The ARS/DRG 2018 International Rhododendron Conference in EuropeAn archive of past alerts and other emails is available at http://ars2018.org/archive/Alert! Registration Closed, Mar. 15
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The 2018 ARS Convention will be hosted by the Deutsche Rhododendron Gesellschaft (DRG) in Bremen, Germany. There will be 3 optional tours before the Convention and one optional tour after the Convention. The first pre-tour in the Netherlands will be hosted by the Dutch Chapter of the ARS. It will start on Monday, May 7, 2018, in Amsterdam. The second pre-tour in Germany will be hosted by the DRG. The third pre-tour in Denmark and Sweden will be hosted by the Danish and Swedish Chapters. The post-tour in Finland will be hosted by the Finnish Chapter. Attendees are responsible to make their own way to their first hotel and to make their way home from the last hotel. All tours connect with the next tour. See the other tabs on this website to learn more about the tour options, the tour gardens, the hotels, the speakers and registration. Convention Details: Dates, Costs, What's IncludedThe following is the pricing for the optional tours and Convention. Note: the tours are optional, the Convention is not. If you book adjacent tours, there are no gaps. Rooms are priced per person for double occupancy and single occupancy. Registration is offered on a first come, first served basis. Some tours are full. Others are filliing up. To avoid problems, get your reservation in early. Payment information depending upon their itinerary will be sent each registrant.
* Those on both the German Pre-Tour 2 and the Danish-Swedish Pre-Tour 3 will receive a 70 € credit per person double and a 140 € credit single for the night of May 13. The Danish-Swedish Pre-Tour 3 starts with an overnight in Bremen on the 13th before leaving for Denmark on the morning of the 14th with a stop at Hachmann's Nursery en route. The duplication of hotel and meals shown in the chart will not actually occur, instead there will be the credit. † Double means per person double occupancy. Single means per person single occupancy. †† If choices are not contiguous, you must arrange your own lodging the missing nights. If you would like
JARS Articles & ItinerariesArticles published in the Journal of the ARS provide detailed information on the convention & the tours.
Maps of ARS 2018 Tours
clicks arrows in lower corners to change maps ARS 2018 Tours PDF and Power Point PresentationsThe following PDF and PowerPoint presentations describe the Convention and the garden tours. For an overview of the tours and Convention with maps, visit the Home page. For a preview of the garden tours, visit the Gardens page. To see the Convention program speakers visit the Speakers page. Note: the pre-tours and post-tour are optional. Denmark-Sweden Pre-Tour - Bremen - Post-TourDenmark-Sweden Pre-Tour Presentation (PowerPoint) (PDF) Germany Pre-Tour and Bremen Convention Presentation (PowerPoint) (PDF) Finland Post-Tour Presentation (PowerPoint) (PDF) |
Last Updated: April 8, 2018