What's New On The BSI Website

01-May-2008
New Seed Fund list for May.

28-Apr-2008
Updated copy of the Membership Directory now available in the Members-Only area.

01-Apr-2008
New Seed Fund list for April.

01-Mar-2008
New Seed Fund list for March.

01-Apr-2008
New Seed Fund list for April.

01-Feb-2008
New Seed Fund list for February.

18-Jan-2008
Added meetine times and places to Affiliate listings.

07-Jan-2008
Updated copy of the Membership Directory now available in the Members-Only area.

06-Jan-2008
Updated the Affiliates Section to no longer show non-affiliated societies.

01-Jan-2008
New Seed Fund list for January.

01-Dec-2007
New Seed Fund list for December.

01-Nov-2007
New Seed Fund list for November.

01-Sep-2007
New Seed Fund list for October.

01-Sep-2007
New Seed Fund list for September.

01-Aug-2007
New Seed Fund list for August.

21-Jul-2007
Added the Conservation Corner is now available in the BSI Info section.

17-Jul-2007
Updated copy of the Membership Directory now available in the Members-Only area.

01-Jul-2007
New Seed Fund list for July.

21-Jun-2007
Added the Cultivar Registry to the Members-Only area of the website. This electronic version of the document replaces the out-of-print paper copy. Check the bottom of the inside back cover of the latest issue of the Journal for access information to this membership benefit.

01-Jun-2007
New Seed Fund list for June.

01-May-2007
New Seed Fund list for May.

07-Apr-2007
Updated copy of the Membership Directory now available in the Members-Only area.

07-Apr-2007
New Seed Fund list for April.

01-Mar-2007
New Seed Fund list for March.

11-Feb-2007
New Seed Fund list for February. Sorry for the delay - was out of the country.

12-Jan-2007
An electronic copy of the 10th Edition of the Binomial List has been added to the Members-Only area of the website. Check the bottom of the inside back cover of the latest issue of the Journal for access information to this membership benefit.

09-Jan-2007
Posted the latest draft version of the BSI Bylaws and Standing Rules.

06-Jan-2007
Added images and show results from the San Diego WBC 2006 in the Past Conferences and Shows page. If you would like to obtain a slide-show program of images from the WBC 2006 in San Diego, please contact the Chair of our Media Library media@bsi.org. The presentation is available to affiliated societies for download from the BSI website in MS Powerpoint (PPT) or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.

06-Jan-2007
New information about BSI Standard Shows added to the Judging & Awards section.

05-Jan-2007
New additions to the Events Calendar.

04-Jan-2007
Updated copy of the Membership Directory now available in the Members-Only area.

01-Jan-2007
New Seed Fund list for January.

31-Dec-2006
Added information on the upcoming WBC 2008 in Cairns, Australia.

30-Dec-2006
BSI Journals through 1981 now available in the Journals Online section of the Members-Only area of the website. This ever-growing archive currently contains 4959 pages with 2621 articles from 185 issues of the Journal.

01-Dec-2006
New Seed Fund list for December.

01-Nov-2006
New Seed Fund list for November.

01-Oct-2006
New Seed Fund list for October.

16-Sep-2006
Updated copy of the Membership Directory now available in the Members-Only area.

03-Sep-2006
New Seed Fund list for September.

01-Aug-2006
New Seed Fund list for August.

23-Jul-2006
Added a new page detailing the BSI Honorary Trustees.

23-Jul-2006
Updated the Bromeliad Binomial to include a much-expanded version of the Synonyms List as well as a document provided by Derek Butcher containing the synonyms used in the Smith & Downs monograph.

01-Jul-2006
New Seed Fund list for July.

01-Jun-2006
New Seed Fund list for June.

01-May-2006
Check out the two new books in the Online Store. Jewels of the Jungle Bromeliaceae of Ecuador (parts I & II - Bromelioideae & Pitcairnioideae) by José M. Manzanares.

01-May-2006
New Seed Fund list for May.

06-Apr-2006
Added the Membership Benefits document to the BSI Info section. This includes a PDF version of the benefits that may be printed as a handout.

03-Apr-2006
New Seed Fund list for April.

