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consisted only of Taiwanese people. Fortunately, Helen Su helped me
with translation into Chinese in a masterly fashion.
An excellent small Suiseki exhibition was set-up in the main build-
ing and a beautiful bonsai exhibition outside surrounded a pond
within the park. The exhibition with 85 finest bonsai and Suiseki
lasted from November 4 to 26. The bonsai were mainly Juniperus
chinensis and pines. Others were mostly sub tropical specimens that
included eye-catching bougainvillea in full blossom.

Top; Taiwan is famous for
its “Rose stones,” highly
polished rhodonite.
Middle; Bougainvillea in
full blossom displayed It’s Not Just Trees
inside together with the
stones. Board of Directors Meeting and
Bottom; A root over
rock Ficus microcarpa in the Annual General Meeting
outdoor bonsai display
surrounding a pond.
By Les Dowdell, Canada
hen you go to a BCI convention, try to get totally
immersed in the experience. Attend the opening
Wand closing banquets, watch as many demonstra-
tions as possible, meet old and new friends, buy some new
tools, and revel in the exhibition of the many bonsai on dis-
play.
However, behind the scenes, there are pleasures available
to a select few. These special people are the members of the
BCI Board of Directors, volunteers who travel at their own
expense to help manage BCI. The added pleasures are at-
tendance at the Board of Directors Meeting and the Annual
General Meeting. You would be correct in assuming that BCI
Directors are expected to attend the first of these two meet-
ings. At the latest meeting held in Taiwan, ten (10) directors
and our magazine editor conducted BCI business. Reports
from the Executive members (President, Business Manager,
Financial officer, etc.) and committee chairpersons (Educa-
tion, Membership, Magazine) were given. Other items dis-
cussed included upcoming conventions in France in 2018,
China in 2019 and USA in 2020, and revisions to the BCI
By-Laws and Policy and Procedures Manual. These last two
documents help BCI run smoothly.
The BCI AGM was attended by eleven (11) people. The
results of the Board of Directors Meeting were passed on to
the attendees and a general discussion of the information and
the conference was held. This was a short meeting that lasted
approximately half an hour. Hopefully there will be a good
attendance by BCI members at the next conference in Mul-
house, France next year.
The next time you get to a BCI convention and wander
through the exhibit and wish you could grow great bonsai,
remember that there are Directors sequestered in a room
helping BCI run smoothly.

Left to right, front row: Helen Su, 1st Vice President; Gudrun Benz, Director;
Glenis Bebb, President; Sujata Bhat, Director.
Back row, left to right: Budi Sulistyo, Director; Vic Ceballos, Director; Joe
Grande, Editor; Les Dowdell, Director; Nikunj Parekh, 2nd Vice President.

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