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IBBA Convention, 2011 The 2011 Convention is now concluded. Convention Reports and competition results will be posted here or in the Members Section as soon
One word can sum up my experience at the convention this weekend - wonderful! Kathy Marshburn and Maggie Tucker just did an amazing job. Even with challenging logistics, everything flowed and took place without a hitch. Can you imagine 8 cars staying together through the city of Gainesville and then onto 2 lane country roads to find our member's farms? The food was great, the hotel staff was so friendly and accommodating, the free cocktail bar each evening was enjoyed by all. It allowed us to mingle and to get to know each other in such a comfortable setting and to make new friends. The presentations all were packed with gold! And most of them were presented by our expert members. We truly learned so much from one another. Then there was the Butterfly Rainforest. What a beautiful place that is and the butterflies were so entertaining. To get to be there with one another was just amazing. The Wings of Hope auction was so much fun and so well co-coordinated. You just couldn't help but jump into the action. Thank you all for the contribution that you were to me. Thank you for sharing yourselves so openly and for providing the answers to the questions I was seeking. Thank you for all the laughter and good times. Thank you for being yourselves, so open and caring and giving. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for being so real. Thank you for bringing your spouses and significant others, and employees and former employees and your maintenance departments. . Thank you, thank you, thank you all. Love ya' Connie Hodsdon Hello, I too must chime in and say my family and I had a great time at the convention. I'm not one for socializing very much but many of the members made me and my family feel part of them. Everyone was great. We learned a great deal and had fun. Kathy and Maggie you ladies did a great job. Both of you are great credits to the IBBA. Thank you all for such a great weekend. we are looking forward to seeing you all at the next one. The Wilchynski Family This was the best convention I think I have been to. The best thing was meeting all you folks and putting a face with name. I had a blast and I felt like I was a part of a butterfly family! Thanks to Kathy and Maggie for their hard work! Blessings, Rhonda Stephens I add my thanks to Kathy and Maggie too. They did a fantastic job of planning and implementing a wonderful convention. Never have I stayed at a Motel that offered free drinks for 2 hours every night---and in such a beautiful, relaxing atmosphere! All the speakers were great and I met and talked to a lot of people, though not everyone. There just wasn't enough spare time to talk to everyone. The schedule was pretty full. Rose Franklin Hi all, Along with Kathy and Maggie I want to put in a thank you David and Joan Folk for working the technical side of the convention. Also, thank you to Shady Oak Butterfly Farm and Greathouse Butterfly Farm for the warm receptions and tours provided. This was one of our best conventions in my view with something for the beginners and the advanced breeders. Thank you to all the presenters. Dale McClung. I just got back from Florida late last week and have been "catching up" and cleaning up my desk - but I wanted to send out a quick note of thanks to all of those to helped to make our 2011 Convention in Florida one of the best ever! Our hotel was wonderful! FREE breakfast was available every day and FREE drinks during "Happy Hour" from 5:30 to 7:30 every night! The hotel staff were amazing and made sure everyone was settled and comfortable. The programs this year were incredible. Our Thursday beginners seminar was well attended - and special thanks to Connie Hodson who presented the "Maximum Monarchs" method. Thanks to Edith at Shady Oak Butterfly Farm for a wonderful tour and insight into their methods - along with her and her family's warm hospitality. We were also able to visit Greathouse Butterfly Farm (and Florida Cracker House) for a tour of their facility as well. Thanks to Zane Greathouse and staff. Dr. Leppla at the University of Florida was kind enough to offer his insight on "Quality Control of Insect Rearing". His wealth of knowledge is incredible and he was able to offer several tips and techniques that I think we can all take back home with us. Dr. Leppla is one of the authors of the book "Principles and Procedures for Rearing High Quality Insects". Glenn Baines from Costa Rica explained how to set up "mapping" in order to keep procedures consistent and understandable. He has already sent around a link for those who want to get set up with procedures. Special thanks to David Folk for his insightful presentation on Temporary Exhibits and his expertise with all that technical "stuff". Also special thanks to Monica Maekle (Social Media), Mike Rich (Marketing). At the McGuire Centre we were able to receive a "behind the scenes" tour with Dr. Emmel. And a special thanks to our keynote speaker Dr. Minno. Dr. Menno has been studying at risk species for years and was thrilled to meet our group. There is an amazing opporunity for our members to become more involved involved in programs to help at risk or rare or endangered species. Most of all I would like to thank Kathy Marshburn! Kathy was our Convention Co-ordinator and she did an amazing job of putting all of this together! Thanks to Maggie Tucker who stepped in at the 11th hour and helped with all those "local" issues. And to Nikki Camp, Tatia Veltkamp and all of the others who stepped in during the convention to help with counting, packing, fetching and toting. All of this helped to make our convention in Gainsville a wonderful learning experience! I overheard remarks that this was one of the best conventions ever! Gloria J. Brons, President
For further information please contact the Convention Coordinator: Kathy Marshburn -:- 832-671-4755 ARCHIVED PAGE: Thursday, Oct 20th: Friday, Oct 21st - Sunday, Oct 23rd:
The hotel offers free hot breakfast, free 2-hour cocktail reception each night, wi-fi, fitness center, pool, and business center. Our presentations and seminars will take place at the hotel. Also, convention registration information and pricing will be posted soon along with instructions for registering. Convention registration price includes all seminars/presentations (except Beginner), tours, snacks, and most meals. There will also be instructions on how to sign up additional guests for dinners, etc (for family members or for more info on the hotel, visit www.cabotlodgegainesville.com. Group room rate is $85.00 per night (discounted from $115). To receive the discount, you must call the phone number 352-375-2400 and tell them you are with the International Butterfly Breeders Association. No on-line reservations for the discount. If you would like to share a room, please contact me and I will try to get you together with someone. The rate is good for extra nights. If you have any problems with hotel registration, please contact me right away.
