Last Updated: January 20, 2013
BEST OF BRITISH BONSAI (BoBB)
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| 2009 | April 11 - 12 | Birmingham | ||
| 2010 | ||||
| 2011 | April 9 - 10 | Birmingham |
| 2000 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | |||
| 2001 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | |||
| 2002 | Jan 12 - 13 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | ||
| 2003 | Jan. 18 - 19 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | ||
| 2004 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | |||
| 2005 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | |||
| 2006 | Jan 21 - 22 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | ||
| 2007 | Jan. 20 - 21 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | ||
| 2008 | Jan. 19 - 20 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | François Jeker (France), Jürg Rufer (Switzerland), Sandro Segneri (Italy), Roman Bona (Germany), Dino d'Hooge (Belgium), Alfredo Salaccione (Italy); suiseki exhibition by Willi Benz (Germany) | |
| 2009 | Jan. 17 - 18 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Salvatore Liporace (Italy), Dana Quattlebaum (USA) and Kevin Wilson (UK); Alain de Wachter (Belgium), Paul Finch (UK), and Ivo Saporiti (Italy) | |
| 2010 | Jan. 23 - 24 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Boon Manakitivipart (USA), Davide Benavente (Spain) | |
| 2011 | Jan. 22 - 23 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Ryan Neil (USA), Michele Andolfo (Italy), and Serge Clémence (Switzerland). | |
| 2012 | Jan. 21 - 22 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | William Valavanis and Ryan Neil (USA), Mauro Stemberger (Italy), Vaclav Novak (Czech Republic), and Jorge Campos (Spain). | |
| 2013 | Jan. 19 - 20 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Suthin Sukosolvisit (USA), Robert Steven (Indonesia), Luis Vallejo (Spain), Enrico Savini (Italy), Werner Busch (Germany), and Carlos Van der Vaart (Netherlands) |
| 1965 | Jan. 30 | San Francisco, CA | ||
| 1966 | San Francisco, CA | |||
| 1967 | San Francisco, CA | |||
| 1968 | Feb. 18 |
San Francisco, CA | ||
| 1969 | Feb. 1 |
San Francisco, CA | Lecture/demo by Tosh Saburomaru | |
| 1970 | none | |||
| 1971 | May 29-31 | Cleveland, OH | World's First International Bonsai Convention and Show, co-hosted by the Toronto Bonsai Society; Frank Okamura, Mamoru Nishi (demo) and Wilma Swain (explanation for), Dorothy Young (special saikei demo), Elma Berryman (indoor bonsai), Felton Jones (lect: "The Aesthetics of Bonsai, A Philosophical Approach"), Keith B. Scott, Bev Oliver, E. G. Devons, Tom Heitkamp, Norbert Pietrzak, Anna Snyder; special programs by Leon Snyder and Larry Tooker. | |
| 1972 | July 13 - 16 | Kansas City, MO | First joint BCI/ABS; some 400 attendees; Yuji Yoshimura, Toshio Kawamoto; George Fukuma (workshops), Sachiko Colom (ikebana), Johonet Wicks (Japanese gardens), Elma Berryman ("Indoor bonsai from tropicals"), Leon Snyder ("Micro-Environments"), Dan Buckley ("Bonsai and Rocks"), Larry Tooker ("Bonsai Care"), George Gray ("Collecting native grown material"); Lynn Perry Alstadt, George Hull, and Jerry Stowell ("The Authors' Critique") | |
| 1973 | July | Atlanta, GA | Joint BCI/ABS; 503 delegates; John Naka (desert juniper), Marcial Rodriguez-Brossoise; Frank Okamura with George Hull ("Instructors' Critique") and Al Ross (workshop), Jim Barrett ("Instructors' Critique") with Earl Blackwell and Ed Potter (workshop), George Fukuma with Bev Oliver (workshop), Chase Rosade (advanced workshop, "Instructors' Critique"), E. Felton Jones ("The Art of Display," "Instructors' Critique"), Al Ross ("Building your own base for Suiseki"); Andy Anderson, Earl Blackwell, Warren Cooper, George Gray, Al Good, Ed Potter, and Keith Scott ("Collection of Native Trees for Bonsai"); Jerry Stowell ("Instructors' Critique"); Toy Sato ("Suiseki") | |
| 1974 | July 11 - 14 | Pasadena, CA | Joint BCI/ABS, more than 500 enthusiasts attended from U.S., Japan, Australia, and Canada. | |
| 1975 | July 2 - 6 | Miami Beach, FL | 319 attendees; Kyuzo Murata and Masakuni Kawasumi (Japan); Morihiko Tomita, Masao Kamatsu, Yasuji Matsuda, John Naka | |
| 1976 | July 7 - 11 | Washington, D.C. | ||
