We have prepared this page for those who requested information about asking for a speaker for their orchid society and/or judging centre.
Howard Ginsberg is an accredited AOS judge in the Northeast Judging Centre (the first accredited judge north of Albany, N.Y. and east of Toronto, Ontario). He began growing orchids since 1977, at which time he tried growing many genera. Since then, his focus has narrowed to Phalaenopsis exclusively.
He has spoken to orchid societies across North America and has participated in AOS judges' training at several centres and has also been a featured speaker at AOS Trustees meetings. He has written several articles for the Orchid Digest and the IPA Newsletter. He runs Bedford Orchids in addition learning Mandarin, visiting Taiwan on a regular basis and speaking around the continent. He finds time for his law practise in Montreal. He created and maintains his own web site - http://www.bedfordorchids.com and is now creating web sites for others.
Howard requires that his airfare (or other transportation) be paid and that his lodging and meals be provided. There is no speaker's fee.
The topics available are the following:
 | What's hot, what's not - Novelty Phalaenopsis Breeding - originally given about 6 years ago and update 3-4 times a year. |
| Golden Peoker, golden parent - Golden Peoker has proven to be the most important plant in novelty breeding. |
| Red Phalaenopsis breeding with Phal. bellina (violacea - Bornean form). Have we progressed? |
| Mini-catt breeding with Sc. Beaufort - a review of the hybrids of this exceptional mini-catt. |
For further information, you can reach Howard at orchids@bedfordorchids.com or by telephone at (514) 871-0205 at the law firm or at home (514) 878-1900. His address is 630 Sherbrooke St. West, suite 610, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1E4.
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