"South Africa will host the World Orchid Conference (WOC) in 2014... This...will be confirmed at the next conference, to be held in Singapore in 2011.
... the Thebe Exhibitions and Events Group... with Thebe Conferences will manage the event on behalf of the South African Orchid Society... Approximately 3 000 delegates, many of them with spouses, are expected to attend the September 2014 event at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, with some 80 exhibitors. The event will extend over five or six days and include meetings of several international bodies, including the International Orchid Commission. The first WOC was held in St Louis, Missouri in 1954. Ever since it's been held every three years, each time in a different city [two times in Miami / 1984 and 2008]... It was held in Durban in 1981. ... Displays at the WOC include plants by amateur orchid societies and professional and commercial growers, educational and scientific displays and illustrations and fine, applied and decorative arts featuring orchids, including photography, jewellery, ceramics and postage stamps." URL : http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/94/21950.html ************ Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
