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The Houston Bonsai Society & The Lone Star Bonsai Federation

Cordially Invite You to Reserve and Register TODAY for the

American Bonsai Society 2019 National Convention

April 11 – 14, 2019

Marriott Houston Westchase Hotel 2900 Briarpark Drive, Houston, Texas 77042 Phone: 800-452-5110

Ask for Your “American Bonsai Society” $95/Night Special Rate!

(Hotel Offer Ends March 25, 2019)

CONVENTION EVENTS SCHEDULE (Details about all of the 2019 convention events are available online at www.absbonsai.org.)

DAY/TIME EVENT PRESENTER LOCATION

Thursday, April 11, 2019

12 pm - 5 pm Exhibit Set Up Grand Ballroom D

1 pm - 6 pm Registration Open Grand Ballroom Foyer

Joshua Roth Emerging Talent Competition Briarpark 3

1 pm - 4 pm ABS Board Meeting Executive

4 pm - 6 pm Bonsai Jeopardy: The Club Version Scott Barboza Briarpark 1&2

5 pm - 6:15 pm Supper (On Your Own)

6 pm - 9 pm Vendors Open Grand Ballroom E

6:30 pm - 8 pm Kickoff Reception -- Hors d’oeuvres & Cash Bar (Full Registrants Only) Grand Ballroom Foyer

8 pm - 9:30 pm LSBF Board Meeting Executive

Friday, April 12, 2019

7 am - 8:15 am Breakfast (On Your Own)

7:30 am - 5 pm Registration Open Grand Ballroom Foyer

8 am - 6 pm Vendor Area Open Grand Ballroom E

8:30 am - 11:30 am Workshop 1: Twisted Trunk Shimpaku Juniper Danny Coffey Westchase 2

Workshop 2: Trident Maple Forest Brussel Martin Briarpark 3

Workshop 3: Japanese Red Pine Jonas Dupuich Westchase 3

Artist Spotlight 1 Ryan Neil Briarpark 1&2

8:30 am - 10 am Seminar 1: Tool Care Bill Boytim Westchase 1

9 am - 1 pm Exhibit Area Open Grand Ballroom D

10 am - 11:30 am Seminar 2: Going Organic in Bonsai Care Angela Chandler Westchase 4

Seminar 3: Elements of Shohin Display Boon Manakitivipart Grand Ballroom D

11:45 am Raffle Drawing Lobby

12 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch (On Your Own)

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Workshop 4: Satsuki Azalea David Kreutz Westchase 1

Workshop 5: Kusamono Sooncheng Cheah Westchase 4

Workshop 6: Bucida spinosa Enrique Castaño Briarpark 3

Artist Spotlight 2 Boon Manakitivipart Briarpark 1&2

1:30 pm - 3 pm Seminar 4: Texas Natives for Bonsai Joey McCoy Westchase 3

2 pm - 5 pm Exhibit Area Open Grand Ballroom D

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm Seminar 5: Spirit Of Bonsai Danny Coffey Westchase 2

Seminar 6: Future of American Bonsai Ryan Neil Executive Room

5 pm Raffle Drawing Lobby

5 :15 pm - 6 pm Exhibit Critique Ryan Neil Grand Ballroom D

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Dinner & Live Demonstrations Headline artists Grand Pavilion Foyer

DAY/TIME EVENT PRESENTER LOCATION

Saturday, April 13, 2019


7:30 am - 5 pm Registration Open Grand Ballroom Foyer


8:30 am - 10 am Seminar 7: Virtual Tour of Chinese Bonsai Hoe Chuah Westchase 3

8:30 am - 11:30 am Workshop 7: Shimpaku Juniper Carlos Santiago Westchase 4

Workshop 8: Multi-Trunk Collected Cedar Elm Boon Manakitivipart Briarpark 2

8:30 pm - 4:30 pm Workshop 9: Deciduous Tree Carving Will Baddeley Briarpark 1

Workshop 10: Specimen Kishu Shimpaku Ryan Neil Briarpark 3

9 am - 10 am Exhibit Critique Enrique Castaño Grand Ballroom D

10 am - 11:30 am Seminar 8: Botany for Bonsai Enrique Castaño Westchase 1

Seminar 9: Stand Design & Construction Mark Rhyne Westchase 2

10 am - 5 pm Exhibit Area Open Grand Ballroom D

11:45 am Raffle Drawing Lobby

12 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch Grand Pavilion Foyer

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Workshop 11: Make Your Own Pot Byron Myrick Westchase 2

Workshop 12: Shohin Buttonwood Enrique Castaño Westchase 4

Workshop 13: Bring Your Own Tree Boon Manakitivipart Briarpark 2

1:30 pm - 3 pm Seminar 10: Viewing Stones Racie Rhyne Westchase 1

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm Seminar 11: Texas Ashe Juniper Howard & Sylvia Smith Westchase 3

4:30 - 5:15 pm Auction Item Check-In

5 pm Raffle Drawing Lobby

5 :15 pm - 6 pm Exhibit Critique Boon Manakitivipart Grand Ballroom

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Awards Banquet, Silent & Live Auctions Grand Pavilion Foyer

