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Fall 2004
Dear World Flower Council Members and Friends,
On behalf of WFC Riga Summit organisation committee I would like to take an opportunity to express our gratitude to all WFC Members and Friends who traveled from afar to join us for the 21st Annual WFC Summit in Riga, the City of Inspiration!
This year the Annual WFC Summit took place in Riga during the City Celebration and was spectacular part of the International Flower Festival, which was held in Riga Latvian Society House. It was great success that her Excellence, the President of Republic of Latvia, Vaira Vike-Freiberga visited International Flower Festival and admired the arrangements created by the World Flower Council Designers. We are very proud and pleased that our annual convention left some beautiful features in the capital of Latvia!
The organisation committee would like to thank the WFC board for their support, for putting their trust in us, and for giving us the honour in organizing the 21st WFC Annual Summit in Latvia. The help and support from the WFC International Chairman Dean White was tireless, as well as Els Hazenberg, our counterpart from the Netherlands, has put immense time and effort to make the Riga Summit successful.
I would like to mention and express our dignity to major sponsors – Flower Council of Holland and Smithers Oasis of Denmark, as well as to our local supporters, thereby we would like to thank to everybody who have contributed in organising this event.
A special thank you to the Designers, who shared their expertise in providing an unique atmosphere for the summit creating their design works by theme “Inspired by the Charm of Riga,” as well as desiging “Flower Sculptures.” And we are particularly thankful to the commentators of the shows – Els Hazenberg, Bob Newton and Joel Marc Frappier for their professional contribution during the WFC Riga Summit.
At the end I would like to emphasise that it has been indeed a great experience for all of us to work on this summit and we have learned a lot. And I would like to thank Ilze Zagata and Anita Kramena, my fellow members of the organisation committee, for their hard work.
I believe that Flower bonfire
at the Riga’s Dome Square still warm your hearts and hope this summit
will forever remain in your memories! You are always welcome back to Latvia
again!
With best regards,
Ilze Daugule
WFC Riga Summit Host Chairperson
News From Our Chairman
Dear World Flower Council Presidents, Leaders and Members
“INSPIRED BY THE CHARM OF RIGA” was everything we could ever imagine, and much more. The Ilzes and Anita and their capable working committee, all did an outstanding job.
The FIRST INTERNATIONAL FLOWER FESTIVAL in conjunction with the WFC Summit and the Latvian Florist Society was a tremendous affair.
A very special surprise was the arrival of her Excellence, The President of the Republic of Latvia, Vaira Vike-Freiberg, attending the closing session of the International design feature “Flower Sculpture.”
The Gala Evening was a most sophisticated night with music, dance, vocals and a superb menu. The Small Guild House was the venue for our last evening.
Poo Chesdmethee extended the Invitation to Indonesia, Jakarta and Bali, for September 2005. He did a great job for Ells Tiwar, our Host Chairperson, who was unable to attend the Riga Summit.
Mr. Michel Gauthier and Joel Marc Frappier of the Candian Tulip Festival, along with Mr. Bob Newton of Canada invited WFC to Ottawa for the Tulip Festival in May of 2006. They also extended an invitation to come in 2005 for a preview and to plan for 2006.
Poo also invited all members to come to Chiang Mai, Thailand in March of 2005. Poo plans a very impressive WFC Regional meeting with attendees from 14 Asian countries and members from several other countries.
Many innovative changes are taking place with World Flower Council. The website is being updated. The newsletter will now be placed on the web for you to view and print. This will enable WFC to operate more economically. Home office is moving to Scottsdale Arizona with a new mailing address and new email address. Those will be noted in this newsletter.
My good wishes to each of you.
Have a great season this year and start planning for Jakarta and Bali
in 2005 and for Ottawa, Quebec, Canada in 2006.
Kindest regards,
Dean White, AAF, AIFD, PFCI
WFC International Chairman
Updated January 15, 2008