JANUARY 2021 NEWSLETTER

What's Happened and What's Happening

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Our monthly Society Meetings will recommence on
Thursday 21st. January.
People wishing to attend must preregister with trybooking,
as there will be an attendance limit - currently 50.
Follow this link to book your place -
https://www.trybooking.com/684964
We have established a wait list to cater for those who may withdraw.

Contents of Newsletter
Report of the Christmas Meeting.
Upcoming Events
2021 Meeting Information

Editor: Maxim Wilson
maxim.wilson@internode.on.net.

Report on the Christmas Party

Christmas Party was held
Thursday 3rd December at
Easts Leagues Club,
attended by 73 people.

Prizes were given for success in the online popular vote conducted by John Williamson. First Prize was $100, and Second Prize was $50.

Novice section:
First prize went to Jon Smits.
Second Prize went to John Williamson and Eileen Cameron.

Intermediate Section:
First Prize went to Barbara Murray.
Second Prize went to John Olsen.

Advanced Section:
First Prize went to Mal Cameron.
Second Prize went to Barry Kable.

Decorative Section:
First Prize Christine Brittain.
Second Prize. Karen Gibbes.

New Members Welcome

Caroline de Lore South Brisbane.

Kerrie Sussmilch Place Middle Park.

Jennifer Ison Caboolture.

Greg Mcleod and Pam Butler cut the Christmas Cake.

Barry Kable presents First Prize in Advanced to Mal Cameron.
Barry won Second Prize in Advanced.

Barbara Murray receives her
First Prize for the Intermediate Section.

John Olsen receives Second Prize for the Intermediate Section.

Jon Smits receives First Prize for the Novice Section.

Christine Brittain receives
First Prize in the Decorative Section.

Subject: link to Chester Skotak's presentation from the November LBVBS meeting. Barry Landau has uploaded the video of Chester Skotak's presentation "50 years growing and hybridizing bromeliads", from our November meeting, to YouTube.

World Bromeliad Conference

WBC 2021 is just over six months away!
It will be held in Sarasota, Florida, USA
on June 9-12, 2021.

Rules Governing Plant Competitions

There are two types of competitions conducted at monthly meetings:

Mini Show – held up to four times per year and judged by qualified or trainee judges
Popular Vote – held up to seven times per year and judged by members and visitors at the meeting.

Both types of competition consist of three divisions and have the same entry requirements for all Competitors:

Novice – open to all members of the Society who have not competed before or have not won the Novice Division in an Annual Mini Show in previous years. (New members with extensive experience in growing bromeliads may be expected to automatically transfer to the Intermediate or Advanced Division depending on their level of experience).
Intermediate – open to any member who, in previous years, has won the Novice Division of the Annual Mini Show competition or has extensive bromeliad growing experience.
Promotion to this Division occurs automatically in the year following winning the Novice Division in the overall annual Mini Show competition.
Advanced – For all other members not covered by the requirements of Novice or Intermediate Divisions.
Promotion to this Division from the Intermediate Division occurs when the member has won the Intermediate Division annual Mini Show awards twice.

Saturday-Sunday 20-21st March, 2021.Bromeliad & Tropicals Show & Sales will be held at the
Belmont Shooting Complex,
1485 Old Cleveland Road, Belmont.

See other Bromeliad Events in Queensland

2021 Meeting Information

Meeting Show Schedule

January - POPULAR VOTE
– any genus species and hybrids + novelty bromeliad display
February MINI SHOW
Class 1 – Aechmea species and hybrids
Class 2 – Vriesea species and hybrids
Class 3 – Dyckia species and hybrids
Class 4 – any other flowering bromeliad species and hybrid
Class 5 – species.
March - POPULAR VOTE
– any genus species and hybrids + novelty bromeliad display
April - MINI SHOW

Class 1 – Bromelioideae not listed elsewhere in Schedule, species & Hybrids
(Acanthostachys, Ananas, Androlepis, Araeococcus, Bromelia, Canistropsis, Canistrum,
Edmundoa, Fascicularia, Hohenbergia, Hohenbergiopsis, Neoglaziovia, Nidularium,
Ochagavia, Orthophytum, Portea, Quesnelia, Ursulaea, Wittrockia)
Class 2 – Guzmania species and hybrids
Class 3 – Pitcairnia species and hybrids
Class 4 – any other flowering bromeliad species and hybrids
Class 5 – species

May - POPULAR VOTE