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2026
July 2026 – Dr. Kay Klausing on ‘Orchid Viruses: Practical Tips for the Hobbyist’
June 2026 – Ed Danielewicz & Alex Nadzan “Orchid Culture – Repotting and Dividing Your Orchids”
May 2026 – Arthur Pinkers on ‘Coelogyne, My First Love’
April 2026 – Nico Goossens on “Phalaenopsis: The Overlooked Epiphytic Orchid”
March 2026 – Ron Parsons on ” Rarities and Oddities of the Orchid World”
February 2026 – Peter Lin on “Laelia Species and Their Culture”
January 2026 – Brandon Tam on ‘Wild Orchids of Ecuador’
2025
December 2025 – POS Holiday Dinner
November 2025 – Carol Beule “The Essence of Japan and Fuukiran: A Country of Gardeners, Perfectionists and Tradition”
October 2025 – Scott McGregor “In Search of Blue”
September 2025 – Tim Culbertson ‘Lycastes’
August 2025 – Dave Sorokowsky on “Don’t Fear the Slippers: A Guide to Successful Paph Culture”
July 2025 – Carol Klonowski on “Latest Phalaenopsis Breeding Trends from Taiwan”
June 2025 – Mr. Bruce Kidd on ‘Pest Management in Orchids’
May 2025 – TJ Hartung “Fragrant Orchids”
April 2025 – Arnold Gum ‘A Photo Tour of the Orchids and Lessons Learned from a Trip to Cali, Colombia and a Local Orchid Show’
March 2025 – Alex Nadzan & Ed Danielewicz ‘Orchid Culture – Repotting and Dividing Your Orchids’
February 2025 – Fred Clarke ‘Cycnoches, Mormodes, Catasetums – Recent Trends’
January 2025 – Phyllis Prestia and Fellow Judges on AOS Outreach Judging
2024
December 2024 – Holiday Dinner
November 2024 – Cindy Hill “My Top Ten Favorite Orchids and How to Grow Them”
October 2024 – Dr. Mitchell Schneider “Wonderland: Inter-generic Zygopetalums”
September 2024 – Peter T. Lin ” Mini-Catts: Delightful Cattleyas in Miniature”
August 2024 – Gil Ho, MD “Orchids in Flight: Stanhopeas Around the World”
July 2024 – Pot Luck Dinner and Orchid Plant Exchange
June 2024 – Tim Culbertson “Laelia purpurata, Varieties and Hybrids”
May 2024 – Jose Carlos Lopez “The Hidden Life of Catasetinae”
April 2024 – Ron Midgett “Kaleidoscope: Breeding with Cattleya Horace ‘Maxima’ AM/AOS”
March 2024 – Jerry Spencer and Alex Nadzan – Repotting and Dividing Your Orchids
February 2024 – Donna Ballard
January 2024 – Carol Beule
2023
December 2023 – Holiday Dinner
November 2023 – George Hatfield’s Webinar on “Cultural Techniques for Growing Award-Winning Cymbidiums’
October 2023 – Doug Overstreet
September 2023 – Tim Culbertson
August 2023 – Satomi Kasahara
July 2023 – Peter Lin
June 2023 – Jack Zhu
May 2023 – Fred Clarke
April 2023 – Gilberto Castro
March 2023 – Culture Class
February 2023 – Brandon Tam
January 2023 – Carol Klonowski
2022
2022 Holiday Dinner
November 2022 – Arnold Gum
October 2022 – Peter Lin
September 2022 – Jerry Spencer and Ken Campbell
July 2022 – Scott McGregor
June 2022 – Fred Clarke
May 2022 – Carlos Lopez
April 2022 – Alex Nadzan & Bill Wong
March 2022 – Tim Culbertson
February 2022 – Alex Nadzan & Jerry Spencer
January 2022 – Betty Kelepecz
2021
November 2021 – Ron Kaufmann
October 2021 – Peter T. Lin
September 2021 – Tim Culbertson
August 2021 – Carlos Lopez
July 2021 – Fred Clarke
June 2021 – WELCOME BACK!
