You are cordially invited to the 2023 ARS New York District 65th Convention
& Rose Show!
Hosted by Long Island Rose Society &
Manhattan Rose Society
“A Confluence of Roses”
September 8-10, 2023
DoubleTree by Hilton Binghamton,
225 Water Street, Binghamton, NY 13901
Dedicated to Louise Coleman
Logo by Terry Brooks!
con·flu·ence: a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point.
Our Convention theme this year reflects connections as
Rosarians, their roses and two rivers all meet to form confluences at the
2023 ARS New York District 65th Convention.
Your registration fee includes: Friday Night Welcome Buffet Dinner, Saturday Continental Breakfast, Saturday Lunch and Saturday Evening Awards Banquet (plated dinner), the Rose Show and Friday & Saturday programs!
There will be a cash bar on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Sunday Morning Breakfast/NY District Meeting is optional
Thank You to Our Sponsors:
Beaty Fertilizer - Sponsoring Saturday Awards Banquet
Star Roses and Plants - Sponsoring Friday Opening Night Dinner
Manhattan Rose Society
“A Confluence of Roses”
September 8-10, 2023
DoubleTree by Hilton Binghamton,
225 Water Street, Binghamton, NY 13901
Dedicated to Louise Coleman
Logo by Terry Brooks!
con·flu·ence: a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point.
Our Convention theme this year reflects connections as
Rosarians, their roses and two rivers all meet to form confluences at the
2023 ARS New York District 65th Convention.
Your registration fee includes: Friday Night Welcome Buffet Dinner, Saturday Continental Breakfast, Saturday Lunch and Saturday Evening Awards Banquet (plated dinner), the Rose Show and Friday & Saturday programs!
There will be a cash bar on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Sunday Morning Breakfast/NY District Meeting is optional
Thank You to Our Sponsors:
Beaty Fertilizer - Sponsoring Saturday Awards Banquet
Star Roses and Plants - Sponsoring Friday Opening Night Dinner
Friday the events begin with a Photography Workshop presented by Dr. Curtis Aumiller, Immediate Past ARS National Photography Chair. The workshop will focus on how you can take great rose photos with your camera or iPhone/Android. Curtis will share tips on taking award winning photos.
Friday Evening features our Opening Night Buffet Dinner and later that evening – Rose Show set up.
Saturday features the Rose Show, Rose Show Awards and afternoon programs:
Saturday Evening - The Awards Banquet! – presenting the District Rose Show Trophies and District Awards. ARS Vice President, Craig Dorschel and WFRS Vice President for North America, Robert Ardini will speak at banquet.
Sunday Morning – The District Meeting and Breakfast will take place as our final event of the weekend.
Friday Evening features our Opening Night Buffet Dinner and later that evening – Rose Show set up.
Saturday features the Rose Show, Rose Show Awards and afternoon programs:
- Mike Shoup, Founder, The Antique Rose Emporium, presenting: “Schooled by an Old Rose” – Breeding Advances, Gardening Nuances & cultural issues pertinent today.
- Dr. David Byrne, Texas A&M Professor, Rosa and Prunus Breeding and Genetics. Basye Chair of Roses Genetics. Presenting: “The Beauty and the Beasts: the journey towards RRD and black spot resistant roses for the garden” – The ongoing research to develop sustainable rose cultivars for the industry.
Saturday Evening - The Awards Banquet! – presenting the District Rose Show Trophies and District Awards. ARS Vice President, Craig Dorschel and WFRS Vice President for North America, Robert Ardini will speak at banquet.
Sunday Morning – The District Meeting and Breakfast will take place as our final event of the weekend.
Binghamton - Surrounded by lovely hills and centrally located, Binghamton features the confluence of the Chenango and Susquehanna rivers and is known as the Carousel Capital of the World. There are also many other wonderful places to visit while you are here. The Kopernik Observatory & Science Center observatory is the largest public observatory in the northeast United States. The Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park, in the Southside, opened in 1875 and is the fifth-oldest zoo in the nation.
