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BOC Working Committees |
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Several of Council's activities are of a continuous nature, or are intermittant but repetitive. Some require the use of specialist skills and/or experience if they are to be successful. Council has therefore appointed a number of permanent Working Committees to undertake these activities and to facilitate the developement and retention of relevant expertise. All Working Committees are responsible to the Executive Committee. |
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Communications |
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Congress |
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Judging |
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Lecturers' Panel |
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Slide Library |
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Communications Committee |
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Design, construction and maintenance of the BOC web site (i.e. this web site) and, by way of sponsorship, the web sites of the Orchid Specialist Group (Species Survival Commission, IUCN - The World Conservation Union) and, under reconstruction, the European Orchid Council. |
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Collation and preparation of BOC information for the annual BOGA publication "A Grower's and Buyer's Guide to Orchids in the UK" (known popularly as the "Golden Guide"). |
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Production of an occasional BOC Newsletter. |
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Chairman |
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Ian Parsons |
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Alan Gregg |
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Graham Smith |
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Congress Committee |
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Sue Lane |
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Anne Rutter |
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David Townsend |
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Iain Wright |
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· · · further details will be added in due course · · · |
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Conservation Committee |
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To collate information on orchid conservation projects and initiatives and disseminate it to BOC member Societies, via both the quarterly Council meetings and the BOC website. |
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John Spires |
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Judging Committee |
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Maintenance of a National training scheme for orchid judges and the development of qualified judges through symposia and lectures. Organising judging for BOC Congresses and keeping an up-to-date list of accredited BOC judges and trainee judges. |
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Co-Chairmen |
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Clare & Johan Hermans |
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Sue Lane |
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Cedric & Silvia Maunder |
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Joyce Stewart |
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It is inevitable that judging criteria and methods will vary from one organisation to another, even within the same country. Differences are to be expected and are entirely appropriate, given the range of circumstances under which plants may be judged. What is important is that the basis of an organisation's judging is consistent, both between events and over time. Equally important is that any rules are clearly understood and freely open to scrutiny by all concerned, both judges and exhibitors. |
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The basis on which BOC judging is carried out has developed over a considerable period, through practical experience more than theory. "BOC Rules" are straightforward and may fairly be regarded as grower-oriented; a plant's culture is of equal significance to its flower quality. The BOC's Judge Training programme applies and teaches the Rules in developing Orchid Judges to internationally accepted standards of accreditation. The consistency of the Rules' application is ensured by an on-going series of symposia, designed both to educate trainees and to maintain the skill levels of qualified judges. |
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Full details of BOC judging - its rules, its training programme, and other related matters - are given in the BOC Judging Handbook. |
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The BOC Judging Handbook
is available here [179Kb .DOC file] . . . |
JUDGING
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Handook last updated August 2006 |
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The latest List of BOC Judges
is available here [200Kb .DOC file] . . . |
LIST OF
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List last updated March 2007 |
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Judging of competitive classes at British Orchid Congresses and other BOC events is wholly inclusive, whereby the judges automatically consider every plant on every exhibit. To assist in correctly assigning plants to their classes, judges use a comprehensive list of natural and hybrid Orchid genera identifying Tribe and Sub-Tribe. Compiled by Cedric Maunder, past Chairman of the BOC Judging Committee, this list was first used at the 14th World Orchid Congress in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1993. It has been meticulously maintained by Dr Maunder ever since, and is posted on his own web site. |
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The list of natural and hybrid
Orchid genera is available here . . . |
LIST OF
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Lecturers' Panel |
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Maintenance of a UK-wide list of lecturers on orchid-related subjects, who are willing to travel to speak to BOC member organisations, and its provision to BOC member organisations on request. |
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Anne Rutter |
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BOC is always looking for new lecturers to add to the Panel. If you are interested in speaking on orchid-related topics to groups of up to about 50 people, please contact the Panel Chairman to learn more. |
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The latest BOC List of Lecturers
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LIST OF
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List last updated November 2007 |
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A printed list of additional speakers is available on request. |
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Slide Library |
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Operation of Council's Slide Library on a "lending library" basis, including the receipt of donated slides and CD/ROMs, maintenance and provision to BOC member organisations of an up-to-date catalogue, and monitoring and maintenance of the slides' physical condition. |
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Tina Stagg |
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Printed lists of slides are available from the Librarian, on request. Selected slides may be borrowed for lectures or study, by BOC member organisations (and their members) only, at a nominal charge to cover postage and packing. |
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Donations of good quality colour slides featuring orchids and orchid-related subjects are always very welcome. |
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The Librarian's "Notes for Guidance"
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NOTES FOR
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The latest BOC Slide Library Catalogue
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SLIDE LIBRARY
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Catalogue last updated February 2007 |
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