"Horticulture Fair 2006 scheduled December 1-6 at the Rose Garden Riverside in Nakhon Pathom [56 Kms. from Bangkok] brings together experts and breeders from 17 nations...
Organized... by the Thailand Exhibition and Convention Bureau and the Royal Horticultural Society of Thailand (RHST), the event will feature... workshops on how to develop new markets. ... invited to the event are Australia, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Myanmar, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the Philippines, the United States and Taiwan. ... expected to draw some 50,000 visitors and generate at least 20 million baht. ... December 5... is... the King's birthday... 60 years of his... reign. The RHST will... be giving out orchids free of charge to visitors born in the same month [!!!]. ... for the workshops... experts will be on hand... Syed Yusof Alsagoff, former president of the Orchid Society of Southeast Asia... Yoneo Sagawa, professor of Horticulture University of Hawaii... experts from the Netherlands, the US and Singapore... will ... speak on topics such as "Why Holland has Become the Orchid Hub of Europe?", "Orchid Markets in the United States" and the "History of Cash Orchids". " article URL : http://www.bangkokpost.com/121006_Horizons/12Oct2006_hori013.php ************ Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
