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. BSF President’s Message – Ronn Miller

The year rushed in with a bang in the Florida bonsai world. There have been
many activities going on in the BSF. The two new clubs, Emblem and Literati
Grove have had many functions. Many other events took place with all clubs
including Lighthouse and Sho Fu reflecting well on the bonsai scene in Florida.
Please look at the BSF website for information about the future events and how
you can participate. Also, you are encouraged to send your events to the BSF
webmaster, Jorge Nazario so he can publicize them on the BSF website.
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I want to thank everyone who came to the Jan 12 BSF board meeting at the
Florida Hotel. We had a very productive meeting covering any important BSF
topics. We did have a “quorum” defined as one half of the elected officers, plus
one, so we were able to pass several motions. We also had several non-board
BSF members from clubs in attendance. It is encouraged that general BSF
members attend at least one of our two annual meetings.
This year at the BSF board meeting at the convention, we will be electing some
new board positions. Two-year terms for all these positions are expiring and the
nominating committee, headed by past president Michel Knowlton, will soon be
convening to put forward a slate of nominees for the various positions, first
subject to approval by the full board of BSF and then to be submitted for
approval by affiliated Florida Bonsai Societies and Study Groups with the results
being announced at the upcoming annual meeting in Orlando.

The convention web site, which is beautiful, is up for viewing but not “open”
until 2 March. Jorge Nazario has developed a procedure that has passed all the
tests that we can give it. Just remember, if you have any problems registering,
please let me know right away. BSFCONVENTION.COM

This year is going to be a great show with stellar headline artists Pedro Morales
and Ted Matson. Jorge Nazario, the chairman of this year’s convention, has put
together great workshop and demonstration material.

We would like to have many clubs participate in “club night” this year. It is one
of the most enjoyable events of the convention. It gives everyone a chance to
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participate in the activities. Please contact 1 VP Reggie Perdue, email address:
DrLRperdue@aol.com if your club would like to participate in club night.
Jorge has suggested a new method of the auctioning of Demo material. Instead
of all the demo trees being auctioned at the banquet on Sunday night, we are
going to do a silent auction all day Saturday for the Friday demo trees, and the
Saturday demo trees will be auctioned on Club Night with the club night trees.
This idea came from suggestions by the surveys that we sent out after last
year’s convention. It also gives everyone who isn’t going to be at the banquet a
chance to bid on a tree that they might want.

I would like to say that I appreciate all the extra efforts to encourage the art of
bonsai in Florida. There seems to me that there is so much activity with shows,
sales, demonstrations etc. going on like I haven’t seen before. Thank you to the
BSF board members and to all clubs for your enthusiasm. 

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