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awards, silent auction, vendor area and bazaar, business meeting, tours of local enthusiasts' collections, tours of local cultural interest. This is by no means an exhaustive list.
This list was compiled from material found in the assorted specialty magazines (advertisements and articles before and after the conventions), convention brochures, and books. Special thanks to Solita D. Tafur Rosade (FELAB) and Joy Williams and Kath Hughes (FoBBS) for their valuable input and corrections. Also, profound thanks go out to all the unnamed committee chairpersons
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Last Updated: March 21, 2002
ASIA-PACIFIC BONSAI & SUISEKI (APBS)
BONSAI CLUBS INTERNATIONAL (BCI)
EUROPEAN BONSAI ASSOCIATION (EBA)
FEDERATION of BRITISH BONSAI SOCIETIES (FoBBS)
FEDERATION LATINO AMERICANA de BONSAI (FELAB)
GOLDEN STATE BONSAI FEDERATION (GSBF)
INTERNATIONAL STONE COLLECTION ASSOCIATION (ISCA)
WORLD BONSAI FRIENDSHIP
FEDERATION (WBFF)
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| 1968 | June 15 - 16 | Cleveland, OH | 150 registrants from U.S. and Canada; Mary P. Case, Constance Derderian, Dr. David Andrews, Warren P. Cooper | |
| 1969 | June 20 - 22 | Philadelphia, PA | E. Felton Jones, Frederic L. Ballard, Lynn Perry Alstadt, Angiolo Cassese, Kent Kise, George W. Baker, George F. Hull, Jerald W. Stowell, Mary Case, Warren Cooper | |
| 1970 | April 10-12 | Dallas, TX | John Naka; Mary P. Case, Constance Derderian, Jerald Stowell, George Gray, Ernesta Drinker Ballard, E. Felton Jones, Beverly Oliver, Betty Peirce, Lynn Perry Alstadt, Robert L. Maxson, Horace Hinds, Cad. C. Bruns, Leon Snyder, Edmond Moulin | |
| 1971 | July 16 - 18 | Norfolk, VA | John Naka, Frank Okamura, Richard Ota, George Yamaguchi, E. Felton Jones | |
| 1972 | July 13 - 16 | Kansas City, MO | "Learning Together" | First joint BCI/ABS; some 400 attendees; Yuji Yoshimura, Toshio Kawamoto; Sachiko Colom, Johonet Wicks, Elma Berryman, Leon Snyder, Dan Buckley, Larry Tooker, George Gray, Lynn Perry Alstadt, George Hull, Jerry Stowell |
| 1973 | July | Atlanta, GA | "Growing Together" | Joint BCI/ABS; 503 delegates; John Naka and Marcial Rodriguez-Brossoise |
| 1974 | Aug 23 - Sept 8 | Sacramento, CA | ||
| 1975 | July 10 -12 | Kansas City, MO | Kyuzo Murata (Japan) and Masakuni Kawasumi (Japan); John
Naka, John Creech, Leon Snyder, Jr., Jim Barrett, Felton Jones, Dorothy
Young, Edmond Moulin, Frank Okamura, William Valavanis, George Baker, George
Gray, Doris Froning, Donald Lem;
July 13-17 Short Course directed by Prof. Leon C. Snyder, Jr. |
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| 1976 | July 29 - Aug 1 | Philadelphia, PA | "Beauty in Bonsai" | John Naka, Ernesta D. Ballard, Ed Symmes, Bill Valavanis, Chase Rosade, Melba Tucker, David Andrews, Keith Scott, Marion Gyllenswan, Jerry Stowell |
| 1977 | Oct. 17 - 21 | Tokyo, Japan | About 200 participated; Kyuzo Murata (Japan), Morihiro Sato, Toshio Kawamoto, Tom Yamamoto | |
| 1978 | July 6 - 9 | Ithica, NY | Yuji Yoshimura as Master in Residence; Dorothy S. Young, William N. Valavanis, Marion Gyllenswan, F. Chase Rosade, Constance R. Derderian, Prof. J.W. Boodley | |
| 1979 | July 4 - 8 | New York City, NY | Approx. 300 attendees from twelve countries; Joint BCI/ABS;
Yuji Yoshimura, John Naka, and Frank Okamura; Susumu Sudo, Yasuji Matsuda,
F. Chase Rosade, Lynn K. Porter, Dr. David Andrews, Dan Robinson, William