| 1977 | July 6 - 10 | Chicago, IL | Guests of Honor: Susumu Nakamura and Tsuneo Takahashi; John Naka, Khan Komai, Chase Rosade, Toshio Saburomaru, Leon Snyder | |
| 1978 | July 19 - 23 | Portland, OR | Nearly 450 attendees; Toshio Kawamoto and Tom Yamamoto; Tosh Saburomaru, John Naka, Dan Robinson, Herb Gustafson | |
| 1979 | July 4 - 8 | New York City, NY | Approx. 300 attendees from twelve countries; Joint BCI/ABS; Yuji Yoshimura (demo: flowering bonsai), John Naka (demo: East Coast collected material & work), and Frank Okamura (demo: forest planting & work); Susumu Sudo, Yasuji Matsuda, F. Chase Rosade (lect/demo: maple grove plantings & work), Lynn K. Porter, Dr. David Andrews (lect/demo: mixed forest & work), Dan Robinson (lect/demo: West Coast collected material), William K. Valavanis (lect/demo: maples & work), Keith Scott (work), James Barrett (work), Marion Gyllenswan (work: grass plantings), Doris Froning (work), Ben Oki (work), Marcial Rodrieguez-Brossoise (work & mini-lect), Jack Billet (work), Lynn Liggett (work), Felton Jones (mini-lect), Joe Burke (mini-lect), Marian Bouchers (mini-lect), Jerry Stowell (mini-lect), Betty Killiam (mini-lect), Jorge Lucero (work), Joe Samuels (mini-lect), Bob Drechsler (mini-lect), Betty Killiam (mini-lect), Luther Young (slides: ABS 1977 Japan bonsai tour); Fusazo Takeyama had originally been the scheduled headliner, but he died at age 65 in early Feb. | |
| 1980 | Honolulu, HI | Saburo Kato (Japan), Deborah Koreshoff (Australia), John Naka, Haruo Kaneshiro, Yoroku Ito, Mike Uyeno, Yoon Cho Chung, Yutaka Matsuda, Edwin Nishida, Jackson Kansako, Al Marciel, David Fukumoto, Ted Tsukiyama, Dr. Horace Clay | ||
| 1981 | July 9 - 12 | Atlanta, GA | John Naka, Yuji Yoshimura, Jim Barrett, E. Felton Jones, Fred Galle, Billy Horton | |
| 1982 | July 7 - 11 | Cleveland, OH | John Naka, Toshio Saburomaru (demo: Boulevard falsecypress grove), Doris Froning, Tony Mihalic, Dr. Alex Shigo, William N. Valavanis, Marion Gyllenswan, Melba Tucker | |
| 1983 | July 6 - 10 | Orlando, FL | Joint with BSF; Yuji Yoshimura, John Naka, Ben Oki, Vaughn Banting, Deborah Koreshoff, Melba Tucker, Mary Madison, Dr. Alex Shigo, Dr. Terry Davis [See Also: "B.C.I. Convention 1983" by Molly Hersh, Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XXII, No. 9, November 1983, pp. 307-309, with 8 b&w photos by Edward Smith and Frank Rushton] | |
| 1984 | July 4 - 8 | Seattle, WA | Some 480 attendees; Joint BCI/ABS; Shinji Ogasawara (Japan), John Naka, Haruo Kaneshiro, Mike Uyeno, Deborah Koreshoff (Australia), Toshio Saburomaru, Keith Scott, Daniel Robinson, Dr. Harold Tukey, Marion Gyllenswan, Khan Komai, Connie Raphael, William N. Valavanis | |
| 1985 | April 3 - 7 | New Orleans, LA | Hatsugi Kato; John Naka, Warren Hill, Ben Oki, William N. Valavanis, Chase Rosade, Dave DeGroot, Kimmy Littleton, Donna Banting, Vaughn Banting, Evelyn Smith; Peter Adams, Gianfranco Giorgi, Derry Ralph, Milagros Rauber Herrara, Zillah Willmot | |
| 1986 | July 9 - 13 | Washington, D.C. | Joint BCI/ABS; over 500 attendees; John Naka (lect-demo: California juniper, critique), Haruo Kaneshiro (lect-demo: Chinese banyan); Dan Robinson (lect-demo: alpine hemlock, work: shimpaku on driftwood, critique), Chase Rosade (lect-demo & work: hornbeam, critique), Dr. Vincent T. Covello (lect-demo: suiseki), Harold Sasaki lect-demo: Ponderosa pine), Randy Clark (lect-demo: Scots pine), Mary Madison (lect-demo & work: buttonwood), Doris Froning (work: mame), Vaughn Banting (work: bald cypress, critique), Marion Gyllenswan (work: crab apple), Kenko Rokkaku (Japan, slides: azaleas), Ted Tsukiyama, David Fukumoto, Larry Ragle. [See Also: "Memories of IBC '86 Washington D.C." by George Griffith, Bonsai Magzine, BCI, Vol. XXV, No. 6, November/December 1986, pp. 19-22, prefaced with 4 unnumbered pages having 25 b&w uncredited photos] | |
