Schedule
The schedule is being added as information becomes available. Be sure to check back often.
Sessions
THURSDAY
8 am
New Talent Competition - more info
Workshop 1 - Ryan Neil - Initial Styling of Collected Rocky Mountain Juniper - more info
Workshop 2 - Jonathan Maples - Japanese Scroll Making - more info
Workshop 3 - Doug Philips - Shohin Flat Cut Olive Workshop - more info
8 am ABS BOARD MEETING
8 am - 7 pm
Registration Open
1 pm BCI BOARD MEETING
1 pm
Workshop 4 - Doug Philips - Advanced Flat Cut Olives - more info
5 pm
Mixer
7 pm
Boon - Demonstration
FRIDAY
8 am
Registration Open
Vendors Open
Exhibits Open
8:30 am
Session 1: Padrini - Basic Suiseki - more info
Session 2: Lo - Bonsai in Taiwan - more info
Session 3: Boon - Repotting for All Levels - more info
Session 4: Schmalenberg - Bonsai Rock Plating -more info
Session 5: Doyle - All About Maples For Bonsai- more info
Session 6: Valavanis - Deciduous Shohin Bonsai - more info
Session 7: Kempinski - Make Your Own Exhibit Stand Workshop - more info
Session 8: Smith - The Effects of Environmental Conditions On Tree Growth - more info
Session 9: Castano - Water. The Main Ingredient to Life - more info
Session 10: Trout - Introduction to Weeping Style Bonsai - more info
Session 11: Thompson - Wiring - Techniques and Practice - more info
11:30 am
Lunch Break
1 pm
Session 12: Padrini - Advanced Suiseki - more info
Session 13: Lo - Rapid Improvement in Bonsai Size Using the "Lo Style" Part 1 - more info
Session 14: Boon - Japanese Black Pines A One Year Cycle - more info
Session 15: Schmalenberg - Root Over Rock Workshop- more info
Session 16: Doyle - Collecting Trees and Stones - more info
Session 17: Valavanis - Evergreen Shohin Bonsai - more info
Session 18: Kempinski - How To Digitally Photograph A Bonsai - more info
Session 19: Smith - Collected Common Juniper Workshop - more info
Session 20: Castano - Misho the Art at The Beginning - more info
Session 21: Trout - Weeping Style Bonsai Workshop - more info
Session 22: Thompson - Wiring - Applied Worksshop - more info
4:15 pm
Event
6 pm
Entertainment
7 pm
Buffet Dinner
Demonstration
SATURDAY
8 am
Registration Open
Vendors Open
8:30 am
Session 23: Padrini - Advanced Suiseki -more info
Session 24: Lo - Rapid Improvement in Bonsai Size Using the "Lo Style" Part 2 - more info
Session 25: Boon - Japanese Maples - more info
Session 26: Valavanis - Flowering Shohin Bonsai - more info
Session 27: Doyle - Literati Style Philosophy - more info
Session 28: Kempinski - Japanese Black Pine Demystified - more info
Session 29: Smith - Collected Ponderosa Pine Workshop - more info
Session 30: Castano - Myths and Truths in Botany for Bonsai - more info
Session 31: Trout - Discussion of Shohin Style Tropical Bonsai - more info
Session 32: Thompson - Soil, Fertilizing and Watering - more info
Session 33: Schmalenberg - How To Develop a Bonsai Design Eye Intermediate & Advanced Level - Part 1- more info
11 am
Lunch Break
1 pm
Session 34: Padrini - Stones in China - more info
Session 35: Lo - Shimpaku Refinement - more info
Session 36: Boon - Satsuki Azalea - more info
Session 37: Valavanis - Forest Style Shohin Bonsai - more info
Session 38: Doyle - Elements of a Japanese Garden - more info
Session 39: Kempinski - Mini Study Group - more info
Session 40: Smith - Phoenix Graft - more info
Session 41: Castano - Wood and Bark in Bonsai - more info
Session 42: Trout - Shohin Tropical Bonsai - more info
Session 43: Thompson - Conifers vs. Deciduoud Styling Methods - more info
Session 44: Schmalenberg - Training and Developing a Bonsai Eye. Intermediate & Advanced Level Part 2- more info
4 pm
Ryan Neil - Exhibit Critique - more info
6 pm
Mixer
7:30 pm
Banquet
SUNDAY
8 am
Vendors Open
8:30 am
Session 45: Neil - Moderated Discussion on the Future of Bonsai in the US - more info
Session 46: Philips - Trident Wire Frames - more info
One-on-One Instructor Sessions - more info