K. Valavanis, Keith Scott, James Barrett, Marion Gyllenswan, Doris Froning,
Ben Oki, Marcial Rodrieguez-Brossoise, Jack Billet, Lynn Liggett, Felton
Jones, Joe Burke, Marian Bouchers, Jerry Stowell, Betty Killiam, Jorge
Lucero, Joe Samuels, Bob Drechsler;
ABS also Aug. 24-26, U of California, Davis: "Bonsai Refinement" w/John Naka as Master in Residence, Melba Tucker, Khan Komai, James Barrett; Dorothy Young, James R. Newton, David R. Flipse, Dr. David L. Andrews, Shin & H. Carl Young, Dr. Charles E. Hess, Dr. Robert Raabe, Dr. Richard Harris, Prof. Frank Morishta, Dr. David S. Saxon |
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| 1980 | Aug. 27 - 31 | East Lansing, MI | Toshio Saburomaru as Artist in Residence, Keith Scott, Lynn Perry Alstadt, William Valavanis, Dr. Harold Davidson | |
| 1981 | June 4 - 6 | Boulder, CO | "Bonsai High!" | Ben Oki, Dan Robinson, Bob Kataoka; Carl J.C. Jorgensen |
| 1982 | June 24 - 26 | College Park, MD | "The Fine Art of Bonsai" | Mizuhiko Nakahara, John Naka, Dr. David Andrews, Chase Rosade, Keith Scott, Melba Tucker, Nick Lenz, Bill Valavanis |
| 1983 | Aug. 18 - 21 | Boston, MA | "The Old and the New" | Warren Hill, Marian Borchers, David Andrews, Jack Billet, Constance Derderian, Doris Froning, Marion Gylleswan, Stan Megos, Jerry Stowell, Melba Tucker |
| 1984 | July 4 - 8 | Seattle, WA | "Gems of the Pacific Rim - Bonsai and the Emerald City" | Some 480 attendees; Joint BCI/ABS; Shinji Ogasawara (Japan), John Naka, Haruo Kaneshiro, Mike Uyeno, Deborah Koreshoff (Australia), Toshio Saburomaru, Keith Scott, Dan Robinson, Dr. Harold Tukey, Marion Gyllenswan, Khan Komai, Connie Raphael, Bill Valavanis |
| 1985 | June 27 - 29 | East Lansing, MI | David Fukumoto, Jim Barrett, Jack Billet, Tony Mihalic, Cliff Pottberg, Jack Wikle, Doris Froning, Arnold Copeland, Mrs. Peter Rookus, Mary Holmes, Vaughn Banting, Randy Clark | |
| 1986 | July 9 - 13 | Washington, D.C. | "American Regional Bonsai" | Joint BCI/ABS; over 500 attendees; John Naka, Haruo Kaneshiro; Dan Robinson, Chase Rosade, Dr. Vincent T. Covello, Harold Sasaki, Randy Clark, Mary Madison, Doris Froning, Vaughn Banting, Marion Gyllenswan, Ted Tsukiyama, David Fukumoto, Larry Ragle |
| 1987 | June 25 - 27 | Nashville, TN | John Naka, Vaughn Banting, David Andrews, Leon Snyder, Doris Froning, Prof. Milan Mihal, Don Shadow | |
| 1988 | July 6 - 10 | Montréal, Canada | "Rocks and Forests" | Shu-ying Lui, Kemtak Chan; H. Takeyama, John Naka, Nick Lenz, William Valavanis, Doris Froning, Chase Rosade |
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| 1990 | June 27 - July 1 | Columbus, OH | "Art and Horticulture" | John Naka, Kelly Adkins, José Cueto, Marian Gyllenswan, Jerry Meislik, Dr. John Peterson, Keith Scott, Jerry Stowell, Marian Borchers |
| 1991 | June 5 - 8 | Park City, UT | "Collect A Rocky Mountain High" | Ben Scolari, Roy Nagatoshi, Jim Barrett, Dan Robinson |
| 1992 | June 17 - 21 | Hershey, PA | "Kisses, buggies, & bonsai" | Susuma Sado, Chase Rosade, David DeGroot, Bruce Baker, Vaughn Banting, Doris Froning, Jack Billet |
| 1993 | May 27 - 31 | Orlando, FL | "New Horizons" | In conjunction w/WBFF & BCI; over 700 delegates; Saburo Kato (Japan), John Naka, Yuji Yoshimura; Pius Notter (Switzerland), Rod Clemons, Mary Madison, Pedro Morales, Ben Oki, Russell Coker, Hotsumi Terakawa, Vaughn Banting, James J. Smith, Mas Imazumi, Qingquan Zhao (China), Shinichi Nakajima, Keiko Yamane (Japan), Paul Imada, Larry Ragle, Felix Rivera, Pat Vanders |
