Conventions and Meetings Page

National Activities Houston ABS Convention May 2008 Miami ABS Convention March 2006 Fairchild Gardens Palm Hammock Orchid Estates ABS Show and Sale Hospitality Room ABS Board Meeting, Tampa Fl. Feb 2005. Charles Jaros Home ABS Board Meeting/Sale SWR Get-To Gathers Meet Me in St. Louie St. Louis MO. September 2006 Begonia Madness, Dallas TX, May 2005 Begonias Caliente, San Antonio TX, May 2004 Viva Begonias, Fort Worth TX, August 2003 Begonias with a Texas Twist San Antonio , 2000

Click a subject in the left banner to see pictures from that convention. 2008 ABS National Convention, Houston TX Location: Sharaton Houston Brookhollow Hotel, 3000 North Loop West, Houston 77092, Phone 713-688-0100. Dates: March 14-18, 2008 Tours: Wednesday 14th, Tour and Bar-B-Q Lunch at Cheryl Lenert's new home. Thrusday 15th, Tour of Homes of Houston Friday 16th, Tour of Mercer Arboritum and home of Bill and Marian Claybaugh. Sunday 18th, Tour of "Another Place in Time" and home of Tom Keepin. Seminars: Still developing. Meetings and Dinner: Saturday 17th 2006 SWR Get-To-Gather, St. Lewis Selected pictures from the meeting are available by clicking the name in the left banner. 2006 ABS National Meeting, Miami Florida 2005 ABS/SW Region Get-Together The 2005 South West Region Get-Together was held in conjunction with the ABS National Convention in Dallas Texas, May 18 through May 22. To see pictures from the Hospitality Room, a Breakfast, and the combined Lunch, just click the convention name in the left banner. 2005 Winter ABS Board Meeting The Winter board meeting was held at the University of South Florida Botanical Gardens, Tampa Florida, February 23 thru 26. See links in the left banner.