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Tentative Schedule of Events
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- 3:00pm – 7:00pm --- Registration Desk Open
- 1:00pm – 5:00pm --- Committee Meetings at discretion of each committee
- 6:00pm - 7:30pm --- Welcome Reception (Riverside Room)
- 7:00am – 12 noon --- Hospitality Room Open (12th floor Presidential Suite)
- 8:00am --- Workroom open for Lily Show (Stem prep, designs and photo drop off in prep area of ballroom)
- 9:00am - 4:00pm --- Registration Desk Open
- 9:00am – 11:30pm --- NALS Directors and Commitee Chair Meeting
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm --- Lunch for those who pre-registered for this event.
- 1:30pm --- “Experiences hunting rare lilies”, with Pontus Wallstén
- 2:45pm --- "Designing with Lilies", with Sue and Larry Bagge
- 4:00pm --- “Companions for Lilies”, with Mike Heger
- 5:00pm --- Leave for boat tour on the St. Croix River with dinner on board boat.
- Lily Design & Stem preparations until 10:00pm
- 7:00am – 12 noon --- Hospitality Room Open (12th floor Presidential Suite)
- 8:00am --- Late Registration Desk Open
- 7:00am - 9:00am --- Workroom Open for Lily Show
- 8:30am --- Horticulture Judges Meeting
- 8:30am --- Clerks & Runner Meeting
- 9:00am --- Show Room CLOSED for Judging
- 9:00am --- Horticulture Show Judging in (????)
- 10:00am - 12:00pm --- Design Judges Meeting and Show Judging
- 12:00pm--- Post-Judging Lunch for those pre-registered for this event.
- 1:00pm - 5:00pm --- Lily Show Open to the Public
- 1:30pm --- “Common pest and diseases of lilies”, with Dr. Janos Agoston
- 2:45pm --- "Martagon lily development in Canada", with Hugh Skinner
- 4:00pm --- NALS Membership Mtg #1
- 6:30pm --- Cash Bar before Dinner
- 7:00pm - 9:30pm --- NALS Research Trust Fund Auction
- 8:00am – 6:00pm --- Hospitality Room Open (12th floor Presidential Suite)
- 8:00am --- Buses leave for Garden Tours (Box lunch at Arneson)
- 9:00am - 5:00pm --- Lily Show Open to the Public
- 4:00pm --- Photography Voting Closes
- 4:30pm --- NALS Membership Mtg #2
- 4:30pm --- Species Lily Preservation Meeting(if requested)
- 6:30pm --- Cash Bar before Dinner
- 7:00pm --- Awards Dinner & Awards Ceremony
- --- Our after dinner speaker will be Frans Officer, he will speak about his life with lilies.
- 10:00pm --- NALS Directors Meeting after Dinner
- 8:00am – 10:00am --- Hospitality Room Open (12th floor Presidential Suite)
- 9:00am - 4:00pm --- Additional gardens open for individual or small group visits (arrange own transportation)
- 9:00am - 3:00pm --- Lily Show Open to the Public
- 3:00pm --- Show Closes
- 3:00pm --- Pollen Swap
- 3:00pm - 3:30pm --- Exhibitors remove their entries from the Showroom
- 3:30pm --- Dismantle Show at
For a complete list of Scheduled Events,
please click on this Schedule of Events (PDF) link.