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Each spring, an Azalea Society chapter or a group of interested persons hosts a convention, and invites all our members and their friends to attend. Each convention gives you a chance to see gardens in that area, hear talks and see slide shows about azaleas, renew old friendships and make new ones, buy hard-to-find varieties of azaleas at good prices, and be a part of the annual business meeting and election of officers. Think of the convention as an Azalea Society birthday party, along with a several day immersion into azaleas.

 next convention

Friday, May 4 - Monday, May 7, 2012 are the dates of our next convention, Appalachian Spring 2012, in Asheville, North Carolina, nestled among the Blue Ridge Mountain portion of the Appalachian Mountains range. This time it is a joint convention with the American Rhododendron Society, co-hosted by the Vaseyi Chapter of the ASA and the Southeastern Chapter of the ARS. Click this Appalachian Spring 2012 link to visit the convention page and read all about it. There, you can also:
  • link to the hotel reservation page;
  • download rules for the flower show and photo contest;
  • link to the plant sale catalog;
  • see and download the convention schedule; and
  • download the registration form and register by mail, or link to a page to register and pay online.

Feel free to e-mail Marilyn Haynes first for any more details you might need before you decide to experience this exciting Appalachian Spring 2012 convention. Either way, do it soon, because we may run out of rooms at the hotel, and we may run out of space on the tours and at the banquets.

 future conventions

Planned future conventions include:

Date	City	Chapter	Contact
. . . 2013 . . .	Athens GA	Oconee	Jim Thornton
. . . 2014 . . .	Charleston SC	Rev John Drayton	Tom Johnson

 past conventions

Past Azalea Society conventions have been:

Date	City	Chapter
Apr 28-May 1, 2011	Evansville IN	Lake Michigan/Tri-State
Mar 14-17, 2010	New Orleans LA	Louisiana
May 1-4, 2009	Herndon VA	Northern Virginia
May 1-4, 2008	Asheville NC	Vaseyi
Mar 29-Apr 1, 2007	Nacogdoches TX	Texas
May 12-15, 2006	Rockville MD	Brookside Gardens (joint with ARS)
May 19-22, 2005	Holland MI	Lake Michigan
May 6-9, 2004	Bowie MD	Ben Morrison
May 1-4, 2003	Chattanooga TN	Joe Schild and friends
April 17-21, 2002	Atlanta GA	Oconee (joint with ARS)
June 14-17, 2001	Asheville NC	Vaseyi
March 22-24, 2000	Charleston SC	Louisiana
1999	Mobile AL	Louisiana
1998	McLean VA	Northern Virginia
1997	Atlanta GA	Oconee
1996	Dallas TX	Dallas
1995	Rockville MD	Brookside Gardens
1994	Richmond VA	Richmond
1993	Dallas TX	Dallas
1992	Solomons MD	Ben Morrison
1991	New Orleans LA	Louisiana
1990	Northern VA	Northern Virginia
1989	Hendersonville NC	Mal Clark and friends
1988	Bethesda MD	Brookside Gardens
1987	Portland OR	Northwest (joint with ARS)
1986	Morristown NJ	Mal Clark and friends
1985	Mobile AL	Mobile
1984	Fredericksburg VA	Northern Virginia
1983	Chevy Chase MD	Brookside Gardens
1982	Richmond VA	Richmond
1981	Wheaton MD	Brookside Gardens
1980	Chevy Chase MD	Brookside Gardens
1979	Washington DC	Brookside Gardens

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