| 1987 | June 30 - July 4 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN | 15 countries represented; Hun Yunhua (China, lect-demos: Shanghai Botanic Garden's collection of penjing & planting on a Ying Tak stone), Susumu Nakamura (Japan, lect-demo: collected Minnesota tamarack/Eastern larch & collected apple tree), Horst Krekeler (Germany, lects-demos: collected Ponderosa pine & collected California juniper), Nikunj and Jyoti Parekh (India, lect-demo: bonsai/saikei murals using live tropical material), Peter Adams (England, lect-demo: Scots pine on an artificial rock), Norman Haddrick (Canada, lect-demo: windswept collected evergreen), John Naka (California, demo: San Jose juniper), Toshio Saburomaru (California, demo: San Jose juniper), Chase Rosade (demo: San Jose juniper); Harold Sasaki (Colorado, work: Ponderosa pine), Michael Hansen (Texas, work: tamarack literati), Jack Wikle (Michigan, work: mame bonsai), Randy T. Clark (Minnesota, work: Chinese tallow), Vaughn Banting (Louisiana, work: Siberian elm), Larry Jackel (Colorado, work: Ponderosa pine), Keith B. Scott (Ohio, work: juniper cascade), Melba Tucker (California, work: Kingsville boxwood), Brussel Martin (Mississippi, work: trident forests), Jim Barrett (California, work: Yaupon holly), Lynn Porter (Pennsylvania, work: collected tamarack), Dan Robinson (Washington, work: driftwood juniper) [See Also: "International Bonsai Congress 1987" by George Griffith, Bonsai Magazine,BCI, Vol. XXVI, No. 6, November/December 1987, pp. 10-16, with notes by Elyse Van Dyke and 30 b&w photos by Peter Bloomer] | |
| 1988 | July 13 - 17 | San Antonio, TX | John Naka (California, demo: California juniper & works: Yaupon holly with
Ficus neriifolia
and Catlin elm), Yuji Yoshimura (New York, demo: 150 different kinds of
plant material in 6 trays -- each representing a different climatic
area of the U.S. -- which combined to form the "Lone Star" shape of the
Texas logo); Carl & Shin Young (California, demo: 13 Seiju elm forest),
Warren Hill (California, lect-demo: juniper & work: dwarf black olive),
William N. Valavanis (, New York, lect-demo: trident maple & work: Texas
live oak), Doris Froning (Pennsylvania, demo & work:: shohin bonsai
with Kingsville boxwood and Kiyo Hime maple), Terry Ward (California,
demo & work: shohin bonsai with Kingsville boxwood and Kiyo Hime maple),
Harriett Henderson-Cushing (Pennsylvania, lect: creation of
Oriental gardens), Carol Johnson (lect: origami), Mikiko Gorup
(lect: origami), Takako Debicq (demo: calligraphy) [See Also:
"Remember the Alamo!??" by Jean C. Smith, Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XXVII, No. 6, November/December 1988,
pp. 16-19, with 31 b&w photos by John Shipley] |
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| 1989 | (none in lieu of World Bonsai Convention in Omiya) | |||
| 1990 | July 4 - 7 | Honolulu, HI | Saburo Kato (Japan, lect-demo: yoseue planting), John Naka (U.S.A., lect-demo: Brazilian pepper styling), Shinji Ogasawara (Japan, lect-demo: ishitsuki planting); Edwin Nishida (work: cascading juniper), Ed Nakanishi (work: building rock formations), Yoroku Ito (work: mame bonsai), Paul Imada (work: contemporary bonsai designs), Mike Uyeno (work: rock clinging ficus), George Masumoto (work: rock slab forest planting) | |
| 1991 | July 26 - 28 | Birmingham, England | Over 600 attendees; joint BCI/FoBBS; Hideo and Shigeo Kato (Japan), Hotsumi Terakawa (Netherlands), Peter Adams, Dan Barton, Harry Tomlinson, John Naka, Dan Robinson, Chase Rosade, Colin Lewis, Craig Coussins (Scotland), Jim McCorragh, Mike Street, Bill Jordan, Suchin-Ee, Charlotte Dalamira, George Davis | |
| 1992 | May 21 - 25 | Memphis, TN | Masahiko Kimura (Japan), John Naka; Maria Elena di Duran, Joe Harris, Mary Madison, Brussel Martin, Roy Nagatoshi, Ben Oki, Joe Samuels, Harold Sasaki | |
| 1993 | May 27 - 31 | Orlando, FL | In conjunction w/WBFF & ABS; over 700 delegates; Saburo Kato (Japan), John Naka, Yuji Yoshimura; Pius Notter (Switzerland), Rod Clemons, Mary Madison, Pedro Morales (Puerto Rico), Ben Oki, Russell Coker, Hotsumi Terakawa (Netherlands), Vaughn Banting, James J. Smith, Mas Imazumi, Qingquan Zhao (China), Shinichi Nakajima, Keiko Yamane (Japan), Paul Imada, Larry Ragle, Felix Rivera, Pat Vanders | |
| 1994 | Nov. 3 - 6 | San Jose, CA | Joint BCI/GSBF; delegates from 9 countries; John Naka, Toshio Saburomaru, Yuji Yoshimura, Kihachiro Kamiya, Masamitsu Kubota; Melba Tucker, Mas Imazumi, Mike Page, Sandy Planting, Roy Nagatoshi, Dennis Makishima, Hiroshi Suzuki, Cheryl Manning, Mel Ikeda, Harry Hirao | |
| 1995 | Oct. 12 - 15 | Sydney, Australia | Susumu Nakamura, Roy Nagatoshi (California, USA), Budi Sulistyo (Indonesia), Harry Tomlinson, Mick Balzary, Lindsay Bebb, John Marsh, Leong Kwong | |
| 1996 | July 3 - 7 | Washington, D.C. | Masahiko Kimura (Japan), Yuji Yoshimura, Ernie Kuo (California, USA), Chase Rosade (Pennsylvania, USA), Dan Barton, Masaru Ishii, Pius Notter (Switzerland), William N. Valavanis (New York, USA), Maria Elena Duran, Bonnie Kobert | |
| 1997 | July 17 - 20 | Toronto, Canada | John Naka (California, USA), David DeGroot (Washington, USA), Norman Haddrick, Marc Noelanders, George Reichert, Chase Rosade (Pennsylvania, USA), David Rowe, Harold Sasaki, Arthur Skolnik, Harry Tomlinson, William N. Valavanis (New York, USA) | |
| 1998 | Aug. 12 - 17 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Over 300 attendees; Ferrand Bloch, Beatriz Botero, Gustavo Burés, José M. Lopez, Edwin Irizarry, Adán Montalvo, Pedro Morales (Puerto Rico), Carlos Consuegra, Ernie Kuo (California, USA), Felix Rivera, Luis Vallejo, Qingquan Zhao (China) | |
| 1999 | June 30 - July 4 | Portland, OR | Kunio Kobayashi (Japan), Dan Robinson (Washington, USA), William N. Valavanis (New York, USA), Joe Harris, Suthin Sukosolvisit, Masahiro Furukawa, Frank Heidt, Roy Nagatoshi (California, USA), Dave DeGroot (Washington, USA), Charlie Anderson | |
| 2000 | July 5 - 8 | Honolulu, HI | Headliners: Yun Hua Hu (China), Susumu Nakamura, Warren Hill; Naokichi Nozaki, James Mimaki, Bob Okuda, Masaki Teshima, Joe Rosa, Amil Valpoon, Walter Bruder, Roy Hirose, Walter Ouye, Mike Uyeno, Y.C. Chung, Aaron Fujinaka, Ed Nakanishi, George Masumoto, Tim Liu | |
| 2001 | Oct. 15 - 18 | Miami, FL to the Bahamas, on Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas | Chiu-Chian Chiang (Taiwan), Maria P. Duran-Korteweg (Colombia), Salvatore Liporace (Italy), Dennis Makishima (California, USA), Mary Madison (USA), Patrizia Capellaro de Martino (Italy), Pius Notter (Switzerland), Chase Rosade (Pennsylvania, USA); Dan Avrin (USA), Solita Rosade (Columbia & USA), I. Chi Su (Taiwan), Norry Kirschten (Luxembourg), Nikunjh & Jyoti Parekh (India), Karl Bethke (USA) | |
| 2002 | July 3 - 6 | Orlando, FL | Kunio Kobayashi (Japan), Qingquan Zhou (China), Ben Oki (California, USA), Pedro Morales (Puerto Rico), Chase Rosade (Pennsylvania, USA), Guy Guidry (Louisiana, USA), Boon Manakitivipart (California, USA), Terry Ward (Texas, USA), Jim Van Landingham (Florida, USA), Mike Cartrett (Florida, USA) | |
| 2003 | Sept. 5 - 7 | Rochester, NY | Shinji Suzuki, John Biel, Andrew Smith, Boon Manikitivipart,
William N. Valavanis, Hideo Metaxas. BCI Board and annual meetings
on Sept. 4 at this alternative program. Originally scheduled for Sept. 5-8 in Taipei, Taiwan, that venue was cancelled due to less than ideal conditions for travel due to the SARS virus epidemic. Demonstrators there were to include: Chase Rosade (Pennsylvania, USA), George Reinhard (Switzerland), Parizia Cappellaro (Italy), Salvatore Liporace (Italy), Kunio Kobayashi (Japan), Qingquan Zhao (China), Cheng-Kung Cheng (Taiwan), Ernie Kuo (California, USA), Chiu-Chang Chiang (Taiwan), Solita Rosade (Pennsylvania, USA), Pius Notter (Switzerland), Arishige Matsuura (Japan), Norry Kirschten (Luxemburg), T.S. Tzang (Taiwan), R.S. Cheng (Taiwan) |
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| 2004 | June 17 - 20 | St. Louis, Mo | Joint BCI & ABS; Tatemori Gondo (Japan, work: satsuki azalea, critique), Marco Invernizzi (Italy, work: Japanese white pine, critique), Tomohiro Masumi (Japan, demo: shimpaku & work: shohin shimpaku, critique), Kathy Shaner (California, USA, work: Kingsville boxwood & demos critique), Shane Cary (Louisiana, USA, work: Chinese elm & demo), Jim Doyle (Pennsylvania, USA, work: pitch pine & demo), Jim Gremel (California, USA, work: shimpaku yamadori & demo), Masaru Ishii (California, USA, work: Itoigawa shimpaku), Mary Madison (Florida, USA, work: buttonwood), Boon Manakitivipart (California, USA, work: Japanese black pine & demo), Brussel Martin (Mississippi, USA, work: 17-tree maple grove & demo), Suthin Sukosolvisit (Massachusetts, USA, work: trident maple & demo), William N. Valavanis (New York, USA, work: Chinese quince & demo), Sean Smith (Pennsylvania, USA, work: stone with daiza & demo) | |
| 2005 | (none in lieu of World Bonsai Friendship Federation Convention in Washington, D.C.) | |||
| 2006 | April 30 - May 7 | Foshan City, China (Chencun Flower World (near Canton), Guangdong Province) | Masahiko Kimura (Japan), William Valavanis (America), Lindsay Bebb (Australia), Solita & Chase Rosade (Latin America & U.S.), Arishge Matsiura (Japan), Su Yiji (Taiwan), Zhu Qinfei (Singapore), Liang Yuemei (Taiwan), Jin-sheng Wei (China), Zhao Qingquan (Suzhou, China), Hu Yunhua (Shanghai, China), Liu Zhongming (Guangdong, China), Xie Keying (Guangdong, China), Song-en Wu (Guangdong, China). | |
| 2007 | July 10-16 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | In conjunction w/FELAB; Shinji Suzuki, Marco Invernizzi, David Benavente, William N. Valavanis, Arthur Skolnik, Suthin Sukosolvisit, William Acosta, Yrene C. Vásquez, Xenio Baron, Milagros Rauber, Pedro J. Morales, Sean Smith. | |
| 2008 | Sept. 24 - 28 | Saint-Vincent Aosta, Valle d'Aosta, Italy | Shinji Suzuki (Japan), Min Shuan Lo (Taiwan), Hideko Metaxas (Japan), I.C.Su (Taiwan), Isao Omachi (Japan), Nikunj and Jyoti Parekh (India), Pauline Muth (USA), Robert Kempinski (USA), Carlos Van der Vaart (Holland), and from Italy: Michele Andolfo, Chiara Padrini, Sandro Segneri, Angelo Attinà, Adriano Bonini, Luca Bragazzi, Patrizia Cappellaro, Giorgio Castagneri, Aldo Cetorelli, CarloCipollini, Samuel Corazza, Donato Danisi, Stefano Frisoni, Giovanni Genotti, Valerio Gianotti, Ezio Piovanelli, Antonio Ricchiari, Enrico Savini, and Gaetano Settembrini | |
| 2009 | June 19 - 21 | New Orleans, LA | Peter Chan (Great Britain, demo: Japanese maple and critiques), Nacho Marin (Venezuela, demo: bottle brush forest and work: bottle brush and demo: crape myrtle), Sandro Segneri (Italy, demo: large juniper), Massimo Bandera (Italy), Glenis & Lindsay Bebb (Australia, demo: boxwood and work: boxwood/elaeagnus), Tedy Boy (Indonesia, demo: large penjing landscape and work: penjing landscape planting and work: medium-size juniper), Jim & Linda Brant (USA, work: bonsai for kids), Guy Guidry (USA, work and demo: bald cypress), Ed Trout (USA, work: Japanese yew bunjin style), William N. Valavanis (USA, demo & work: pomegranate and critique), Willi Benz (Germany, suiseki forum), I.C. Su (Taiwan, critique and suiseki forum), Richard Cranford & Dora Ross (USA, work: ikebana for kids & ikebana). | |
| 2010 | Oct. 9-11 | Tianjin, China (near Beijing) | 120+ BCI members in attendance from 19 countries. | |
| 2011 | June 16 - 19 | Louisville, KY | "Bonsai in the Bluegrass" | Joint BCI/ABS; Ryan Neil (work: Initial Styling of Collected Rocky Mountain Juniper; Exhibit Critique; Moderated Discussion on the Future of Bonsai in the U.S.), Jonathan Maples (work: Japanese Scroll Making), Doug Philips (works: Shohin Flat Cut Olive and Advanced Flat Cut Olives; lect: Trident Wire Frames), Boon Manakitivipart (demo, lects: Repotting for All Levels, Japanese Black Pines A One Year Cycle, Japanese Maples, and Satsuki Azalea), Chiara Padrini (lects: Basic Suiseki, Advanced Suiseki (two sessions), and Stones in China), Min Hsuan Lo (lects: Bonsai in Taiwan, Rapid Improvement in Bonsai Size Using the "Lo Style," Parts 1 & 2, and Shimpaku Refinement), Martin Schmalenberg (lects: Bonsai Rock Planting, and How To Develop a Bonsai Design Eye Intermediate & Advanced Level - Parts 1 & 2; work: Root Over Rock), Jim Doyle (lects: All About Maples For Bonsai, Collecting Trees and Stones, Literati Style Philosophy, and Elements of a Japanese Garden), William Valavanis (lects: Deciduous Shohin Bonsai, Evergreen Shohin Bonsai, Flowering Shohin Bonsai, and Forest Style Shohin Bonsai), Robert Kempinski (work: Make Your Own Exhibit Stand; lects: How To Digitally Photograph A Bonsai and Japanese Black Pine Demystified; Mini Study Group), Andy Smith (lects: The Effects of Environmental Conditions On Tree Growth and Phoenix Graft; works: Collected Common Juniper and Collected Ponderosa Pine), Enrique Castano (lects: Water -- The Main Ingredient to Life, Misho the Art at The Beginning, Myths and Truths in Botany for Bonsai, and Wood and Bark in Bonsai), Ed Trout (lects: Introduction to Weeping Style Bonsai, Discussion of Shohin Style Tropical Bonsai, and Shohin Tropical Bonsai; work: Weeping Style Bonsai), John Thompson (lects: Wiring -- Techniques and Practice; Soil, Fertilizing and Watering, and Conifers vs. Deciduous Styling Methods; work: Wiring - Applied) |