Also, as far as flights, I've heard from many that it is cheaper to fly to Orlando and take a shuttle service to the hotel in Gainesville. Kathy Marshburn Glenn Baines has negotiated a 10% discount with E-Zrentacar in Orlando for our Convention time frame. E-Zrentacar started in Orlando in 1994 and now have locations in various other destinations. They have a great customer reputation of delivering late model cars at the lowest price possible. E-Zrentacar definitely has the lowest rates in Orlando (Glenn checked them all!) and with our 10% group discount, they are even lower. If you would like to rent through them for your stay in Florida, just click on the link below and it will take you to the reservation page. The link is encoded with our discount, which applied automatically when making the reservation through this link. http://www.e-zrentacar.com/default.asp?aid=2056 Remember the discount is only applied if you reserve via this link. Thursday, Oct 20th 9:00-10:00 am Convention Planner Meeting in Cabot Lodge Meeting Room 10:30 am Beginner Seminar Registration in Cabot Lodge Meeting Room 11:00 am -3:00 pm Beginner’s Seminar with lunch and snacks in Cabot Lodge Meeting Room 3:30-5:30 pm Butterfly Collecting, Pinning, and Mounting, by Dale Halbritter in Cabot Lodge Meeting Room 5:30-6:30 pm Convention Registration in Lobby across from Front Desk 5:30-7:30 Reception/Cocktails Cabot Lodge Lobby 8:00 pm Buffet Dinner at Cabot Lodge
Friday, Oct 21st Theme for the day: Raising Quality Butterflies 7:30 am meet in hotel lobby at Cabot Lodge 8:00 am Leave hotel for Farm Tours 9:00-11:00 am Shady Oak Butterfly Farm tour 12:00-3:00 pm Greathouse Butterfly Farm tour with lunch, Monarch tagging demonstration, and Photography Tips by David Foster 4:00 back at hotel 5:30-6:30 pm Dr. Leppla “Quality Control of Insect Rearing” in Cabot Lodge Meeting Room (Click here for Bio) 6:30-7:30 pm Mingle/Cocktails in Cabot Lodge Lobby 8:00 pm Dinner at Cabot Lodge
Saturday, Oct 22nd Theme for the day: Improve Your Bottom Line Saturday presentations will take place at the Doyle Connor Building: 1191 SW 34th St.. 7:45 am if you need a ride to the presentation meeting facility, meet in hotel lobby at Cabot Lodge to leave for Doyle Connor Building 8:00-9:00 am Meet & Greet/Member and Attendee Introductions 9:00-9:50 am “Improve Your Presentations, Become a Top Notch Speaker “ by Gloria Brons 10:00-10:50 am “Temporary Exhibits for Fairs and Festivals” by David Folk Snacks at break 11:00-11:50 am “On-line Marketing/Social Media, Increase Your Visibility on the World Wide Web” by Monika Maekle 12:00-12:50 pm “Marketing, Using Mass Communication Theory in Marketing” by Mike Rich 1:00 pm Lunch 1:30 pm Leave for Butterfly Fest / Rainforest / McGuire Center / Free Time 5:45 pm Meet in Hotel Lobby for Transportation to The Warehouse Restaurant, 502 S. Main St.. 6:00 pm Mingle/Cocktails at The Warehouse Restaurant 7:00 pm Dinner and Auction with guest speaker/author Marc Minno ( biography ) at The Warehouse Restaurant. Marc's talk is titled "The Conservation of Imperiled Butterflies: A Role for Butterfly Breeders and Farms".
Sunday, Oct 23rd 8:00-8:50 am “Wedding and Funeral Releases” by Kathy Marshburn in Meeting Room at Cabot Lodge
10:15 am if you need a ride to the McGuire Center tour, meet in hotel lobby at Cabot Lodge 10:30 am McGuire Center behind the scenes tour 12:00-1:00 pm Check-out
For those of you planning to attend the convention in October, you don't want to miss the butterfly farm tours. We will be leaving Gainesville on Friday morning, October 21st at 7:30 am from the hotel (details for hotel are in the works). We will begin the tours at Shady Oaks Butterfly Farm. They are providing snacks and drinks. We will then go to Greathouse Butterfly Farm where we will have lunch and tour. This is a fabulous learning opportunity! Farm tours will be approximately 2 hours at each farm. The tours will emphasize butterfly breeding and procedures and will include greenhouses, caterpillar labs, sterilization procedures, breeding and holding areas, egg laying, flight houses, plant propagation, native plant identification, office operations, shipping areas, and more. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers. Everything you want to know about working butterfly farms! If you are driving, we will provide maps and you may want to offer to carpool; a great way to meet and talk butterflies with other breeders! We will have transportation for those not driving. Since the tours start first thing Friday morning, you will want to plan to come in by Thursday night. Categories:
Rules: Photos must be your photos. IBBA reserves the right to use the photos submitted (winners and runners-up will be posted on the website). You can enter as many times as you would like. Photos will be shown and judged at the convention. You do not have to be in attendance to enter. Judges will be board member David Foster, who has been a professional photographer for many years, and our IBBA president Gloria Brons. David will also be giving a photography class and will answer your photography questions at the convention. Photos must be submitted by October 5th. For entry contact David Foster at schoolhouseaquatics@msn.com 913-886-3999. The following is the schedule of presentations that will be at the Butterfly Fest in Gainesville. At the convention, we have scheduled a limited time to visit the Fest and some of these presentations may interfere with convention activities. So far, it looks like we will be able to make it to Naomi Pierce's presentation on Nabokov's Blues, if you are interested. There will be other things at the Fest and McGuire Center to do if you do not want to attend. Her research on these butterflies is quite facinating. Butterfly Fest presentations Saturday, Oct 22: Sunday, Oct 23: To clarify about the Rainforest and the private group tour to McGuire Center: If you are registering for the convention, there is a space for both the Rainforest and the McGuire Center. Discount tickets for the Rainforest are available for our group on Saturday only. This will be during our free time at the Butterfly Fest. The Rainforest is next to the Fest and you can go in and out any time on Saturday with the wrist band. Our discount price is $7.50. Regular price is $8.50-$10.50 depending on regular, senior, florida resident, etc. We need a count for the Saturday Rainforest tickets so please be sure to sign up for them. You can bring as many guests as you like and they will receive the discount rate. The private group tour of the McGuire Center with Dr. Emmel will be on Sunday at 10:30 am. This tour does not include the Rainforest. So, if you want to see the Rainforest on Sunday you will have to pay the regular entrance fee. The group tour price for the McGuire Center is $10 per person. Their regular price for this tour is $45. Again, you can bring guests and they will receive the discount price. Please be sure to sign up so we can get the number of tickets needed. Please contact me if you have questions. We are looking forward to a great convention! Kathy Marshburn
Convention Registration Registration is now CLOSED. Convention registration includes activities and meals from Thursday evening through Sunday morning. This includes all presentations, snacks, lunches, dinners, and wine at Saturday night dinner. Convention Registration does not include Beginner's Seminar, breakfast (if you stay at the Cabot Lodge it is free), cocktails (guests of Cabot Lodge have a free 2-hour cocktail reception each evening), admission to the butterfly rainforest (we have a group discount-please pre-register to receive discount) or fee for McGuire Center tour. In order to keep costs down, we will all be caravanning to the farm tours and other locations. Guests: If you have guests that are not attending the convention, they may join us for dinners, Butterfly Fest, farm tours, and McGuire Center tour for an additional charge. Please sign up for extra meals and tours. Sponsorships IBBA Mailing List: August 9, 2011 Sponsorships are available for the upcoming IBBA Convention in October. This is a great opportunity for businesses to get their name out to butterfly businesses. And, this year there are incentives for finding sponsors.
Sponsorship levels: Platinum: $200. Includes full page in our convention program, all convention material, AND banner size logo/company name on the IBBA website, as convention sponsor. Gold: $100. Includes 1/2 page in convention program, listing as convention sponsor on website. Silver: $75. Includes 1/4 page in convention program, listing as convention sponsor on website. Bronze: $50. Includes business card size in convention program, listing a convention sponsor on website. This year, we are offering a special incentive for each sponsor that you enlist. If you sign up a sponsor for Bronze or Silver; receive $5.00 rebate towards convention registration or next year's IBBA membership dues. Sign up a Gold sponsor and receive $10.00 off convention registration or next year's IBBA membership dues. Sign up a Platinum sponsor and receive $20.00 rebate toward convention registration or next year's IBBA membership dues. Rebates are limited to the price of convention registration or the cost of membership dues. Sponsorship forms are available for you to sign up yourself or send to vendors, friends, anyone you think may be interested in sponsoring. Please be sure that when signing up a sponsor that they put your name down as "recommended by". Ideas for companies to approach for sponsorships include; nurseries, box/paper companies, science equipment companies, seed companies, greeenhouse equipment companies, shipping supply companies, anyone that you do business with. Special sponsorships are available. Please contact me for information.
Any questions? Contact me. Thanks!! Wings of Hope originated within the International Butterfly Breeders Association, before becoming an independent charitable organization in 2006. The two organizations still maintain close ties, and Wings of Hope is honored to be part of the IBBA's annual convention. Click HERE to visit the Auction page on the Wings of Hope website. The Wings of Hope Auction will be held as part of the Saturday evening celebrations and proceeds will go toward the Wings of Hope program. If you have any items that you are able to donate to this worthy cause, please contact the Auction Coordinator.
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