Sunday, April 14, 2019


8 am - 10 am Registration Open Grand Ballroom Foyer


8:30 am - 11:30 am Workshop 14: Collected Bald Cypress Clark Long Briarpark 3

8:30 am - 11:45 am Exhibit Area Open Grand Ballroom D

10 am - 11:30 am Seminar 12: Irrigation Systems for Bonsai Mark Bynum Westchase 2

11:30 am Final Raffle Drawing Lobby

12 pm Convention Concludes



DAY/WORKSHOP TIME WORKSHOP TREE ARTIST SLOTS PRICE ✓

Friday, April 12, 2019

Workshop #1 8:30 am - 11:30 am Twisted Trunk Shimpaku Juniper Juniperus chinensis ‘Kishu’

Danny Coffey 8 $275 □

Workshop #2*** 8:30 am - 11:30 am Trident Maple Forest Acer buergerianum Brussel Martin 8 $60*** □

Workshop #3 8:30 am - 11:30 am Japanese Red Pine Pinus densiflora

Jonas Dupuich 8 $150 □

Artist Spotlight #1 8:30 am - 11:30 am Ryan Neil 30 $75 □

Workshop #4*** 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Satsuki Azalea Rhododendron indicum David Kreutz 8 $60*** □

Workshop #5 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Kusamono Various

Sooncheng Cheah 8 $100 □

Workshop #6 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Bahama Black Olive Bucida spinosa

Enrique Castaño 8 $325 □

Artist Spotlight #2 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Boon Manakitivipart 30 $75 □

Exhibit Critique #1 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm Ryan Neil 20 $35 □

Workshop #7 8:30 am - 11:30 am Shimpaku Juniper Juniperus chinensis

Carlos Santiago 8 $150 □

Workshop #8 8:30 am - 11:30 am Multi-trunk Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia

Boon Manakitivipart 8 $350 □

Workshop #9 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Hardwood Tree Carving Cedar Elms/Crepe Myrtles

Will Baddeley 8 $300 □

Workshop #10 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Specimen Shimpaku

Juniperus chinensis ‘Kishu’ Ryan Neil 6 $675 □

Exhibit Critique #2 9:00 am - 10:00 am Enrique Castaño 20 $35 □

Workshop #11 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Make Your Own Bonsai Pot Byron Myrick 10 $100 □

Workshop #12 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Shohin Buttonwood Conocarpus erectus

Enrique Castaño 8 $175 □

Workshop #13 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Bring Your Own Tree Boon Manakitivipart 8 $100 □

Exhibit Critique #3 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm Boon Manakitivipart 20 $35 □

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Workshop #14*** 8:30 am - 11:30 am Collected Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum Clark Long 8 $60*** □

NOTE: As a reminder, *** Symbols mean the workshop does NOT include the tree(s)/material.

Please visit the vendor/artist in advance of the workshop to purchase your workshop material.

(For more information about all of our outstanding presenters, please visit www.absbonsai.org.)

(Material MUST be Purchased from Artist/Vendor In Advance)



WORKSHOPS

Aluminum wire is provided for all workshops. You will need to bring your own tools, turntable,

copper wire (if preferred), and other supplies for styling your trees. For photos and more details on

trees and workshops, please visit the ABS website at www.absbonsai.org.

Enrique Castãno, Boon Manakitivipart, Ryan Neil, Will Baddeley, Bill Boytim, Mark Bynum, & Angela Chandler

Joey McCoy, Byron Myrick, Mark Rhyne, Racie Rhyne, Carlos Santiago, Sylvia Smith, & Howard Smith

Sooncheng Cheah, Hoe Chuah, Danny Coffey, Jonas Dupuich, David Kreutz, Clark Long, & Brussel Martin

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We will see you in HOUSTON

for the

American Bonsai Society

2019 National Convention

2900 Briarpark Drive

Houston, TX 77042 / 800-452-5110

Outstanding and Talented Instructors!

Joshua Roth New Talent Contest

Seminars, Workshops, & Demos

Auctions & Raffles

Vendors, Memorabilia and More!

Boonyarat Manakitivipart Ryan Neil Enrique Castaño de la Serna

Featured Guest Artists

Registration includes a weekend packed full of bonsai fun and learning:

April 11 - 14, 2019

Hosted by the Houston Bonsai Society & The Lone Star Bonsai Federation

Register online at absbonsai.org, or complete this form, detach, make a copy for yourself and

mail with your payment to : Houston Bonsai Society, PO Box 540727, Houston, TX 77254-0277

A confirmation email will be sent after your registration is received.