| 2012 | June 21 - 24 | Denver, CO | "Visions of the American West" | Joint BCI/ABS; Marc Noelanders (Belgium), Dan Robinson, Ryan Neil, Qingquan 'Brook' Zhao (China), John Kirby, Young Choe, Chiara Padrini (Italy), Lindsey Bebb (Australia), Harold Sasaki, Larry Jackel. |
| 2013 | Yangzhou, China | |||
| 2014 | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| 1997 | Nitra | |||
| 1998 | Nitra | |||
| 1999 | Nitra | exhibition only at Bonsai Center of Nitra | ||
| 2000 | Nitra | |||
| 2001 | Nitra | |||
| 2002 | Nitra | Hotsumi Terakawa (Japan), Willi Benz (Germany), Wlodimierz Pietraszko (Poland), Michal Malawski (Poland), Marek Gajda (Poland) | ||
| 2003 | Nitra | Charles Ceronio (South Africa), Mario A.G. Leal (Brazil) | ||
| 2004 | Nitra | 300 bonsai and 100 suiseki; Marc Noelanders (Belgium) | ||
| 2005 | Apr. 21 - 24 | Nitra | Salvatore Liporace (Italy), Wang Suizhi (China), Li Haibo(China), Xu Chunsheng (China), Wang Yongmao
(China), Ni Wen (China), Zhou Hui (China), Yang Wei (China), Miho Itano (Japan), Gyorgy Racz (Hungary), Marek Gajda (Poland),
Kestutis Ptakauskas (Lithuania), Vaclav Novak (Czech Republic), Vena Hrdlickova( Czech Republic), Vladimir Ondejcik (Slovakia),
Alena Ondejcikova (Slovakia); Children´s Day of Talents: Vladimir Ondejcik, Jr. (Slovakia), Barbora Ondejcikova (Slovakia), Martin Frastia (Slovakia), Norbert Cernansky (Slovakia), Matej Brodansky (Slovakia) |
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| 2006 | Apr. 20 - 23 | Nitra | Robert Steven (Indonesia), Patrizia Cappellaro (Italy), Mirko Ortenzi (Italy), Marta Pietakiewicz & Magda Jastrzebska (Poland), Václav Novák (Czech Republic), Marek Gajda (Poland), Gyorgy Rácz (Hungary), Vladimír Ondejcík, Jr. (Slovakia) | |
| 2007 | Apr. 12 - 15 | Nitra | Pedro J. Morales (Puerto Rico), Xec Fernandez (Spain), Alfredo Salaccione (Italy), Olivier Barreau (France), Marek Gajda (Poland), Marta Pietakiewicz (Poland), Jacek Pietakiewicz (Poland), Magda Jastrzebska (Poland), Marcin Gajewski (Poland), V?na Hrdlicková (Czech Republic), Igor Bárta (Czech Republic), Gyorgy Rácz (Hungary), Vladimír Ondejcík (Slovakia), Alena Ondejcíková (Slovakia), Vladimír Ondejcík, Jr. (Slovakia), Barborka Ondejcíková (Slovakia), Eva Spisiaková (Slovakia), Adeniyi O-Dada (Nigeria) | |
| 2008 | Apr. 17 - 20 | Nitra | Min Hsuan Lo (Taiwan), Tobie Kleynhans (South Africa), Klaus Kulterer (Austria), Noryadi Noruddin (Malaysia), Vena Hedlicková (Czech Republic), Yang Wei (China), Wang Xiaoning (China), Tomaz Kovsca (Slovenia), Marek Gajda (Poland), Jacek Pietakiewicz (Poland), Marta Pietakiewicz (Poland), Gyorgy Rácz (Hungary), Jaroslav Jaros (Slovakia), Kestutis Ptakauskas (Lithuania), Marcin Gajewski (Poland), Lukasz Grochowski (Poland), Vladimír Ondejcík (Slovakia), Alena Ondejcíková (Slovakia), Vladimír Ondejcík, Jr. (Slovakia), Barborka Ondejcíková (Slovakia) | |
| 2009 | Apr. 16 - 19 | Nitra | Min Hsuan Lo (Taiwan), Tobie Kleynhans (South Africa), Klaus Kulterer (Austria), Noryadi Noruddin (Malaysia), Vena Hedlicková (Czech Republic), Yang Wei (China), Wang Xiaoning (China), Tomaz Kovsca (Slovenia), Marek Gajda (Poland), Jacek Pietakiewicz (Poland), Marta Pietakiewicz (Poland), Gyorgy Rácz (Hungary), Jaroslav Jaros (Slovakia), Kestutis Ptakauskas (Lithuania), Marcin Gajewski (Poland), Lukasz Grochowski (Poland), Vladimír Ondejcík (Slovakia), Alena Ondejcíková (Slovakia), Vladimír Ondejcík, Jr. (Slovakia), Barborka Ondejcíková (Slovakia) | |
| 2010 | Apr. 22 - 25 | Nitra | Vena Rdlicková (Czech Republic), Xin Changbao (China), Chen Wenjuan (China), Wu Yi (China), Louis Nel (South Afrika), Bernie O`Callaghan (Namibia), Mário Alberto Garcia Leal (Brazil), Bergson de M Vasconcelos (Brazil), Charles White (Brazil), José Eduardo Bettega Canet (Brazil), György Rácz (Hungary), Klaus Kulterer (Austria), Marek Gajda (Poland), Wlodzimierz Pietraszko (Poland), Jaczek & Marta Pietakiewicz (Poland), Igor Bárta (Poland), Ivan Stefanovic (Czech Republic), Eva Spisiaková (Slovakia), Saso Kiselkov (Slovaki), Vladimír Ondejcík (Slovakia), Alena Ondejcíková (Slovakia), Barborka Ondejcíková (Slovakia) | |
| 2011 | Apr. 14 - 17 | Nitra | György Rácz (Hungary), Piotr Czerniachowski (Poland), Kestutis Ptakauskas (Lithuania), Corin Tomlinson (England), Tomaz Kovsca (Slovenia), Martin Nielsen & Erik Brondel (Denmark), Carim Alfaro (Venezuela), Rock Jr. F. Silva (Brazil), Marek Gajda (Poland), German Arellano (Colombia), Ivan Stefanovic (Slovakia), Cyril Tatransky (Slovakia), Jaczek & Marta Pietakiewicz (Poland), Ivan Stefanovic (Slovakia), Alena Ondejcíková (Slovakia), Barborka Ondejcíková (Slovakia), Paolo Zhang (China; calligraphy) | |
| 2012 | Apr. 19 - 22 | Nitra | German Arellano (Colombia), Rui Ferreira (Portugal), Andrea Melloni (Italy), Mirko Ortenzi (Italy), Xec Fernandes (Menorca), Bernie O'Callaghan (Namibia), Stefan Steininger (Austria), Johannes Kralovec (Austria), Karl Thier (Austria), Tomaz Kovsca (Slovakia), Marek Gajda (Poland), Jaczek & Marta Pietakiewicz (Poland), György Rácz (Hungary), Duo Desi (Czech Republic), Dusan Holik (Czech Republic), Folkórny súbor Kolovrat SZUS Art Pegas (Slovakia), Sabina Mrovcáková (Slovakia), Saso Kiselkov (Slovakia), Eva Spisiaková (Slovakia), Vladimír Ondejcík, Jr. (Slovakia), Barborka Ondejcíková (Slovakia), Vladimír Ondejcík (Slovakia), Alena Ondejcíková (Slovakia) | |
| 2013 | Apr. 18 - 21 | Nitra |
| 1973 | ||||
| 1974 | ||||
| 1975 | July 2 - 6 | Miami Beach, FL | Proceeds of one auction would be donated to the Cad Burns Memorial Fund. | |
| 1976 | ||||
| 1977 | Oct. 7 - 9 | Gainesville, FL | Yuji Yoshimura | |
| 1978 | Oct. 12 - 15 | Boca Raton, FL | John Naka, Ben Oki, Elma Berryman, Connie Derderian, Lynn Liggett, Norm Nelson, Jim Smith; also, dedication of Edward N. Potter Memorial Bonsai Garden at Morikami Park, Museum and Gardens | |
| 1979 | ||||
| 1980 | ||||
| 1981 | Oct. 1 - 4 | Pensacola, FL | ||
| 1982 | Sept. 30 - Oct. 3 | Orlando, FL | ||
| 1983 | July 6 - 10 | Orlando, FL | Joint with BCI; Yuji Yoshimura, John Naka, Ben Oki, Vaughn Banting, Deborah Koreshoff, Melba Tucker, Mary Madison, Dr. Alex Shigo, Dr. Terry Davis | |
| 1984 | ||||
| 1985 | Oct. 3 - 6 | Hollywood, FL | "Tropical Bonsai -- Indoors and Out" |
John Y. Naka, Sigmund Dreilinger, James Smith, Norman Nelson and Dan Nelson |
| 1986 | Sept. 25 - 28 | St. Petersburg, FL | Ben Oki, Mary Madison, Jim Smith, Terry Davis, Dan Nelson | |
| 1987 | Oct. 15 - 18 | Ft. Walton Beach, FL | Yuji Yoshimura, Vaughn Banting, Rodney Clemmons | |
| 1988 | Oct. 20 - 23 | Miami Beach, FL | John Naka, Ben Oki | |
| 1989 | Oct. 26 - 29 | Orlando, FL | Ben Oki, Hal Mahoney, Russell Coker | |
| 1990 | ||||
| 1991 | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
| 1993 | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
| 1995 | ||||
| 1996 | Aug. 30 - Sept. 3 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | John Naka, Ben Oki, Chase Rosade, Joe Samuels, Mary Madison, Mike Cartrett, Jorge Lucero, Mary Miller, Jim Moody, Mike Rogers, Jim Smith | |
| 1997 | ||||
| 1998 | Nov. 6 - 8 | Fort Walton Beach, FL | Bradder, Clemons, Harvey, Ben Oki, Mahoney, Jim Smith, Ed Trout | |
| 1999 | ||||
| 2000 | ||||
| 2001 | ||||
| 2002 | ||||
| 2003 | May 23 - 26 | Fort Myers, FL | "Tropical Bonsai Holiday" |
Ernie Kuo, Ben Oki, Suthin Sukosolvisit, Mike Cartrett, Mary Madison, Dick Miller, Jim Moody, Jim Smith, Ed Trout, Jim Van Landingham |
| 2004 | May 27 - 31 | Cape Canaveral, FL | David DeGroot, Gary Marchal, Ben Oki | |
| 2005 | ||||
| 2006 | May 26 - 29 | Gainesville, FL | ||
| 2007 | June 8 - 10 | DelRey Beach, FL | David DeGroot, Guy Guidry, Mike Rogers, Reggie Perdue, Jason Schleigh, Dorothy Schmitz, Sean Smith, Mary Miller, Mike Sullivan, Toby Diaz | |
| 2008 | June 6 - 9 | Cape Canaveral, FL | Cheng Cheng-Kung (Taiwan), Gustavo Bures (Puerto Rico), Toby Diaz, Mike Rogers, Sean Smith, Ed Trout, Allen Carver, Erik Wigert | |
| 2009 | Mar. 20 - 22 | Orlando, FL | "Bonsai Through the Years" |
Boon Manakitivipart, Suthin Sukosolvisit, Mike Cartrett, Mary Madison, Mike Rogers, Jim Smith, Ed Trout, Jim VanLandingham, Justin Michaels |
| 2010 | May 28 - 31 | Orlando, FL | "Soul of Bonsai" |
Robert Steven (Indonesia), Mike Cartrett, Alan Carver, Toby Diaz, Ernie Fernandez, Rob Kempinski, Reggie Perdue, Dorothy Schmitz, Ed Trout, Jim VanLandingham, Erik Wigert |
| 2011 | June 10 - 12 | Orlando, FL | "Tropical World of Bonsai" |
Ryan Neil (demos: San Jose Juniper Parsonii, Juniper shimpaku, and Buttonwood; works: Juniper procumbens nana and Buttonwood; exhibit critique), Ed Trout (work: Ilex; demo), Mike Cartrett (work: Florida privet), Mike Rogers (work: Podocarpus), Mike Sullivan (work: Neea buxifolia), Erik Wigert (works: Campeche and Bougainvillea; demo), Mike Lane (demo), Mike Feduccia (demo) |
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| 2007 | ||||
| 2008 | Oct. 4 - 5 | Olten, Switzerland | Walter Pall (moderator), Sandro Segneri (Italy, demo), Marco Invernizzi (Italy, demo), Steve Tolley (demo, UK), Serge & Edi Clemence (Switzerland, demo), Roman Bona and Gil Mariner (Germany, demo) | |
| 2009 | October | Trimbach, Switzerland | Around 60 hand-selected trees from Central Europe and Italy were shown; Serge Clemence (demo), Rene de Boni (Switzerland, demo), Roman Bona and Gil Mariner (Germany, demo), Stefano Frisoni (Italy, demo), Lorenzo Agnoletti (Italy, demo), Enrico Savini (Italy, demo), Christian Przybylski (Germany, demo), Pius Notter (special exhibit) | |
| 2010 | Oct. 9 - 10 | Olten, Switzerland | Walter Pall (Germany, moderator), Peter Adams (UK, special guest), Enrico Savini (Italy, special guest & demo), Kevin Wilson (UK, demo), Václav Novák (Czech Republic, demo), Carlos van der Vaart (Holland, demo), Stefano Frisoni (Italy, demo), Mauro Stemberger (demo & special show), Jörg Derlien (Germany, demo), Pius Notter (Switzerland, yamadori sale) | |
| 2011 | Aug. 27 - 28 | Oensingen, Switzerland | Walter Pall (Germany, moderator), Tony Tickle (UK), I Gede Merta, Marc Noelanders, Zino Rongo, Enrico Savini (Italy), Mauro Stemberger, Rene De Boni, Carlos van der Vaart, Budi Sulistyo. |
| 1987 | May 23 - 25 | Olive Branch, MS | Ben Oki | |
| 1988 | May 28 - 30 | Olive Branch, MS | ||
| 1989 | May 27 - 29 | Olive Branch, MS | William N. Valavanis, Marion Gyllenswan, Russell Coker | |
| 1990 | Olive Branch, MS | |||
| 1991 | May 25 - 27 | Olive Branch, MS | Chase Rosade, William N. Valavanis, Joe Harris | |
| 1992 | none in lieu of IBC '92 in Memphis, TB | |||
| 1993 | Apr 30 - May 2 | Olive Branch, MS | Mokoto Hashimoto (Japan), Chase Rosade, Joe Harris, Brussel Martin | |
| 1994 | Olive Branch, MS | |||
| 1995 | Olive Branch, MS | |||
| 1996 | Olive Branch, MS | |||
| 1997 | May 23 - 26 | Olive Branch, MS | Jim Barrett, Shane Cary, Mas Imazumi, Brussel Martin | |
| 1998 | May 22 - 24 | Olive Branch, MS | Roy Nagatoshi, Ernie Kuo, Mary Madison, Guy Guidry, Carlos Consuegra, Shane Cary, Brussel Martin | |
| 1999 | Olive Branch, MS | |||
| 2000 | Olive Branch, MS | |||
| 2001 | May 25 - 27 | Olive Branch, MS | Joe Harris, Kathy Shaner, Colin S. Lewis, and Suthin Sukosolvisit | |
| 2002 | May 24 - 26 | Olive Branch, MS | ||
| 2003 | Olive Branch, MS | |||
| 2004 | Olive Branch, MS | Kenji Miyata, Kathy Shaner, Guy Guidry, Boon Manakitivipart, Dana Quattlebaum, Brussel Martin | ||
| 2005 | May 20 - 22 | Olive Branch, MS | ||
| 2006 | May 26 - 28 | Olive Branch, MS | Walter Pall (Germany), Steven Tolley, Marc Noelanders (Belgium), Jack Sustic, Kathy Shaner, Brussel Martin, Dana Quattlebaum | |
| 2007 | May 25 - 27 | Olive Branch, MS | Roy Nagatoshi, Kathy Shaner, Yasuo Mitsuya (Japan), Michael Hagedorn, Kohn Powell, Kenji Miata | |
| 2008 | May 23 - 25 | Olive Branch, MS | Cheng Cheng-Kung (Taiwan), Marc Noelanders (Belgium), Jose Luis Rodriguez (Puerto Rico), Suthin Sukosolvisit, Kathy Shaner | |
| 2009 | May 22 - 24 | Olive Branch, MS | Rodney Clemens, Arthur Joura, Marc Noelanders (Belgium), Kathy Shaner, Peter Warren (England). | |
| 2010 | May 28 - 30 | Olive Branch, MS | Peter Adams (UK), Colin Lewis, Marc Noelanders (Belgium), Matthew Ouwinga, Kathy Shaner, and William Valavanis. | |
| 2011 | May 27 - 29 | Olive Branch, MS | Guy Guidry, Marco Invernizzi (Italy), Ryan Neil, Marc Noelanders (Belgium), John Powell, Kathy Shaner, Erik Wigert, Brussel Martin, and Dana Quattlebaum. | |
| 2012 | May 25 - 27 | Olive Branch, MS | Bjorn Bjorholm, Jim Doyle, Keiichi Fujikawa, Marc Noelanders (Belgium), Kathy Shaner, Erik Wigert; John Powell (Japanese Garden Design), Yoshi Takusagawa (Sushi & Tempura Preparation). |
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