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SUMMARY:OOS October 2022 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions. \nProgram Presentation\n“Winterizing Your Orchid Collection” by OOS President\, Dr. Douglas Needham \nDoug will discuss light\, temperature\, watering\, humidity\, fertilization\, and pest management to ensure your orchids thrive through winter. \nSpeaker’s Biography\nDr. Douglas Needham is retired Vice President\, Education\, Longwood Gardens\, and former Professor of Floriculture\, Oklahoma State University. He earned his B.S. in Biological Sciences and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Horticultural Plant Breeding and Genetics from Purdue University. He was recognized as Distinguished Agriculture Alumnus by Purdue in 2017\, and he was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal by The Royal Horticultural Society in 2018. He has enjoyed growing flowering plants since he was a child\, and that passion continues throughout retirement. He grows hundreds of orchids in cool and warm glasshouses\, he designs and cultivates English-inspired perennial borders\, and he is restoring a native prairie. Dr. Needham enjoys sharing his passion for growing plants with others through workshops\, presentations\, tours\, and consulting.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-october-2022-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230115T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230115T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20221216T191855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221228T165940Z
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SUMMARY:OOS January 2023 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions. \nProgram Presentation\nWith the dawn of a new year\, we are returning to the basics with “Orchids 101.” Come learn the proper care and feeding of some of the most beautiful species of flora imaginable. \nSpeaker’s Biography\nProud member\, former Oklahoma Orchid Society President\, current Trustee\, and all around good guy  Mike Friday will be presenting.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-january-2023-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230219T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230219T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20221216T193119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230121T182430Z
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SUMMARY:OOS February 2023 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions. \nProgram Presentation\nThe America Orchid Society’s Deborah Bodei will demonstrate how to use AOS’ OrchidPro to research orchids\, their awards\, and other information.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-february-2023-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230319T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230319T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20221216T192732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230315T041021Z
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SUMMARY:OOS March 2023 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions. \nProgram Presentation\nJana Butcher and Mike Friday will guide us in the proper way to prepare our flowers for presentation and the proper practices for our annual show in May.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-march-2023-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230416T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230416T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20221216T200042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T151341Z
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SUMMARY:OOS April 2023 Meeting—CANCELED
DESCRIPTION:This month’s meeting is canceled\, as many OOS members will be attending the Tulsa Orchid Society Show & Sale.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-april-2023-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230618T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230618T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20221216T200248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T171733Z
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SUMMARY:OOS June 2023 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions. \nProgram Presentation\nThe Society’s own Brian Truong will lead us in our annual orchid repotting clinic.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-june-2023-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20221216T200422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230709T013254Z
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SUMMARY:OOS July 2023 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions. \nProgram Presentation\nEric Sauer of River Valley Orchids of Ohio will be joining us in person to present on Brassia orchids. \nBrief Biography\nEric Sauer has been growing orchids for over 30 years and specializes in South American Species.  He has spoken internationally and across the United States.  \nEric recently had a culture chapter published with Guido Braem in his book on Paphiopedilums and his book on Phragmipediums.  He also has several of his Maxillaria photos published in Eric Christenson’s book on Maxillaria.    \nEric has received over 85 awards from the American Orchid Society and has three orchids named after him including two species from Ecuador.  He regularly works with other Maxillaria aficionados around the world to better understand the genus. \nEric’s real job is as a registered landscape architect and is the planning manager for Five Rivers MetroParks in Dayton\, Ohio.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-july-2023-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230820T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230820T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20221216T200535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T173009Z
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SUMMARY:OOS August 2023 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions. \nProgram Presentation\nThe society will be doing a water quality clinic. Please bring a container with a sample of your water to be tested. Results will be explained during the meeting.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-august-2023-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230917T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230917T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20221216T200649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230907T203855Z