Name (Please Print)

Business Name

Email

Phone

Address

City State Zip

REGISTRATION FEES:

Early Registration for ABS and LSBF Members (Before

February 1, 2019) $265 x = $

Early Registration for Non-Members (Before February 1, 2019)

$275 x = $

Registration (After January 31, 2019 $295 x = $

Accompanying Guest Registration $150 x = $

Single Day Registration $125 x = $

Saturday Dinner Only (Deadline: April 4, 2019) $70 x = $

Do you require vegetarian cuisine? ___Yes ___No Registration Subtotal = $

MERCHANDISE:

T-Shirt S M L XL XXL XXXL $25 x = $

Polo Shirt S M L XL XXL XXXL $50 x = $

Baseball Cap $20 x = $

Merchandise Subtotal (Merchandise payment will be refunded if minimums not met)

= $

CONVENTION TOTALS:

Registration Subtotal = $

Merchandise Subtotal = $

Workshops Subtotal from Other Side = $

GRAND TOTAL**** = $

PAYMENT METHOD (Make check payable to Houston Bonsai Society):

□ Check Enclosed □ VISA □ MasterCard

□ Money Order Enclosed □ AmEx □ Discover

Card #: Exp. Date:

****NO REFUNDS AFTER APRIL 3rd, 2019.

A15% PROCESSING FEE WILL BE CHARGED TO ALL REFUNDS



EVENT DETAILS

Hotel Accommodations - Provided by the Marriott Houston Westchase Hotel (800) 452-

5110. Ask for the American Bonsai Society special rate of $95 per night (Offer ends March 25,

2019).

Registration - (Early Registration: Before February 1, 2019 - ABS/LSBF Members $265, non-

members $275; Registration (After January 31, 2019 - $295) – Includes meals, access to all

seminars, vendor and exhibit areas, demos, raffles, silent and live auctions, and silent observation

of workshops. Workshop participation requires additional fees.

Accompanying Guest Registration ($150) – Includes meals, access to the following areas when accompanied by a full registrant:

vendor and exhibit areas, demos, auctions, and silent observation of seminars and workshops.

Single-Day Registration ($125) – Includes access to seminars, exhibits, vendor areas and silent observation of workshops. Single-day

registrants cannot pre-register for workshops but are encouraged sign up for any available workshops in-person at the convention. Meals

not included.

Saturday Night Banquet ($70) – Intended to allow guests/spouses to attend the banquet.

Visitor Pass (Free) – Includes access to the exhibit and vending areas only. Meals not included.

Meals included with registration include Friday night supper, Saturday lunch, and Saturday Awards Banquet. Single-Day Registration and

Visitor Pass meals are not included.

Exhibition Entries – Any full registrant may submit a tree for the juried exhibit and there is no limit to the number of trees that may

be entered. A $25 entrance fee will be charged for any tree accepted for the display. At least one photo of the tree is required.

Exhibition Awards - ABS will be awarding the prestigious John Naka award along with a check for $500 for the best American-grown tree

styled by the exhibitor as well as the ABS Medallion. The Lone Star Bonsai Federation Excellence in Bonsai recognitions will go to: Best in

Show -- $500, Best Conifer -- $150, Best Deciduous - $150, Best Shohin Tree -- $150, Best Tropical -- $150, Best Broadleaf Evergreen -- $150,

Best Texas Native Bonsai -- $150, and Best Shohin Display -- $150. Certificates also will be awarded for Best Viewing Stone and Best

Kusamono. Visit the ABS website, www.absbonsai.org for an entry form and instructions. Awards will be presented at the Saturday night

banquet.

Raffles – Raffle tickets can be purchased by full and single-day registrants. The raffles will be held just before lunch and dinner each

day.

Silent Auction – The silent auction will be held in the Grand Pavilion Foyer on Saturday night. Bidding on silent auction items is res-

tricted to full registrants.

Live Auction – A live auction of trees and merchandise will take place after dinner at the Saturday Awards Banquet. Bidding on live

auction items is restricted to full registrants.

Demonstrations – Headline artists will conduct demonstrations after dinner on Friday evening in the Grand Pavilion Foyer. Each of

the demonstration trees will either be included in a raffle or the live auction.

Workshops – Register early as many workshops will fill quickly. Registering on-line will help ensure your spot in workshops. For paper

registrations, acceptance into the workshops will be determined by the date payment is received.

Joshua Roth Contest – The Joshua Roth/ABS New Talent Contest recognizes and promotes new bonsai talent in North America.

Participants will work on designing similar trees Thursday afternoon and evening, April 11th. The winner receives $1000 for use in study with

a bonsai professional, and a check for $500. The runner up receives $500 in credit toward bonsai tools and supplies from the Joshua Roth

catalog and a check for $500. Entries and additional information can be obtained on the ABS website, www.absbonsai.org. Winners will

be announced on Saturday during the Awards Banquet.

Shipping – Boxing and shipping of purchases will be available on Sunday from 9 am to 12 pm in Briarpark 1&2. Shipping

cost will be determined by the shipping company.



For substantial savings and to be close to

convention activities, book your room at

the beautiful Marriott Houston Westchase.

Remember to ask for the American Bonsai

Society rate of $95/night plus taxes. Offer

ends March 25, 2019, There are a limited

number of rooms, so reserve early.

Marriott Houston Westchase 2900 Briarpark Dr

Houston, TX 77042

Reservations (800) 452-5110

Front Desk (713) 978-7400

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Houston, TX 77042

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Houston, TX 77042

Reservations (800) 236-2427

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