Binghamton is known as the Carousel Capital of the World, as it houses six of the remaining antique carousels. Two are within city limits, one at Recreation Park and another at the Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park. Other visitor attractions include the Phelps Mansion museum, the Cutler Botanic Garden, the Bundy Museum of History and Art, and the interactive, child-oriented Discovery Center.
Cutler Botanic Garden - The Cutler Botanic Garden is a center for teaching horticulture and environmental issues. The garden encourages an appreciation of the environment and helps teach the value of natural resources through educational activities. The purpose is to help participants teach themselves to grow plants with minimal negative effect on the environment. 13 themed areas are represented in Cutler Botanic Garden: Propagation, Hemerocallis, Composting and Rain barrel demonstration, Shade Garden, Perennials, Heath & Heathers, Rock Garden, Native Habitats, Ornamental Grasses, Herbs, Roses and Vegetable Garden along with several annual flower beds.
Cutler Botanic Garden is one of approximately 360 gardens in the United States designated as a display garden of All-America Selections. Each year, Cutler Botanic Garden staff previews the AAS winners that will be available commercially the following year. The AAS is a non-profit, educational organization for evaluating new varieties from around the world.
The community uses the garden for a variety of activities. It provides an outdoor classroom where local students are introduced to the plant kingdom. Adult classes in subjects such as annuals, perennials, roses, Integrated Pest Management, and composting include hands-on workshops in the garden. Cutler Botanic Garden is free and open to the public year-round from dawn to dusk for self-guided tours.
https://ccebroomecounty.com/gardening/cutler-botanic-gardens
Binghamton is known as the Carousel Capital of the World, as it houses six of the remaining antique carousels. Two are within city limits, one at Recreation Park and another at the Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park. Other visitor attractions include the Phelps Mansion museum, the Cutler Botanic Garden, the Bundy Museum of History and Art, and the interactive, child-oriented Discovery Center.
Cutler Botanic Garden - The Cutler Botanic Garden is a center for teaching horticulture and environmental issues. The garden encourages an appreciation of the environment and helps teach the value of natural resources through educational activities. The purpose is to help participants teach themselves to grow plants with minimal negative effect on the environment. 13 themed areas are represented in Cutler Botanic Garden: Propagation, Hemerocallis, Composting and Rain barrel demonstration, Shade Garden, Perennials, Heath & Heathers, Rock Garden, Native Habitats, Ornamental Grasses, Herbs, Roses and Vegetable Garden along with several annual flower beds.
Cutler Botanic Garden is one of approximately 360 gardens in the United States designated as a display garden of All-America Selections. Each year, Cutler Botanic Garden staff previews the AAS winners that will be available commercially the following year. The AAS is a non-profit, educational organization for evaluating new varieties from around the world.
The community uses the garden for a variety of activities. It provides an outdoor classroom where local students are introduced to the plant kingdom. Adult classes in subjects such as annuals, perennials, roses, Integrated Pest Management, and composting include hands-on workshops in the garden. Cutler Botanic Garden is free and open to the public year-round from dawn to dusk for self-guided tours.
https://ccebroomecounty.com/gardening/cutler-botanic-gardens
2023 ARS New York District 65th Convention & Rose Show
Link to Registration Form
A Confluence of Roses!
September 8 – 10, 2023
DoubleTree by Hilton Binghamton
225 Water Street
Binghamton, New York 13901
ONE REGISTRATION FORM PER PERSON
Registration Form - Paid Registration is required to exhibit in the Rose Show. Name___________________________________________________________
First Name for Badge_____________________ _________________________
Address___________________ City_____________ State_______ Zip code______
Phone __________________________ Email ____________________________
Local Rose Society___________________________
Do you plan to Exhibit? ___ Horticulture ___ Arrangements ___ Photography___
Interested in Judging? ___ Horticulture ___ Arrangements ___ Photography __
Interested in Clerking? ___ Horticulture ___ Arrangements ___ Photography ___
Interested in volunteering at the convention? Yes____ No____
Price Total
Early Registration (Before June 10, 2023) $125 $_____
Regular Registration (June 10 - July 10, 2023) $130 $_____
Late Registration (After July 10, 2023) $135 $_____
Sunday Morning District Meeting/Breakfast $20 $_____
I would like to be a Convention Patron $_____
All Convention Patrons will be acknowledged in the Convention Booklet
Total Enclosed $_____
Your registration includes: Friday Night Welcome Buffet Dinner, Saturday Continental Breakfast, Saturday Lunch (Soup & Sandwich), Saturday Evening Banquet (Plated Dinner), the Rose Show, Friday & Saturday Programs.
