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Willow leaf cus, Ficus salicifolia, welcoming guests to the exhibit.
Celebrating
50 Years
Text and Photos by Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia
To celebrate its 50-year anniversary, ABS (The American Bonsai Society) held a convention in Orlando, Florida hosted by BSF or Bonsai Societies of Florida. e Convention was held in Florida Hotel &
Conference Center, Orlando from 25 to 29 May 2017. Orlando Hotel & Conference Center is a big hotel with ample spaces for exhibition, bazaar, demonstrations, seminars and social functions
2017 ABS Convention
making it possible to hold all the convention activities in one place. Besides that, the hotel is in the same building with a big mall, so that all the participants and observers can nd food as well as shopping in the mall without leaving the building.
ere were around 140 participants plus numerous volunteers and people coming just to see the exhibition or buying goods in the bazar. Twelve teachers from several places in USA and abroad were featured at this
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