07-Mar-2006
New Seed Fund list for March.

07-Feb-2006
Red-flowered Tillandsia book now back in stock in the Online Store.

01-Feb-2006
New Seed Fund list for February.

30-Jan-2006
Added information about the Best New Cultivar Exhibitor/Breeder Awards to the Judging & Awards section.

25-Jan-2006
Added the BCR Control List to the Cultivar Corner. This list contains a summary of the 7500+ cultivars currently registered. It is a 148 page Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file.

01-Jan-2006
Happy New Year! New Seed Fund list for January.

23-Dec-2005
First quarter century of BSI Journals now available in the Journals Online section of the Members-Only area of the website. This contains all of the text and images from all of the Journals through 1975 (150 Journals, 1864 Articles, 21817 Unique Search Terms).

22-Dec-2005
Added Tour Info to the San Diego 2006 World Conference page.

10-Dec-2005
Check out the new bromeliad note cards in the Online Store. Just in time for the holidays. Send a friend a season's greetings with these artful cards designed by BSI member Penrith Goff.

01-Dec-2005
New Seed Fund list for December.

16-Nov-2005
Added a new area under BSI Info section called Judging & Awards. This area will become a repository for information on BSI Bromeliad Shows, Judging, and BSI-sponsored awards.

16-Nov-2005
Added some recent books to the Bromeliad Bibiography page.

16-Nov-2005
New Membership Directory available in the Members-Only section of the website.

15-Nov-2005
Additional information (including Show Schedule) added to the San Diego 2006 World Conference page.

15-Nov-2005
New article on 'pups' by Derek Butcher added to the Newsletter Articles page.

01-Nov-2005
New Seed Fund list for November.

01-Oct-2005
New Seed Fund list for October.

16-Sep-2005
New Membership Directory available in the Members-Only section of the website.

01-Sep-2005
New Seed Fund list for September.

21-Aug-2005
Added a Pineapple Cultivars article to the Cultivar Corner.

01-Aug-2005
New Seed Fund list for August.

06-Jul-2005
With a visit from one of the 70,000 citizens of the Republic of Andorra, the BSI website has been accessed by 140 countries (since I started counting). You can see the whole list by clicking on the globe icon at the bottom of the home page.

01-Jul-2005
New Seed Fund list for July.

12-Jun-2005
Revised Seed Fund list for June.

01-Jun-2005
New Seed Fund list for June.

29-May-2005
First two decades of BSI Journals now available in the Journals Online section of the Members-Only area of the website. This contains all of the text and images from all of the Journals through 1969 (114 Journals, 1318 Articles, 18582 Unique Search Terms).

01-May-2005
New Seed Fund list for May.

01-Apr-2005
New Seed Fund list (and this is not an April Fool's joke).

04-Feb-2005
New Seed Fund list for February.

20-Jan-2005
Information added on the upcoming 17th World Bromeliad conference to be held in San Diego in June, 2006.

18-Jan-2005
BSI logo changed to new "International" version.

15-Jan-2005
New additions to the Events Calendar including a Margaret Mee exhibition at Marie Selby Gardens.

01-Jan-2005
New Seed Fund list for January. Happy New Year

08-Dec-2004
NOTE: All personally issued passwords to the Members Only area have been expired. To access these membership benefits on the website you must now use the username/password combination printed at the bottom of the inside back cover of the latest BSI Journal. This combination will change several times per year so check your recent Journal when your previous username/password ceases to work. Most browsers have the capability to store usernames and passwords for websites so that you don't have to remember and type the info each time.

08-Dec-2004
The latest edition (July 2004) of the Bromeliad Binomial is available in the Online Store. BSI members can download an electronic copy in the Members-Only section.

01-Dec-2004
New Seed Fund list for December.

31-Oct-2004
New Seed Fund list for November.

30-Oct-2004
Added the John Anderson 'Out Yonder' CD to the Online Store.

09-Oct-2004
Just added a great new service in the Members-Only area of the website. Current BSI members now have access to a growing collection of Online Journals. This service and the others in the Members-Only area may now be accessed using the username/password printed at the bottom of the inside cover of the latest BSI Journal which will be arriving soon in the mail.

