Promoting gesneriad wear: Fay Wagman, Chair of Membership Publicity Promotion, with help from Convention Registrar Mary Helen Maran

Flower Show Entries greeters MJ Tyler and Sally Robinson

Show Chair Beverley Williams with Placement Chair Bruce Williams

Entries Co-Chairs Karyn Cichocki and Emma Bygott, assisted by first-time convention volunteer Marilyn Crompton, entering the exhibits coming into the flower show

Exhibitors preparing their entries for show (front left: Marina De Souza, first-time convention attendee, and Paul Kroll, Artistic Reservations and Schedule Co-Chair)

Jill Fischer entering with Classification Co-Chair Bill Price inspecting

Classification Co-Chair Vincent Woo (left) with placement team Leonard Re, Jeremy Keene, and Bob Clark

The 2013 Student Convention Grant Recipients: Jason Martin, Hermine Alexandre, François Lambert (front), Reece Watson and Jeremy Keene (rear)

François Lambert from Montreal presenting his research work

Janique Perreault (gesneriad collection curator at the Montreal Botanical Garden), students Hermine Alexandre and François Lambert, and lecturer Alain Chautems

Presidents enjoying the Chapter Presidents meeting

The late afternoon lecture on Streptocarpus species by Dee and Bob Stewart

Volunteers Randy Baron and Sylvia Svitak helping set up the donated auction items

President Paul Susi presiding at the Annual Membership Meeting

Doris Brownlie leading the group in a July 4th singing of the U.S. National Anthem

Arleen Dewell (left) presenting an Award of Appreciation to Gussie Farrice

Michael Riley (center) presenting an Award of Appreciation to Carolyn Ripps

Some of the former recipients of Awards of Appreciation standing and being recognized

Attendees socializing at the evening dinner dinner (Mary Helen Maran, Harry Branson, Judy Smith, Betsy Branson, Betsy Gottshall, Jeff and Edie Chapman, Stephen Maciejewski)

Bill Price presenting his lecture on Growing and Showing Gesneriads

Sale of publications and promotional items while awaiting the opening of plant sales

The crowd awaiting the opening of plant sales

First three registrants first in line for early plant sales (Julie Mavity-Hudson, Carol Ann Bonner, Dee Stewart)

Attendees making their selections

The buying frenzy

New Director Lena Klintberg from Sweden enjoying the sales room activity

Plant Sales Co-Chair Mel Grice (left) with volunteers Wanda and Richard MacNair

Plant Sales Co-Chair Patrick Smith (seated) with helpers Susan Smith and Leonard Re adding up and packing up the purchases

Society Business Manager Michael Riley (and Growers Forum moderator) with Society Treasurer Becky Fontes helping at plant sales

Species Seed Fund Co-Chair Carolyn Ripps taking Seed Fund orders

Jeanne Katzenstein presenting a box of sale plants donated by the Society to Janique Perreault, curator of the gesneriad collection at the Montreal Botanical Garden