2012 Daylily Convention

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=190 BGCOLOR="#888888" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="9c992920.jpg" border=0 width="146" height="146" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="144" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="132"><div> <A HREF="2012_daylily_convention.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2012 Daylily Convention"><B>2012 </B></A><A HREF="2012_daylily_convention.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2012 Daylily Convention"><B>Co</B></A><A HREF="2012_daylily_convention.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2012 Daylily Convention"><B>nvention </B></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Segoe Script" ><A HREF="2012_daylily_convention.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2012 Daylily 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home page">MCDS Home</A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=210 style=" border-bottom: 1px solid #6666FF;" BGCOLOR="#888888" TEXT="#080000" background="06126d21epaffc.png"> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="8a95c1d0.jpg" border=0 width="1116" height="285" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=270 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Welcome to Columbus, Ohio</div> <div> home of the 2012 AHS National Convention</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="813" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 526 WIDTH="807"><div> The Metropolitan Columbus Daylily Society is pleased to host the 2012 AHS National Convention!  We invite you to <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" ><I>"Discover Columbus' Passion for Daylilies"</I></FONT> from July 11-14, as you visit our eight spectacular daylily tour gardens and experience our Midwestern hospitality.</div> <bR> <div> Be ready for a fun, action-packed few days (and anticipate "daylily overload")!  Catch up with good friends -- and meet new ones -- on the bus tours and at the banquets. Take an exhibition judges clinic or garden judges workshop.  Bid on fantastic gifts and new daylily cultivars at the raffle and plant auction.  Discover garden "must-haves" from the boutique.  Learn something new at the scientific symposium.</div> <bR> <div> Register early -- our capacity is limited to the first 600 registrants.  This is a convention that you won't want to miss.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="3" CELLPADDING="7" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="786" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#CC0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 152 WIDTH="762"><div> <B>As of March 23, 2012, we have reached our Convention capacity limit of 600 registered guests! </B> </div> <bR> <div> To allow as many daylily enthusiasts to attend this exciting event as possible, we are forming a "wait list" of additional registrants.  If you are interested in joining us in July for what is sure to be a great Convention, we want to encourage you to (quickly!) send your registration materials to our Registrar, Winnie Garabis.   Winnie will create the wait list based on the order in which the registrations are postmarked, and will fill openings resulting from cancellations in this same order.  </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> See you in Columbus in July!</div> <bR> <div> Charles & Cynthia Lucius</div> <div> 2012 AHS National Convention Co-chairs</div> <div> (614) 851-0334</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:ceandcflucius@sbcglobal.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:ceandcflucius@sbcglobal.net">ceandcflucius@sbcglobal.net</A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> In fourteen hundred ninety-two... </div> <div> Columbus' passion for discovery led him to <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Lucida Handwriting" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Lucida Handwriting" >America.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> In two thousand and twelve...</div> <div> Let your passion for daylilies lead you  to <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Lucida Handwriting" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Lucida Handwriting" >Columbus!</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Site Updated: 7/4/12</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>