BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Irish Orchid Society - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Irish Orchid Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251103T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251103T210000 DTSTAMP:20260526T150005 CREATED:20250727T044747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251026T185217Z UID:10000068-1762196400-1762203600@www.irishorchidsociety.org SUMMARY:IOS Meeting November 2025 - Part Two Talk by Saul Walker DESCRIPTION:Saul Walker returns this November to give us the second part of his Talk on The Wonderful Orchids of Oz\nAn introduction to Saul Walker from the BBC Gardener's Wold website (https://www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com/meet_the_experts/saul-walker/) \nSaul Walker’s passion in horticulture\nSaul Walker fell in love with horticulture through his Grandparents passion for visiting historic houses and gardens\, and after a brief spell as an Archaeologist\, he went to train and work as a Gardener for the National Trust at Antony House in Cornwall. \nAfter many years there he was accepted to study on the prestigious 3-year Kew Diploma of Botanical Horticulture at RBG\, Kew and was exposed to the fantastic plant collections in the gardens and glasshouses\, as well as travelling to Australia\, Southern Spain and the French Riviera to study plants in their native habitats. \nFollowing his time at Kew he spent a couple of years as part of the Show management teams for both the RHS Hampton Court Palace and RHS Chelsea Flower Show respectively\, however he was unable to resist the call back to his native Devon\, where he is now the Head Gardener of Stonelands House- a privately owned 10-acre garden. \nSaul’s speciality interests include Woodland Gardens\, Orchids\, and Exotic plants. A member of the RHS Tender Plant Committee and Trustee of The Hardy Plant Society and the Chartered Institute of Horticulture\, he also co-hosts the Talking Heads Podcast with Lucy Chamberlain. \n  \nIn-Person Raffle\nWe will also have some orchids for raffle on the night\, tickets can be purchased by cash or card. URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/ios-meeting-november-2025/ LOCATION:The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre\, National Botanic Gardens\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D09 VY63\, Ireland CATEGORIES:IOS Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/saul-walker.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Irish Orchid Society":MAILTO:info@irishorchidsociety.org GEO:53.3725493;-6.271907 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens Dublin Dublin D09 VY63 Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=National Botanic Gardens:geo:-6.271907,53.3725493 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251006T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251006T210000 DTSTAMP:20260526T150005 CREATED:20250727T044143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T215703Z UID:10000067-1759777200-1759784400@www.irishorchidsociety.org SUMMARY:IOS Meeting October 2025 DESCRIPTION:Members' Plant Surgery Night\nBring along your orchids\, sick or over grown or just looking for some advice\, pop along and get some expert advice. \nTable Show\nWe will host an in-person and a virtual table show \nIn-person Raffle\nWe will have an in-person raffle on the night with some beautiful orchids to win. \n(The virtual link for the night to watch the meeting online will appear on this page below\, just click the Watch button and it'll open a window for you to join the online event) \n  \n  URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/ios-meeting/ LOCATION:The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre\, National Botanic Gardens\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D09 VY63\, Ireland CATEGORIES:IOS Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PHOTO-2024-03-12-13-36-13.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Irish Orchid Society":MAILTO:info@irishorchidsociety.org GEO:53.3725493;-6.271907 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens Dublin Dublin D09 VY63 Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=National Botanic Gardens:geo:-6.271907,53.3725493 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250901T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250901T210000 DTSTAMP:20260526T150005 CREATED:20250318T125802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250727T043606Z UID:10000061-1756753200-1756760400@www.irishorchidsociety.org SUMMARY:September Members Night - Talk by Saul Walker DESCRIPTION:A welcome back from our summer break with what will no doubt be a wonderful talk by Saul Walker on Orchids in Oz. \nAn introduction to Saul Walker from the BBC Gardener's Wold website (https://www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com/meet_the_experts/saul-walker/) \nSaul Walker’s passion in horticulture\nSaul Walker fell in love with horticulture through his Grandparents passion for visiting historic houses and gardens\, and after a brief spell as an Archaeologist\, he went to train and work as a Gardener for the National Trust at Antony House in Cornwall. \nAfter many years there he was accepted to study on the prestigious 3-year Kew Diploma of Botanical Horticulture at RBG\, Kew and was exposed to the fantastic plant collections in the gardens and glasshouses\, as well as travelling to Australia\, Southern Spain and the French Riviera to study plants in their native habitats. \nFollowing his time at Kew he spent a couple of years as part of the Show management teams for both the RHS Hampton Court Palace and RHS Chelsea Flower Show respectively\, however he was unable to resist the call back to his native Devon\, where he is now the Head Gardener of Stonelands House- a privately owned 10-acre garden. \nSaul’s speciality interests include Woodland Gardens\, Orchids\, and Exotic plants. A member of the RHS Tender Plant Committee and Trustee of The Hardy Plant Society and the Chartered Institute of Horticulture\, he also co-hosts the Talking Heads Podcast with Lucy Chamberlain. \n  \nWe will also have some orchids for raffle on the night\, tickets can be purchased by cash or card. URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/september-members-night-talk-by-saul-walker/ LOCATION:The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre\, National Botanic Gardens\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D09 VY63\, Ireland CATEGORIES:IOS Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/saul-walker.