Cental Iowa Orchid Society's
Speaker's Day History
Speaker's Day is an annual event hosted by the Cental Iowa Orchid Society.
The year, 2025, will be our 36th annual Speaker's Day and will be held on Saturday, July 19th.
The first Speaker's Day was held in the summer of 1989. In the past we have had speakers from all over North America, some coming from as far as Canada, Mexico, Ecuador and Hawaii. The speakers give presentations on all aspects of orchid growing and commonly grown genera of orchids.
The registration fee for the event is $30.00 per person in advance or $35.00 per
person at the door. The cost covers all the speakers as well as a continental
breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon desert bar. With your paid admission you also
get a ticket for the doorprize drawings held following the last presentation. You can
purchase additional doorprize tickets at the door.
Also, each speaker
usually brings plants to sell throughout the day so we get a chance to buy plants we usually cannot obtain locally.
Scheduled Speakers - 2026
Fred Clarke (Sunset Valley Orchids, CA)
Alan Koch (Gold Country Orchids, CA)
Scheduled Speakers - 2025
Eric Sauer (River Valley Orchids, OH)
Frank Cervera
Speakers - 2024
Ivan Portilla (Ecuagenera Cía. Ltda., Ecuador)
"Cattleya maxima, in situ and its different forms"
"Orchids of Ecuador"
David Sorokowsky (Paph Paradise, CA)
"Compact Multiflorals for the Crowded Collection"
"Don't Fear The Slippers"
Speakers - 2023
Fred Clarke (Sunset Valley Orchids, CA)
"Spotted and Splashed Cattleyas"
"Becoming an 80 Percentile Grower"
Alan Koch (Gold Country Orchids, CA)
“Unusual Species for the Cattleya Grower”
"Mini Vandaceous Species and Hybrids for the Home Grower"
Speakers - 2022
Francisco Miranda (Miranda Orchids, FL)
"The Genus Cattleya in Brazil"
"Orchids of Rio de Janeiro"
Peter T. Lin (Diamond Orchids, CA)
“Mini-Catts: Delightful Cattleyas in Miniature”
"Genus Dendrobium: A Family Portrait of Dendrobium Species"
Speakers - 2021
Alan Koch (Gold Country Orchids, CA)
"A New Look at Intergeneric Phalaenopsis"
"Cattleya's 365, 24/7"
David Sorokowsky (Paph Paradise, CA)
“Novelty Paphs”
“Multifloral Paphs”
The 2020 Speaker's Day
cancelled due to the Coronovirus pandemic.
Speakers - 2019
Art Chadwick (Chadwick & Son Orchids, Inc., VA)
"Large Flowered Cattleya Species"
"Cattleyas and the Golden Age of Orchid Fashion"
Jason Fischer, (Orchids Limited, MN)
“Phragmipedium kovachii and It’s Hybrids”
“The Jungle Log and Alternative Orchid Growing”
Speakers - 2018
Peter T. Lin (Diamond Orchids, CA)
“Spectacular Orchids from Around the World”
“Mini-catts”
Ron Midgett (New Earth Orchids, NM)
“Oncidinae Intergeneric Hybrids -What Are They and How Do I Grow Them”
“Green With Envy: Green Cattleyas - Origins”
Speakers - 2017
Jim Roberts (Florida Suncoast Orchids)
“A Few Encyclia to Enjoy”
”Fertilizing Your Orchids 101”
Dr. Kristen Uthu (New World Orchids)
"Japanese Orchids: The Small and Mighty"
"Miniatures: Honey I Shrunk the Orchids"
Speakers - 2016
Fred Clarke (Sunset Valley Orchids)
"Spotted and Splashed Cattleyas"
"Catasetums and Their Culture"
Hadley Cash (Marriott Orchids)
"Paphiopedilums In General"
"Orchid Rainbows"
Speakers - 2015
Sam Tsui (Orchid Inn)
"Paphiopedilum sanderianum Breeding and Culture"
"The Wonderful World of Parvisepalums and Their Culture"
James Rose (Cal-Orchid)
"The Laelias of Mexico"
"Orchids of Madagascar"
Speakers - 2014
Peter Lin (Big Leaf Orchids)
"Creating Novelty Phalaenopsis for Color and Fragrance"
"Phalaenopsis Species"
Russ Vernon (New Vision Orchids)
"Lycaste Orchids"
"Minicatts"
Speakers - 2013
Alan Koch (Gold Country Orchids)
"Growing in the Home"
"Miniature Cattleyas for the Home"
Roy Tokunaga (H&R Nurseries, Inc.)
