Canberra Orchid Society

Coming Orchid Events

General Meetings of the OSC
Benching Orchids at OSC Meetings
Other OSC Events
Horticultural Society of Canberra
Events of Other Orchid Clubs

Society General Meetings

Information for new or intending members on the society and its meeting arrangements is here. Be aware that this may be affected by COVID requirements.

Date	Features
Doors open 7:30pm for setup and benching of plants, meeting commences 8:00pm. If you have a sick plant and want advice, bring it to the meeting in a sealed plastic bag and our experts will look at it.
Tuesday 3 November	Topic: Sarcochilus Presenter: Rob Rough and other members Rob Rough has great success with his sarcochilus at our Show. Learn how to get the best out of these colourful orchids. Note: this meeting will be held at the Ainslie Football Club Library will not be operating. Sales and giveaway tables as usual
Wednesday 2 December	Xmas Party This will be at the Ainslie Football Club. The AFC will cater. Quizzes etc, plant prizes, benching of plants, give away table but NO sales table. Further information will be emailed.

Benching Orchids at OSC Meetings

The Society has implemented a more structured process for benching of orchids at its general meetings. For each plant being benched members are asked to complete a benching card identifying the class of the plant, its name and the members name, and place this with their plant in the marked area for that class. Plant classes will be fixed for all meetings so cards can be prefilled or cards will be available for completing at the meeting. The plant classes do not distinguish between species and hybrids and provides additional classes for novice growers:
benching classes

In other respects the classes follow fairly closely the classifications used for our show (see Definitions 2019 show) and in Appendix 1 of our book.

The benching cards can be downloaded here:

The cards allow for plant number to be entered by the marshal. An example of a completed card:

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From the February meeting members will have the option of voting electronically (paper forms still available). The voting form will be accessed by smart phone simply by using the camera function to scan a qr code. Further information is in the January February Bulletin.
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Other Society Events

Date	Event/Location
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Horticultural Society of Canberra 2020

Date	Event/Location
These shows typically include a section for orchids which Orchid Society members are encouraged to support
7-9 Nov	Spring Exhibition and Rose Show Wesley Centre, National Circuit, Forrest. Show schedule

Events of Other Orchid Clubs 2020

Events of possible interest to Canberra members. We try to keep the information accurate but with the situation regarding COVID-19 events can be cancelled at short notice. Please advise if there are any errors. A list of all orchid show dates in NSW is on the Orchid Society of NSW website

Date	Event/Host/Location
	In view of the changing situation re COVID-19, readers are advised to check with the relevant club as to the status of their shows
1-5 September 2021	Australian Orchid Council 22nd Conference and Show Logan Metro Sports and Events Centre Crestmead, QLD Information