You have a “Date” in Palm Springs, California… November 11-15, 2009.
Website: www.desertrosesociety.com
Contact: Cliff Orent, Co-Chairman, cliffofthedesert@yahoo.com; Hal Reynolds, Co-Chairman, datebeatle@aol.com
Come be a part of history in the making! Join us for the American Rose Society’s 2009 Fall National Conference and Rose Show, hosted by the Desert Rose Society, which will be held November 11-15, 2009, in Palm Springs, CA. This is the first time that an ARS National will be held in the California desert and the first time in more than 60 years that a Fall National has been held in the Pacific-Southwest District!
We can’t think of a more attractive venue for an ARS national conference and rose show than Palm Springs, California, “America’s Premier Desert Resort” and “Date Capital of the U.S.” (95% of all American dates are grown in the Palm Springs area). Our mid-November weather with warm, sunny days and cool evenings makes it even more ideal!
Take a trip to the top of Mt. San Jacinto on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, the world’s largest rotating tram, taking riders up 8,516 feet from the desert floor to the Mountain Station.
Enjoy a few of our more than 120 golf courses, including some of the finest in the world, or play tennis to your heart’s delight. Visit the Living Desert, which features the unique flora and fauna of the world’s deserts.
Join us in a guided bus tour past the homes of celebrities past and present. Tour the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens and its magnificent new Chinese Garden. The list goes on!
You’ll have the opportunity to tour private rose gardens at members’ homes. Attend educational and inspiring presentations by a world-class faculty from the United States and Europe. Exhibit in or simply enjoy a national rose show featuring some of the finest roses anywhere. Participate in a post-conference Ikebana workshop. Enter or just wander through our International Rose Photography Show. This is a great time and place to renew old acquaintances and make new friends. As an added bonus for those from colder climates, enjoy our summer weather (without the humidity)!
We’re doing everything we can to provide the rose experience of a lifetime, including locking in a terrific rate at our conference hotel, the Doral Desert Princess Resort. But there’s one thing needed to make it perfect – you! This is one ARS national conference and rose show you definitely won’t want to miss!
For Further Information…
For further information on the Palm Springs 2009 ARS Fall National Conference and Rose Show and the International Rose Photography Show, please visit our website at: www.desertrosesociety.com or contact us by e-mail. Hal Reynolds, Conference Co-Chair: datebeatle@aol.com; Cliff Orent, Conference Co-Chair: cliffothedesert@yahoo.com; Bob Martin, Rose Show Co-Chair: petrose@aol.com; Barbara Steffensmeier, Rose Show Co-Chair: bjspd@aol.com; Susan Graham, International Rose Photography Show Chair: SBGYN@aol.com; Sally Long, Horticulture Judging: rosyvu@cox.net; Marylou Coffman, Arrangement Judging: Coffmanml@aol.com; Larry Gallupo, Rose Show Clerks: cdrlarry@aol.com.