01-Oct-2004
New Seed Fund list for October.

24-Sep-2004
Added WBC 16 Show Results to the past conferences section.

01-Sep-2004
New Seed Fund list for September.

01-Aug-2004
New Seed Fund list for August.

16-Jul-2004
Updated the BSI Membership Directory. The latest version includes a list of BSI Judges.

12-Jul-2004
Added a brief Genera Etymology to the taxonomy page in the Bromeliad Info section.

01-Jul-2004
New Seed Fund list for July.

27-Jun-2004
Find out who has been accessing the BSI website by clicking on the map icon at the bottom of the homepage.

25-Jun-2004
Added some new information on the upcoming WBC2004 conference. New info includes an updated list of seminars, commercial vendors, and a show schedule. All this and more can be viewed at the WBC2004 information page. Also, don't forget to make your hotel reservations by August 19th to qualify for the conference rate.

01-Jun-2004
New Seed Fund list for June.

27-May-2004
Updated the list of Bromeliad Synonyms in the Members-Only area adding 79 additional names.

21-May-2004
Added some comments from our Cultivar Registrar on Plant Names NOT on Register.

01-May-2004
New Seed Fund list for May.

19-Apr-2004
Added a gallery of images from some of the tour destinations to the TOURS section of the WBC 2004 Information page.

19-Apr-2004
Link to a new online forum has been added to the Online Discussions.

18-Apr-2004
New book from Andrew Steens "Bromeliads for the Contemporary Garden" available in the Online Store.

12-Apr-2004
Updated Tour Information available in the Chicago 2004 WBC section.

12-Apr-2004
Added some upcoming shows and sales to the Events Calendar. If you have information on additional bromeliad related events, please send them to the webmaster.

07-Apr-2004
Added new Taxonomy Primer to the Bromeliad Info section. This will be a repository for a series of taxonomic articles appearing in the BSI Journal.

07-Apr-2004
Added a Gallery of Views from Chicago to the information page for the WBC Chicago 2004 information page.

07-Apr-2004
Made some updates to the Cultivar Corner including a new link to the database of Natural Hybrids.

01-Apr-2004
New Seed Fund list for April (no fooling).

01-Mar-2004
Seed Fund list for March.

03-Feb-2004
New Seed Fund list for February.

31-Jan-2004
Some new conference information added for the World Bromeliad Conference this Auguest in Chicago.

08-Jan-2004
The newly updated BSI Cultural Manual is now available from the Online Store.

01-Jan-2004
Happy New Year! - New Seed Fund list for January.

05-Dec-2003
Updated the Seed Fund list for December.

02-Sep-2003
New Seed Fund list for September.

19-Aug-2003
Added another great benefit for BSI members. Under the Member Services section, there is now a link to the BSI 50-Year Index Search. Using this tool, members can search the BSI 50-Year Index using keywords to locate BSI Journals that contain information on the selected terms. Since this is a members-only bonus, BSI members are encouraged to contact the Membership Chairman to obtain a username/password combination to access the Members Only area.

06-Aug-2003
You can now perform searches of the BSI Website using the powerful Google search engine. The search form is located on the BSI Home Page.

05-Aug-2003
Just added an initial list of interesting articles from the archives of the Journal of the Bromeliad Society. Check HERE for interesting articles to fill the pages of your society's newsletters.

01-Aug-2003
New Seed Fund list for August.

01-Jul-2003
New Seed Fund list for July.

03-Jun-2003
New Seed Fund list for June.

15-May-2003
Online Cultivar Registration now available in the Cultivar Corner. Register your new cultivar with an easy to use online form and then mail in the accompanying pictures or better still email digital photos directly to the Cultivar Registrar!

12-May-2003
Updated Membership Directory available in the Members Only area.

01-May-2003
New Seed Fund list for May.

01-Apr-2003
Seed Fund list for April now available.

01-Mar-2003
New Seed Fund list for March.

10-Feb-2003
Added email addresses to the About the BSI page to make it easier to contact the BSI Officers, Directors and Committee Chairs.