| 1994 | June 23 - 26 | Pittsburgh, PA | "Ancient roots. New growth" | Dr. Alex Shigo, Keith Scott, Norman Haddrick, Jose Cueto; Doris Froning, George Gray, Marion Gyllenswan, Lynn Porter, Randy Clark, Kelley Adkins |
| 1995 | May 4 - 7 | Dallas, TX | "Bonsai From Start to Finish" | Warren Hill, Ernie Kuo, Larry Ragle, David De Groot, Vito Megna, Mike Hansen, Don Gould, David Schlesser, Dave Roberts |
| 1996 | Oct. 24 - 27 | Grantsville, PA | "Autumn, Bonsai and Stones" | Vaughn Banting, Jim Barrett, Rodney Clemons, Walter Pall, Kathy Shaner, Jim Hayes, Pat Coen, Howard McNeal |
| 1997 | June 12 - 15 | Denver, CO | "Mountain Magic" | Harold Sasaki, Dennis Makishima, Pat Brodie, Jim Robinson, Joe Harris, David DeGroot, Pat Coen; Allan Hills |
| 1998 | June 4 - 7 | Kalamazoo, MI | Jerry Stowell, Peter Adams, Martin Schmalenberg, Jerry Meislik, Bruce Baker, Frank Mihalic, Alan Leong, Jim Barrett, Ivan Watters, Brussel Martin | |
| 1999 | Apr. 28 - May 2 | Tucson, AZ | "Diversity in the Desert" | Ben Oki, Warren Hill, John Thompson, Jim Gremel, Mike Cartrett, Dr. Ann Chase, David Meyer, Gay Lynn Goetzke, Max Miller, Roy Estes, Doug Acker, Ernie Hasan |
| 2000 | June 30 - July 2 | Detroit, MI | Masahiko Kimura (Japan), Marty Schmalenberg, Johnny Uchida, Bob Eskeitz, Dave Lowman, Vance Wood | |
| 2001 | April 12 - 15 | New Orleans, LA | "2001: A Bonsai Odyssey" | David DeGroot, Dennis Makeshima, Guy Guidry, Hal Mahoney, Joe Day, Randy Bennett |
| 2002 | June 27 - 30 | Milwaukee, WI | "Celebrate American Bonsai" | John Biel (Ontario, collected white cedar), Cheryl Manning (California, juniper), Gary Marchal (Georgia, collected bald cypress), Larry Ragle (California, shohin), David Rowe (British Columbia, collected mountain hemlock), Harold Sasaki (Colorado, collected ponderosa pine) |
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| 1999 | Oct. 2 - 5 | Taipei, Taiwan | "Oriental Passion" | About 150 registrants attended (hundreds more had cancelled due to the 7.6 magnitude earthquake ten days before); Masahiko Kimura (Japan), Cheng-Kung Cheng, M. Paiman (Indonesia), Arishige Matsuura, Tue-shi Hsieh, I.C. Su (Taiwan) |
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| 1971 | May 29-31 | Cleveland, OH | World's First International Bonsai Convention and Show, co-hosted by the Toronto Bonsai Society; Frank Okamura, Mamoru Nishi, Dorothy Young, Elma Berryman, Wilma Swain, Felton Jones, Keith B. Scott, Bev Oliver, E. G. Devons, Tom Heitkamp, Norbert Pietrzak, Anna Snyder | |
| 1972 | July 13 - 16 | Kansas City, MO | "Learning Together" | First joint BCI/ABS; some 400 attendees; Yuji Yoshimura, Toshio Kawamoto; Sachiko Colom, Johonet Wicks, Elma Berryman, Leon Snyder, Dan Buckley, Larry Tooker, George Gray, Lynn Perry Alstadt, George Hull, Jerry Stowell |
| 1973 | July | Atlanta, GA | "Growing Together" | Joint BCI/ABS; 503 delegates; John Naka and Marcial Rodriguez-Brossoise |
| 1974 | July 11 - 14 | Pasadena, CA | "California: A Window to Japan" | |
| 1975 | July 2 - 6 | Miami Beach, FL | "New Bonsai Horizons" | 319 attendees; Kyuzo Murata and Masakuni Kawasumi; Morihiko Tomita, Masao Kamatsu, Yasuji Matsuda, John Naka |
| 1976 | July 7 - 11 | Washington, D.C. | ||
| 1977 | July 6 - 10 | Chicago, IL | "Crossroads of the World" | Guests of Honor: Susumu Nakamura and Tsuneo Takahashi; John Naka, Khan Komai, Chase Rosade, Toshio Saburomaru, Leon Snyder |
| 1978 | July 19 - 23 | Portland, OR | "Bonsai Country" | Nearly 450 attendees; Toshio Kawamoto and Tom Yamamoto; Tosh Saburomaru, John Naka, Dan Robinson, Herb Gustafson |
| 1979 | July 4 - 8 | New York City, NY | Approx. 300 attendees from twelve countries; Joint BCI/ABS; Yuji Yoshimura, John Naka, and Frank Okamura; Susumu Sudo, Yasuji Matsuda, F. Chase Rosade, Lynn K. Porter, Dr. David Andrews, Dan Robinson, William K. Valavanis, Keith Scott, James Barrett, Marion Gyllenswan, Doris Froning, Ben Oki, Marcial Rodrieguez-Brossoise, Jack Billet, Lynn Liggett, Felton Jones, Joe Burke, Marion Bouchers, Jerry Stowell, Betty Killiam, Jorge Lucero, Joe Samuels, Bob Drechsler | |
| 1980 | Honolulu, HI | "Bonsai -- A Bridge to International Friendship" | Saburo Kato (Japan), Deborah Koreshoff (Australia), John Naka, Haruo Kaneshiro, Yoroku Ito, Mike Uyeno, Yoon Cho Chung, Yutaka Matsuda, Edwin Nishida, Jackson Kansako, Al Marciel, David Fukumoto, Ted Tsukiyama, Dr. Horace Clay | |
| 1981 | July 9 - 12 | Atlanta, GA | John Naka, Yuji Yoshimura, Jim Barrett, E. Felton Jones, Fred Galle, Billy Horton | |
| 1982 | July 7 - 11 | Cleveland, OH | John Naka, Toshio Saburomaru, Doris Froning, Tony Mihalic, Dr. Alex Shigo, Bill Valavanis, Marion Gyllenswan, Melba Tucker | |
| 1983 | July 6 - 10 | Orlando, FL | Yuji Yoshimura, John Naka, Ben Oki, Vaugn Banting, Deborah Koreshoff, Melba Tucker, Mary Madison, Dr. Alex Shigo, Dr. Terry Davis | |
| 1984 | July 4 - 8 | Seattle, WA | "Gems of the Pacific Rim - Bonsai and the Emerald City" | Some 480 attendees; Joint BCI/ABS; Shinji Ogasawara (Japan), John Naka, Haruo Kaneshiro, Mike Uyeno, Deborah Koreshoff (Australia), Toshio Saburomaru, Keith Scott, Daniel Robinson, Dr. Harold Tukey, Marion Gyllenswan, Khan Komai, Connie Raphael, Bill Valavanis |
| 1985 | April 3 - 7 | New Orleans, LA | "Bonsai Way Down Yonder" | Hatsugi Kato; John Naka, Warren Hill, Ben Oki, Bill Valavanis, Chase Rosade, Dave DeGroot, Kimmy Littleton, Donna Banting, Vaughn Banting, Evelyn Smith; Peter Adams, Gianfranco Giorgi, Derry Ralph, Milagros Rauber Herrara, Zillah Willmot |
| 1986 | July 9 - 13 | Washington, D.C. | "American Regional Bonsai" | Joint BCI/ABS; over 500 attendees; John Naka, Haruo Kaneshiro; Dan Robinson, Chase Rosade, Dr. Vincent T. Covello, Harold Sasaki, Randy Clark, Mary Madison, Doris Froning, Vaughn Banting, Marion Gyllenswan, Ted Tsukiyama, David Fukumoto, Larry Ragle |
| 1987 | June 30 - July 4 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN | "Reflections in the North" | Hun Yunhua (China), Susumu Nakamura, Horst Krekler, Nikunj and Jyoti Parekh (India), Peter Adams, David Easterbrook, John Naka, Toshio Saburomaru, Chase Rosade |
| 1988 | July 13 - 17 | San Antonio, TX | "Deep in the Heart of Texas" | John Naka, Yuji Yoshimura; Carl & Shin Young, Warren Hill, Bill Valavanis, Doris Froning, Terry Ward, Harriett Henderson-Cushing |
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| 1990 | July 4 - 7 | Honolulu, HI | "Crossing the Bridge to International Friendships" | Saburo Kato (Japan), John Naka, Shinji Ogasawara (Japan); Edwin Nishida, Ed Nakanishi, Yoroku Ito, Paul Imada, Mike Uyeno, George Masumoto |
| 1991 | July 26 - 28 | Birmingham, England | Over 600 attendees; joint BCI/FoBBS; Hideo and Shigeo Kato, Hotsumi Terakawa, Peter Adams, Dan Barton, Harry Tomlinson, John Naka, Dan Robinson, Chase Rosade, Colin Lewis, Craig Coussins (Scotland), Jim McCorragh, Mike Street, Bill Jordan, Suchin-Ee, Charlotte Dalamira, George Davis | |
| 1992 | May 21 - 25 | Memphis, TN | "Magic in Memphis" | Masahiko Kimura (Japan), John Naka; Maria Elena di Duran, Joe Harris, Mary Madison, Brussel Martin, Roy Nagatoshi, Ben Oki, Joe Samuels, Harold Sasaki |
| 1993 | May 27 - 31 | Orlando, FL | "New Horizons" | In conjunction w/WBFF & ABS; over 700 delegates; Saburo Kato (Japan), John Naka, Yuji Yoshimura; Pius Notter (Switzerland), Rod Clemons, Mary Madison, Pedro Morales (Puerto Rico), Ben Oki, Russell Coker, Hotsumi Terakawa (Netherlands), Vaughn Banting, James J. Smith, Mas Imazumi, Qingquan Zhao (China), Shinichi Nakajima, Keiko Yamane (Japan), Paul Imada, Larry Ragle, Felix Rivera, Pat Vanders |
| 1994 | Nov. 3 - 6 | San Jose, CA | Joint BCI/GSBF; delegates from 9 countries; John Naka, Toshio Saburomaru, Yuji Yoshimura, Kihachiro Kamiya, Masamitsu Kubota; Melba Tucker, Mas Imazumi, Mike Page, Sandy Planting, Roy Nagatoshi, Dennis Makishima, Hiroshi Suzuki, Cheryl Manning, Mel Ikeda, Harry Hirao | |
| 1995 | Oct. 12 - 15 | Sydney, Australia | "Bonsai Down Under" | Susumu Nakamura, Roy Nagatoshi (California, USA), Budi Sulistyo, Harry Tomlinson, Mick Balzary, Lindsay Bebb, John Marsh |
| 1996 | July 3 - 7 | Washington, D.C. | Masahiko Kimura (Japan), Yuji Yoshimura, Ernie Kuo (California, USA), Chase Rosade (Pennsylvania, USA), Dan Barton, Masaru Ishii, Pius Notter (Switzerland), Bill Valavanis (New York, USA), Maria Elena Duran, Bonnie Kobert | |
| 1997 | July 17 - 20 | Toronto, Canada | "Bonsai Borealis" | John Naka (California, USA), David DeGroot (Washington, USA), Norman Haddrick, Marc Noelanders, George Reichert, Chase Rosade (Pennsylvania, USA), David Rowe, Harold Sasaki, Arthur Skolnik, Harry Tomlinson, Bill Valavanis (New York, USA) |
| 1998 | Aug. 12 - 17 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | "Tropical Treasures" | Over 300 attendees; Ferand Bloch, Beatriz Botero, Gustavo Burés, José M. Lopez, Edwin Irizarry, Adán Montalvo, Pedro Morales (Puerto Rico), Carlos Consuegra, Ernie Kuo (California, USA), Felix Rivera, Luis Vallejo, Qingquan Zhao (China) |
| 1999 | June 30 - July 4 | Portland, OR | "The Spirit of Bonsai" | Kunio Kobayashi (Japan), Dan Robinson (Washington, USA), Bill Valavanis (New York, USA), Joe Harris, Suthin Sukosolvisit, Masahiro Furukawa, Frank Heidt, Roy Nagatoshi (California, USA), Dave DeGroot (Washington, USA), Charlie Anderson |
| 2000 | July 5 - 8 | Honolulu, HI | "Bonsai: International Friendship into the 21st Century" | Headliners: Yun Hua Hu (China), Susumu Nakamura, Warren Hill; Naokichi Nozaki, James Mimaki, Bob Okuda, Masaki Teshima, Joe Rosa, Amil Valpoon, Walter Bruder, Roy Hirose, Walter Ouye, Mike Uyeno, Y.C. Chung, Aaron Fujinaka, Ed Nakanishi, George Masumoto, Tim Liu |
| 2001 | Oct. 15 - 18 | Miami, FL to the Bahamas, on Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas | "Bonsai on Board" | Chiu-Chian Chiang (Taiwan), Maria P. Duran-Korteweg (Columbia), Salvatore Liporace (Italy), Dennis Makishima (California, USA), Mary Madison (USA), Patrizia Capellaro de Martino (Italy), Pius Notter (Switzerland), Chase Rosade (Pennsylvania, USA); Dan Avrin (USA), Solita Rosade (Columbia & USA), I. Chi Su (Taiwan), Norry Kirschten (Luxembourg), Nikunjh & Jyoti Parekh (India), Karl Bethke (USA) |
| 2002 | July 3 - 6 | Orlando, FL | "Bonsai in the Sun" | Kunio Kobayashi (Japan), Qingquan Zhou (China), Ben Oki (California, USA), Pedro Morales (Puerto Rico), Chase Rosade (Pennsylvania, USA), Guy Guidry (Louisiana, USA), Boon Manakitivipart (California, USA), Terry Ward (Texas, USA), Jim Van Landingham (Florida, USA), Mike Cartrett (Florida, USA) |
| 2003 | September | Taipei, Taiwan | ||
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| 2005 | June | Reno, NV |
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| 1984 | April 28 - 29 | Mannheim, Germany | 19 countries represented; John Naka (California, USA), Paul Lesniewicz (Germany) headlined; Peter Brown (U.K.) elected president, Marc de Beule (Belgium) secretary, and Cees Doppenderg (Germany) treasurer. | |
| 1985 | Appeldorn, Holland | |||
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| 1987 | Birmingham, England | Hotsumi Terekawa (Netherlands) | ||
| 1988 | Heidelberg, Germany | |||
| 1989 | Nantes, France | |||
| 1990 | Turin, Italy | Masahiko Kimura (Japan) | ||
| 1991 | Lensburg, Switzerland | Hotsumi Terekawa (Netherlands) | ||
| 1992 | May 22 - 24 | Luxembourg | Masahiko Kimura (Japan), Dorothy and Deborah Koreshoff (Australia), Satoru Hanya, Marc Noelanders, Chye Hock Tan, Hotsumi Terekawa (Netherlands); the European Suiseki Association was born at this convention | |
| 1993 | Zoetermeer, Holland | Deborah Koreshoff (Australia) | ||
| 1994 | Oct. 21 - 23 | Valencia, Spain | Saburo Kato (Japan), Hideo Kato, Shinichi Nakajima, Keiko Yamane (Japan), Dan Barton, Horst Krekeler (Germany), Massimo Bandera, Pep Ferrer, Felipe Recio, Luis Vallejo, Jose Villaescusa, Jorge Penalba, Peter Adams, Jesus Revuelta, Sebastian Fernandez | |
| 1995 | June 9 - 11 | Monaco | Noboru Keneko, Pius Notter (Switzerland), Chase Rosade (Pennsylvania, USA), Ben Oki (California, USA), Gilbert Labrid, Ramsey Kinany, Shinji Suzuki, Giovanni Genotti, Marc Noelanders, Phillippe Schultz | |
| 1996 | May 23 - 27 | Munich, Germany | Hideo Kato, Pius Notter (Switzerland), Hotsumi Terakawa (Netherlands), Dan Barton, Lorenzo Agnioletti, Gijs Meboer, Walter Pall, Gerhard Voderwuelbecke, Michael Wilhelm | |
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| 1998 | June 18 - 21 | Fermo, Italy | Kunio Kobayashi (Japan), Hideo Suzuki, Arishige Matsuura | |
| 1999 | July 30 - August 1 | Stratford Upon Avon, England | Marc Noelanders, Hotsumi Terakawa (Netherlands), Luis Vallejo, Kevin Wilson, Martin Bradder, Wendy Carpenter, Gill Duxbury Taylor, Terry Foster, John Hanby, Dave Prescott, Mike Sullivan, Tony Tickle, Hans Van Meer | |
| 2000 | Apr. 28 - May 1 | Arco, Trentino, Italy | Hotsumi Terakawa (Netherlands); Lorenzo Agnoletti, Michele Andolfo, Adriano Bonini, Patrizia Capellaro, Aldo Cipollini Carlo Cetorelli, Donato Danisi, Michele Invernizzi, Salvatore Liporace (Italy), Andrea Parolari Emilio Melloni, Sandro Segneri, Gaetano Settembrini, Alfiero Suardi, Ken Ziliani; Prof. Augusto Marchesini, C. Padrini, Danilo Bonacchi, Prof. Ferruccio Poli | |
| 2001 | June 1 - 3 | Munich, Germany | ||
| 2002 | May 25 - 26 | Brittany, France | ||
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| 2004 | May 28 - 30 | San Marino | ||
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| 1981 | Sept. 26 - 27 | Keele University, Straffordshire (near Manchester), England | Over 250 attendees; Humphrey Welch, Dr. Peter Brown, Dan Barton, Peter Adams, Victor Woodward | |
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| 1989 | August | Brighton | Over 300 delegates; over 1500 members of the public attended the Bonsai Exhibition; Mitsuo Masui, Dan Barton, Harry Tomlinson, Peter Adams, Chase Rosade (Pennsylvania, USA), Marian Borchers | |
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| 1991 | July 26 - 28 | Birmingham, England | Over 600 attendees; joint BCI/FoBBS; Hideo and Shigeo Kato, Hotsumi Terakawa (Netherlands), Peter Adams, Dan Barton, Harry Tomlinson, John Naka (California, USA), Dan Robinson (Washington, USA), Chase Rosade (Pennsylvania, USA), Colin Lewis, Craig Coussins (Scotland), Jim McCorragh, Mike Street, Bill Jordan, Suchin-Ee, Charlotte Dalamira, George Davis | |
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| 1996 | June 22 - 23 | Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon, Wilts, England | Harry Tomlinson | |
| 1997 | April 25 - 27 | Bournemouth, UK | Peter Adams, Gerhard Voderwulbecke, Rodney Clemons, Nobuyuki Kajiwara | |
| 1998 | May 29 - June 1 | Plymouth, UK | Icio Ishi, Toshikane Kondo, Joe Harris III, Corin Tomlinson | |
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| 2000 | June 10 - 11 | Margam Park, South Wales, UK | Kevin Wilson, Craig Coussins (Scotland) | |
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| 2001 | June 22 - 23 | Panama City, Panama | Fourth Encounter | Luis Vallejo, Pedro Morales (Puerto Rico), Guy Guidry (Louisiana, USA), Beatriz Botero; Edgar Castrellon, Migdalia de Endara, Amalia Membreño, Gloria de Mollah, Dicky Bennett, Juan Monterrey |
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| 1981 | Nov. 13 - 15 | San Diego | John Naka, Khan Komai, David Andrews, Warren Hill, Jim Barrett, Mas Takanashi, Roy Nagatoshi, Ko Tsushima | |
| 1982 | Nov. 5 - 7 | San José | Tom Yamamoto; Susanne Barrymore, Warren Hill, Khan Komai, Melba Tucker, Mitsuo Umehara, Terry Ward | |
| 1983 | Nov. 4 - 6 | Long Beach | ||
| 1984 | Nov. 2 - 4 | Oakland | "Bonsai by the Bay" | Katsumi Kinoshita, Toshio Saburomaro, Yasuji Matsuda; Tosh Saburomaru, Khan Komai, Jim Barrett, Melba Tucker, Roy Nagatoshi, Harry Hirao, Terry Ward, Ben Oki, Mas Imazumi, Sandy Planting |
| 1985 | Nov. 8 - 10 | Palm Springs | Dan Barton and John Naka | |
| 1986 | Nov. 21 - 23 | Monterey | Yasuo Mitsuya, William N. Valavanis | |
| 1987 | Nov. 5 - 8 | Anaheim | Masahiko Kimura (Japan), Susumu Sudo, John Naka | |
| 1988 | Oct. 27 - 30 | Santa Rosa | Masamitsu Kubota, Kihachiro Kamiya, John Naka | |
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| 1990 | Nov. 1 - 4 | Burlingame | "Soaring with Bonsai" | Masahiko Kimura (Japan), Mas Imazumi |
| 1991 | Oct. 31 - Nov. 3 | San Diego | "Bonsai Fiesta" | Shinichi Nakajima (Japan), John Naka, Ben Oki, Harry Hirao |
| 1992 | Nov. 5 - 8 | Sacramento | "Bonsai, A Capital Celebration" | Chase Rosade, Hiroshi Suzuki, Kathy Shaner |
| 1993 | Nov. 4 - 7 | Irvine | "A Bonsai Jamboree" | John Naka, Joe Harris, Hiroshi Suzuki, Warren Hill; Harry Hirao, Ben Oki, Susanne Barrymore, Roy Nagatoshi, John Uchida, Dave DeGroot, Dennis Makashima, Pat Brodie, Ted matson, Larry Ragle, Lindsay Shiba, Ed Murakami |
| 1994 | Nov. 3 - 6 | San José | Joint BCI/GSBF; delegates from 9 countries; John Naka, Toshio Saburomaru, Yuji Yoshimura, Kihachiro Kamiya, Masamitsu Kubota; Melba Tucker, Mas Imazumi, Mike Page, Sandy Planting, Roy Nagatoshi, Dennis Makishima, Hiroshi Suzuki, Cheryl Manning, Mel Ikeda, Harry Hirao | |
| 1995 | Nov. 2 - 5 | Pasadena | "Bonsai: The Art of Dedication" | |
| 1996 | Nov. 7 - 10 | Sacramento | "Sacramento With a Difference" | Suisho Nakayama (Japan), Bill Valavanis (New York, USA) |
| 1997 | Nov. 6 - 9 | San Diego | "Bonsai Making Waves" | Kunio Kobayashi (Japan), David DeGroot (Washington, USA) |
| 1998 | Nov. 5 - 8 | San José | "The Evolution of Bonsai" | Headliners: Tohru Suzuki and Shinji Suzuki; Kathy Shaner, Roy Nagatoshi, Boon Manakitivipart, Sandy Planting, John Thompson, Jim Gremel |
| 1999 | Nov. 11 - 14 | Anaheim | "Bonsai Art thru Millennia" | Headliners: Marc Noelanders, Gary Marchal, John Naka; Harry Hirao, Mas Imazumi, Mas Ishii, Boon Manakitivipart, Dennis Makishima, Ben Oki, Lindsay Shiba |
| 2000 | Nov. 3 - 6 | Oakland | "Bonsai -- Bearing Fruit" | Kunio Kobayashi (Japan); John Boyce, Pat Brodie, Fred & Dolly Fassio, George Fujita, Jim Gremel, Ruben Guzman, Harry Hirao, Mas Imazumi, Dennis Makishima, Boon Manakitivipart, Ted Matson, Sandy Planting, Kathy Shaner, Johnny Uchida, Thin Vu |
| 2001 | Nov. 2 - 5 | Woodland Hills | "Bonsai Odyssey" | John Naka, Harry Hirao, Ben Oki, Kathy Shaner, Ted Matson, Kenji Miyata (Japan) |
| 2002 | Oct. 17 - 20 | Sacramento, CA | "Look at us -- Now" | Yasuo Mitsuya (Japan) |
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| 1996 | May | Seoul, Korea | Over 550 stones on display | |
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| 1998 | Sept. 5 - 7 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | About 280 stones on display from 8 countries | |
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| 1989 | April 6 - 9 | Omiya, Japan | "World Peace Through Bonsai" | Some 1237 delegates from 32 countries; Saburo Kato, Hiroshi Takeyama, Hideo Kato, Masahiko Kimura, Susumu Nakamura, Jiro Fukuda, Toshinori Suzuki, Shinji Ogasawara, Tsunekazu Nakajima, Kanekazu Yoshimura, Koji Amakawa, Masao Komatsu, Hideo Chugun, Eijiro Hiruma |
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| 1993 | May 27 - 31 | Orlando, FL, USA | "New Horizons" | In conjunction w/BCI & ABS; over 700 delegates; Saburo Kato (Japan), John Naka (California, USA), Yuji Yoshimura; Pius Notter (Switzerland), Rod Clemons, Mary Madison, Pedro Morales (Puerto Rico), Ben Oki (California, USA), Russell Coker, Hotsumi Terakawa, Vaughn Banting, James J. Smith, Mas Imazumi, Qingquan Zhao (China), Shinichi Nakajima, Keiko Yamane, Paul Imada, Larry Ragle, Felix Rivera, Pat Vanders |
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| 1997 | Oct. 24 - 28 | Seoul, Korea | Approx. 200 overseas delegates; Saburo Kato (Japan), Hideo Kato, Masahiko Kimura (Japan), Shinji Ogasawara (Japan), Hiroshi Takeyama, Haruhiko Kato, Pius Notter (Switzerland), John Naka (California, USA), Maria Teresa Volonterio, Hideo Saito, Ben Oki (California, USA), Hiroshi Suzuki, Lorenzo Malberti, Marina Pavanello, Othmar Auer | |
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| 2001 | May 31 - June 4 | Munich, Germany | Walter Pall, François Jeker, Angel Mota, Salvatore Liporace (Italy), Serge Clémence, Saburo Kato (Japan), Hirosi Takeyama, Toru Suzuki, Osamu Komatu, Shinichi Nakajima, I. C. Su (Taiwan), Kunio Kobayashi (Japan), Chase Rosade (Pennsylvania, USA), Pedro J. Morales (Puerto Rico), Chen Jen-Liang, Solita Tafur Rosade (Columbia & USA), Gill Taylor-Duxbury, Patrizia Cappellaro, Sabine Weber, Kirsten van Croonen-borgh | |
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| 2005 | Washington, D.C. | "The World of Bonsai: Bringing Countries Together Through the Art of Bonsai" |