>Perry Malouf, in responding to my query regarding starting a DC CP club,
>raises some valid concerns, which I'll briefly address here:
>
>>Some people don't want personal contact, or they are very >choosy about the
>people who contact them. There are many >reasons for this, not the least of
>which is security for one's >own personal collection.
>
>Many clubs meet in neutral territory, i.e. not at a member's home: The
>National Capital Orchid Society meets at the Arboretum, numerous wildflower
>clubs in and around DC meet at public gardens or nature centers, etc. Even a
>local community center would be a possibility.
>
>>Regarding a newsletter, I think that very quickly there will be >a dearth
of
>material submitted for publication. Nice of you to >volunteer your
>writer/publisher talents, though.
>
>In the publishing biz, newsletter frequency and page count is dictated by
the
>supply of information. A quarterly or semi-annual publication schedule with
a
>few pages (4, 8, etc.) could easily be filled with classifieds, growing
tips,
>announcements (like the annual Cheltenham Bog open house in Suburban
Maryland
>(nice S. purpurea I'm told), or when the Droserae are blooming in the
>Cranesville Swamp, etc.) A feature on a local grower or plant would fill
>space and be useful (and the grower's address could be left off for privacy,
>etc., etc.)
I am afraid that I only cought the end of a thread here, but there already
exists an eastern CP group of people who are not connected to the CP list.
For the past 7 years we have been meeting on a fairly regular basis at
different sites along the East Coast. The last meeting was at Phil Sheridans
house in VA. 40 people were present including one person from Venezuela and
one from England.
Back in 1991 we gave ourselves the name Eastern Unites States CP Group and
are affiliated with the International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS). We
also put out a Newsletter called _Dionea_ which was sent to over 90 poeple in
the last mailing. As we speak, we are working on the next location for our
annual meeting and it would be nice if some of you could attend it. It was
up for vote in the last newsletter, so the excact place and time is not kown
yet.
If anyone is interested in this group email me at cbelan9630@aol.com and I
will give you more details.
Christoph