Thursday, June 10 | Speaker Profiles |
6:30-7:00 p.m. | Plant Sale Opens (For lottery winners) |
7:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception, Plant Sale (For attendees only) |
| Friday, June 11 | Speaker Profiles |
8:45-9:00 a.m. | Mike Hellmann | Conference Opening |
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | Plant Sale | (Open to registrants and the public) |
9:00-9:50 a.m. | Chuck Hanson | 40 Years of Succulent Safaris |
10:00-10:50 a.m. | Mike Massara | Madagascar, North to South & Places
in Between (Part 1) |
11:00-11:50 a.m. | Rob Wallace | Succulent Plants & Xerophytic Adaptations |
12:00-1:30 p.m. | Lunch (On your own) |
1:30-2:20 p.m. | Woody Minnich | Rio Grande do Sul, Grasslands & Gulches |
2:30-3:20 p.m. | Dan Mahr | Growing Cactus & Other Succulent Plants:
Lessons From Nature (Part 1) |
3:30-4:20 p.m. | Susan Amoy | Bonsai With Succulent Plants (Part 1) |
5:00-7:00 p.m. | Dinner (On your own) |
7:00-8:00 p.m. | Group Discussion: Building a Successful Cactus Club
Moderator: Pam Schnebelen, HSCS. Cactus and succulent
lovers tend to share their passion by joining a plant group.
But what makes groups successful at growing membership?
Raising money? Putting out a newsletter or hosting a show?
Join this conversation on building a vibrant local plant club. |
8:00-9:00 p.m. | Group Discussion: Cactus and Succulent Judge Training
Moderator: Eric Driskill, HSCS. Every CSSA chapter show
needs qualified judges, but who are they and where are they?
Could the succulent hobby use a more defined system for
training and certifying judges? Please come share your ideas. |
| Saturday, June 12 | Speaker Profiles |
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | Plant Sale | (Open to registrants and the public) |
9:00-9:50 a.m. | Rob Wallace | Visit to Succulent Habitats --
What Can Be Learned for Cultivation? |
10:00-10:50 a.m. | Chuck Hanson | From Cloud Forest to Desert, a Look
at the Cacti & Succulents of Ecuador |
11:00-11:50 a.m. | Dan Mahr | Growing Cactus & Other Succulent Plants:
Lessons From Nature (Part 2) |
12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch (On your own) |
1:00-5:00 p.m. | Field Trip (Missouri Botanical Garden, meet in Drury lobby) |
6:00-7:00 p.m. | Social Hour | (Bar open) |
7:00-8:00 p.m. | Mid-States Banquet (Present ticket) |
8:00-8:30 p.m. | Armand
Randrianasolo | Community-Based Sustainable
Development in Madagascar |
9:00 p.m. | Rare Plant Auction |
| Sunday, June 13 | Speaker Profiles |
9:00-9:50 a.m. | Woody Minnich | Shows, Showing & Judging |
10:00-10:50 a.m. | Mike Massara | Madagascar, North to South & Places
in Between (Part 2) |
11:00-11:50 a.m. | Susan Amoy | Bonsai With Succulent Plants,
Pachypodium
bispinosum Workshop |
12:00-12:15 p.m. | Mike Hellmann | Conference Recap, Farewell |
