Cental Iowa Orchid Society's
Speaker's Day History

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Speaker's Day is an annual event hosted by the Cental Iowa Orchid Society. The first Speaker's Day was held in the summer of 1989. In the past we have had speakers from all over North America, some coming from as far as Canada, Mexico and even Hawaii. The speakers give presentations on all aspects of orchid growing and commonly grown genera of orchids.
The registration fee for the event is $25.00 per person in advance or $30.00 per person at the door. The cost covers all the speakers as well as a continental breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon desert bar. With your paid admission you also get a ticket for the doorprize drawings held throughout the day. You can purchase additional doorprize tickets at the door.
Speakers often bring plant to sell so attendees have a chance to buy plants we usually cannot obtain locally.

Speakers - 2008

Alan Koch (Gold Country Orchids ) - (subject to be determined)

Roy Tokunaga (H&R Nurseries, Inc.) - (subject to be determined)

Speakers - 2007

Peter Lin (Big Leaf Orchids) - Red Phalaenopsis Development,
Phalaenopsis gigantea

George Hatfield (Hatfield Orchids) - Miniaturized Cymbidiums,
Pendulous Cymbidiums

Speakers - 2006

Chuck Acker (Flasks by Chuck Acker) - Phrags, Phrag. kovachii

Harry Phillips (Andy's Orchids) - Mounted Orchids, Miniature Orchids

Speakers - 2005

Tom Harper (Stone’s River Orchids) - Harlequin Phalaenopsis, Species

Jim Hamilton (Petite Plaisance) - Species

Ron Ehlers (Petite Plaisance) - Mounting Orchids Demonstration

Speakers - 2004

Dr. Tom Nasser (Carolina Orchids) - Species

Dr. Martin Motes (Motes Orchids) - Vandas in northern climates

Speakers - 2003

Jerry Fischer (Orchids Limited) - Paphs. and Phrags.

Weyman Bussey - Mexican species

Speakers - 2002

Bill Schneider (Countryside Orchids) - Species

Alan Koch (Gold Country Orchids ) - mini and compact Catts.

Speakers - 2001

Roy Tokunaga (H&R Nurseries, Inc.) - Dendrobiums and mini Catts.

Ron Parsons - Species

Speakers - 2000

Dennis Olivas (D&D Orchids) - Laelia purpurata and multi-floral Paphs.

Howard Ginsberg (Bedford Orchids) - deflasking and Taiwanese Phals.

Speakers - 1999

Steve Gettel (Sunset Orchids) - Lycastes and intergenerics

Sam Tsui (Orchid Inn) - Paphs.

Marcia Whitmore - Wild Orchid Conservation

Speakers - 1998

Ken Wilson - Lets make a new orchid

Steve McNerney - Lavender Catts.

Joe Gray - Wildcatt Database

Speakers - 1997

E. Christiansen - Phal. species

Muguel Angel Soto Arenes - Mexican Species

Speakers - 1996

Robert Fuchs (R.F. Orchids) - Ascocendas & Vandas

Speakers - 1995

Dr. Clair R. Ossian - unusual orchids

Norito Hasegawa (Paphanatics, Unlimited) - Paphs.

Speakers - 1994

Jose Exposito (Soroa Orchids) - Phals.

Jerry Rehfield (Starbek Farms) - Catts.

Speakers - 1993

Anita Aldrich (Sundance Orchid) - Equitants/Variegata

Tom Harper (Stone's River Orchids) - Phals.

Speakers - 1992

Ron McHatton

William Rhodehamel (Hoosier Orchid Company)- Species

Speakers - 1991

Bob Gordan - Phals.

Alan Koch (Gold Country Orchids ) - mini Catts.

Speakers - 1990

Dr. Clair R. Ossian - Dendrobiums

William W. Burke - Paphs.

Speakers - 1989

Norm Baker

Jerry Fischer (Orchids Limited) - Collecting orchids in Peru

Page updated 2007

Cental Iowa Orchid Society's Speaker's Day History