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Canadian Orchid CongressFédération Canadienne des Sociétés Orchidophiles
Volume 28.3– May 2016
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The Ottawa OS COC exhibit introduced Orchid-gami to theCanadian public. Designed as a teaching tool by theSmithsonian's Orchid Conservation team, the paper punch outswere used to highlight the local Conservation's display on ShowyLady's Slippers orchids.
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From the PresidentWith our Annual General Meeting (AGM) only sixweeks away, the COC Executive is busy planning andworking through various items in preparation for thisimportant meeting with our members.
A reminder that this year, the COC will conduct ourAGM electronically via Go-To meeting so all COCRepresentatives can participate in the meeting onlinein their locations of choice. The official invitationalong with various documents, including a one-page“How to use Go-To meeting” will be shared with theCOC representatives shortly.
At the upcoming AGM, the COC would like to hold adiscussion with our member societies’ representativeson the future of the COC Newsletter. For many years,the COC has published a quality bi-monthly newsletterwith only original materials, along withannouncements, information and photos on shows andother events. We would like to know from our readersand members:
● if the COC Newsletter continues to be relevant andvalue-added;
● if you like to continue receiving this newsletter;
● and if yes, what would be the preferred format,content and frequency?
I look forward to an interactive and productivediscussion at our upcoming AGM.
While the 2016 Spring Show season is winding down,this will also be the COC’s last newsletter before thesummer break. I want to remind our member societiesabout the COC Travel Grant(http://canadianorchidcongress.ca/coctravel/), which isavailable to smaller societies to help them bring inguest speakers and the deadline for applications is June1, 2016.
With a few false starts in the East Coast, I think I canconfidently say Spring is here and Summer is justaround the corner! I am sure many of us are busyrepotting and adjusting to a busy growing schedule. Iwould like to end by wishing everyone a happy andsafe summer!
Calvin Wong,
President, Canadian Orchid Congress
29th Annual General Meeting,Canadian Orchid Congress
via Go-To Meeting
Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet orsmartphone:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/479551269
Saturday, June 11Time: noon – 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time
*Please ensure your computer or tablet is compatiblewith GoToMeeting platform ahead of time. Pleasetake a look at the system requirements, as well astest the functionality of your computer here:http://support.citrixonline.com/en_US/Meeting/help_files/G2M010003?Title=System+Requirements* Formal invitation to the Member Societies personnel to follow.
Travel SubsidiesI am writing to remind our member societies of theavailability of the COC Travel Subsidies, only fivesubsidies of $200.00 each are given out every year, soit is important to get your applications in early. Thedeadline for applications is June 1, 2016. Please checkthe link below to see if your society qualifies:http://canadianorchidcongress.ca/coctravel/
For application or further information regarding theEducation Subsidies, please contact Gail Schwarz,COC Education Chair at [email protected].
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Showtime from Orchid Journal
Orchid Journal hits 6,000 fans!!!
Is it about all the fans? How can a Facebook siteeducate? How does it help societies?
Yes, it is about the fans and the bulk of our fans areCanadian and U.S. based with many more around theworld. Last week alone we reached 9,000 people andinteracted with almost 4,000 of them in our posts.
So what is so engaging about all those pretty picturesyou ask? It's about the beauty and diversity of some ofthe smartest plants in the world. It's about theirevolution and mimicry that taunts their pollinators, it'sabout our quest for knowledge and sharing our love ofa hobby gone wild!
OJ shares your events and successes with othersocieties in Canada and around the world. Fans checkyour displays, your show setups, your fun t-shirts andshare in the delights that we call an obsession formany. Yes, from t-shirts, to mycorrhizal fungi, toSpecies Identification Task Force, to GMO orchids, tothe latest orchid species discovery, to species returningto the wild at old mining sites and sharing, sharing,sharing.
Thank you all for your contributions and making ourFacebook site one of the best because of you!
Keep in touch over the summer months with us on OJ!
Happy postings,
Marlene
Facebook Administrator
New at the Ottawa Show
The COC's Educational Pilot series at the OttawaOrchid show a few weeks ago was a hit for beginnerhobbyists. The Pilot series was designed for use byorchid societies at their shows as well as an in-housetool to aid new members during your monthlymeetings.
Webinars on re-potting your first Phalaenopsis, basicculture and common pests and diseases, samples ofpotting materials and on site facilitators came togetherat the Ottawa show with a standing room onlyreception.
Jan Johns developed the series with detailedanticipation sheets for participants prior to thewebinar presentation, followed by an Q and A sessionfollowup. What an eager audience, hanging on toevery word of the webinars in progress. Some evenstayed in their seats so they wouldn't miss the nextrecording in the series.
