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he feature article in this issue is a report on the 2017 BCI BONSAI CLUBS INTERNATIONAL
International Convention in Taiwan. The theme expressed before Bonsai Clubs International, a not-for-profit educational
Tthe event—“Explore the Beauty & Culture of Taiwan”—was an organization, advances the ancient and living art of bonsai
understatement. For those who have never visited Taiwan, words alone and related arts through the global sharing of knowledge. We
could not have prepared them for the experience. Conference Chairman educate while promoting international friendship and solidify
Tsang-Shing Chen and his organizing committees, volunteers and world relationships through cooperation with individuals and
supporters, delivered a convention of amazing scope. Bonsai was first organizations whose purpose is consistent with ours.
introduced to Taiwan during the period of Japanese colonization over EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Vic Ceballos, Philippines
a hundred years ago, but it was in the ’80s and in the ’90s that bonsai Glenis Bebb, President chilloutprof@yahoo.com
masters there created and established a distinctive Taiwanese character in Queensland, Australia Chen Chan, China
their bonsai. This conference was proof that bonsai is a massive industry president@bonsai-bci.com chairman@pck.com.cn
in Taiwan and its artists and trees are second to none. Added to this Helen Su, 1st Vice President Les Dowdell, Canada
were spectacular banquets, beautiful gardens and museums, stimulating Taiwan, R.O.C. hokkoku@telusplanet.net
bcivp@bonsai-bci.com
lectures, generous and gracious hosts, and the result was a world-class Min Hsuan Lo, Taiwan
convention. The only quandary was that no one could attend every single Nikunj Parekh, 2nd Vice President bonsailo@mail2000.com.tw
Mumbai, India
event. Luckily, many BCI Directors were in attendance and contributed nikunjyo@gmail.com Frank Mihalic, USA
to this report. Some wrote articles or contributed photographs, others did David DeGroot, Secretary mihalicf@yahoo.com
both, and some, provided their comments and observations. Thanks to Washington, USA Ing Suan Ng, Malaysia
everyone’s efforts, we offer a comprehensive snapshot of the conference. degrood@comcast.net isng1818@gmail.com
We also received more photos than we could print, so, over the next few Roger Snipes, Treasurer Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia
weeks, look for them on the BCI website. Washington, USA budisulistyo22@gmail.com
With wonderful memories of the 2017 BCI Conference still fresh in treasurer@bonsai-bci.com BCI BUSINESS OFFICE
our minds, we now eagerly anticipate the 2018 conference in France. DIRECTORS Larry Stephan, Business Manager
Organizer François Jeker introduces us to some of the featured artists Massimo Bandera, Italy PO Box 639, Prospect Heights,
that will be demonstrating there. As well, we publish the first details of the mb@massimobandera.it IL 60070-0639, USA
office@bonsai-bci.com
Post Convention Tour of Eastern France, organized by BCI. Gudrun Benz, Germany
Gudrun Benz offers us two more reports. The first is from Cesano Benz-W@t-online.de WEB SITE MAINTENANCE
Maderno, Italy, that hosted the 20th AIAS National Congress on Suiseki. Sujata Bhat, India Bonnie Moore, Canada
neveryonas@shaw.ca
A sure sign that stone collecting is popular in this country. The second is sbhat@hotmail.com
from Hameln, Germany, the setting of the tale of the Pied Piper, where Enrique Castaño, Mexico WEB SITE EDITOR
the Annual National Meeting and Exhibition of Bonsai-Club Germany ecs7768@yahoo.com Joe Grande, Canada
editor@bonsai-bci.com
and the German Suiseki Society took place.
Michael Collins McIntyre recently came across a beautiful book by TO JOIN BCI OR RENEW
photographer Stephen Voss. Michael was so impressed by the photo-
graphs that he looked into how it came to be, and discovered that it takes YOUR MEMBERSHIP
a bonsai community to publish a book. New members, go to www.bonsai-bci.com and
Bonsai artist Lindsay Bebb, comfortable working in three dimensions, click on “Join BCI Today” button. Renewing
whether it’s a bonsai tree or a super-hard piece of wood, offers us a step- members, log in to your account and go to
by-step article on making a Root Wood Stand. Manage My Profile/Renew My Membership.
In Quebec, bonsai enthusiasts have found a degree of harmony with the Join or Renew Online, by Phone,
sometimes controversial practise of collecting trees from fragile environ- by E-mail or by Mail. PO Box 639,
www.bonsai-bci.com,
ments. Why not plant a few trees when collecting yamadori? office@bonsai-bci.com, Prospect Heights,
—Joe Grande, Canada (editor@bonsai-bci.com) phone 847-612-5133, IL 60070-0639, USA.

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