06-Feb-2003
A number of species in some seldom cultivated genera have been added to the Genera Gallery. These images come from Francisco Oliva-Esteve's books Bromeliaceae of Venezuela and Bromeliads which is available from the Selby Botanical Gardens Press. Images from the author as well as Javier Mesa, Bruce Holst and Armando Subero have helped flesh out the following genera: Ayensuya, Brewcaria, Brocchinia, Connellia, Fernseea, Glomeropitcairnia, Greigia, Hohenbergiopsis, Lindmania, Navia, Ochagavia, and Pseudananas.

05-Feb-2003
Updated BSI Membership Directory is available HERE.

04-Feb-2003
You can now find the commemorative conference pin for the Chicago WBC-2002 available for sale at pre-conference prices on the Online Store.

01-Feb-2003
New Seed Fund list posted for February.

02-Jan-2003
Happy New Year! - New Seed Fund list for January 2003.

01-Dec-2002
Updated the Seed Fund list for December.

06-Nov-2002
Updated the Events Calendar.

06-Nov-2002
Updated the Crypranthus Number page in the Cultivar Corner with a large quantity of new entries.

01-Nov-2002
The November Seed Fund list is now available.

01-Oct-2002
The October Seed Fund list is now available.

28-Sep-2002
Andrew Steens of New Zealand has moved Exotica to a new (nearby) location in Warkworth on the North Island. Check out his updated address HERE. He is also having a Labour weekend sale from Friday 25th to Monday the 28th of October.

12-Sep-2002
Added a number of new sites to the Related Links page.

11-Sep-2002
Replaced the bromeliad synonyms list in the BSI Members Only section with an updated version containing over 100 additional synonyms. If you are a BSI member, go HERE to get this new document.

14-Aug-2002
Added a new perk to BSI membership. The latest edition of the Binomial List is available online to current BSI members.

1-Aug-2002
Added Seed Fund list for August.

24-Jul-2002
Added information about the Bromeliad Beach Party World Conference to the Past Conferences page.

24-Jul-2002
Added the Bromeliad Culture Brochure to the website. You can print your own from an Adobe Acrobat file or purchase pre-printed brochures from the online store.

30-Jun-2002
Added Seed Fund list for July.

08-Jun-2002
Updated the Membership Directory.

06-Jun-2002
New Seed Fund listing for June.

06-Jun-2002
Updated the Cultivar Corner General Information page with some new Nothogenera.

09-May-2002
Added a Contribution Form for those wishing to make a donation to support the BSI.

09-May-2002
Added a list of the WBC2002 DONATIONS to the upcoming conference page.

08-May-2002
Added an online form of the BSI Membership Directory to the Member Services section.

06-May-2002
Updated the Slide Programs available to member societies. Can't locate a speaker for one of your upcoming meetings? Check out one of the slide programs.

01-May-2002
It's never too early to get ready for Chicago 2004. Preliminary info available on this 16th World Bromeliad Conference.

01-May-2002
New Seed Fund page for May.

01-Apr-2002
New Seed Fund list for April.

14-Mar-2002
Added the Munich Botanical Gardens to the Places To See Bromeliads section.

06-Mar-2002
March Seed Fund list now available.

21-Feb-2002
Updated the BSI Bylaws and Standing Rules with a new Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) file.

18-Feb-2002
Added lastest show update for the Bromeliad Beach Party in St. Petersburg.

18-Feb-2002
Added some new dates to the Events Calendar for some upcoming shows and sales.

14-Feb-2002
Added new information to the WBC 2002 Upcoming Conference Information.

30-Dec-2001
Added new Seed Fund list for January.

27-Dec-2001
Added some new Places To See Bromeliads and a new Hawaiian Source For Bromeliads.

16-Nov-2001
Added the November Update to the WBC2002 information page.

09-Nov-2001
New Seed Fund for November.

10-Oct-2001
Added the October Update to the WBC2002 information page.

03-Oct-2001
Updated the Affiliates In Action page.

01-Oct-2001
New Seed Fund for October.

28-Sep-2001
Made a couple of additions to the Events Calendar.

14-Sep-2001
Added a new book "Tillandsia I - Beginning with Tillandsias" by Antonin & Ondrej Lukscheiterovi to the Online Store.

