Are you ready for this?
At Dijon last Saturday, March 12th the WOC Site Selection Committee met and heard proposals from three potential host countries for the 2011 WOC. The countries were Taiwan, South Africa (Cape Town) and Singapore. At the conclusion of the presentations they voted 11-5 to award the Conference to South Africa.
A hastily convened meeting of the WOC Trustees then, in secret session, and in spite of the assurances of the Executive Director of the AOS that they have no vote on selecting a site, gave the 2011 WOC to Singapore. One member of the WOC Trustees, Dr. Henry Oakeley, showing his innate integrity, resigned from the WOC Trust immediately. I have a question for Joyce Stewart, Pete Furniss and Donna Craig. What the hell are you doing and who, (RHS, AOS or?) gave you the authority to break the rules?
Forget about the apologist O'Byrne, this is why the orchid world has lost respect for the WOC concept and those who administer it.
Andy Easton
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