The first talk Monday was given by Gordon Summerfield. I talked to
Gordon one night at dinner and visited him and his collection twice
and will share a little of his philosophy and what I learned from him
in a later email if there is interest in this.

In the afternoon Dee Snijman gave a talk on Amazing Amaryllids,
Specialised but high risk lifestyles. I was very excited to hear her
talk. She is very soft spoken and speaks carefully and precisely. I
took pages of notes. Lauw de Jager has warned me to be concise and I
have already broken that so this is another talk that I could
summarize in another email if there is interest.