10-Sep-2001
Added Tour Schedule information for the upcoming 2002 World Bromeliad Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida. There is also an online signup form to register for the tours.

04-Sep-2001
Listed a couple of new items in the Online Store. We now have the New Tillandsia Handbook and a new Official BSI Pin. The 50th Anniversary Commemorative Pin has sold out!

04-Sep-2001
New Seed Fund list for September.

10-Aug-2001
Check out the new Nidularium book by Elton M.C. Leme now available in the Online Store.

01-Aug-2001
New Seed Fund list for August.

31-Jul-2001
Added the Schedule of Events to the information on the upcoming (WBC2002) conference.

22-Jul-2001
Added a new article by Andrew Flower to the Growing Bromeliads section.

21-Jul-2001
Added a new link (Save Florida's Native Bromeliads) to the Related Links page.

21-Jul-2001
Added some new information (July Update) to the WBC 2002 Conference page under the Events section.

21-Jul-2001
Added a page to the Affiliates section listing the Newsletters/Journals for affiliated societies.

20-Jul-2001
Added the Cryptanthus Number Listing page to the Cultivar Corner section of the Bromeliad Info section.

16-Jul-2001
Added a number of new Australian bromeliad sources to the International Sources page.

06-Jul-2001
New WBC-2002 Comemorative Pin in the Online Store. Pick up yours before the conference and save.

02-Jul-2001
New seeds listed in the BSI Seed Fund for July.

01-May-2001
Updated the Seed Fund page for May 2001. This month includes a rare Catopsis and the undisputed king of bromeliads - Puya raimondii. Those of you in a cooler environment may wish to try growing this giant from Peru. Check out pictures of the full grown plant in the Genera Gallery.

03-Apr-2001
Added the BSI Journal 50 Year Index and The Book of Bromeliads and Hawaiian Tropical Flowers to the Online Store. Also, updated the Seed Fund list for April, 2001.

26-Mar-2001
Added some new events to the Events Calendar and a couple of bromeliad sources as well.

03-Mar-2001
New Seed Fund for March.

21-Feb-2001
Added a new botanical garden to the Where Can I Go To See Them? section.

01-Feb-2001
Added a Frequently Asked Questions page which can be accessed from the home page. This page hopes to answer some of the most common questions received via email.

28-Jan-2001
Added some new Calendar Events in the Events section. If your society has an upcoming event, contact the webmaster@bsi.org with the details.

28-Jan-2001
Added a new page so you can easily View Society's Web Pages in one convenient place. Remember: If your society does not currently have a Web presence and would like to get a FREE web page from the BSI, contact the webmaster@bsi.org for more information.

27-Jan-2001
Added some new dates to the Events Calendar.

26-Jan-2001
The Online Store is now open for business. You may now shop for products offered by the BSI online through our secure shopping cart system.

24-Jan-2001
Added a Rules For Affiliation page to the Affiliates section. Find out how your society can become a BSI Affiliate.

24-Jan-2001
Added the Online Cultivar Database to the Cultivar Corner section. You can now view (and search) the latest version of the Cultivar Registry online.

23-Jan-2001
A signup form has just been added so that you can now register for the 15th Annual World Bromeliad Conference hosted by the Florida West Coast Bromeliad Society. The theme is Bromeliad Beach Party and it is being held at the St. Petersburg Hilton Hotel on May 14-19, 2002.

23-Jan-2001
Added a couple of new images to the Genera Gallery. If anybody has good images of some of uncommon genera, please contact the Webmaster.

16-Jan-2001
Added some new links to the Related Links page. Check out this section for some great bromeliad spots on the Web.

16-Jan-2001
Updated information in the Events Calendar. Contact the webmaster if you have events for the calendar.

16-Jan-2001
Added a Memo To Affiliated Societies page to the Cultivars and Hybrid Information information in the Bromeliad Info section.

10-Jan-2001
Welcome to the newly updated Bromeliad Society International website. Visitors are encouraged to check the What's New section for brief descriptions of updates to the website. Since the site has been completely redesigned, there is always the chance of a broken link or missing image. If you find any problems or have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to contact the webmaster.


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