Sandwich choice for Saturday Lunch:
Oven Roasted Turkey, Swiss Cheese on Whole Wheat Bread _____
Italian Cold Cuts & Cheese on Italian Hoagie _____
Entrée Choice for Saturday Night Dinner:
Pan Roasted Chicken ____ Sole Florentine ____ Pan Seared Strip Steak ____
I will be donating a Raffle Basket _____ Silent Auction Item_____
Please make check payable to Manhattan Rose Society
Mail to Jason Capote, Convention Registrar, 136 Diamond Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222,
For Registration Questions, email jcapotedesign@aol.com
For convention information email: Pat Shanley, pshanley@aol.com
Hotel Reservations can be made online or by phone. Code ARS for online,
Mention ARS by phone: 607-722-7575
Room Rate: $139/night, available 9/7, 9/8, 9/9. Reservation cutoff date is August 9, 2023.
Booking Link: https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=BGM
WSDT&groupCode=CDTARS&arrivaldate=2023-09-08&departuredate=2023-09-
10&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT
2023 ARS New York District 65th Convention & Rose Show
Link to Registration Form
A Confluence of Roses!
September 8 – 10, 2023
DoubleTree by Hilton Binghamton
225 Water Street
Binghamton, New York 13901
ONE REGISTRATION FORM PER PERSON
Registration Form - Paid Registration is required to exhibit in the Rose Show. Name___________________________________________________________
First Name for Badge_____________________ _________________________
Address___________________ City_____________ State_______ Zip code______
Phone __________________________ Email ____________________________
Local Rose Society___________________________
Do you plan to Exhibit? ___ Horticulture ___ Arrangements ___ Photography___
Interested in Judging? ___ Horticulture ___ Arrangements ___ Photography __
Interested in Clerking? ___ Horticulture ___ Arrangements ___ Photography ___
Interested in volunteering at the convention? Yes____ No____
Price Total
Early Registration (Before June 10, 2023) $125 $_____
Regular Registration (June 10 - July 10, 2023) $130 $_____
Late Registration (After July 10, 2023) $135 $_____
Sunday Morning District Meeting/Breakfast $20 $_____
I would like to be a Convention Patron $_____
All Convention Patrons will be acknowledged in the Convention Booklet
Total Enclosed $_____
Your registration includes: Friday Night Welcome Buffet Dinner, Saturday Continental Breakfast, Saturday Lunch (Soup & Sandwich), Saturday Evening Banquet (Plated Dinner), the Rose Show, Friday & Saturday Programs.
Sandwich choice for Saturday Lunch:
Oven Roasted Turkey, Swiss Cheese on Whole Wheat Bread _____
Italian Cold Cuts & Cheese on Italian Hoagie _____
Entrée Choice for Saturday Night Dinner:
Pan Roasted Chicken ____ Sole Florentine ____ Pan Seared Strip Steak ____
I will be donating a Raffle Basket _____ Silent Auction Item_____
Please make check payable to Manhattan Rose Society
Mail to Jason Capote, Convention Registrar, 136 Diamond Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222,
For Registration Questions, email jcapotedesign@aol.com
For convention information email: Pat Shanley, pshanley@aol.com
Hotel Reservations can be made online or by phone. Code ARS for online,
Mention ARS by phone: 607-722-7575
Room Rate: $139/night, available 9/7, 9/8, 9/9. Reservation cutoff date is August 9, 2023.
Booking Link: https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=BGM
WSDT&groupCode=CDTARS&arrivaldate=2023-09-08&departuredate=2023-09-
10&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT