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Irish Orchid Society":MAILTO:info@irishorchidsociety.org GEO:53.3725493;-6.271907 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens Dublin Dublin D09 VY63 Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=National Botanic Gardens:geo:-6.271907,53.3725493 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250707T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250707T210000 DTSTAMP:20260526T150005 CREATED:20250318T123925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250707T155734Z UID:10000060-1751914800-1751922000@www.irishorchidsociety.org SUMMARY:July Members Night - Orchid Hunting in Madagascar\, a talk by Deborah Lambkin DESCRIPTION:July's members night will be held in the auditorium at the national botanic gardens and will be a very special evening as IOS member Deborah Lambkin will give a talk on her Madagascan orchid adventure! \nRaffle\nWe will also have a raffle on the evening for some orchids. Cash is always welcome but you can also purchase raffle tickets online and by card on the night. (online raffle tickets can be purchased below) \nTable Show\nIf you have an orchid in-flower\, please do bring it along to the table show for judging\, there is a very special prize to win! Please RSVP below for In-Person with Show Table Entry to let us know you will be bringing along an orchid for the show table. \n  \nThis will be the last meeting before our summer break. URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/july-members-night-talk-on-madagascan-orchids-by-deborah-lambkin/ LOCATION:The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre\, National Botanic Gardens\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D09 VY63\, Ireland CATEGORIES:IOS Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Aeradies-e1742301380680.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Irish Orchid Society":MAILTO:info@irishorchidsociety.org GEO:53.3725493;-6.271907 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens Dublin Dublin D09 VY63 Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=National Botanic Gardens:geo:-6.271907,53.3725493 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250609T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250609T210000 DTSTAMP:20260526T150005 CREATED:20250218T164811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250608T134226Z UID:10000057-1749495600-1749502800@www.irishorchidsociety.org SUMMARY:IOS Annual General Meeting DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Irish Orchid Society\nThe AGM will be held in the Visitor Centre Auditorium at The National Botanic Gardens from 7pm on Monday 9th June. We will also have a table show and raffle. Let us know if you are coming or wish to submit an apology for not attending by submitting an RSVP below\, click here \n  \nAGM:\nAgenda: \n\nApologies\nMinutes of the 2024 AGM\nChairperson’s Address\nTreasurer’s Report\nAOB\n\nIf you cannot attend\, please send your apologies to chair@irishorchidsociety.org \n  \nTable Show:\nIf you have an orchid in-flower to enter into the table show please bring it along \nOR \nSubmit it to the Virtual WhatsApp Table Show Group (link here) \nThe rules for the WhatsApp group are as follows: Three images of the plant: front\, side and looking down from the top including a written/typed card with the full name of the Orchid\, the date and age of the plant and the name of the person submitting the plant for judging. \n  \nRaffle\nWe have a selection of orchids from the ones left over from the display at Bloom to offer in a raffle on the night including a couple of Vanda. Tickets are €5 each\, three tickets for €10 and five tickets for €15. we can accept payment by card or cash on the night OR you can also purchase tickets online below: \n\n\n\nAdd to your Calendar or RSVP below URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/ios-annual-general-meeting/ LOCATION:The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre\, National Botanic Gardens\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D09 VY63\, Ireland CATEGORIES:IOS Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6213.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Irish Orchid Society":MAILTO:info@irishorchidsociety.org GEO:53.3725493;-6.271907 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens Dublin Dublin D09 VY63 Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=National Botanic Gardens:geo:-6.271907,53.3725493 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250512T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250512T210000 DTSTAMP:20260526T150005 CREATED:20250218T164329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T130305Z UID:10000056-1747076400-1747083600@www.irishorchidsociety.org SUMMARY:IOS Members' Night - May 2025 DESCRIPTION:May's members' night\nUsual time usual place \n\nTable show: please bring along your best in-flower orchids\nRaffle: we'll have a few plants to raffle off\, if you have some spare to add to the prizes\, do bring them too. We can take payment for tickets by cash or by card now.\nDiscussion on the set up and details for bloom 2025\nMay Orchid Hunt on Bull Island\n\nIf you are joining us online\, the link is below\, or just click "Watch" button. \n  URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/ios-members-night-may-2025/ LOCATION:The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre\, National Botanic Gardens\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D09 VY63\, Ireland CATEGORIES:IOS Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IOS-Logo-new.png ORGANIZER;CN="Irish Orchid Society":MAILTO:info@irishorchidsociety.org GEO:53.3725493;-6.271907 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens Dublin Dublin D09 VY63 Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=National Botanic Gardens:geo:-6.271907,53.3725493 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250407T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250407T210000 DTSTAMP:20260526T150005 CREATED:20250218T164034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T152744Z UID:10000055-1744052400-1744059600@www.irishorchidsociety.org SUMMARY:IOS Members' Night - April 2025 - Talk by Mark Turner from Elite Orchids DESCRIPTION:April's members' night will take place on Monday 7th April at 7pm in the Auditorium of the National Botanic Gardens.\nEvening Talk\nMark Turner from Elite Orchids will be giving a talk on the successful transporting orchids in flower for shows. \nPostponed Vote on the changes to the constitution\nWe will also have a vote on the changes to the constitution if a quorum is present. Please RSVP to let us know if you are joining in-person. \nShow Table\nThe Show Table is back\, so if you have an orchid in flower bring it along to be judged\, or add an image(s) with a card displaying the date\, name and age of the orchid to the virtual show table on the WhatsApp Group (click here). \nThe top prize is a copy of Saving Orchids the new book by Philip Seaton and Lawrence W. Zettler telling the inspiring stories of people around the world working in orchid conservation. \nOnline and In-person Raffle\nWe will also have a raffle on the night for some orchids\, we have a couple of cymbidiums as prizes and a cattleya. There is also an online raffle for the following orchids which you can join below. \nRhyncattleanthe “Sunnyside Up” \nPaphiopedilum gratrixianum \nVanda “Paki” \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n IOS Raffle Ticket€5.00 – €15.00Price range: €5.00 through €15.00 \n\n\n \n This product is currently out of stock and unavailable. \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n SKU: N/A\n\n \n Category: Raffle\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Additional information \n \n \n \n \n Additional information\n\n\n \n Raffle Ticket\n 1 Ticket €5\, 3 Tickets €10\, 5 Tickets €15 \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n  \n  \n  URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/ios-april-25-meeting/ LOCATION:The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre\, National Botanic Gardens\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D09 VY63\, Ireland CATEGORIES:IOS Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_5677.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Irish Orchid Society":MAILTO:info@irishorchidsociety.org GEO:53.3725493;-6.271907 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens Dublin Dublin D09 VY63 Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=National Botanic Gardens:geo:-6.271907,53.3725493 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250302T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250302T143000 DTSTAMP:20260526T150005 CREATED:20250218T152114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T155733Z UID:10000054-1740922200-1740925800@www.irishorchidsociety.org SUMMARY:Talk: Ireland's Wild Orchids authored by Brendan Sayers DESCRIPTION:A talk on Ireland's beautiful and unique wild orchids authored by the republic's leading expert on her native species\, Brendan Sayers.\nThe talk will take place in the auditorium at the visitor centre and will be given by the Irish Orchid Society Chair. It is open to members of the public at no charge\, donations to the IOS will be welcome. URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/irelands-wild-orchids-authored-by-brendan-sayers/ LOCATION:The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre\, National Botanic Gardens\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D09 VY63\, Ireland CATEGORIES:IOS Events,IOS Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/09CD4C39-56D2-4D3F-B77B-9E6D2F48F987.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="David Morse":MAILTO:chair@irishorchidsociety.org GEO:53.3725493;-6.271907 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens Dublin Dublin D09 VY63 Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=National Botanic Gardens:geo:-6.271907,53.3725493 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250301T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250301T143000 DTSTAMP:20260526T150005 CREATED:20250218T142732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T155858Z UID:10000051-1740835800-1740839400@www.irishorchidsociety.org SUMMARY:Talk: Orchids of the Neotropics DESCRIPTION:Guatemalan Ecologist Challen Willemsen will take you on a botanical and geographical journey from the jungles of Mexico\, through Central America to the mountains of Peru describing the orchids of each region and their habitat. \nAbout Challen Willemsen \nA Guatemalan ecologist passionate about botany\, particularly neotropical orchids and epiphytes in general. A member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission - Orchid Specialist Group. He volunteers regularly at El Tular Nature Reserve outside Guatemala City. In May 2023 he was awarded a Conservation Grant by the American Orchid Society to deepen the scope of his work at the reserve. \nThis event is part of the IOS Spring Show and Exhibition URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/orchids-of-the-neotropics/ LOCATION:The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre\, National Botanic Gardens\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D09 VY63\, Ireland CATEGORIES:IOS Events,IOS Talks,Orchid Shows ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Challen-Willemsen.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Irish Orchid Society":MAILTO:info@irishorchidsociety.org GEO:53.3725493;-6.271907 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens Dublin Dublin D09 VY63 Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=National Botanic Gardens:geo:-6.271907,53.3725493 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR