Cactus and Succulent Society of New Zealand (CSSNZ) Inc.

CSSNZ 2008 60th Conference and AGM

February 22nd to 24th - Bay of Plenty

Venue

Bureta Park Motor Inn, Vale St, Otumoetai, Tauranga.


Prices

Registration (including Saturday dinner) - $140.00

Saturday dinner only (non-convention partner) - $35.00

Sunday Spit Roast - $26.00.


Speakers

Wendell 'Woody' Minnich our main speaker from New Mexico, USA, is giving four talks: Cactus, Canyons and Coyotes USA; The Genus Gymnocalycium; The AAA of Mexico (Ariocarpus, Astrophytum and Aztekium); and Bolivia to Patagonia.

He has made many trips to Mexico, and to many countries in South America such as Bolivia, Uruguary and Argentina. Being a former art teacher his photography is superb, as are his presentations.


Gideon Smith from Pretoria, South Africa is giving two talks: Aloes - Flagship Succulents of Africa; and Southern Africa - Succulent Plant Paradise.

Gideon has written many books - "Guide to the Aloes of South Africa", "Mesembs of the World" and "Regions Floristic Endemism in Southern Africa" .


Trevor Cheeseman from the Auckland Branch is our other speaker: The Flowering Mammillarias.


Activities

The Cactus Crawl is on the Saturday afternoon

Spit Roast, Sunday night, at the Arts & Craft Centre, Elizabeth Street West, Tauranga.


Plant sales

4:30pm Friday - Viewing only

8am and 1pm Saturday

8am and 11:30am Sunday


Programme

Friday 22nd February 2008
4pmExecutive MeetingRedwood Room
4:30pmRegistration
Plant viewing		Redwood Room
Totara Room
6pmNibbles - Pay BarRedwood Room
7pmWelcome to convention
Cactus, Canyons and Coyotes USA
Woody Minnich
 
Saturday 23rd February
8amRegistration
Plant Sales		Redwood Room
Totara Room
9amOfficial Opening and AGMRedwood Room
10amMorning Tea 
10.15amThe Genus GymnocalyciumWoody Minnich
11.15amAloes: Flagship Succulents of AfricaGideon Smith
12:30pmLunch 
1pmPlant sales (open to public) 
1:15pmExecutive MeetingRedwood Room
1:30pmCactus Crawl 
6pmPre-Dinner Drinks - Pay BarRedwood Room
6:30pmDinner - Auction/Raffle 
 
Sunday 24th February
8amPlant Sales 
8:45amThe AAA of Mexico (Ariocarpus, Astrophytum and Aztekium)Woody Minnich
10amMorning Tea 
10:15amSouthern Africa: Succulent Plant ParadiseGideon Smith
11:30amPlant Sales - last chance! 
12noonLunch 
1pmThe Flowering MammillariasTrevor Cheesman
2:15pmAfternoon Tea 
2:30pmBolivia to PatagoniaWoody Minnich
3:45pmHawkes Bay Branch Presentation and close of convention 
5:30pmSpit Roast - BYO ($26 extra)Art and Craft Centre, Elizabeth St.


Further inquiries

The convention committee is Marguerite & Tom S , Janeen & John S, Kerry C and Phillip P.







This page will be updated as further information becomes available.
Last updated November 2007