2008 Sponsors Sponsor Opportunites Platinum Branch-Smith Publishing Harell's Inc. Plant Publicity Holland Spring Meadow Nursery Suncrest Nurseries, Inc. Gold Foxborough Nursery,  Co. Inc. The Scotts Company Silver Bailey Nurseries Bioworks Canadale Nurseries Ltd. Desert Canyon Farm J. Frank Schmidt & Son  Co. Little Valley Wholesale  Nursery Skagit Gardens Smithers-Oasis Co. Bronze BFG Supply Co. Blooming Nursery Colorado Nursery &  Greenhouse Assoc. Desert Tree Farm Hines Horticulture Midwest Groundcovers North Creek Nurseries Ornamental Growers  Assoc. of Nor. IL Plant Select The Rhode Island  Nurseries, Inc. Welby Gardens  /Hardy Starts Seed Copper APEX Nursery Fertilizers  /Simplot Professional  Products Brotzman’s Nursery, Inc. Center Greenhouse, Inc. Cornflower Farms, Inc. Fisher Farms Four Winds Growers Cornflower Farms, Inc. Hortus USA JVK Ltd. M.L. Irrigation M. Putzer Hornby  Nursery Vans Pines Nursery, Inc.

THE COMBINED ANNUAL MEETING of the EASTERN & WESTERN REGIONS of the INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROPAGATORS’ SOCIETY September 14-17, 2008 Denver Marriott City Center, Denver, Colorado “Propagation with an Altitude! New Heights for Plant Production & Propagation” Choice of Pre-Conference Tours on Sunday, September 14th: High Altitude Tour: Mt. Goliath, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Low Altitude Tour: Welby Gardens West, Gully Greenhouses, Colorado State University Trial Gardens Afternoon Conference Tours: September 15th & 16th: Stops include: Denver Botanic Gardens, Welby Gardens East, National Seed Storage Lab, Ft. Collins Nursery, Little Valley Wholesale Nursery and Timberline Gardens Educational Program: Join us for a program that explores all phases of propagation and plant production, with special emphasis on the Rocky Mountain region. Concurrent East and West sessions will explore diverse topics of regional interest, while a joint all-production session offers useful updates on nagging problems in the greenhouse and cultural techniques in the field. For the more adventurous, we'll offer sessions on new plant introductions from North America and Asia, plant selection and breeding. Our banquet speaker will be Panayoti Kelaidis, a world-famous authority on alpine plants, who works his magic at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Take part in tours to outstanding nurseries and botanic gardens of the Front Range area."Seek and Share" with propagators from across the USA and Canada. Find the perfect plant at our extensive silent auction. And relax and enjoy great food and drink, the arts, culture, and perhaps a good old-fashioned baseball game in the beautiful city of Denver. This will be an event not to miss! Mark your calendar now, and we'll see you in Denver! For more information, contact: Margot Bridgen, Executive Director IPPS Eastern Region, North America 1700 North Parish Drive Southold, NY 11971 Phone: 631-765-9638 Fax: 631-765-9648 E-mail: Margot Bridgen

Selected Speaker Bios Thomas G. Ranney, Ph.D., North Carolina State University Richard T. Olsen, Ph.D., U.S. National Arboretum Tom M. Foley, Ball Horticulture Ann R. Chase, Ph.D., Chase Horticultural Research, Inc. Panayoti Kelaidis, Denver Botanic Gardens