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SUMMARY:OOS September 2023 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions. \nProgram Presentation\n“Orchid Mycorrhizal Relationships” by Dr. Kelly D. Craven \nSpeaker’s Biography\nDr. Kelly Craven likes microbes. So much so\, he has studied them for the past thirty years. We each have roughly six pounds of microbes that call the human body home. This collective group of microbes is called the “human microbiome” and while the large part of these inhabit our stomach and digestive tract\, they are present in all tissues and organs. Critically\, our microbiome is not just freeloading but performs essential functions for our survival and health. The aforementioned gut microbes are needed to extract nutrition from the food we eat. We also inherit a “seed” microbiome from our mothers during birth\, which then grows and helps to train our immune system and other vital functions. So important are our microbiomes\, there is even a gut-brain axis where our gut microbes engage in bi-directional signaling with our brains\, where they impact our cognitive functioning and behavior. In short\, we as “macro-organisms” require the development and proper functioning of our microbiomes to survive and thrive. \nDr. Craven’s research centers around the idea that microbiomes are as important for plants as they are for humans. Natural soils contain the most diverse group of microbes known to man\, where some feed on organic matter and inorganic nutrients while others are attracted to the root systems of plants\, where they feed on simple carbohydrates that exude from the roots. The plant uses photosynthesis to fix CO2 into these simple carbohydrates and exchanges them to microbes in the soil and rhizosphere (where the soil meets the roots) for organic and inorganic nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen. The plant-microbe symbiosis is very similar to the gut microbes in humans. One can imagine a root as a gut turned inside-out\, both fed by the host in exchange for nutrient extraction. Microbiomes also help their hosts deal with environmental stresses\, such as heat\, drought and soil infertility\, all of which we have plenty of here in Oklahoma. Craven seeks to improve stress resilience in important crop plants here in Oklahoma by taking advantage of natural plant microbiomes and designing new ones to grow more healthy and abundant crops with less synthetic fertilizers and less water. To reach this auspicious goal\, he will combine state-of-the-art DNA sequencing and metagenomics methods with greenhouse and field trials here at OSU to understand what plant and soil microbiomes look like in healthy versus depleted soils. If Craven can delineate microbiomes that are consistently present in healthy\, functioning soils he may be able to identify which ones might be missing from depleted ones.  \nThis leads to an exciting practical outcome of Craven’s program where he isolates microbes from plants growing outside in living soils. In his lab\, he screens each one to identify those that have useful traits that might improve productivity and stress resilience in Oklahoma crops. These microbes are then inoculated singly or in simple microbiomes into target plants and grown in the greenhouse to see if the predicted benefits to the plant develop. The best plant-microbe combinations from these trials then move to field trials. Field trials are essential because\, unlike in greenhouses\, environmental conditions change in the field and the introduced microbiome(s) will encounter “resident” soil microbiomes that are adapted to that soil and local environmental conditions. As such\, it is common for the indigenous soil microbes to outcompete the introduced ones. Improving the persistence of introduced microbiomes will also play a major role in Craven’s research. \nMicrobiome research is emerging as a critical component of human health and will play a significant part of our health assessments in the future. Medical intervention strategies will be designed to rectify dysfunctional microbiomes on or in our bodies\, such has already been used successfully to treat digestive tract diseases like irritable bowel syndrome. If Craven can understand the proper functioning of plant microbiomes associated with healthy Oklahoma plants and soils\, he can use this knowledge to improve productivity and disease prevalence while reducing water and fertilizer use. Incorporation of his research with crop breeding efforts and environmental modeling (among others) is a powerful approach that can help alleviate the devastating impacts of world-wide food shortages and climate change that await us in the very near future. \nDr. Craven is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Oklahoma State University.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-september-2023-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231015T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231015T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20221216T200813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T203654Z
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SUMMARY:OOS October 2023 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions. \nProgram Presentation\nOOS member Claire Garrett will take us on a photographic tour of the Amazon\, which she experienced firsthand on the “OCA Orchids in the Wild Tour of Brazil” this past spring. \nSpeaker’s Biography\nTBA
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-october-2023-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240121T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240121T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20231109T191807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240121T183725Z
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SUMMARY:OOS January 2024 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nhttps://se-edu.zoom.us/j/93076046522\n\n\n\n\nProgram Presentation\n\n\n\nTBA \n\n\n\nSpeaker’s Biography\n\n\n\nTBA
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-january-2024-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240218T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20231109T191948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240128T162824Z
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SUMMARY:OOS February 2024 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions. \n\n\n\nProgram Presentation\n\n\n\nOOS’ own Jana Butcher will present “The Sweet Scent of Orchids: An Anthology.”
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-february-2024-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240317T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240317T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20231109T192108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240303T200252Z
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SUMMARY:OOS March 2024 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions. \n\n\n\nProgram Presentation\n\n\n\nMay flower show procedures and elements of AOS-sanctioned flower judging.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-march-2024-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240421T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240421T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20231109T192311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240413T130348Z
UID:8002-1713700800-1713715200@okorchidsociety.org
SUMMARY:OOS April 2024 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Kansas Orchid Society (KOS) has invited our membership to attend their picnic; therefore\, we will not be holding a standard meeting at the Will Rogers Garden Center. Instead\, we will journey somewhere over the rainbow and explore the orchids we find there. Munchkins\, scarecrows\, tinmen\, and lions are welcome to attend. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n12:00  Picnic at Island Park\, Winfield\, KS      \n\n\n\nKOS is providing all food and beverage options\, water\, tea and maybe coffee or lemonade.1:15 – 1:45 Progress to Greenhouse at Southwestern College for viewing/self tour and and purchases \n\n\n\n2:00  KOS Meeting & Greenhouse tourGreenhouse remains open until 4 for final purchases.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-april-2024-meeting/
LOCATION:Island Park\, 200 Main St\, Winfield\, Kansas\, 67156\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Kansas Orchid Society":MAILTO:svcsjp@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240616T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240616T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20231109T192621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T151622Z
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SUMMARY:OOS June 2024 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions. \n\n\n\nProgram Presentation\n\n\n\nAnnual orchid repotting clinic\, please come witness a repotting demonstration and be assisted by an experienced grower to repot your orchid.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-june-2024-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240713T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240713T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20231109T192832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240617T155512Z
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SUMMARY:OOS July 2024 Member-exclusive fieldtrip to Color Orchids Texas
DESCRIPTION:Color Orchids Texas \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n1354 Grayson StNocona TX 76255
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-july-2024-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240818T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240818T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20231109T192938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240724T151132Z
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SUMMARY:OOS August 2024 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nZoom meeting link: https://se-edu.zoom.us/j/91396897036 \n\n\n\nProgram Presentation\n\n\n\n“The War on Terror: Pest control for Orchids in the home” \n\n\n\nSpeaker’s Biography\n\n\n\nDr. Raymond Cloyd is a professor in the Department of Entomology at Kansas State University with a specialty in pest management.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-august-2024-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240915T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240915T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20231109T193041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240506T162626Z
UID:8012-1726405200-1726414200@okorchidsociety.org
SUMMARY:OOS September 2024 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. \n\n\n\nProgram Presentation\n\n\n\nDestination Asia: Orchids in Taiwan  \n\n\n\nSpeaker’s Biography\n\n\n\nDr. Doug Needham is a former Professor in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at OSU and the immediate past president of the Oklahoma Orchid Society.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-september-2024-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241020T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241020T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20231109T193144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T193145Z
UID:8014-1729429200-1729438200@okorchidsociety.org
SUMMARY:OOS October 2024 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions. \n\n\n\nProgram Presentation\n\n\n\nTBA \n\n\n\nSpeaker’s Biography\n\n\n\nTBA
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-october-2024-meeting/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250119T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250119T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20241223T210006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250118T203214Z
UID:8655-1737291600-1737300600@okorchidsociety.org
SUMMARY:OOS Meeting—January 2025
DESCRIPTION:Due to forecasted low temperatures\, the meeting will be Zoom-only: \n\n\n\nhttps://se-edu.zoom.us/j/91391513757 \n\n\n\nProgram Presentation\n\n\n\nWhat’s Up and Growing: Emerging trends in Orchid breeding \n\n\n\nSpeaker’s Biography\n\n\n\nBridget Uzar is in charge of the breeding collection at Carter and Holmes Orchids of South Carolina (https://www.carterandholmes.com/).
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-meeting-january-2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250216T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250216T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20241223T210424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T161344Z
UID:8659-1739710800-1739719800@okorchidsociety.org
SUMMARY:OOS Meeting—February 2025
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. \n\n\n\nProgram Presentation\n\n\n\nLight and Orchids: Illuminating plants in the home. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker’s Biography\n\n\n\nJana Butcher is a former OOS President and flower show exhibitor extraordinaire.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-meeting-february-2025/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250316T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250316T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20241223T210603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250310T142440Z
UID:8661-1742130000-1742139000@okorchidsociety.org
SUMMARY:OOS Meeting—March 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Business Meeting will take place at 1:00–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\nInstead of a standard presentation\, we will be helping the Flower Show Committee prepare decorations for OOS’ 75th anniversary. Members are strongly encourage to attend the business meeting for an important update.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-meeting-march-2025/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250413T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250413T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20241223T210728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250323T184720Z
UID:8663-1744549200-1744558200@okorchidsociety.org
SUMMARY:OOS Meeting—April 2025
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. \n\n\n\nProgram Presentation\n\n\n\nPast OOS President Jana Butcher will be going over the inns and outs of the flower judging process for our May flower show.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-meeting-april-2025/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250518T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250518T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20241223T210904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250503T221133Z
UID:8665-1747573200-1747582200@okorchidsociety.org
SUMMARY:OOS Meeting—May 2025 **Canceled**
DESCRIPTION:No meeting this month
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-meeting-may-2025/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250615T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250615T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20241223T211053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250503T221637Z
UID:8667-1749992400-1750001400@okorchidsociety.org
SUMMARY:OOS Meeting—June 2025
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. \n\n\n\nProgram Presentation\n\n\n\nWe will be doing our annual repotting clinic. Please bring your plants\, newspaper\, and pots if you want assistance from our seasoned orchid enthusiasts.  \n\n\n\nSpeaker’s Biography\n\n\n\nCurrent OOS President Mike Friday will be presenting.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-meeting-june-2025/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250720T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250720T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20241223T211240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T221126Z
UID:8669-1753016400-1753025400@okorchidsociety.org
SUMMARY:OOS Meeting—July 2025
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1:00pm with a special presentation by the Girl Scouts. The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. \n\n\n\nProgram Presentation\n\n\n\nWe will simulate an AOS-sanctioned judging of Orchid specimens to better help the membership understand what a judge seeks for awards.  \n\n\n\nSpeaker’s Biography\n\n\n\nCatherine Chance is the current OOS Treasurer.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-meeting-july-2025/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250817T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250817T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20241223T211402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241223T211402Z
UID:8671-1755435600-1755444600@okorchidsociety.org
SUMMARY:OOS Meeting—August 2025
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. \n\n\n\nProgram Presentation\n\n\n\nTBA \n\n\n\nSpeaker’s Biography\n\n\n\nTBA
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-meeting-august-2025/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250921T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250921T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20241223T211525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T190530Z
UID:8673-1758459600-1758468600@okorchidsociety.org
SUMMARY:OOS Meeting—September 2025
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. \n\n\n\nProgram Presentation\n\n\n\nOOS’ own Mike Friday will present on Native Orchids of Oklahoma.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-meeting-september-2025/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251019T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251019T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20241223T211641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T120524Z
UID:8675-1760878800-1760887800@okorchidsociety.org
SUMMARY:OOS Meeting—October 2025
DESCRIPTION:The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips\, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge\, e.g. a specific pest\, repotting\, mounting\, humidity\, or fertilization\, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions\, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. \n\n\n\nProgram Presentation\n\n\n\nMealy bugs and Scale: the Menaces of Orchids \n\n\n\nSpeaker’s Biography\n\n\n\nDr. Tom Royer is an Oklahoma State University professor emeritus\, the former extension entomologist and Integrated Pest Management coordinator.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-meeting-october-2025/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T181342
CREATED:20260306T165957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T165957Z
UID:9591-1776603600-1776614400@okorchidsociety.org
SUMMARY:OOS Meeting—April 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Business Meeting will take place at 1:00–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table\, Auction\, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. \n\n\n\nProgram \n\n\n\nThe Society’s own Jana Butcher will prepare the Membership for our annual flower show in May\, including interpreting the show schedule.
URL:https://okorchidsociety.org/event/oos-meeting-april-2026/
LOCATION:Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center\, 3400 NW 36th Street\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73112\, United States
CATEGORIES:OOS Monthly Meeting
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR