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At the banquet, we dined together, exchanged ideas and had a great time sharing memories and moments related to bonsai. At our table was headliner John Romano who lives in Rhode Island, USA and has been working with bonsai for 30 years. He studied for a short time at Taisho-en in Shizuuoka, Japan with Mr. Urushibata, and worked with artists in residence at NEBG: Kenji Miyata, Hiromi Tsukada Top left; Bush Clover, Lespedzia bicolor - William N ValavanisTop right; Azalea sp. - Mel Goldstein. Part of Best Composition display.Bottom; Pinus sp. - Gary Andes