Jan also developed an in depth 'how to' for facilitatorsat your society so that all of the materials, questions(& answers) and webinars are easily handled by yourown volunteers.
After the sessions, some vendors were swamped withrequests and information on potting materials. Thanksto Jay Norris for his humorous and delightfulrepotting webinar that had some beginners realizingthat their watering habits were the same as Jay'sgrandmother.
An exciting educational pilot put together by Jan forthe new hobbyist that helps get them started on theright path. It was also very obvious that many of thesehobbyists at the show were potential new societymembers!
Kudos to Jan & Jay! Jan's past teaching experiencealong with her extensive background in Ontario'sschool science curriculum brought it all together alongwith Jay Norris' sense of humour, judging knowledge,as well as his years of mentoring, cumulated in adelightful and fun series for the beginners.
Our COC exhibit also introduced Orchid-gami to theCanadian public. Designed as a teaching tool by theSmithsonian's Orchid Conservation team, the paperpunch outs were used to highlight the local
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Conservation's display on Showy Lady's Slippersorchids. Purdon fen has the largest display ofCypripedium reginae in Canada. Handouts of thepunch outs combined with pamphlets on theConservation site delighted many and helped bringhome the beauty of our own 65 native orchids inCanada.
More on these initiatives at the AGM in June.
Marlene
The COC Show Award at the Orchid Society of Alberta Show 01 April 2016
Display Trophy
Most diverse display of orchid flowers and orchid plants
Orchid Species Preservation Foundation
Photographer: Edward C Higham
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2016
May 28-29: The Foothills Orchid Society (Calgary, Alberta),invites you to our Calgary Orchid Show and Sale ‘Orchids forEveryone’ at the Triwood Community Centre, 2244 ChicoutimiDrive NW, Calgary.
Sunday August 7: SOOS Summerfest at the Toronto BotanicalGardens, Lawrence Avenue East at Leslie Street. AOS judgingstarts at 10 am. You are welcome to sit in or bring plants forjudging. There is a potluck lunch at noon, and there are talksstarting at 1 pm. This year, SOOS is hosting Holger Penner. AllOrchidists Welcome.
Aug 10-18: The Orchid Species Preservation Foundation ofAlberta is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Founding ofthe OSPF at the City Hall, Edmonton. Displays and informationabout the work of the OSPF, on the weekend there will be areception in honour of all those people who have contributed tothe OSPF over the past 25 years, as well as many talks andactivities aimed at engaging the public into understanding thefascinating world of orchids. A detail program is being developand will be posted on the OSPF WEB page and facebook
June 3 – 4: Bruce Peninsula Orchid Festival. Celebrate thediversity and beauty of wild blooming native orchids andwildflowers in their unique natural habitat on the BrucePeninsula. Naturalist guided hikes, car caravans, photographyworkshops, celebratory wine & cheese reception and speakerpresentations cap this festival, headquartered at Parks CanadaVisitor Centre. The events schedule and registration online atwww.orchidfest.ca.
June 11: Our first electronic AGM conducted via ourGoToMeeting Internet conferencing application.
Sept 24-25: The Central Ontario Orchid Society, CambridgeHespeler Arena, 640 Ellis Road, Cambridge.
Oct 1-2: The Orchid Species Preservation Foundation of Albertais having its third annual orchid exhibit and seminar from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. at the Salisbury Greenhouse 52337 Range Rd 232,Sherwood Park, AB T8B 1B8
Oct 15-16: Eastern Canada Orchid Society at the CEGEP Andre-Larendeau, 1111 Lapierre, Lasalle QC H8N 2J4. Phone 514-684-3904 Activities will include information display on variousaspect of orchids, plants displays, talks and activities to engageboth adults and children, orchid vendors will also be participating
COMING EVENTS
Visit us at the COC Web Site and on Facebook
Officers of the CanadianOrchid Congress
President Calvin [email protected]
Past President Peter Poot 905-640-5643
VicePresident Marlene Young 613-530-6153
VicePresident Wayne Louie 604-868-8981
Treasurer Jan Johns 613-253-1996
Secretary Inge Poot 905-640-5643
Education Gail Schwarz 902-860-0115
Conservation Vacant
Insurance Dianne Gillis 604-744-1100
Editor Jerry Bolceand 519-885-1888Website [email protected]
Facebook Marlene YoungAdministrator 613-530-6153
Membership Robin McLaughlinLiaison 416-778-0014
The purpose of COCnews is to inform members ofthe meetings, policies of the COC, to profilemembers, and to provide technical informationregarding happenings, trends and techniques inorchid cultivation across the country and around theworld.We welcome your suggestions and contributions.Deadline for each issue is one month before the issuedates previously announced.Recipients of this newsletter are urged to pass a copyon to other members of their society.Copyright Canadian Orchid Congress 2015.
