- 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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