8:30-9:00: Check in, Silent Auction opens. Coffee and continental breakfast.
9:00-9:10:Welcome, Thanks You's and Opening Remarks:Erik Gaensler
9:10-9:50:ADS Business Meeting/Finances/Reports/Elections (John Morton, Erik, Lou)Review calendar: Tuber sales, Judging school, Shows, Flowers of the year
9:50: Zoom Presentation: for 2024 National Show: Sept 5-9 (Deborah has arranged) 10-10:45: Dahlia Genetics Speaker: Dr. Virginia Wabott, Stanford University with Q & A 10:45-11 AM break/coffeewith raffle Part 1 11-11:45 with Q & A:Susanne Bontempo--www.plantharmony.org Water Conservation and Mildew/funguscontrol Q & A:Ken Sasaki can comment on peroxide.
12:15:Bassoon Duet: Sarah Smith and Steve Dibner
12:20- 1 PM Lunch withraffle Part 2
1 PM-2:30 PM: Establishing Community Gardens and Public Spaces: Dealing with bureaucrats, Team building, Funding. Keynote Speaker: Tim Wong: Slideshow of his Sisterhood Garden, that many saw in 2023. Follow up speakers/panelists: 1. Curtis Maxwell and Chris Dix: Lakeside Garden 2. Kristi Whitfield: Casa Peralta and Alameda 3. Anita Sparks: Edna Maguire School Garden, Mill Valley and Abby Southard, 2023 DSC Junior Champion (may have soccer conflict) 4. Deborah Dietz--GG Park Dahlia Dell Update: How to engage passers-by!
2:45-3:00Coffee Breakand raffle #3
3:00-4:30: Growth strategies for DahliaSocieties: Panel discussion How to develop a social media presence/websites (Tim Wong, Sarah Smith, Kristi Whitfield, Mini Kurhan, Beverley Dahlstedt) Tips and tricks for hybrid Zoom/in person meetings (Sarah Smith , Kristi Whitfield and others) Fundraising: (Erik Gaensler and others)
4:30-5:30 Review of new Introductions and Cream of the Crop--(Louise Hendricksen DSC, SLDS)
4:30 PM:Close silent raffle; Resume ticketraffle #4 General Q & A.