"The Secret Lives of Orchids"
"Dendrobiums in the Latouria and Formosa Sections"
Speakers - 2012
John Stubbings(Clown Alley Orchids)
"Oncidium Intergeneric Orchid Care"
"Unusual Relatives of Cymbidiums"
Francisco Miranda (Miranda Orchids)
"Orchids from the Brazilian Amazon"
"Brazilian Cattleyas and Laelias"
Speakers - 2011
Norito Hasegawa (Paphanatics Unlimited)
"What's New in Paphs"
"Multifloral Paphs"
Iván Portilla (Ecuagenera Cía. Ltda., Ecuador)
"Orchids of Ecuador in their Natural Habitat"
"Cattleya maxima and Its Different Forms"
Speakers - 2010
Fred Clarke (Sunset Valley Orchids)
"New Hybrids with Catasetum, Cycnoches and Mormodes"
"Today's Mini and Compact Cattleyas"
Tom Harper (Stones River Orchids) -
"Taiwan International Orchid Show"
"Multiflora Phalaenopsis"
Speakers - 2009
Glen Decker (Piping Rock Orchids)
"Phragmipedium kovachii hybrids and culture"
"A trip to Europe's orchid growers and what we can learn from them"
Jim Rose (Cal-Orchid, California)
"Epidendrum Culture and Breeding"
"Lycaste Culture and Breeding"
Speakers - 2008
Alan Koch (Gold Country Orchids)
"Miniature Orchids that Grow in Cattleya-like Conditions"
"Understanding Brazilian Cattleyas and How They Affect Breeding"
Roy Tokunaga (H&R Nurseries, Inc.)
"Breeding for Flares"
"Dendrobiums"
Speakers - 2007
Peter Lin (Big Leaf Orchids)
"Red Phalaenopsis Development"
"Phalaenopsis gigantea"
George Hatfield (Hatfield Orchids)
"Miniaturized Cymbidiums"
"Pendulous Cymbidiums"
Speakers - 2006
Chuck Acker (Flasks by Chuck Acker)
"Phrags"
"Phrag. kovachii"
Harry Phillips (Andy's Orchids)
"Mounted Orchids"
"Miniature Orchids"
Speakers - 2005
Tom Harper (Stone’s River Orchids)
"Harlequin Phalaenopsis"
"Species"
Jim Hamilton (Petite Plaisance)
"Species"
Ron Ehlers (Petite Plaisance)
"Mounting Orchids Demonstration"
Speakers - 2004
Dr. Tom Nasser (Carolina Orchids)
"Species"
Dr. Martin Motes (Motes Orchids)
"Vandas in northern climates"
Speakers - 2003
Jerry Fischer (Orchids Limited)
"Paphs and Phrags"
Weyman Bussey
"Mexican species"
Speakers - 2002
Bill Schneider (Countryside Orchids)
"Species"
Alan Koch (Gold Country Orchids)
"Mini and Compact Catts"
Speakers - 2001
Roy Tokunaga (H&R Nurseries, Inc.)
"Dendrobiums"
"Mini Catts"
Ron Parsons
"Species"
Speakers - 2000
Dennis Olivas (D&D Orchids)
"Laelia purpurata"
"Multi-floral
Paphs"
Howard Ginsberg (Bedford Orchids)
"Deflasking"
"Taiwanese Phals"
Speakers - 1999
Steve Gettel (Sunset Orchids)
"Lycastes"
"Intergenerics
Sam Tsui (Orchid Inn)
"Paphs"
Marcia Whitmore
"Wild Orchid Conservation"
Speakers - 1998
Ken Wilson
"Let's make a new orchid"
Steve McNerney
"Lavender Catts"
Joe Gray
"Wildcatt Database"
Speakers - 1997
E. Christiansen
"Phal species"
Muguel Angel Soto Arenes
"Mexican Species"
Speakers - 1996
Robert Fuchs (R.F. Orchids)
"Ascocendas & Vandas"
Speakers - 1995
Dr. Clair R. Ossian
"Unusual Orchids"
Norito Hasegawa (Paphanatics, Unlimited)
"Paphs"
Speakers - 1994
Jose Exposito (Soroa Orchids)
"Phals"
Jerry Rehfield (Starbek Farms)
"Catts"
Speakers - 1993
Anita Aldrich (Sundance Orchid)
"Equitants/Variegata"
Tom Harper (Stone's River Orchids)
"Phals"
Speakers - 1992
Ron McHatton
William Rhodehamel (Hoosier Orchid Company)
"Species"
Speakers - 1991
Bob Gordan
"Phals"
Alan Koch (Gold Country Orchids)
"Mini Catts"
Speakers - 1990
Dr. Clair R. Ossian
"Dendrobiums"
William W. Burke
"Paphs"
Speakers - 1989
Norm Baker
Jerry Fischer (Orchids Limited)
"Collecting orchids in Peru"
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