May 2021 – Gary Yong Gee (online presentation)
April 2021 – Glen Decker (online presentation)
March 2021 – David Haelterman (online presentation)
February 2021 – Courtney Hackney (online presentation)
January 2021 – Ron Parsons (online presentation)
2020
November 2020 – Ken Jacobson (online presentation)
Culture Class (online)
October 2020 – Lou Jost (online presentation)
September 2020 — Arnold Gum (online presentation)
August 2020 – Fred Clarke (online presentation)
July 2020 – Peter Lin (online presentation)
March 2020 – Orchid Culture Meeting
February 2020 – Orchid Culture Meeting
January 2020 – Mary Gerritsen
2019
November 2019 – Peter Lin
October 2019 – Alan Koch
September 2019 – James Rose
August 2019 – Arthur Pinkers
July 2019 – Norman Fang
June 2019 – Paul Tuskes
April 2019 – Fred Clarke
March 2019 – Ken Campbell & Alex Nadzan
February 2019 – John Oswalt
January 2019 – Brandon Tam
2018
November 2018 – Phyllis Prestia
October 2018 – Angelic Nguyen
September 2018 – Tanya Lam
August 2018 – Peter Lin
July 2018 – Debby Halliday
June 2018 – Karen Muir
April 2018 – Culture Class Panel
March 2018 – Thomas Mirenda
February 2018 – Andrew Cameron
January 2018 – Fred Clarke
2017
November 2017 – Arnold Gum
October 2017 – Ron Parsons
September 2017 – Peter Lin
August 2017 – Curtis Gean
June 2017 – Tim Culbertson
July 2017 – Gil Ho
April 2017 – George Hatfield
March 2017 – Culture Class Panel
February 2017 – Fred Clarke
January 2017 – Thomas Mirenda
2016
Annual Holiday Dinner 2016
November 2016 – Tom Biggart
October 2016 General Meeting – James Rose
September 2016 General Meeting – Marni Turkel
August 2016 General Meeting – Harold Koopowitz
July 2016 General Meeting – Ron Parsons
June 2016 – Karen Muir
April 2016 – Paul Tuskes
March 2016 – Kay Klausing
February 2016 – Ron Midgett
January 2016 – Orchid Culture Class with Alex Nadzan and Jerry Spencer
2015
November 2015 – Phyllis Prestia
October 2015 – Satomi Kasahara
September 2015 – Brandon Tam
August 2015 – Alek Zaslawski
July 2015 – David Brown
June 2015 – Francisco Miranda
May 2015 – Fred Clarke
April 2015 – Peter Lin
March 2015 — Peter Tobias
February 2015 – Ron Parsons
January 2015 – Kay Klausing
2014
November 2014 – Arnold Gum
October 2014 – Paul Tuskes
September 2014 – Fall/Winter Culture Panel Discussion
August 2014 – Phyllis Prestia
July 2014 – James Rose
June 2014 – Bruce Kidd
May 2014 – Auction Volunteer Orientation Meeting
April 2014 – Culture Class with Jerry Spencer & Merle Robboy
March 2014 – Fred Clarke
February 2014 – Sandra Tillisch Svoboda
January 2014 – Dan Newman
2013
November 2013 – Betty Kelepecz
October 2013 – Panel of Orchid Experts
September 2013 – Rafael Acosta-Jaramillo
July 2013 – Fred Clarke
May 2013 – Miki Batchman
April 2013 – Harry Phillips
March 2013 – Expert Grower Panel
February 2013 – Peter Lin
January 2013 – Alan Koch
2012
November 2012 – Gil Ho
October 2012 – Alex Nadzan
September 2012 – Fred Clarke
July 2012 – Arthur Pinkers
June 2012 – Nico Goossens
May 2012 – Paul Tuskes
April 2012 – Bruce Kidd
March 2012 – Fred Clarke
February 2012 – Peter Lin
January 2012 – Barbara Rudvalis
2011
November 2011 – Betty P. Kelepecz
October 2011 – Mary Gerritsen, PhD
September 2011 – Paul Gripp
July 2011 – Ben Machado
June 2011 – Dr. Norito Hasegawa
May 2011 – Ron Kaufmann
March 2011 – Dr. Merle Robroy
February 2011 – Fred Clarke
January 2011 – Chris Croom
2010
November 2010 – James Rose
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It's All About Orchids!
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Meetings
About Our Meetings
Speaker Handouts
2026
July 2026 – Dr. Kay Klausing on ‘Orchid Viruses: Practical Tips for the Hobbyist’
June 2026 – Ed Danielewicz & Alex Nadzan “Orchid Culture – Repotting and Dividing Your Orchids”
May 2026 – Arthur Pinkers on ‘Coelogyne, My First Love’
April 2026 – Nico Goossens on “Phalaenopsis: The Overlooked Epiphytic Orchid”
March 2026 – Ron Parsons on ” Rarities and Oddities of the Orchid World”
February 2026 – Peter Lin on “Laelia Species and Their Culture”
January 2026 – Brandon Tam on ‘Wild Orchids of Ecuador’
2025
December 2025 – POS Holiday Dinner
November 2025 – Carol Beule “The Essence of Japan and Fuukiran: A Country of Gardeners, Perfectionists and Tradition”
October 2025 – Scott McGregor “In Search of Blue”
September 2025 – Tim Culbertson ‘Lycastes’
August 2025 – Dave Sorokowsky on “Don’t Fear the Slippers: A Guide to Successful Paph Culture”
July 2025 – Carol Klonowski on “Latest Phalaenopsis Breeding Trends from Taiwan”
June 2025 – Mr. Bruce Kidd on ‘Pest Management in Orchids’
May 2025 – TJ Hartung “Fragrant Orchids”
April 2025 – Arnold Gum ‘A Photo Tour of the Orchids and Lessons Learned from a Trip to Cali, Colombia and a Local Orchid Show’
March 2025 – Alex Nadzan & Ed Danielewicz ‘Orchid Culture – Repotting and Dividing Your Orchids’
February 2025 – Fred Clarke ‘Cycnoches, Mormodes, Catasetums – Recent Trends’
January 2025 – Phyllis Prestia and Fellow Judges on AOS Outreach Judging
2024
December 2024 – Holiday Dinner
November 2024 – Cindy Hill “My Top Ten Favorite Orchids and How to Grow Them”
October 2024 – Dr. Mitchell Schneider “Wonderland: Inter-generic Zygopetalums”
September 2024 – Peter T. Lin ” Mini-Catts: Delightful Cattleyas in Miniature”
August 2024 – Gil Ho, MD “Orchids in Flight: Stanhopeas Around the World”
July 2024 – Pot Luck Dinner and Orchid Plant Exchange
June 2024 – Tim Culbertson “Laelia purpurata, Varieties and Hybrids”
May 2024 – Jose Carlos Lopez “The Hidden Life of Catasetinae”
April 2024 – Ron Midgett “Kaleidoscope: Breeding with Cattleya Horace ‘Maxima’ AM/AOS”
March 2024 – Jerry Spencer and Alex Nadzan – Repotting and Dividing Your Orchids
February 2024 – Donna Ballard
January 2024 – Carol Beule
2023
December 2023 – Holiday Dinner
November 2023 – George Hatfield’s Webinar on “Cultural Techniques for Growing Award-Winning Cymbidiums’
October 2023 – Doug Overstreet
September 2023 – Tim Culbertson
August 2023 – Satomi Kasahara
July 2023 – Peter Lin
June 2023 – Jack Zhu
May 2023 – Fred Clarke
April 2023 – Gilberto Castro
March 2023 – Culture Class
February 2023 – Brandon Tam
January 2023 – Carol Klonowski
2022
2022 Holiday Dinner
November 2022 – Arnold Gum
October 2022 – Peter Lin
September 2022 – Jerry Spencer and Ken Campbell
July 2022 – Scott McGregor
June 2022 – Fred Clarke
May 2022 – Carlos Lopez
April 2022 – Alex Nadzan & Bill Wong
March 2022 – Tim Culbertson
February 2022 – Alex Nadzan & Jerry Spencer
January 2022 – Betty Kelepecz
2021
November 2021 – Ron Kaufmann
October 2021 – Peter T. Lin
September 2021 – Tim Culbertson
August 2021 – Carlos Lopez
July 2021 – Fred Clarke
June 2021 – WELCOME BACK!
