycorrhizal fungi (those amazing underground networks that help orchids thrive and survive) as drivers of orchid flowering and distribution. She is also currently studying specific bacteria that live within the fungi and how they affect their formation and growth. Melissa will be joining us in the field to see first-hand the wonderful species that flourish in our unique environment, and on Saturday evening she will share with us some insights into her research about orchids and the fungi that are critical to their very existence.” – source: event website, retrieved May 10, 2018

AOS Western Canada Judging Center

Chair – Salleh, Abu

Apt. 209, 888 Pacific St., Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6Z 2S6; Cell: (604) 328-5363, Email: asalleh@telus.net

Judging takes place on the second Saturday of the month except where noted:

•     at the Sea Island Community Center, 7140 Miller Rd., Richmond, BC.

or

• at the Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary, 2873 Swan Lake Road, Victoria, BC.

or

•  in conjunction with a Society Show

Please check the AOS judging calendar for details.
Send cut flowers to: Abu Salleh, #209 – 888 Pacific Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2S6.

Below are meeting dates/times/locations for 2018

Friday, September 28, 2018 – 1:00 pm with Central Vancouver Island Orchid Society (CVIOS) Show in Nanaimo, B.C.

October (date to be confirmed) – 1:00 pm with Fraser Valley Orchid Society (FVOS) in Langley, B.C.

Saturday, November 10, 2018 – 1:00 pm at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary, Victoria, B.C.

Saturday, December 8, 2018 – 11:30 am at Sea Island Community Center, Richmond, B.C.

To have your orchid judged, contact Abu Saleh (details above) for additional information including fees.

To learn more about orchid awards and judging, go to the following links:

http://www.aos.org/news-and-events/event-calendar/2018/2018-07/western-canada-judging-center.aspx#

http://www.aos.org/orchid-awards-judging.aspx

This information is accurate as of posting (August 24, 2018);

please check with contacts provided above for any changes closer to an event.

Attendance free with admission to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

Download the bookmark (below) for an admission discount.

London Orchid Society’s 40th Annual Show & Sale

Please see poster for advance ticket sales, photographers’ session time.

Orchidophilia: The 38^th Ottawa Orchid Society Show

Saturday, April 27  from 12 – 5 pm

Sunday, April 28 from 9 – 5 pm

At the RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa ON

More information is available with a $2 coupon online at http://www.ottawaorchidsociety.com/show_info.html

For further information, please contact Dave Cooper at orchidae@storm.ca