The Once and Future Violet

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The International AVSA Convention and Show  hosted by MAAVS

April 11-18, 2010

Raleigh, North Carolina


MAAVS will be the  host affiliate for the 64th Annual African Violet Society of America Convention and Show.  We're excited to be hosts for this beautiful and exciting African Violet event.

Location

North Raleigh Hilton
North Raleigh Hilton front entrance
The convention will be at the North Raleigh Hilton Hotel, 3415 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, North Carolina.. Raleigh has a great airport nearby, airport code RDU,  with multiple airlines including American, Delta, NorthWestern, Jet Blue, SouthWest, United, US Air and a host of other carriers providing convenient air service to the entire US.

Theme

"The Once and Future Violet" will pay tribute to the origin and development of the African Violet over the years. The Show Schedule will feature categories reflecting a timeline of the African Violet from the species to tomorrows exciting new developments in hybrids.

 Steering Committee

The MAAVS steering committee members for this show are:

Convention Chair: Tom Glembocki
Convention Co-Chair: Rich Follett
Show Chair: Brenda Petry
Show Co-Chair: Laurene Jones
Schedule: Laurene Jones

The Proposal

At the AVSA National Convention in Tulsa this year, the AVSA board needed the names of the MAAVS Committee Chairman before they could accept our hosting bid.
Tom Glembocki agreed to be Conventin Chair but we needed a Show Chair. With Tom Glembocki, Libbie Glembocki and Faye Wagman as witnesses, Rich Follett got down on bended knee and asked Brenda Petry if she would please accept the position of Show Chair. The photo captures this historic moment.


Asking Brenda to be Show Chair
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Site Visit

AVSA Convention Director Linda Owens and Kathy Lahti visited Raleigh, NC in the summer of 2008.  Tom and Libbie Glembocki joined Linda and Kathy on a whirlwind tour of the city and potential convention sites. The winning bid was from the Hilton Hotel on Wake Forest Road in Raleigh. With 1,000 free parking spaces,  30,000 square feet of meeting and banquet rooms and a recently completed renovation it was easy to see the Hilton advantage for AVSA convention attendees.

AVSA convnetion team
Libbie Glembocki, Linda Owen and Kathy Lahti visit downtown Raleigh. The NC state capital is visible in the background.
 African Violet Society of America
Mid Atlantic African Violet Society
April 11-18, 2010
Raleigh, NC