May 2021 – Gary Yong Gee (online presentation)
April 2021 – Glen Decker (online presentation)
March 2021 – David Haelterman (online presentation)
February 2021 – Courtney Hackney (online presentation)
January 2021 – Ron Parsons (online presentation)
2020
November 2020 – Ken Jacobson (online presentation)
Culture Class (online)
October 2020 – Lou Jost (online presentation)
September 2020 — Arnold Gum (online presentation)
August 2020 – Fred Clarke (online presentation)
July 2020 – Peter Lin (online presentation)
March 2020 – Orchid Culture Meeting
February 2020 – Orchid Culture Meeting
January 2020 – Mary Gerritsen
2019
November 2019 – Peter Lin
October 2019 – Alan Koch
September 2019 – James Rose
August 2019 – Arthur Pinkers
July 2019 – Norman Fang
June 2019 – Paul Tuskes
April 2019 – Fred Clarke
March 2019 – Ken Campbell & Alex Nadzan
February 2019 – John Oswalt
January 2019 – Brandon Tam
2018
November 2018 – Phyllis Prestia
October 2018 – Angelic Nguyen
September 2018 – Tanya Lam
August 2018 – Peter Lin
July 2018 – Debby Halliday
June 2018 – Karen Muir
April 2018 – Culture Class Panel
March 2018 – Thomas Mirenda
February 2018 – Andrew Cameron
January 2018 – Fred Clarke
2017
November 2017 – Arnold Gum
October 2017 – Ron Parsons
September 2017 – Peter Lin
August 2017 – Curtis Gean
June 2017 – Tim Culbertson
July 2017 – Gil Ho
April 2017 – George Hatfield
March 2017 – Culture Class Panel
February 2017 – Fred Clarke
January 2017 – Thomas Mirenda
2016
Annual Holiday Dinner 2016
November 2016 – Tom Biggart
October 2016 General Meeting – James Rose
September 2016 General Meeting – Marni Turkel
August 2016 General Meeting – Harold Koopowitz
July 2016 General Meeting – Ron Parsons
June 2016 – Karen Muir
April 2016 – Paul Tuskes
March 2016 – Kay Klausing
February 2016 – Ron Midgett
January 2016 – Orchid Culture Class with Alex Nadzan and Jerry Spencer
2015
November 2015 – Phyllis Prestia
October 2015 – Satomi Kasahara
September 2015 – Brandon Tam
August 2015 – Alek Zaslawski
July 2015 – David Brown
June 2015 – Francisco Miranda
May 2015 – Fred Clarke
April 2015 – Peter Lin
March 2015 — Peter Tobias
February 2015 – Ron Parsons
January 2015 – Kay Klausing
2014
November 2014 – Arnold Gum
October 2014 – Paul Tuskes
September 2014 – Fall/Winter Culture Panel Discussion
August 2014 – Phyllis Prestia
July 2014 – James Rose
June 2014 – Bruce Kidd
May 2014 – Auction Volunteer Orientation Meeting
April 2014 – Culture Class with Jerry Spencer & Merle Robboy
March 2014 – Fred Clarke
February 2014 – Sandra Tillisch Svoboda
January 2014 – Dan Newman
2013
November 2013 – Betty Kelepecz
October 2013 – Panel of Orchid Experts
September 2013 – Rafael Acosta-Jaramillo
July 2013 – Fred Clarke
May 2013 – Miki Batchman
April 2013 – Harry Phillips
March 2013 – Expert Grower Panel
February 2013 – Peter Lin
January 2013 – Alan Koch
2012
November 2012 – Gil Ho
October 2012 – Alex Nadzan
September 2012 – Fred Clarke
July 2012 – Arthur Pinkers
June 2012 – Nico Goossens
May 2012 – Paul Tuskes
April 2012 – Bruce Kidd
March 2012 – Fred Clarke
February 2012 – Peter Lin
January 2012 – Barbara Rudvalis
2011
November 2011 – Betty P. Kelepecz
October 2011 – Mary Gerritsen, PhD
September 2011 – Paul Gripp
July 2011 – Ben Machado
June 2011 – Dr. Norito Hasegawa
May 2011 – Ron Kaufmann
March 2011 – Dr. Merle Robroy
February 2011 – Fred Clarke
January 2011 – Chris Croom
2010
November 2010 – James Rose
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February
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